Homophobia and Healing: Psychotherapy and the Psychology of Prejudice
New book by Dr Joseph Randolph Bowers We are pleased this title has finally seen the light of day, as it has been delayed during…
Category: Trauma and Healing
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……
Buddhist Wisdom and Psychotherapy
Among the many paths contained within the two-legged sentient world, today especially in Australia we can acknowledge great diversity! As such, one can consider the…
Hypnotherapy and Mindfulness
Hypnotherapy and mindfulness go hand-in-hand. This approach provides skills and awareness that anyone can benefit from, which are part of universal human functions of the…
New Free 2019 Ability-Diversity Multicultural Calendar by ATS Pty Ltd
We are happy to provide you with free download of our new 2019 Ability-Diversity Multicultural Calendar. The 2019 Ability-Diversity Multicultural Calendar is a project of…
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…
Australian Counselling and Psychotherapy
People from around the world ask me whether there is a distinct form of Australian counselling and psychotherapy. My response is immediately, yes! Over the…
Who Comes from Where?
Our service is based in beautiful Armidale. But we find that our clients come from all over the New England and now from Coffs Harbour…
Inverell Community Clinic
Ability Therapy Specialists begins this Monday providing a fortnightly clinic in Inverell focused on participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We are hosted by…
Behaviour Support and Counselling Psychotherapy
In many western countries, Behaviour support is traditionally the domain of disability support services that evolved over several generations from the days when families supported…
Homophobia and the everyday mechanisms of prejudice: Findings from a qualitative study, Dr Joseph Randolph Bowers
During a time when overt and often militant homophobia is actually on the increase and resistance to LGBTI+ human rights including to equal access to…
Grief and Loss Psychotherapy
In a previous post we explored the theory and practice of working with emotional states in psychotherapy. Here we will continue this discussion. While advancement…
Armidale NSW Counselling in Grief and Loss
Knowledge of grief and loss has advanced over the past 20 years. On one hand, there is now acknowledgement that strict time frames cannot be…
Key Factors in Sexual Identity and Behaviour: Taking An Integrative Middle Path
After reviewing new studies of 2016 I confirm three factors linked to sexual behavior and orientation. Genetic. Neurobiological developmental. Environmental social. Not much has changed…