by Elizabeth Rocha | Mar 6, 2022 | Trauma
How might trauma experienced by children be treated so as to take into account their developmental limitations in cognition, social and emotional understanding. This review will explore the experience of trauma on young and middle-aged children within the context of...
by Elizabeth Rocha | Aug 13, 2020 | Mindfullness
A pandemic is a scary word that makes us feel overwhelmed with fear. The opposite to fear is hope and a sense that this will be pass. The uncertainty, the loss of simple routines, familiar faces and smiles brings a mistrust that is wrongly placed. People are...
by Elizabeth Rocha | Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Is Dignity Relevant Today? The beauty of dignity is in its truth. The presence of dignity inevitably reveals what you think of yourself. Dignity promotes positive mental health and general wellbeing from the core. The very definition of dignity describes “a state or...
by Elizabeth Rocha | May 31, 2018 | Relationship Counselling
Prepared By Elizabeth Rocha “Emotionally intelligent couples are intimately familiar with each other’s world… these couples have made plenty of cognitive room for their marriage. They remember the major events in each other’s history, and they keep updating their...
by Elizabeth Rocha | Oct 12, 2015 | Depression, Mindfullness, Uncategorized
The present moment Is the only moment available to us And it is the door to all moments. -Thich Nhat Hanh (well-known Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk) Can there be mindfulness in a busy mind? Since 2013 my keen interest in mindfulness has motivated me to run three...
by admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
TAKE THE ANGER COACHING CHECKLIST How do you respond to unexpected changes, stressful situations or difference in points of views? Do you tend to be inflexible, rigid-thinking or passive-aggressive? Perhaps you manipulate, bully others into accepting your points of...
by Elizabeth Rocha | Jul 29, 2015 | Depression, Family Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Mindfullnes
Do you get involved in: a bbq on AFL grand final, attend an ANZAC dawn service, a bar mitzvah, read the weekend newspaper over breakfast at your local café, mass at Easter and Christmas time, school reunions or a Sunday roast? If you answered yes, then you find ritual...
by Elizabeth Rocha | Jul 29, 2015 | Depression, Mindfullnes
Winter is essentially a time of hibernation, slow-cooked foods, hot apple pies and lazy weekends on the couch. However for many of this, the colder climate, the grey skies and shorter days can bring about negative feelings and thoughts which make us feel uneasy and...