Useful Parenting website

Last updated on January 12th, 2018 at 04:08 pm

It is tough for parents out there knowing how to handle the rough spots and raise our children to be responsible caring young people.

So I came across a really fantastic website that I thought I would pass on to you: Hand in Hand Parenting.

Direct from the USA the latest research, advice and practical problem solving for parents who want the best  for their children (and don’t we all!).

Welcome to a New Year 2014!

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 01:36 pm

Ah it is the start of the new year and a fresh calendar for us in so many ways. We often start off with great gusto and many ideas, maybe even a few resolutions. What is the relationship you wish to create into 2014? Continue reading Welcome to a New Year 2014!

What will your gifts be to your family this Christmas?

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 11:27 am

It’s so easy to go out to the shops, buy and wrap a present for xmas and it’s done. What about giving the gift of intimacy in your marriage and family relationship?  Continue reading What will your gifts be to your family this Christmas?

The Australasian Institute of Sexual Health Medicine Conference

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 11:20 am

I had the good fortune to attend this conference on the weekend. I was lucky enough to be invited by my friend Alison Richardson who happens to be a Director of the Australasian Institute of Sexual Health Medicine (AISHM). Alison has had an illustrious career and is an experienced sexual health and relationships counsellor and educator.

Click here to read on about the topics – Sex in the Media, Men with Low Sexual Desire, Sex Addict Partners and more… Continue reading The Australasian Institute of Sexual Health Medicine Conference

Ego State Therapy benefits!

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 11:06 am

While not exactly a new theory of therapy – Ego State Therapy has been around for 50 years now. It was based on the ideas of Paul Federn, Edward Weiss and Sigmund Freud.

Professor John G. Watkins and his wife Helen H. Watkins combined research and theory to develop this powerful therapeutic approach.

I have just completed the clinical training in Ego State Therapy with Professor Gordon Emmerson, who has taken Ego State therapy into the next dimension. Continue reading Ego State Therapy benefits!

Can you love again after infidelity?

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 10:56 am

I read a piece in Sunday Life magazine called “Beloved Infidel”, where one woman took what was arguably the more difficult road after her husband had an affair – she took him back.

This inspired me as a relationship therapist.

Continue reading Can you love again after infidelity?

4 Factors that will Kill a Relationship Dead

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 09:07 am

Psychologist and Professor Dr John Gottman has been analysing couple interactions for over 40 years in their Seattle “Love Lab“, marriage clinic.

In 1994, Dr John Gottman made this startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis they could predict with over 90% accuracy whether a marriage would succeed or fail.

In amongst those studies he identifed four factors that kept appearing time and again in a poisonous pattern of interaction. He called these the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Continue reading 4 Factors that will Kill a Relationship Dead

Discovered an affair? The Number 1 Mistake you don’t want to make

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 08:57 am

Finding out your partner has been unfaithful is a shock.
Whether you had suspicions about your mate or were completely unaware.

Don’t make the number 1 mistake by letting strong emotions rule your decisions about your marriage. Please read on to find out more. Continue reading Discovered an affair? The Number 1 Mistake you don’t want to make

Can a post traumatic stress treatment help with affairs?

Last updated on February 12th, 2015 at 11:32 am

Absolutely! Over the years I have seen the pain and hurt from the fallout of infidelity. Which is why I use the latest evidence based practice Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Continue reading Can a post traumatic stress treatment help with affairs?

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