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Psychologist + NLP, Timeline and Hypnotherapy

 

What can a Psychologist help me with?

 

Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Obesity, Anorexia, OCD, Relationships, PTSD, you name it, psychologists have the tools, techniques and resources to assist you.

Psychologists work with you when you have problems with thoughts, feelings and behaviours.  It might be hard to think clearly, you may be emotionally overwhelmed, or your actions and behaviours may be destructive to you or someone else.

Usually, you will be assessed for psychological disorders and may then receive specific treatment techniques to assist you to resolve your issues.

Psychologists work with many and varied conditions, for example, working with depression and providing CBT and education to treat depression.

Or, perhaps you get anxious and even suffer panic attacks, then you may want to learn meditation and mindfulness practices or relaxation exercises to assist you to let go of your old panic or anxiety behaviours.  

Panic and anxiety are very real for the person suffering from these often debilitating disorders and you will receive a Relax Now CD at your first appointment to help you release anxiety and panic, or to feel more positive and optimistic if you are depressed or stressed.

What do you think of the thoughts you have been having? Are they helpful, constructive, optimistic and positive or do they keep you caught in a downward negative, anxious, stressed or depressed spiral?

Perhaps it's not you who needs help or support, maybe it is your child?  If that is the case and you have a young child up to around the age of 12 04 13, then the Goulding SleepTalkTM for Children programme may be ideal.

 

What does a Psychologist do?

Narelle will use a variety of techniques from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Inner Child Therapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Timeline Techniques or Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy, or even Be Set Free Fast which will be able to help you sort out all of those thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behaviours (such as I am stressed, I am depressed, or I fear a panic attack or I'm binge eating again), so that you calm down and actually like and love yourself.

J  Can't spell psychologist?  Think Psycho Logist

Perhaps you've lived under the shadow of your past for too long and you just want to feel like a normal person?  You know it's your old emotional baggage that you are carting around that stops you from feeling normal now, and the good news is you can lose it, because Narelle is thought of as the baggage handler no airline will hire!

How?  Within the field of psychology there is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which gets you thinking about how you think about things and also how you can change your behaviours with a different set of strategies.  

Then there's NLP and Timeline Techniques, or even hypnosis so that you can let go of those heavy old bags and feel good.  

Wouldn't that be great?  To feel happy and normal like other people knowing that I am OK, I'm not a fraud, I am successful.

Psychologists have the tools and training to assess, coach, train, counsel and support you.  Your life can be different through working with a psychologist who will also help you to learn and use cognitive and behavioural strategies.  

Taking time for yourself is not always the commitment you want to make, and usually you know you need to make that commitment to yourself.

{Did you know that Psychologists complete at least 4 years at university, plus another 2 under supervision, or another 2 or 3 completing a Master's Degree or PhD, so there is a lot of study, training and knowledge transfer involved?}

 

Depressed, anxious, stressed?

 

"No, not me, no, don't be silly, I'm just fine, I'm not depressed or anxious or don't have an eating disorder or have severe health problems due to stress."  

Is it time to put your ego to one side and stop denying that you are suffering depression, feeling anxious, or stressing out of your brain? Or have an eating disorder, or use too much dope or alcohol?

Or suffer Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

Many people wear a mask - to work, at home, socially.  They are so used to presenting this other face to the world, that change feels scary. That's where a confidential course of treatment with a psychologist at Live Life 2 the Max! can really help.

You can change your reality for the better when you know how to do so, and have easy tools from the fields of psychology, NLP, Timeline or Hypnosis, to maintain that change.  

That's right, you cannot change the past, although many clients are stuck in the past, or have had past lives which have affected them greatly.  You can change how you think about your past which changes how you feel now, and how you can feel in the future.  Plus, it can change what you do with your life in the future...

 

NLP, Timeline, Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy

 

NLPers (short for Neuro Linguistic Programming - it's about language, perception and how your body reacts) and Psychologists are able to help you to identify emotional sticking points that fill your emotional bags, and then help you to lose them!  

Then, you are free to re-energise and lighten up with self-confidence, assertiveness and self-esteem to charge ahead!

Clients from many and various settings (business owners, managers, retail outlets, the sporting arena, married, single or separated or divorced, male or female, gay or lesbian), have sought psychological/counselling, relationship counselling, or coaching help from Narelle who is a registered psychologist, and turned their life around, with:

  • Practical CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - manage those thoughts that drive you mad), 

  • Psychotherapy (role plays, metaphors, working with those parts of you that are in conflict) 

  • Timeline techniques that are cognitively based and used for letting go of anger, fear, hurt and rejection, sadness and guilt (all the biggies that can just eat away at you.)

