Jim O'Connor Psychotherapy

Jim O'Connor Master of Applied Psychotherapy (U.T.S) Bachelor of Science (Anat/Psych) (U.Syd) Graduate Diploma of Counselling (A.C.A.P) Advanced Practitioner Certificate Clinical Hypnotherapy (A.H.A) Certificate IV Work Place Training and Assessment (A.C.A.P) Member (P.A.C.F.A) Member (C.A.P.A) Member (A.A.C.B.T) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Counselling for all your relationship needs and concerns Serving Sydney City Lower North Shore Crows Nest Sydney South Glebe Inner West
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Contact 9420 0788 Email / Web address info@jimoconnor.com.au www.jimoconnor.com.au Locations Sydney City Crows Nest Glebe	Couples Counselling What is Couples Counselling? Couples Counselling is the process listens and carefully identifies the causes of a couples problems, any other influences and the skills deficits that a couple may present with. In the process the counsellor may also identify any associated problems such as anxiety, stress or depression. With all of this in mind the counsellor will then formulate an effective treatment plan that addresses all of these areas. The Counselling process is always friendly, supportive, open and genuine. However the Counsellors job also includes helping on or the other of the clients to move through any limiting beliefs or behaviours they may have. Couples counselling is a forum for people to learn helpful information, it is a place for people to speak openly and honestly. It is a place where both people in the relationship can find understanding, respect and validation. How Does Couples Counselling Work? Couples Counselling works because it is an effective, safe and non-judgmental place for couples to really sit down and think about their issues and how to solve them. But Couples Counselling can do a lot more than this. Couples Counselling can enable couples who have become distant and estranged to rediscover the love that brought them together originally. Who Needs Couples Counselling? I see many people every week who come to see me when their relationship has become highly distressed. I also see couples who realise that they have begun to drift apart and they need some help to reinvigorate their relationship. Here is a brief test to see whether you would benefit from couples counselling. Emotional Assessment Do you feel anxious, depressed, sad, helpless or frightened in your relationship? Do you experience periods of confusion, resentment, anger that fail to leave you? Do you find yourself hoping for more and more solitude or isolation from your partner? Mental Assessment Do you spend much time worrying about your relationship? Do you find yourself imagining un-pleasant experiences through out the day regarding your partner and yourself? Do you think or believe that your partner never listens? Do you believe that you are being misunderstood within your relationship? Do you beleive that you are being taken for granted within your relationship? Do you find yourself not wanting to go home after work? Behavioural Assessment Do do and your partner engage in bickering on a daily or weekly basis? Do your arguements escalate into shouting or screaming or violence? Do your arguements escalate into a cold war of avoidance and passive aggression? Do you or your partner engage in punishing the other? Do either yourself or your partner drink heavily, engage in drug abuse, or reckless spending and gambling? Do you or your partner socialise late into the evening during the working week? Do you or your partner make agreements and fail to keep them? Do you or your partner maintain high levels of secrecy within the context of your relationship? Do you or your partner engage in ambiguous behaviour or ambiguous communications? Social Assessment When socialising with your partner do you forget about your partner and socialise as if you were single? When socialising with your partner do you engage in putting your partner down, when discussing them with your friends? When socialising and speaking with other people, do you avoid or forget to look for your partner across the room? When socialising do you avoid eye contact with your partner? When socialising do you find yourself flirting or setting up liasons with others? This assessment is only very brief, however if you answered yes to several of these questions then it would be wise to seek counselling What To Expect? Come in for a consultation and I will listen to your situation and clarify the issues and identify the causal influences and any skills deficits you may be expereincing. Then at the end of the first session I will outline a program that will help. We will then discuss what you want to do. Once the program has been established we will meet on a regular basis until you have achieved the type of results you are looking for. During this whole process I will support both of you, I will be a sounding board for each of you. I willadjust the program to enable the most suitable outcomes. My programs are comprehensive and thorough and represent the best chance for you and your partner to work things out one way or the other. What to Do Next? Call for an assessment and let me determine if I can help. If after the first assessment I can't help I will direct you toward someone who can. In any case if you believe that you would like a friendly genuine professional approach to help with your relationship concerns then just call and lets get started. I have three offices in convenient locations throughout Sydney I have three offices in convenient locations through out Sydney, one in Macquarie Street Sydney, one in Crows Nest on Sydney's lower North Shore and one in Glebe in Sydney Inner West. For an appointment please call my head office on 02 9420 0788.	About Jim'Connor Jim is highly qualified and experienced practitioner who is genuine, professional and at all times focused on you. Over the years Jim has helped many people overcome the challenges that confront them. Jim constantly pursues ongoing education and training to maintain a high standard of knowledge and skill. He currently holds a Masters degree in Applied Psychotherapy. You can be confident that the help he provides you is based on scientific research where ever possible. He is a full Clinical Member of P.A.C.F.A (Psychotherapist and Counsellors Association of Australia) the National body of Psychotherapists. C.A.P.A (the Counsellors and Psychotherapists association of NSW) and A.A.C.B.T (the Australian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists). So you can be sure that he adheres to a high ethical and professional standard.
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