Published on 29 May 2025
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This edition sees our contributors explore a range of topics relevant to counselling from loneliness, the idea of therapy jealousy, and neuroplasticity after brain surgery. As we move further into 2025, remaining scam-conscious is important, with our technology update focused on safeguarding client privacy.
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This edition sees our contributors explore a range of topics relevant to counselling from loneliness, the idea of therapy jealousy, and neuroplasticity after brain surgery. As we move further into 2025, remaining scam-conscious is important, with our technology update focused on safeguarding client privacy.
Copy of Eight Things Every Counsellor Needs to Know About Family Estrangement
Eight things every counsellor needs to know about family estrangement discusses the complexities of family estrangement, highlighting its prevalence, underlying causes, and the impact on individuals, particularly in the context of counseling and therapy.
Copy of Suicide First Aid - Are you ready to ASIST?
This article discusses the importance of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for counselors to effectively support clients experiencing suicidal ideations and emphasizes the need for mental health professionals to be equipped with suicide first aid skills.
Copy of Thoughts on Jealousy in Therapy and the Silent Cracks in the Counselling Relationship
There are instances in counseling where the diagnosis or label is not immediately apparently a sense of unease or discomfort in the room. A pause in the client's tone. A change in gaze direction.
Copy of The 5 Pillars of Therapy Practice Marketing
Over the past 20 years in healthcare marketing – nearly half of that working directly with therapists – I've refined my skills and developed a framework grounded in real results and evidence-based principles. It's called the 5 Pillars of Therapy Practice Marketing.
Copy of Introduction to Cyber Security: What It Means for Healthcare Providers
In today’s digital world, storing and sharing information electronically is common in small healthcare practices.
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Copy of How Does Counselling Literature Understand and Address Loneliness?
Loneliness is an enduring public health concern. In Australia, over 100 organisations formed the Endling Loneliness Together collaboration in 2016 with the goal of halving loneliness in Australia by 2030. Their State of the Nation Report on Social Connection found that, in 2023, 15 per cent of adults were often or always lonely, with a further 25 per cent lonely some of the time.
Copy of Help Heal Neuroplasticity Beyond the Operating Room: Life After Brain Surgery for Epilepsy
Brain surgery for epilepsy is a medical milestone, a moment of transformation and hope. It can offer people the possibility of living a life seizure-free or without the fear of ever-present seizures. However, rarely discussed is the emotional recovery after major surgery. As someone who has undergone this experience, I have come to understand that healing does not end in the operating room – that is where it begins.
Copy of Surveying Queensland’s Limited Legislation and Policies for Primary School Students with a Disability
This article examines the limitations of Queensland's legislation and policies regarding the education of primary school students with disabilities, highlighting issues in collaboration and communication among a multidisciplinary team.
Copy of A Teenager’s Guide To Freedom From Mental Stress
In this article, Tammy Reid discusses Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) through the Work of Byron Katie, a self-inquiry process aimed at helping individuals’ question and alleviate their stressful thoughts and beliefs.
Copy of Relevance of Spirituality in Counselling
Current statistics tell us a significant number of Australians identify with religious or other spiritual beliefs. For this reason, the spiritual competence of Australian counsellors is important in therapeutic relationships.
Copy of Book Review: The Anxious Generation
In this book, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt from New York University presents contemporary research and discussion onto the mental health crisis for adolescents.
Copy of The Power of Lived Experience: Understanding And Representation in Rural Australia
In rural Australia, the tapestry of daily life is woven with unique experiences that shape the way individuals perceive the world around them. The vast landscapes, close-knit communities, and sometimes harsh realities of rural living create a distinct environment that plays a crucial role in shaping personal and collective understanding. Representation and understanding of these experiences are vital in addressing the specific challenges faced by rural Australians.
Copy of Book Review: Navigating Family Estrangement
Karl Melvin’s Navigating Family Estrangement: Helping Adults Understand and Manage Challenges of Family Estrangement is a comprehensive and insightful examination of the complexities of family ties, offering a nuanced perspective on the psychological, emotional, and relational dimensions of this often-overlooked issue.
Copy of Book Review: Anger Management
A “how to” book for therapists working with anger, “The Practitioner’s Guide to Anger Management” focuses on supporting clients to manage and improve behavioural issues. Published in 2019, the book and accompanying program are authored by two clinical psychologists Dr Howard Kassinove and Dr Raymond Chip Tafrate and offers a comprehensive method for the “Selection Menu for Anger Reduction Treatment” (SMART) program.
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Guide to publishing your article in the CA Magazine.
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Event Calendar (June-September 2025)
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