Ahead Psychology Blog

EMDR Therapy

EMDR Therapy

May 27, 2019EMDR, PTSD, Stress, Trauma

When administered by an appropriately trained and experience therapist, EMDR can help people to deal with the symptoms and emotional distress

Social Anxiety Disorder | Social Phobia Treatment Brisbane

Social Anxiety Disorder | Social Phobia Treatment Brisbane

July 23, 2018Anxiety

Do you have Social Anxiety Disorder? The signs, symptoms and treatment options for social phobia Do you feel sick when you enter a crowded room? Dread being approached for a chat in the workplace? Invent excuses to avoid social gatherings? If this sounds like you, it’s possible you have social anxiety disorder. If you’re like … Read More

Mindfulness for New Mothers

Mindfulness for New Mothers

July 14, 2017Postnatal Depression, Anxiety, Children, Stress

Mindfulness can help new mothers to cope… The birth of a baby is momentous and joyful on many levels. However for many mothers it can also be overwhelming and stressful as they learn the ropes of looking after a newborn baby. There is also the process of adjusting to the loss of pre-baby freedom as … Read More

8 Tips for Helping Children Through Grief and Bereavement

8 Tips for Helping Children Through Grief and Bereavement

July 14, 2017Child Psychology

Bereavement Counselling for Children… Helping children to cope with the death of someone close to them can be difficult and upsetting, especially when you may also be struggling to cope with your own grief in reaction to the loss. The way children react to death is affected by several factors including the age of the … Read More

Anxiety & Emotional Eating: Breaking the Link

Anxiety & Emotional Eating: Breaking the Link

September 16, 2016Anxiety, Stress

Know the Difference between your emotional and physical hunger People with anxiety often report that they it causes them to overeat or binge eat – a case of emotional eating. Of course, this is an unhealthy coping strategy that is best avoided and can be with the right information and strategies. Overeating and binging tends … Read More