Watersedgecounselling

28/04/2025

We have great news! Colleen is back, and has availabilities for clients. If you are interested in individual counselling, couples counselling, spiritual direction or supervision, send us a DM now!

27/03/2025

Have you ever heard of an Incel? With the release of ADOLESCENCE on Netflix, everyone is learning about the Incel community and toxic masculinity.

Through Youtube and social media, the Incel ideology is impacting more young people, leading to violence, harm, potential sexual abuse and low self esteem. But if we catch it early, we can set our young people on a healthier and more whole path.

Here's what you need to know about Incels.

14/02/2025

Are you looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Here are the red flags to keep your eyes out for (don’t worry, we included green flags too!).🚩

Valentine’s Day is here, and for some single people, it can be a lonely and vulnerable day. Some cope by flat out ignoring the holiday, while others re-create it for their own needs. They go out with friends, celebrate the sisterhood with ‘Galentine’s Day,’ or buy junk food and chow down. In...

17/01/2025

Do you feel overwhelmed? Like you are forever adding tasks to a to-do list, and even small steps aren’t enough to give yourself some relief?

We have a strategy that will make things easier. It's called the Circle of Control, and all you need is a pen and paper.

Do you have too much to do? At times like this, it’s hard to get anything done! It’s like we are forever adding tasks to a to-do list, and even small steps aren’t enough to give us some relief. Do you relate to this? In these moments of overwhelm, we cope in different ways. We […]

31/12/2024

We have great news – not only did you make it through all 365 days of the year, but you have a fresh start in 2025! 🎆

The team at Watersedge Counselling wish you a happy new year. If happy feels like a stretch, replace it with what you need. Hopeful. Brave. Resilient. Courageous. Peaceful. Here's to another year of healing, hope and freedom.

The office will be closed until January 14. Contact your practitioner to see what date they return to the office. See you soon!

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the team at Watersedge Counselling!

Take today a minute at a time – whether you are celebrating alone or with friends and family, you are worthy of peace, hope and restoration.

See you next year!

- Duncan, Rachel and the Watersedge team

13/12/2024

Don't let the holidays burn you out with endless to do lists. Cut back on stress with these scientifically proven suggestions from Happify by Twill and enjoy the season.

Don't let the holidays burn you out. Cut back on stress with these 19 strategies from the team at Happify.

22/11/2024

In the stress of the holidays, watching a good holiday flick than transport us to a new reality 🎅🏼But the best films remind us that our imperfect Christmas can be even more meaningful than what we see on TV.

In this week’s blog, our Christmas expert Jessica wrapped up five of her new family favourites that give just the right about of realism AND Christmas magic! 🎄

Dayle Johnson, the Geelong-based psychologist behind the Not Your Average Anxiety Journal, tells us about his great new resource.

15/11/2024

Do you need a new way to manage anxiety? Geelong-based psychologist Dayle Johnson created the Not Your Average Anxiety Journal just for you. On today's blog, we chat with Dayle about this great new tool for kids, teens and adults!

Dayle Johnson, the Geelong-based psychologist behind the Not Your Average Anxiety Journal, tells us about his great new resource.

22/10/2024

Trying to explain body safety and consent to kids can feel awkward. We don't want our children to feel unsafe in the world, but we do want them to know they are in control of their bodies and have choice about how people interact with them.

So how do we start? If you feel overwhelmed, take a breath. Because while this is an important conversation, the fact you know and love your child is the foundation. You won't do this perfectly, but you can do this well. And we have just the resources you need to get started.

Trying to explain body safety and consent to kids can feel awkward. We don’t want our children to feel unsafe in the world, but we do want them to know they are in control of their bodies and have choice about how people interact with them. So how do we start? Do we point to […]

21/10/2024

14/10/2024

Anger is a normal, human emotion, but it’s never out first response to something. Anger is a secondary feeling, triggered by another experience – like failure, fear of rejection, injustice, or loss of control.

Like an iceberg, the experiences that lead us to have an angry outburst are deep and complex. We can only see a small amount above the surface. But when we don’t understand this, we assume our anger is just…anger. It becomes our identity, a badge of honour, or our fatal flaw. This is because how we feel it depends on how it was modelled to us growing up.

Anger is a normal, human emotion, but it’s never out first response to something. It's a secondary feeling, triggered by another experience.