26/08/2025
🌱 A raw, real client story of courage and growth 🌱
“February this year, I felt myself crashing mentally due to a few different factors. I was on the downhill slide, and if I’m honest with you, the ground beneath me was cracking, and I felt I could be a danger to myself at any given time. I drove to and booked myself in to see Mark. While I was there booking my appointments, I was visibly shaking, I was holding back tears, and at the same time, I was stumbling my words.
Since that day, I have consistently attended appointments 1–2 times a week. We’ve done sessions in clinic, we have done sessions at home, and even in the park during a typical Northern Queensland downpour.
I’ve cried, I’ve yelled, I’ve opened up the vault and brought things up from my childhood/life that I’ve never said before, and I’ve dealt with things more recently that again were very difficult to deal with at the time. Honestly, as scary as that was and still is, I’m starting to see the benefits of opening up.
Every few months, we do what is called a ‘DASS.’ DASS stands for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales, a self-report questionnaire used to measure the severity of these three negative emotional states.
As you can see, all of my scores have dropped considerably. This drop has not just happened overnight — in fact, it’s been a long bumpy road to this point and will be an ongoing bumpy road. But with the right strategies and the right people in my corner, I know I’ll be all good.
Trust your struggles.
It ain’t weak to speak.”
💬 Stories like this remind us that healing doesn’t happen in one moment — it’s built over time, with honesty, courage, and the right support. If you’re struggling, know you don’t have to do it alone.
Note - this client has given permission for us to share their story and we have not included their name to keep their identity protected.
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