AngelaLee Counselling Services

25/03/2024

What is childhood trauma? https://wix.to/jv6aj32

Childhood is often idealised as a time of innocence, joy, and carefree days. However, for many individuals, childhood is marked by experiences of trauma that can have lasting effects well into adulthood. Childhood trauma refers to experiences of overwhelming stress or adversity that occur during chi...

16/01/2023

Hi everyone, I am back from maternity leave. My practice is now on the Gold Coast and i also provide online counselling. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to make an appointment. :)

Counselling Services in Oxenford, Gold Coast . Trauma counselling, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, stress,

04/03/2021

"You cannot control how people choose to perceive you or what roles they assign you in their minds. You CAN control how you choose to respond and how you choose to see yourself" (Dr Caroline Leaf).

22/02/2021

08/01/2021

If you are experiencing domestic violence, there is help available during Brisbane's lockdown. You can request a call from police, report matters online or call Triple Zero in emergencies.

More info: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/domestic-violence

23/12/2020

Self compassion is a foreign concept to many people. Self compassion is extending compassion, grace and understanding towards one self when we fail, suffer or feel inadequate instead of judging ourselves and let our inner critic take charge.

Its okay to make mistakes!

Its okay to fail!

Its okay to not be the 'perfect' parent, partner, spouse, child, friend, sibling!

2020 has been a very difficult year to many of us. Extend compassion and grace to yourself this Christmas.

04/12/2020

73 per cent of young Australians who died by su***de experienced mental health difficulties before their death.

However, two-thirds of the su***de cases were not in contact with mental health services when they died.

This is very disheartening. Mental health support is still very much inaccessible for many Australians. We need to de better in supporting those who are struggling with mental health challenges.

Thousands of young Australians who died from su***de were no longer receiving mental health help at the time of their deaths, new analysis of data shows.

04/12/2020

Your struggle is not your identity.

You are struggling with anxiety; you are not an anxious person

You are struggling with eating disorder; you are not bulimic/aneroxic

You are struggling with alcohol addiction; you are not an alcoholic

You struggle to see the value in yourself; you are not useless

You are more than your struggle even when you have struggled with it your whole life.

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18/11/2020

Do you find yourself stuck in a people pleasing cycle? As a child, it might be the only way you could get your needs met but it doesn't have to be that way anymore now that you are an adult. It is difficult to break the cycle but its not impossible. ❤❤❤❤

15/11/2020

I would love to see trauma centres in Australia (particularly Queensland) that focus on treating early psychological trauma in children. Early intervention is so important and critical to reducing violence, post traumatic stress disorder, substance misuse, mental health diagnosis and intergenerational trauma. Theres a need for greater exposure in Australia on the impact of psychological trauma in children and adults. Childhood trauma is a silent epidemic; yet many health professionals are not fully informed and trained in this area.

Texas Children's Hospital has a center focused on treating children's grief and trauma as early as possible in order to improve overall health.

11/11/2020

Today we remember all the fallen men and women who have lost their lives in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping efforts 🌸

10/11/2020

Let's break the stigma of mental health and counselling. So many people didn't seek counselling because they are afraid of what others would think of them. I, myself have benefited greatly from personal therapy and there's no shame in that.

It takes a lot of strength and courage to be vulnerable to someone else. It is definitely not a weakness to seek therapy.
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04/11/2020

There's a saying in trauma work that 'slow is fast'. Healing and recovery is a process and sometimes you don't realise you are making progress as it feels like nothing big is happening.

Sometimes the progress seems small but I believe every progress is worth celebrating. This is especially true for trauma recovery.

Celebrate your progress today ❤🙌🌸⚘

03/11/2020

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20/10/2020

Here are some activities you could do to bring yourself back to your window of tolerance when you are in hypoarousal/ freeze response ❤.

Learning to stay in the present moment is an important tool in the healing process.

20/10/2020

Research has shown that trauma is kept in the body. We need to work with the body, brain and mind to heal from trauma.