I am driving long distance and a random conversation about emotions starts with the other passenger.
“Are emotions real? How do I know if my fear is real?”
“What an amazing question!” I thought.
What followed was a hour-long, healthy and constructive dialogue on the truthfulness of ...
Date Posted: November 30, 2022
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
Are you in a time of crisis individually or in your marriage? Have you recently suffered a great loss and you are feeling overwhelmed? Are you looking to do counselling? Are you looking to do psychotherapy? Are you looking to do marriage counselling? Are you not really sure what you are looking ...
Jun 29
Categories: Abortion, Couple Counseling, Ending a relationship issues, Family of ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Tammy Fontana, MS NCC CTRT speaks with Dr. Dunja Gorup MD a graduate of the university of Zagreb school of Medicine and PhD candidate of Neuroscience. She is also a former professional athlete in Boxing and now retired trains and does triathlons about the connection between physical health and mental, in particular how body health impacts ...
Apr 25
Categories: Couple Counseling, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Health ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
'Not speaking is like an emotional cancer, you don't began to heal until you disclose'
Not all scars can be seen, but they need to be healed. Many of us go through physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. The hidden scars do more damage than the physical scars, ...
May 2
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mental Health Professions
GOAre you struggling with how to cope in a situation where your old coping skills are gone? Did your old coping skills often involve socialization, going out, drinking in groups? Are you finding it hard to find new ways to soothe yourself or deal with stress and anxiety now that you are in quarantine? How are you ...
Apr 28
Categories: Men's Issues, Mental Health in Asia, Mental Health Professions, ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
During the recent LGTB event in ThaKhin Mya park, Counselling Corner organised a range of activities that all focused on self-expression, peace of mind and mental health awareness. People from all ages and gender were encouraged to make drawings to express their feelings; an activity that was very popular as over 1000 drawings were made during the ...
Feb 3
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Mental Health Professions, Prejudice / ...
Written By:
Aung Min Thein
Christmas is a time for family gatherings, pine trees with shiny decorations, tasty food, and the joys of giving. Why then can this period of the year trigger so many negative emotions? We see a rise in anxiety and depression around Christmas, and statistics show that often these go untreated, indicating that people are often struggling with their ...
Dec 11
Categories: Mental Health Professions
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Have you ever asked yourself why you wanted to become a clinical psychologist, or a therapist, or a mental health care worker? Is it the reward of being the saviours of those tormented minds that ...
Aug 17
Categories: Mental Health Professions
Written By:
Melody Sit
Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, gave many deep insights on psychology and psychotherapy. Unfortunately, he missed seeing clearly the “wholeness of man” and the very essence of human nature. Many of his theories were “anti-spirit” part and reinforcing a ...
Nov 25
Categories: Adult psychological development, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mental ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Counselling for Cheating or Infidelity in a Marriage
Relationships can and do recover from marrital cheating and they can go on to survive and thrive. However the journey to a great marriage after learning about infidelity is a challenging path.
There are several stages that married couples must ...
Aug 25
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Couples planning to get married, newlyweds or honeymoon couples can benefit from relationship skills that will ensure a successful marriage. A strong marriage requires good relationship and communications skills. It also requires couples to have skills to manage inevitable conflict issues smoothly ...
Aug 25
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Men's Issues, Mental Health ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Counselling seems to be a pretty mysterious process for most people. Unless things are REALLY bad, most people don’t think about counselling or think it’s too expensive or are just not sure how it works. Usually counselling is a last resort rather than a first stop for getting ...
Aug 25
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Who is a Psychotherapist? You may be unfamiliar with the term or who he or she is. In fact, lots have misconceptions about it.
Two basic words: healer, helper.
A psychotherapist is one who helps people heal and resolve their emotional, mental, behavioral, or relational problems that cause ...
Apr 20
Categories: Mental Health Professions
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Want a sharper memory and a more agile mind? The solution might be just one click away. In late adulthood, cognitive functioning gradually declines with age- a process most people want to prevent. Emilio Muhd, a senior therapist at The Brain Foundation Singapore, has various solutions to tackle Attention Issues, Mild Memory Loss or ...
Oct 11
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia, ...
Written By:
Emilio Muhd
A blog is loosely defined as a web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions or information on a regular basis. In this article, we will try to highlight the usefulness of blogs and how they can help therapists engage with their clients.
When blogging about a particular ...
Sep 19
Categories: Mental Health Professions
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor
