I've been kicking around this thought for a few weeks, but it really hit home yesterday while talking to a client who was experiencing...

That's the hard choice. Choosing to use strategies like meditation, which takes longer, but is more fulfilling than avoidance through drugs

Last week I was feeling very strung out. My wife, being the very observant person she is, informed me that I was spending far too much...

Sometimes 8/10 is a good enough score. That's because 10/10 is really hard to maintain. Sure, you can get 10/10 scores. But to...

I uttered this question "do you even know how to breathe?" mid-session with a client. Actually, I said "do you know how to breathe...

Sounds silly right? How could slowing down make you more productive? Well, I can tell you from real life example of how that works. But...

Lately I've been talking to my clients here at Grove Psychology about hats. That seems a strange conversation to be having with your...

Many of us have returned to work over the last week or so after the Christmas and New Year break, with Christmas this year giving us a 4...

It's about this time of the year that the most common conversation throughout the day with my clients is around Christmas, and how...

The topic in my office in the last couple of weeks has been around change. I've had a few clients be incredibly brave and admit they have...

I attended a workshop several years ago and the presenter said "every behaviour serves a function". This phrase has stuck with me since...

Have you ever noticed that when you are feeling upbeat and energised, you are more likely to go out and do activities or accept invites...

Stress at work is one of the more common reasons for presenting to a psychologist. If you think about it, we spend about a third of our...

Perfectionism and anxiety November 15, 2016 With the year 12s just completing their exams, and university and year 10 and 11 students...