  • Hypnosis for past life regression, anxiety and depression or trauma as well as the usual culprits of weight challenges, smoking, or gambling.

  • Stress reducing processes that take as little as 10 minutes a day - 10 minutes, is that all?  Yes!  And you're worth it!

  • Life and business coaching can give you direction, focus, motivation, support and the occasional kick from behind!

How Many Psychology Sessions are Needed?

It's a bit like saying, how long is a piece of string?

The number of sessions usually depends on how complicated your symptoms are, how long you have had them for, what you think therapy entails, how long you think it will take to get well, and so on.

In general, most clients will have around 6 sessions, but this can extend to 12 or more, if you have a complex history with overlapping issues.  Your first session lasts for an hour and 5 minutes (and yes, you will pay a little more) and subsequent sessions last 50+ minutes (and you'll pay less), so that you are in and out in an hour which makes it easier for parking meters!

For example, if you have had a lifelong depression or anxiety disorder, you may need more sessions.  If you have a drug and/or alcohol addiction and depression, or in combination with an eating disorder, you may need more sessions.

Many clients are surprised to learn that because the Timeline Techniques are quite fast, they spend a lot less time talking about their issues than they expect to.  Many clients have been delighted to get results sooner rather than spend a year or more in therapy.

 

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Click here for an extensive list that this Brisbane psychologist may help you with

 

What happens before you see your Psychologist?

 

1.  Pre-meeting client preparation

 

Simply call to book in at a time to suit you, or use the booking request form (times are a guide and may not always be available).  Evening appointments are available and then you will be emailed a link to two easy questionnaires and a DASS42 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Survey). 

When you complete the questionnaires your answers are submitted directly back to your psychologist, and this helps in two ways.  

It gives lots of your background information so that saves time during your first session, plus, you are asked to complete a Depression, Anxiety and Stress Survey (DASS) which establishes your baseline measures.  Completing these questionnaires means that we can be properly prepared for our chat together.

 

2.  When happens next when you see your Psychologist and Master Practitioner NLP, Timeline and Hypnosis?

 

In the first chat with your psychologist your information will be reviewed, and we will also cover confidentiality, the likely number of sessions, and the type of therapy / treatment you can expect.

You'll also leave with some cognitive tools to reduce stress, so that you can practise these and get started straight away on the path to wellness.

 

 

You'll also receive one of the following CDs: 

Relax Now | Easy Weight Loss | Non-Smoker | or 

Sleep Like a Baby Tonight 

All the CDs are valued at $25! and are complimentary to you at your first appointment.  There are no strings attached, it is yours to keep. 

In follow-up sessions, usually 1 week apart, you will then begin to work on letting go of those old bags of emotion, such as hurt and rejection, sadness, anger, fear and guilt.  

These emotions, or similar ones, often underlie our psychological distress.  Perhaps you've been traumatised, and this will also be cleared, simply and easily.  

If you want to, you can also let go of limiting decisions such as smoking, weight gain, passive-aggressive behaviour and many other issues.  

 

3.  Following your counselling / psychology appointment

 

In one of your sessions, you'll be introduced to Principles of Consciousness which includes material on your Higher Self, Your Conscious Self and your Subconscious or Inner Child.  

The reason for this is that most people do not understand fully what's going on and why they have become the way they are.  

Sometimes people do know what has caused a problem, yet at the same time are helpless to change their behaviour or their thoughts.  That's where someone like Narelle Stratford psychologist steps in.  

If you keep doing the same things in the same way, it is not possible for you to change yourself and keep that change.  You need to do something different and that you've probably not done before.

If you have ever tried to make a change consciously, you will know how hard and exhausting that can be.  Change has to occur at the Subconscious or Inner Child level and then it can occur quickly and easily.

If you don't believe me, try clasping your hands so that your fingers are interlocked....  Now, unclasp them and clasp them together so that non-dominant hand is now on top.

I'm right handed so when I do this, my right thumb is always on top.  But when I want to have my left thumb on top, I have to think about it, and think about it, and think about it, and every time I try to do it it is still hard and sometimes my fingers get tangled up!  If I did it twenty times in a row, then it would become easier, only that seems like hard work!

