Leone Centre Team What Is Emotional Abuse? If you are living with someone who is abusing you emotionally, you need to know what to do. It’s important to find someone who can help. The abuser may deny help, telling you the world will go on and you have to toughen up. They may even take away your things. It’s important to listen to …
Dealing With Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse is very destructive to a person’s health and can often be just as devastating as physical abuse. It is never the victim’s fault and is never acceptable. Everyone has the right to feel respected, safe, and supported. In addition, it can cause a person to feel ashamed or depressed, and can greatly affect their …
7 key questions about Sex Addiction and Psychosexual Therapy Sex addiction is a common term used to describe compulsive sexual behaviour (CSB) or out-of-control sexual behaviour. Many clinicians are moving away from the term sex addiction towards sexual compulsivity, which is more of a behavioural issue rather than addiction. Sexual desires are a normal part of life, however, sex addiction …
Relationships after Childbirth It can take time measures in years to adjust to the transition from two to three and it is one of the most profound challenges a couple will ever face. Becoming a parent is a new identity that might changes how you relate to yourself, to your partner and also other people. Most parents today are overwhelmed …
Family Therapy Counselling & Relationships In a world rich with culture and vibrant family dynamics, feeling a sense of belonging within a harmonious family unit, remains one of the strongest innate, human desires. It is incredibly natural for families, including stepfamilies formed of all shapes and sizes, to experience challenges in learning how to relate to one another. Stepfamilies emerge …
Family Bereavement Therapy When it comes to going through a bereavement, it can be an extremely lonely and overwhelming time in someone’s life. Grief is a life changing experience and whilst not wanting to feel alone, talking about how you feel can be just as challenging. Sometimes more so when it’s with those closest to you. Losing a loved one …
Your relationship with your children influences their brain development. It sets a pattern your children will follow when they grow up. The quality of this relationship shapes how your children will feel about themselves, form relationships, and deal with life challenges. Understanding the four major parental styles is critical because the parental relationship is the foundation for our self-concepts, future …
What is family therapy and how does family counselling work? Families come with complexities, longings, stress and discord, love, attachment and disillusionment and therapy can be an invaluable way to heal challenges and problems and help all members of a family function better together. While some therapists focus on one specific model of family therapy, others take an integrative or …
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