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Professional Boundaries: The Foundation of Safe Counselling
By Christopher Check | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
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Aug 61 min read


Loneliness: The Survival Signal We Often Misunderstand
By Christopher Check | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
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Aug 61 min read


Why We Get Overwhelmed: Understanding the Window of Tolerance
By Christopher Check | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
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Aug 61 min read


From Panic to Peace: Methods for Defusing Your Scary Thoughts
By Christopher Check | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
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Jul 171 min read
A Career in Counselling
By Stephanie O’Brien | Kōwhai Therapeutic Services Are you someone who listens deeply, cares about people, and wants a job that makes a...
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Jun 4, 20253 min read


Can Therapy Help with Autism
By Stephanie O'Brien Therapy can be a game-changer for many people with autism. Whether you’re an autistic person or a parent, it’s...
Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
Jun 3, 20254 min read


Couples Counselling/Therapy
By Samantha Dudek Struggling with communication? Feeling like flatmates instead of partners? Whether you’re dealing with the aftermath of...
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Jun 3, 20253 min read


What are the Different Types of Therapy
by Stephanie O’Brien Finding the right kind of support can be tricky, especially when you're not sure what the difference is between...
Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
Jun 3, 20254 min read


Counselling vs Other Mental Health Roles
By Samantha Dudek – Kōwhai Therapeutic Services It’s easy to feel confused when deciding whether you need a counsellor, therapist, or...
Kōwhai Therapeutic Services
Jun 3, 20254 min read


Cost and Affordability: Counselling Costs
By Stephanie O’Brien If you’re thinking about starting counselling but wondering how much it costs, you’re not alone. One of the most...
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Jun 3, 20253 min read


Narrative therapy for families: Helping everyone tell their story
Family life is filled with stories—the ones we tell about each other, the ones we repeat about ourselves, and the shared narratives that...
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May 2, 20256 min read


Telling a new story: How to use narrative therapy for anxiety and stress
When anxiety takes hold, it often comes with its own powerful narrative—a story of threat, inadequacy, or impending disaster that feels...
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May 2, 20254 min read


Five everyday narrative therapy exercises anyone can try at home
You don't need a therapist's office to start using narrative therapy techniques. These five practical exercises can help you begin...
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May 2, 20257 min read


The building blocks of narrative therapy: Key concepts explained
Externalising problems (you are not your problem) Narrative therapy begins with a powerful shift in perspective: your problems exist...
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May 2, 20254 min read


What is narrative therapy? A simple guide for beginners
Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite their life stories in more positive ways. Instead of...
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May 2, 20254 min read


ADHD in Women - Embracing Strengths beyond the Struggles
According to the bible of psychiatric diagnosis - the DSM-V, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopment disorder...
Emily Fatu
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Unhappy holidays: navigating the festive season when you need to protect a Rainbow child or young person in your family
The holiday season… For some of the older young people in our lives, this is already here. For younger ones, they are at peak excitement...

Claire Teal
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Unhappy holidays: navigating the festive season when you’re not out to the people you’re spending it with
So, you’ve been on a journey and have come out to yourself. And right now, you’re holding that information close to your chest. Not...

Claire Teal
Dec 12, 20244 min read


Unhappy holidays: navigating the festive season with unsupportive people
It’s here - the time of year when we are reminded at every turn that the holidays are about happy, smiling families and coming home for...

Claire Teal
Dec 3, 20244 min read


The hetero way or the highway
In retrospect, the clues had been there all along. In high school and college, I wrote poems about girls and women I had crushes on and...

Claire Teal
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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