Speakeasy Canberra- Alcohol & Drug Counselling & Psychotherapy

30/07/2025

A chilling and beautiful Ballard to the struggle with alcoholism and the reality of the process.

27/07/2025

put on an amazing show with Illume. So much feeling communicated without the use of any word. A good reminder that Feelings don’t require words for expression. And can be received and validated without words as well.

24/07/2025

Welcome to the new Speakeasy Practice Space in Macquarie. Books are open for new clients seeking treatment.

10/05/2025

Speakeasy is moving location. After a great run in woden for three years; From next week the practice is moving to Arndell street in macquarie 2614.

02/05/2025

“The search may begin with a restless feeling, as if one were being watched. One turns in all directions and sees nothing. Yet one senses that there is a source for this deep restlessness; and the path that leads there is not a path to a strange place, but the path home. (‘But you are home,’ cries the Witch of the North. ‘All you have to do is wake up!’) The journey is hard, for the secret place where we have always been is overgrown with thorns and thickets of ideas,” of fears and defenses, prejudices and repressions. The holy grail is what Zen Buddhists call our own ‘true nature’: each man is his own savior after all. https://shannon-thornton-yoga.com/the-snow-leopard-matthiessens-quote-from-jung/

03/04/2025

Stop, breathe.
Focus on being present with your breath is one of the most useful strategies to help us calm down. And we have everything we need. Focus on slowing the out breath to six seconds, in gale to four seconds. When we have a longer exhale it triggers a calming (parasympathetic) response within the body.
Notice your mind wander and non judgementally bring back awareness to just the breath itself. This is a useful exercise and Practice of being present, regulating yourself and guiding your attention.

13/03/2025

Colour everywhere. Play at its best for adults and children alike. Holi festival is a celebration of new beginnings. Remember to Play, always play.

12/03/2025

11/03/2025

Travelling and learning about other cultures can expose us to so much. Including the similarities and differences between us. It’s amazing to see other ancient cultures soo venerated with buildings and monuments. Yet in Australia we forget we have the oldest living culture on earth. A culture that lived in harmony with their surroundings.

11/03/2025

Travelling to@India has reminded me again of the difference and sameness of the human experience. Smiles are a cross cultural experience.

05/03/2025

We are taking a short break from 6th March and back on the 17th March. The best way to contact me is via email and I will respond once back in country

29/01/2025

Directions from Intense emotions or cravings can be done in many ways. We need to learn how to experience a cravings and ‘survive’, then the craving diminishes in strength. Most cravings only last 15 minutes, why not pick up an instrument and try to learn a few chords. 15 minutes a day is 88 hours over a year.