Chris Mackey & Associates

31/12/2024

On Friday 3rd January at 2pm we say goodbye to our dear founder, mentor, colleague and friend Chris Mackey. We are so heart broken that he has gone. As we approach the 30th anniversary of our practice in 2025 we will strive to continue upholding Chris’s strong mission and vision to support the community of Geelong with the same integrity, compassion and excellence that Chris exemplified.

18/11/2024

My article in today's Geelong Advertiser tells a more personal story that is fortunately turning out well, but I don't believe it would have without the terrific support of family and friends. Sometimes stress can build up and catch you by surprise. It's worth seeking help sooner rather than later. Many years ago I was reluctant to do that and paid a much heavier price.

21/10/2024

This article in today's Geelong Advertiser is about how reaching out for support when struggling is one way of building hope.

30/09/2024

Looking forward to presenting at this Art of the Minds webinar next Monday morning on ways to draw on hope to help bring about lasting change.
https://artoftheminds.org.au/event/striving-for-hope-to-make-lasting-change/

23/09/2024

Today's article in The Geelong Advertiser is on the benefit of having a spiritual friend.

26/08/2024

Today's article in The Geelong Advertiser describes our encouraging research on EMDR, a therapy intervention we commonly use with clients who have suffered from psychological trauma.

29/07/2024

There are just a couple of places left for our first synchronicity encounter group that starts in September. Let our admin staff know if you are interested in joining. Chris will then follow up with further details.

02/07/2024

This article is about plans for the following year for The Coincidence Project following the board summit meeting that Chris attended last week in Chicago. Excited that it includes the international development of synchronicity encounter groups, including one to start in Geelong over coming months. The article describes how to convey an expression of interest to attend the forthcoming free discussion group in Geelong.

03/06/2024

This article from the Geelong Advertiser is about ways we can improve our mental health, whether receiving psychological therapy or not.

21/05/2024

Domestic violence needs to be addressed at many levels, including cross-generational trauma, societal attitudes, gender relationships, addressing poverty and inadequate housing, etc. It also needs to be addressed at a family, relationship and individual level.

In psychological terms, this includes promoting helpful anger management strategies. Men who resorted to violent or forceful behaviour often showed much greater control when they were motivated to change by recognizing how much they lost out in their lives (relationships, jobs, etc.) as a result of their anger. This podcast helps outline strategies that are most effective in curbing aggressive behaviour.

Episode 130 – The Basics of Anger Management.....

05/05/2024

This article from the Geelong Advertiser is about the overuse of the term "toxic masculinity" when seeking to address the scourge of domestic violence. (The cartoon is unrelated to the article). Our next Psych Spiels and Silver Linings podcasts will be on themes related to domestic violence, including ways of dealing with conflict and anger management strategies.

26/04/2024

Our most recent podcast is about broad strategies that can help psychological therapy to be more flexible, efficient and effective. These principles also happen to apply to those wishing to make changes outside of therapy.

Episode 128 – Making Therapy More Flexible....