Psychological and Health Institute

Psychological and Health Institute We aim to serve the wider community by providing people with a better understanding of themselves

16/03/2026

Today I spent over four hours in meditation here in India.

Getting quiet.
Noticing what arises.
Feeling what is there.
Moving in and out of moments of deep stillness… and sometimes even bliss.

My work is listening…reading between the lines. Listening for the connections and emotions. I call it deep listening.

To really listen, I need to be quiet inside. And that takes practice. For me it’s a daily practice with intermittent longer periods of retreat, like now.

I’m wondering how most of you become quiet?

Love,
Jen 🪷

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16/03/2026

Hope and joy….

16/03/2026
16/03/2026

Are you aged between 13-19 and want to develop your music career? 🎤
We will be holding a FREE songwriting workshop at the Portland Arts Centre on Monday 13 April 10am-5pm.
Over day, you will work with other participants to write a song from scratch, guided by local musicians and creatives 🤩

Follow the QR Code or link in comments to register or call 0355222250 to find out more.

Arisja and her husband Max are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Annamari on 18th Feb
21/02/2026

Arisja and her husband Max are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Annamari on 18th Feb

27/01/2026
27/01/2026

Gratitude ♥️

27/01/2026

Fresh Food Swap 🍅🌱

Swap and share your excess produce and help reduce food waste!

Give what you can and take what you need - no money exchanged.

Every Thursday at the Portland Library.
Pop in between 10am and 12pm, or stay for a chat, meet like-minded community members and pick up some gardening tips and tricks along the way.

Fruit, veg, herbs, seeds and seedlings, jams and chutneys, flowers, eggs, honey and recipes are all welcome.

If you have any questions, please contact the Health Promotion Team at healthpromotion.pdh@swarh.vic.gov.au or 5522 1197

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59 Percy Street (entry Via Aldi Car Park)
Portland, VIC
3305

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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We have two offices that aim to provide psychotherapy for the region. Our one office is in Portland at 21 Fern Street Tel: (03) 5523 7488, and our second office is in Mount Gambier at 18 Powell Street Tel: (08) 8723 0332

We currenlty have 4 psychologist who work here: Dr Flip Oberholzer is a clinical psychologst with his Doctorate in Psychology. He has over 30 years of experience and is also trained in Clinical Hypnosis. Arisja Oberholzer is a clinical psychologist who works with children from age 3 upwards as well as with adults. Both Dr Flip and Arisja work in both the Mount Gambier and Portland office. Both work 5 days a week between then two clinics. They both speak English as well as Afrikaans.

Karin Sandstrom is a registered psychologist who works 2-3 days a week at the Portland office. Karin sees most ages from 8 upwards. Christie McKay is a registetered psychologist who work 2 days a week at our Portland office. She sees teenagers to adults.