The Gottman Relationship Checkup scores a relationship’s strengths and challenges and provides specific recommendations for intervention. The questionnaire consists of 480 questions about friendship, intimacy, emotions, conflict, values, and trust, as well as parenting, housework, finances, individual areas of concern, and more. It's used by your specially trained therapist as part of a treatment plan for improving and strengthening your relationship.  Why Gottman relationship counselling? Read more here

Want to have a Checkup on your relationship?
contact us here...or call our office for an appointment with our Specialist Level Two Gottman trained Relationship Counsellor, Helena Green 

 Presentation: Female sexuality and sexual function.  3rd May

Helena will be presenting at the University of Western Australia​ to second year students of 'Information Management System. Issues in Women's Reproductive Health: Major Diseases and Health Problems'.   

New Workshop...
Managing
the
Emotional Storm​
a Dialectical Behaviour Program 

a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills-based program
to assist clients to
tolerate intense emotions
and
manage self-destructive behaviour 

How can the Managing the Emotional Storm program assist you?


DBT is an evidenced based treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder sufferers. However, DBT skills are also extremely useful for clients in assisting in the management of impulsive behaviours, mood changes, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression and urges to use substances, food, gambling etc. to avoid or get rid of uncomfortable or intense emotions. DBT gives clients concrete skills and strategies to manage disruptive emotional experiences.

See our Previous News page for further information on DBT
or see the Workshop page for the program brochure.

 DBT has been found to be most effective when working in a group setting, in conjunction with individual counselling sessions and telephone contact.   We are currently organising to commence a group early in the new year with the lead facilitator being Ciara Togher and Co-Facilitator, Phil Cutting.

If you would like to be part of this exciting development in Bunbury, or if you would like to have a telephone chat with Ciara, please use the contact form.  


You may also be eligible for a Medicare Rebate if you have a Mental Health Care Plan...discuss this with your Doctor, or see here for further information

 NOTE: This workshop has already commenced :  Congratulations to Ciara and Phil for a great start and the hard work you have put into this program!

Our practitioner, Ciara, has recently completed intensive training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for adults and adolescents.

The course provides the skills and strategies to teach ‘crisis survival’ techniques and address suicide ideation, self-harm and impulsive destructive behaviours of patients, assist those working with patients who present with high levels of emotional dysfunction, gain knowledge of all four skills of DBT, Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Effectives, including the additions of new skills added in 2nd Edition DBT Training 2015 (Prof Marsha Linehan), and gain knowledge in how to work with a non-verbal approach using creativity alongside the skills of DBT.


        Click here to make an appointment to see Ciara

How can DBT therapy assist you?

DBT is an evidenced based treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder sufferers. However, DBT skills are also extremely useful for clients in assisting in the management of impulsive behaviours, mood changes, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression and urges to use substances, food, gambling etc. to avoid or get rid of uncomfortable or intense emotions. DBT gives clients concrete skills and strategies to manage disruptive emotional experiences.

DBT has been found to be most effective when working in a group setting, in conjunction with individual counselling sessions and telephone contact.   We are currently organising to commence a group early in the new year.
If you would like to be part of this exciting development in Bunbury, or if you would like to have a telephone chat with Ciara, please use the contact form.
You may also be eligible for a Medicare Rebate if you have a Mental Health Care Plan...discuss this with your Doctor, or see here for further information  

Level Two
Gottman Couples Therapy

Our Specialist Consultant, Clinical Sexologist / Counsellor, Helena Green recently successfully completed the second level of the world-renowned Gottman Professional Training in Couples Therapy.

This is a four-day state-of-the art intensive professional development workshop developed by Drs John and Julie Gottman.  It provides a range of skills and strategies for counselling professionals to work with couples who are experiencing difficulties in their relationship.

We believe that Helena is uniquely qualified, being the only Clinical Sexologist in the South West, and possibly Western Australia, with Level 2 Gottman relationship training.

Contact Helena here, through our Contact Page

How can Gottman therapy assist you with relationship difficulties

​Gottman Couples Therapy The Gottman Method was developed in the 1980s by Drs John and  Julie Gottman. It is based upon extensive clinical evidence. 

The Gottmans developed this form of couples therapy  to assist  achieving a deeper sense of understanding, awareness, empathy, and connection in the relationship. 

They found that this ultimately results in increased intimacy and growth of each individual. The counsellor provides therapeutic intervention using couples exercises, to help identify and address the personal defences that get in the way of effective communication and bonding.

 Find out more about the Gottman Method for health relationships here 

Helena is talking about      sex again!
Listen to her interview on Sex, Intimacy and the FIFO life, with Big Al and Sandra Lam on Radio Red FM
    interview link here

    Facebook: Fifofocus
              and
  www.fifofocus.com.au

Ciara is presenting to Doors Wide Open...a wonderful support organisation for those affected by methamphetamine use in Bunbury and the South West

       

Saturday 25th March 2017 at The Italian Club, Bunbury