Sonia Neale
Understanding Couples Therapy
“The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother” ~ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America....
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SONIA NEALE
B. Arts (Psych/Counselling)
Member Australian Counselling Association Level 2
Counsellor Psychotherapist
AVELEY COUNSELLING SERVICES
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Sonia Neale
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Borderline Personality Disorder Rage States -v- Ice Water Remedy
People with BPD can have unbearable rage states where “keeping still and reflecting in mindfulness” is not an option. Criticism,...
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Sonia Neale
Oct 1, 20202 min read
'Flipping the Script: Changing the Narrative on BPD'
BPD Awareness week is from 1 – 7th October, 2020. This year's campaign, 'Flipping the Script: Changing the Narrative on BPD' aims to...
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Sonia Neale
Jul 28, 20205 min read
Borderline Personality Disorder – Identity and Emptiness
Part of the criteria for a BPD diagnosis is chronic emptiness and a persistently unstable self-image or sense of self. People with BPD...
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Sonia Neale
Jul 22, 20203 min read
Common Unconscious Defence Mechanisms, Sublimation - What Lies Beneath
As a therapist I’m interested not only in the way humans interact with each other, but I’m curious about their motives, their fears and...
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Sonia Neale
Jul 9, 20203 min read
Five Tips to Healthy Self-Esteem
Self-esteem and confidence are quite abstract and nebulous concepts. It can difficult to know ourselves what it looks and feels like if...
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Sonia Neale
May 26, 20203 min read
So, tell me what does BPD feels like? Thank you, I’m glad you asked that question.
Active BPD feels like being lost in a desert, falling down sand hills and being swallowed up by the endless shifting sands of fiery...
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Sonia Neale
Apr 18, 202014 min read
Moving to Bush Cottage (life under self-isolation)
Food is Life Food, water and shelter are paramount to life. Living well involves making the right choices if you are able to. The ability...
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Sonia Neale
Nov 21, 20194 min read
Change Your Thoughts without Surrendering Your Uniqueness
Meditation and mindfulness This is always recommended by therapists. I’ve meditated on and off for many years. I’ve never reached...
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Sonia Neale
Oct 31, 20193 min read
Effective Communication Skills can Save your Relationship
Secure attachment is one of the most basic needs of babies, children, friends, partners and family. Strong relationships between...
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Sonia Neale
Sep 4, 20193 min read
Why I love working with people with people with Borderline Personality Disorder
As a mental health professional, it can be career damaging to tell clients or other mental health professionals you have a lived...
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Sonia Neale
Aug 2, 20195 min read
What is Trauma Informed Practice?
People with histories of trauma, borderline personality disorder and/or PTSD usually, but not always have a history of sexual abuse,...
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Sonia Neale
Jul 22, 20193 min read
Embrace the Fear
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
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Sonia Neale
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Love, life, cakes and candles
This morning I woke up early, grumpy and tired. Mooched around the house drinking coffee and feeling sad for myself. Then I spotted my...
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Sonia Neale
May 14, 20194 min read
Borderline Personality Disorder And Behavioural Chain Analysis
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has to be one of the most maligned and stigmatised conditions there is in mental health. There are...
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Sonia Neale
Apr 25, 20193 min read
Couples on the Couch
One of the most interesting and vital parts of my training as a counsellor involved completing an intensive training course in Couples...
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Sonia Neale
Mar 23, 20193 min read
Therapy Explained
What exactly is therapy and what is a counselling therapist? A Psychiatrist is a doctor who specialised in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are...
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Sonia Neale
Feb 26, 20193 min read
The Anxiety Bear
Anxiety happens when your personal situation overwhelms your body’s ability to cope with it and you have a body response to it. Do you...
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