Dale B Hicks Counselling & Psychotherapy

22/01/2022

Nicely sums up the differences..

Psychotherapy holds out the promise of being able to help us with many of the problems that ruin our lives: anxiety, self-hatred, shame and confusion... But ...

10/09/2021

No underlying narrative here! None! A perfectly acceptable response to a very basic question.

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Sorry about all the mental health crisis and su***des though. 😑😑😑

07/07/2021

Diagnosis and labels often mean treating the symptoms, leaving the cause untreated (such as complex trauma).

People with borderline personality disorder are often treated as if they have a personality flaw, rather than mental health issues stemming from trauma. It's time we changed its name.

20/06/2021

Guys, if you only read one article, make it this one (then share the hell out of it).

There is so much to quote from it that I’d basically be rewriting the article.

So just, read it.

In 1986, people being treated for depression were twice as likely to be in therapy as to be taking pills. Now, for every person in therapy, there are four times as many taking pills for depression. Isn’t it time we stage our comeback?

06/06/2021

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18/05/2021

A valued birthday gift from friend and mentor, Brian Williams. ⠀
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The Tao Te Ching is circles within circles, like the spokes on the wheel creating the ‘what is not’. It’s also an often discussed topic between Brian and myself every week over coffee and donuts. ⠀
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The Tao is great for mental digestion, the donuts ...less so.

05/04/2021

Holistic and well-rounded supports are needed for a variety of situations and conditions, yet none of the approved Medicare funded mental health providers are as skilled as properly trained counsellors in the delivery of talk therapies.

The amount of times I’ve had clients walk in the door complaining of the lack of support that is both there AND they could finally access is astounding.

This is good work from the ACA but I don’t suggest anyone hold their breath as it’s been over a decade coming.

20/03/2021

Royal Commission into vet su***de is definitely needed. Let’s see if Morrison pulls through 🤔

15/02/2021

20/01/2021

Almost 1 month into 2021.

How's everyone feeling and how do you think you'll feel 6 months in if everything continues the way it has?

22/12/2020

The problems become much more complex when external factors play such a large role in determining the state of your mental health.