Ability Awakens Podcast S1 E7.2 Ten Western Meditation Methods, An Introduction

Welcome to our 7.2 episode in season one. We’ve mapped the season to ten episodes released fortnightly. We hope you enjoy this new audio adventure.…

Grief Loss Disability and Behaviour Support: Our Commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II

It is with great personal sadness that we acknowledge publicly the passing of our collective archetypal grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As we reflect…

Spiritual Values and Behaviour Support

At first glance and broadly speaking, specialist behaviour support within the NDIS and Australian context is based in western secular science and particularly with insights…

Refuge as Therapy, Therapy as Refuge

Welcome. Each moment is precious. Welcome to your moment. Be here now, with the fullness of your heart. Take this moment to breathe… breathe in……

Finding Your Path in Life

One of the amazing parts of counselling psychotherapy is when a person is seeking where they belong. We feel lost, afraid, alone, stressed out, and…

Mental Health 101

So many people talk about “mental health” nowadays… but the simple truth is that dealing with the illness side of mental health can be extremely…

The Politics of Faith: A Psychotherapist’s Critical Reflection on ‘Lumen Fidei’ Light of Faith by Pope Francis

The Politics of Faith: A Psychotherapist’s Critical Reflection on ‘Lumen Fidei’ Light of Faith by Pope Francis Critically reflecting on Pope Francis encyclical letter to…

Range of Online Services, Armidale, New England NSW

    Ability Therapy Specialists was a community idea struck during the disbanding of state services. How can we keep senior skills and professional expertise…

Spiritual Direction in the New England

This week I had an unexpected joy to speak with the president of the Conference of Spiritual Directors Australia.  Their work is to promote a…