Throughline Counselling

28/02/2026

Change takes time—if the origin of mental distress has existed for a while, the therapeutic work and finding resilience and equanimity will likely take time.

22/02/2026

Author Oliver Burkeman address the existential angst of trying to always be ready in his latest newsletter:

☝️The reason “you’re not ready for what’s coming next”, in other words, is that we’re never ready for what’s coming next.

Nobody's ever ready This edition of The Imperfectionist isn’t mainly about artificial intelligence. I promise! But it does begin with AI, because that’s where we’re currently wi...

21/02/2026

If you have been wounded relationally, you may be wary with good reason about choosing a therapist or going to therapy at all. This is why pacing, a safe relationship and consistency are important in therapeutic work that is trauma-sensitive.

If you have been wounded relationally, you may be wary with good reason about choosing a therapist or going to therapy at all. This is why pacing, a safe relationship and consistency are important in trauma-sensitive therapy.

17/02/2026

***depreventionBendigo

Join us for the 2026 Bendigo SPAN Su***de Awareness Walk.

🦋 Sunday 15 March, 2026
🦋 Gather from 10.30am (welcoming ceremony at 10.45am)
🦋 Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct

We invite you to join us in raising awareness and working towards su***de prevention within our community. This walk offers a space where those touched by su***de can come together in solidarity and support. Let's walk together to remember and connect.

Support teams from headspace Bendigo , Bendigo Community Health Services, and Lifeline Loddon Mallee will be on hand on the day for those wanting to talk.

Please contact us if you have any questions: admin@spancv.org.au or via our website.

If you need help now, call Lifeline 13 11 14.

14/02/2026

The difficulty of being unable to speak your mind can come from many places. If it has been with you for decades and since you were a young child, it may take time to get to a place, even in therapy, where you feel you can speak up and be the authentic you.

The difficulty of being unable to speak your mind can come from many places. If it has been with you for decades and since you were a young child, it may take time to get to a place, even in therapy, where you feel you can speak up and be the authentic you.

14/02/2026

The article from the Guardian about the "hiccup cure" makes fun of wellness trends, and it made me giggle at first, thinking of the tyranny of 'shoulds'.

In all seriousness, however, I think it is important to distinguish between what are genuinely helpful practices and what are practices that teach you to avoid reality, such as the "high-five yourself into transcendence" practice referred to in the article.

Being truly self-compassionate is different from avoiding pain and shameful thoughts and feelings compared to "sitting with" them.

The inability to call forward in yourself a genuine self-compassion could stem from growing up with caregivers who, especially in early childhood, could not hold your distress and emotional pain—think disavowal.

This is why affirmations, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and short-term therapy in isolation may not work for everyone despite being touted as the gold standard.

But if therapy is relational and experiential, it can make a difference, especially for those sticky, persistent problems, where a tyranny of wellness activities or "should" ends up blocking working through something.

Much of the wellness economy thrives because it offers the illusion that if we just reframe, breathe, manifest and hydrate we can out-think the chaos

12/02/2026

Supporting women and speaking up is also an act of speaking up for men and boys. Patriarchal and oppressive ways of being hurt all genders.



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There are countless ways for all of us, including individuals, community organisations, businesses, governments, schools, universities and TAFEs to join the movement for International Women’s Day as we work together to balance the scales. We’ve put together some ideas below to get you started. S...

12/02/2026

Should I choose a therapist who specialises in a specific mental health problem or diagnosis, such as anxiety or depression?

It depends.

Should I choose a therapist who specialises in a specific mental health problem or diagnosis, such as anxiety or depression?

04/02/2026

Grief counselling is not just about grief, and the process of mourning often encompasses more than the ache of loss — to make sense of what has happened, approaching relationships, be it with people, with a job loss, a loss of a physical capacity, or a home, we can say “hello again”, but on different terms.

Grief counselling is not just about grief, and the process of mourning often encompasses more than the ache of loss — to make sense of what has happened, approaching relationships, be it with people, with a job loss, a loss of a physical capacity, or a home, we can say “hello again”, but on di...

22/12/2025

Sadness can sit at the table too ❤️.

17/12/2025

13/12/2025

If you wonder if seeing a counsellor for su***de bereavement might help you, contact me for a conversation via www.throughlinecounselling.com/contact

Su***de Bereavement is hard to make sense of, and for some, it doesn't matter how long ago it happened. Time on its own does not always ease the loss.

Guilt can be a frequent visitor when someone su***de, as we may wonder if we said something that upset the person, or if we should have noticed that they were not quite right.

Everyone’s story leading up to su***de bereavement is unique, albeit in many cases also similar to some other people’s stories. Whether you were a colleague, a doctor, a teacher, a friend or a close family member, the despair of losing someone to su***de can feel shattering in many different way...