Online Counselling Service – How does it work?
Please note: Our Online Counselling Service is not suitable for those in a crisis situation. If you or someone you know is in need of urgent medical assistance for a mental health condition please seek assistance from Emergency Services by calling Triple Zero – 000. Online Counselling is one of the therapeutic interventions we offer […]
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Counselling in Cairns for children and adults. At Innate Therapies we have the most diverse counselling practice in Far North Queensland. Our Principal Practitioner, Donna Mahoney, is well regarded in Cairns for her work with children who have been subjected to severe trauma and/or sexual abuse. Donna’s young clients are often referred to her from […]
Continue readingThe role of Art Therapy on health and well-being.
Art Therapy is gaining the attention and support of the World Health Organisation and many other health organisations throughout the world as being a powerful form of healing and medicine for a wide variety of conditions. The World Health Organisation has prepared an extensive report of it’s findings into the benefits of art therapy. Below […]
Continue readingTaking Charge of Bullying
Taking Charge of Bullying is a workshop for parent’s facilitated by Innate Therapies Taking charge of bullying aims to give parents an overview of what bullying is and some effective tools they can use to assist their children to become resilient and not becoming a target for bullying within the school system. The Education Department has […]
Continue readingAnger Management – dealing with teenage anger
Teenage Anger and how to deal with it Teenage anger can be extremely hard for parents to live with and deal with. Whilst a level of emotional turmoil is unavoidable in teens as they learn to deal with hormones and the storm of emotions that come with them, extreme anger and ongoing anger is not normal […]
Continue readingBehaviour Modification
Behaviour modification What is behaviour modification? Behaviour modification is the process of recognising undesirable behaviours and teaching and encouraging alternative positive behaviours in their place. For example, if a child always throws a tantrum when asked to get dressed in the morning. Rather than focus on the negative behaviour (the tantrum) and reacting to the […]
Continue readingSelf-Esteem in Children
Within my work as a child, adolescent and family counsellor I come across children and young people who have a very low opinion of themselves, i.e. a low self-esteem. This is very concerning to me for a variety of reasons, and in turn led me to writing a program called Esteemed Champions, to counteract the […]
Continue readingTeenage depression
What is teenage depression? Depression is a mental illness that affects many people of all ages and in varying degrees. While we all undergo some times of sadness or feeling low, those that have depression are dealing with these feelings not only for an extended period of time but to a much more severe degree […]
Continue readingBuilding self-esteem
What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is our belief in ourselves. It is our belief in our abilities, our pride in what we achieve and drives our opinion of ourselves. When we have low self-esteem we lose all of that perspective and this then triggers negative behaviours. Children are no different to adults in that without a healthy […]
Continue readingBullying Facts
Bullying fact 1. Bullying is not the same as the teasing we know of in a silly schoolyard situation where children tease each other. Teasing and bullying are very different things. Teasing or ribbing is light hearted and is a one off, not a continuous attempt to undermine the child or person it is directed to. […]
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