Time just for you

You can talk openly and be heard, reflect on where you are now and where you want to be.

Learn about managing internal struggle, creating balance and living the life you choose.

How we think about and respond to our life events and challenges can be the difference between living with hope or feeling like we are struggling. Research shows that our human ability to think and reason gives us the capacity for optimistic, positive wellbeing. We can re-learn the ways we think about life and find emotional wellbeing.

What to expect:

In the privacy and confidentiality of the therapy room you can talk about the issues in your life, you can explore where you are now and where you want to be. Teresa will draw on a mix of therapeutic approaches to support your process of change.

Here is a list of some of the skills you might learn:

Thinking skills - challenging unhelpful thoughts, developing flexible and positive thinking, decision making, motivation

Mood management - how to balance your life with routine, structure, goal setting, thinking skills and mood changing activities

Communication skills - assertiveness, listening skills, body language

Stress management - recognise and understand stress and anxiety responses, learn how to deal with it using relaxation techniques

Leisure skills - develop healthy hobbies and interests

Parenting skills - communicating positively and confidently, establishing boundaries, behavioural goal setting and consequences, engaging through play

Organisational skills - time management, goal setting and prioritising

Wellness plan development - recognising signs and symptoms of distress, developing an understanding of what your personal needs are to function at your best, practicing taking care of yourself

About Teresa

Teresa is an experienced Occupational Therapist and counsellor, committed to the values of emotional health and wellbeing. Her approach is gentle, direct and action orientated.

Teresa has worked in the private and public sector and within commercial business. She is a member of both the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists and the Counsellor and Psychotherapists Association.

Teresa blends her skills of Occupational Therapy and counselling to support you in working through your current life issues, identifying personal goals and improving emotional health and wellbeing.

Teresa believes in helping build resilience by providing emotional support and teaching skills for managing thoughts and emotions. She also believes that being active keeps us connected and develops our hopefulness, self belief and confidence.