The Couch Solution

04/02/2021

Proposed laws regarding coercive control are very important in Australia today. This is an explanation of how social science and law fits in with childhood templates and attachment theory

How relationships are affected by our childhood experience. Our brains learn in a social context ( our family ) and we re-enact those lessons. Learning how frees us from our past.

30/01/2021

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/44vuioJ1A8Jem5cE6

Owning our shadow side - the positive and negative. With a nod to a few lovely Australians who may well recognise themselves here as well as Eric Bana.

15/12/2020

Happy days my dear couchies. Enjoy this summer balmyness and freedom from lockdown. ( wherever you are ). Victorians. Well DONE. hats off to us all. 🎩 🎩 🎩

Therapy sound bites Christmas and summer

03/12/2020

This is the other side of the “observe myself” notion. Observe others.

I love the reference to confusion. Because it so often happens that confusion gets blustered away with embarrassment.

But what if we say to ourselves. “I’m confused. Can I seek clarity ?”

Of course we can.

03/12/2020

I love these cards. A specific type of therapy in a little box.

This is a beautiful reminder of our social connectedness. It’s a little task that can be really useful in today’s social media cyclone.

Doesn’t it feel good to pause and slow down?

Walking down the street with a mask on can be hard to smile at strangers. But a nod as a greeting is a beautiful gesture of solidarity and recognition.

17/11/2020

We have a brand new website my lovely Couchies.

It’s very new, and will continue to build. But here we are!!

https://thecouchsolution.com

Hope you are all safe and well.

Drop in any time.

22/10/2020

Hi my lovely Couchies, a lack of recent upload apologies. This is a bit of an ambient monologue with music from the business downstairs as they celebrate opening. I hope I have muted the raucous crowd, yet so delighted to vicariously join.

This is from a spartan place in time and space. It’s possibly going to look “dated” in a few weeks/months/years; which I relish.

As with the wearing of hats and coats and wool and linen, perhaps that is a loss. And so we can “capture” gratitude in time of historic significance.

I hope that you can feel pride. And if you feel shame, then.... The Couch Solution is here to help with that too.

Be kind, be well, be safe.

Happy listening.

Melanie

Therapy sound bites

16/09/2020

Hello lovely Couch Crowd,

This is another longer version type recording to explain boundaries and how they may present in different circumstances of therapy.

Hope you are all well and staying safe.

Boundaries IN therapy, will be: infomed consent, privacy and ethical escalation for self harm or harm of another and safety of children. Also, please understand that this recording won’t necessarily substitue for individual therpy if you need it; it should assist in identifying what a process you may be struggling with. (that’s a boundary as well)

Stay safe, stay well and be kind.

09/09/2020

Hi everyone, from the very drab Victorian stage 4 lockdown to you all.

I hope you’re staying safe and well.

This is a longer form of video to give some insight into what is the dark side of covid 19.

Abusive Relationships.

This is inclusive of ALL abuse. Not just domestic violence or intimate partner violence.

At The Couch Solution we can assist you sort out all sorts of troubled relationships.

If you are in doubt, please call and we can help.

You can message us here on Facebook, text, email or call.

thecouchsolution@counsellor.com

0488 900 011

Telehealth is offered at present because of covid 19, so video connections on whatever platform works best for you.

Stay well. Stay safe.

02/09/2020

Hope you’re all staying well and safe.

Some events recently added to the schedule this week that you might like to look at.

Let us know if there are group workshops you’d like us to run. Happy to add what works.

Your input is always appreciated.

Stay well, stay safe.

29/08/2020

This is an exercise in mindfulness.

It’s an unedited video.

If you want to discover what mindfulness can be, The Couch Solution can help with this comprehensive and enlightening therapy.

As a very brief sample, what do you notice in this video?

Is there any sensation you can imagine while watching this video ?

Is there a feeling or thought this video conjures for you?

It’s a tiny moment in time, and yet there is so much here and now.