Psychological Coaching
ARE YOU BATTLING THE BLUES? Psychological Coaching can help. An estimated one in five Australians will have a mental illness at some time in their lives – and about 2.1 million have a mental or behavioural problem as a long-term condition*. Mental fitness and agility are key to optimum health and well-being. If your “best self” seems elusive, Psychological Coaching can facilitate positive life change by assisting you to identify and transcend negative thought patterns, feelings and behaviours. Henry Ford coined the expression: “If you think you can, you’re right. If you think you can’t, you’re still right.” Lydia Ievleva, YourHealth Manly psychologist, said the concept of Coaching Psychology reaffirms Henry Ford’s statement by utilising a person’s strengths and achievements as the foundation for positive change, and drawing on those skills and experiences to build self-efficacy and mental agility. “It’s therapeutic to acknowledge and capitalise on your own personal strengths,” Lydia said. “Focussing on what’s right, instead of what’s wrong with you is a powerful approach according to Positive Psychology. “In most cases, a person’s perceived ‘weaknesses’ are merely strengths out of control. By enlisting an experienced Coaching Psychologist, you can set meaningful goals and increase control over your thought processes and behaviours to incrementally build positive life changes. “Unacknowledged and unresolved issues tend to manifest in the body physically, as well as in maladaptive behaviours, over-compensation tendencies, and emotional over-reactions or instabilities. Too often early warning signs are ignored. “First we get a whisper in the ear (tension and distress); then a tap on the shoulder (pain and discomfort); and if still not addressed, a knock on the head which could present as health challenges ranging from flu to more life threatening cancers, heart attacks or depressions. Over time these disrupt the state of mind, and negatively effect life’s equilibrium by unsettling health, relationships, finances or work,” Lydia said. YourHealth Practitioners take a holistic and solution-focussed approach to Counselling to tap into individual potential. Counselling techniques are tailored to suit the unique situation and need of each client and can enhance the ability to cope with stress and anxiety, to function positively in relationships, and to achieve life balance for optimum peace of mind and overall well-being. * Beyond Blue Research Book 2001 – 2007 http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=6.993&tmp=FileDownload&fid=949

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