Psychotherapy & counselling & blog

Some of our hardworking team of registered professional therapists take time out to write these informative and insightful pieces on relationships, sex, parenting, grief, trauma, abuse, emotions, mental health, depression, anxiety, counselling & psychotherapy.

Auckland Therapy is a group of psychotherapists offering counselling and psychotherapy services in Auckland. We offer therapy for a wide range of relational, psychological, emotional and behavioural issues. Our clients include individuals, couples, children, teens and their families.

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COVID-19

Swamped by dreadful out of control feelings? : Lockdown: Relationships & emotional flooding by John Bryant

Families facing uncertainty : Frustration, anxiety & anger by Sue Bradshaw

Help! I'm all over the place! : Helping your kids with big emotions by Sue Bradshaw

Centrepoint documentary

What's this about? Cautions & support services

by Beth St Claire 2 June 2021.

When love hurts

Anatomy of an Abusive Relationship Power, control & the abuse cycle

by Jessica Tutty 1 May 2021.

Helping kids cope

Emotional availability Sad, angry and frightened kids: General guidelines

by Sue Bradshaw 4 June 2020.

Families facing uncertainty

Frustrated? Anxious? Angry? Uncertainty can be a major contributor to frustration

by Sue Bradshaw 13 May 2020.

Early Relational Trauma

The lasting wound Lingering impacts of childhood emotional, mental and physical abuse

by Andrea Bentley 1 August 2018.

Emotional abuse

A silent epidemic Invisible damage caused by invalidation in relationships

by John Bryant 7 June 2018.

Coping with invisible wounds

Unrecognised trauma The long shadow of abuse and neglect

by Paul Wilson 23 May 2018.

All topics

Sex & sexuality

The taboo of sexual desire What's you desire style? : by Paul Wilson

Sexual disorientation : Beyond gay and straight by Paul Wilson

Relationships

Hello, I must be going : Agents of Chaos : Disorganised Attachment by Andrea Bentley

Ordinary love : It's really very simple : Finding Romance in the Pantry by Helen Creagh

Avoiding intimacy : Learning to share more of yourself by Andrea Bentley

Is your relationship heading for trouble? : Four predictors of relationship failure by Helen Creagh

Co-dependency "I do it all for you!" : The relationship merry-go-round by Andrea Bentley

Adult attachment: Is your love-life stuck on repeat? : When love hurts by Andrea Bentley

Invisible damage caused by invalidation in relationships : Emotional abuse: A silent epidemic by John Bryant

Power, control & the abuse cycle : Anatomy of an Abusive Relationship by Jessica Tutty

Raising kids

Children and Divorce : Helping Kids Cope with Separation and Divorce by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Mindfulness for kids : Help your kids develop mindfulness by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Supporting grieving kids : Children experiencing the death of a loved one by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Angry kids : What's going on & how to help by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Raising bounce-back kids : Supporting independence and building resilience by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Getting kids off the iPad : Mud: An alternative to screen time for kids by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Back to school anxiety : Practical tips for easing kids back into school by Caroline Witten-Hannah

Kids get in a spin too : Making sense of the senseless How to help kids who are in a spin by Sue Bradshaw

Grief

Shedding tears and shifting gears : A guide to grieving by Helen Creagh

Trauma

Social adaptation and trauma : How we 'face' the world by Paul Wilson

Facing changes and uncertainties : Moving beyond shock & trauma by Angelika Schuster

Early Relational Trauma : Lingering impacts of childhood abuse by Andrea Bentley

The long shadow of abuse and neglect : Unrecognised trauma by Paul Wilson

Recover from trauma by activating your natural healing processes : EMDR trauma treatment : by Anna Drijver

Psychological injury explained A story of two injuries by Nick Brown-Haysom