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Whether with your significant partner, friends or work colleagues, relationship difficulties are one of the most common causes of individual stress. Stress within your close relationships impacts not only the relationship itself, but can also increase the likelihood that either you or your partner may face depression, anxiety or physical illness in the not too distant future. Relationship stress has also been linked to increased risks of substance misuse.

If you or someone you know may be struggling with relationship stress, professional help is available.

Individually, our psychologists can assist you in forming strategies to recognise the values and needs of others; balancing them effectively with your own. If you feel that your relationship stress is best worked on together with your partner, there are also a number of psychologists who specialise in couples counselling, assisting you both in overcoming the obstacles restricting your relationship.

 

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy intervention that is designed to challenge unhelpful and unhealthy thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Originally designed to treat depression, CBT is also currently used to treat a range of mental health conditions, such as anxiety, addiction, OCD, phobias and PTSD. It can also be useful in helping with anger management and physical health problems such pain or fatigue. To learn more about CBT or to book an appointment with a psychologist, please contact the clinic on 3088 5422.

Your child has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes – so now what? It’s a huge transition for your child, but it can often take a toll on you and the rest of your family. Helping your child adapt to a chronic illness such as diabetes can often be stressful, as they may not understand how much effort goes into maintaining their health. As a parent and care giver, you may begin to feel depressed, anxious or even angry at times. The constant battle to get your child to eat the correct food in conjunction with medication can cause of cause unwanted tension, anger and feelings of exhaustion to grow. Most of all, the pain that you feel for your child as you help them with their pump site change or insulin injections can lead to understandable feelings of over-protectiveness, which can often do more harm than good.

Having a child diagnosed with diabetes, or any other chronic illness, isn’t easy and you don’t need to go through it alone. Luckily, professional help is available here. Vision psychology has a number of experienced psychologists who can help you, and your child. Call Vision Psychology now to make an appointment for a Free Emotional Health Check-Up so that we can give you the extra support that you and your child need during this time.