Through understanding yourself and by extension, others, you'll find it easy to be comfortable with yourself and you'll have the tools for immediate use to work with yourself when you learn and understand Principles of Consciousness.

You'll also receive information by email on Principles of Consciousness and your wonderful subconscious mind (often called the inner child), meditation, Cognitive Behavioural Psychology (CBT), stress management, emotional management techniques and lots more.

Plus, you will receive motivational emails that help you to prepare for the next chat and you'll have loads of information and education to help you between visits.  

 

4.  Paying for your counselling or psychology session

 

Your account is to be settled at the time of the appointment by Eftpos, Health Fund + Gap payment or Credit Card.  

 

Medicare Rebates?  Psychology and Health Fund Rebates?

 

Narelle is a registered psychologist (since 1997) with a Provider Number for Medicare rebates and Health Fund rebates. 

If you wish to be referred under the Mental Health Shared Care Plan, please book in with your GP for a long appointment so that your GP can assess you.  As long as you meet the criteria, your GP will then make the referral to your preferred psychologist. 

 

I have a referral from my GP, what happens next?

If you have a referral from your GP under the 2710 Mental Health Shared Care Plan, then you will bring your referral with you to your appointment.

At your Psychology appointment when you pay your account, your receipt will include the Doctor's full name, Provider Number, and Date of Referral, so please ensure that you have this information with you or that you have provided it in your completed online questionnaires.

When you have paid the account for your psychology session, you take your receipt to Medicare where you will be refunded approximately $80 for a 50+ minutes session.

 

You don't need a referral to see your psychologist. 

If you have health fund cover and do not wish to go through your GP and a referral, simply bring your HF card with you and it will be swiped at the time of payment. You can then pay the difference between what the health fund has paid and your account, by credit card, eftpos or cash.

You cannot claim on Medicare and your Health Fund.  It is an either/or deal.

 

Services

  •   Counselling and Psychology

    What sort of things do psychologists and NLPers work with?  So many, I'd need a foolscap page!  So, instead, I've put the kind of issues you can usually resolve, into the following groups - click here to read more. 

    Whatever you want to work on, whether it is Anxiety, Anorexia Nervosa, Depression, Stress, Sexual Abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Pain management and techniques to alleviate, Relaxation, Meditation, Couples and Relationship Counselling and recovery from breakup, Addictions etcetera, those are the issues we'll address.

     

  •   Sports/General Performance Enhancement

There are many great and effective techniques that can be utilised to improve your sporting performance, or anything else you would like to achieve.

Get your profile done by completing an online questionnaire.  Use this information to help prevent conflict, resolve conflict, and increase the effectiveness of communication between yourself and everyone else.

Corporate Coaching is available, particularly for Middle Management and Senior Management levels.  

Do you need:

  •   Mentoring

  •   Supervision

  •   Support

  •   Coaching in assertiveness or management

  •   Improvement in Communication skills

  •   Management tools such as Profiles, Assessment and Reports

  •   Validation and acknowledgement?

Then you should give me a call, to arrange phone or face-2-face sessions.

Corporate Training is available on the following topics:

  •   Mysteries of Leadership

  •   Stress Management

  •   DiSC Behavioural Profiles and Team Building

  •   Persuasive Language

  •   5 Step Relationship Sales Model

  •   Communication for improved Teams

  •   Time Management

  •   Many Other Topics available on request

Call Now and Book In!  Ask questions to help you decide to go ahead when you are ready.

 

 

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Mob:  0412 251 196

 

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Buses from city and within West End:  199, 192, 197, 196, 195

 

Nearest train station: is South Brisbane, about a ten minute walk away.

 

 

 

Live Life 2 The Max!

79 Russell St
West End

 

Narelle's psychology and NLP, Timeline and Hypnosis services are approximately 2km south of Brisbane's city centre, 

1km from Southbank, 

on the edge of South Brisbane and Highgate Hill, 

and approximately 2 kms from Woolloongabba, and Annerley.

 

 


Mission

 

The mission of Live Life 2 The Max! is to empower you.  Through empowerment, you will grow in conscious awareness and be able to get the most out of your life.  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Narelle Stratford  2008   Live Life 2 The Max!   Ph  07 3040 2322       Mob: 0412 251 196

Mail:  PO Box 5076, West End   4101, Qld. Australia