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Jun 2, Testimonials on Counselling in Brisbane

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:21:20 GMT

Counselling in Brisabne. Testimonials from individuals and companies. How Breath of Life Counselling made a difference. Marriage counselling and corporate workshops

Oct 17, Pre Marriage Counselling in Brisbane

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:25:59 GMT

Pre marriage counselling is part of the planning. How to ask the right questions. Bolcounselling talks about the purpose and benefits of premarriage counselling

Oct 17, Anxiety and Fears

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:17:38 GMT

Anxiety Over the years people have become more aware of Anxiety. I consider making sure that the you feel comfortable and safe is the most important part of the sessions we spend dealing with this. Symptoms of anxiety can include having trouble breathing, finding your heart racing, feeling out of control, getting 'the shakes', or experiencing light headedness and dizzy spells. Anxiety tends to have fear associated with it - Fear of spiders, fear of performing, fear of public speaking - even things such as fear of being around people. The process in helping someone overcome anxiety is a gentle, patient proces. I believe in letting you, (as the individual experiencing anxiety), guide me, (as the counsellor), to where you feel safe to go. Once you feel comfortable, then moving towards facing the fear begins. Again this is done at your chosen pace. For example if a person experiences anxiety in crowds, then the long term aim would be to go into a crowd, but this is the goal not the first step. The first step has to be something small, something the individual will choose to start off with. We would commence with that. Every session, is always about making sure that you feel safe and understood. What was good and safe last week may be scary today, so everything is approached at a gentle pace. Remember anxiety is something we have all experienced at some stage of our lives, and there usually is a reason for it. I know it happened that way for me. When I was a child my brother got scratched by a cat. For a long time I had a fear that all cats would scratch me - that is what happens, we tend to generalize, to everyone or thing. I ended up marrying a man who just loved cats, and eventually, very slowly, I began to bond with his cat. What I am trying to say is not to marry someone who has a cat (of course!), but that there is a reason as to why we are afraid of something. You may find it takes time to be completely cured, you may even think it won't happen. There are many encouraging cases of people who have overcome their fear. However, in some cases, it may take a little longer.

Oct 17, Humility and Blame

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:50:41 GMT

Humility does not point the finger at others but first looks within. Blaming is a reaction, but it does not solve the problem. BolCounselling in Brisbane give personal attention to your situation.

Oct 3, Thinking of Marriage

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:57:22 GMT

When we think of getting married we usually think about the things involved in the process of marriage.

Things like buying the rings, choosing the cake, the dress, the suits and the bridesmaids. What food to serve, booking the hall and the honeymoon. We might even think ahead to buying a house.

All these things are of course very important. However, in the middle of all the planning, do we stop for a moment and consder the most important part of all -

How well do we know the person we are planning on marrying?

Sep 29, Counselling in Brisbane

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:01:30 GMT

Counselling in Brisbane - life skills, personal development and relationships. Individual and family. Corporate development and Group workshops.

Sep 25, Before Marriage Counselling

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:06:40 GMT

Before marriage counselling is now a legal requirement in Australia. Discover a friendly and easy way to do this, mixing online with personal counsel.

Sep 23, Prepare Enrich pre marriage Counselling

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Prepare - Enrich in Brisbane is a functional and up to date combination of online counselling and personal meetings with your pre marriage counsellor

Sep 22, Hello - and Humility

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:21:29 GMT

Hi and welcome to the first blog on Breath of Life's newly designed site. I am Julia Leprotti director of Breath of Life Counselling and I have being practicing since February 2002. That's 7 years and 7 months to this day. I have found during this time that working with couples has been my forte. I have discovered how much I really enjoy helping couples in developing a deeper love for themselves - which then enables them to love the other person better. As I see couples developing communication, respect and understanding, I know why I am happy as a counsellor. What's more I just love watching the process of the couple falling in love on a much deeper level. Bringing a couple to identify what each person is contributing in the relationship - whether that is positive or negative - is the key to a healthy relationship. Of course love is a given, but then the most important element in a relationship is humility. Without humility there is no self-awareness of how an individual is contributing. Let me explain what humility is.