Gaynor Parkin

Why does psychological therapy take time?

Last month, we examined what psychological therapy is and how it can help people make positive change: https://umbrella.org.nz/what-is-psychological-therapy/ We are often asked - how many sessions will my employee need? This is definitely one of those “How long is a piece of string?” type questions, however here are some thoughts [...]

2020-01-29T10:18:39+13:00July 27th, 2018|

Shifting the frantic

Too much to do Not enough time Feeling frantic/overwhelmed Feeling I’m not doing anything properly How many of these comments above resonate with you? It’s a dilemma that we are hearing more often, and it seems, more intensely. Many people have described to us how the dilemma of having [...]

2020-02-24T14:10:20+13:00July 27th, 2018|

Preventing vicarious trauma

We recently posted an article about the impact of emotional labour at work – the cost of keeping your “game face” on when the emotion drain at work may be high: https://umbrella.org.nz/faking-it-on-the-job-the-cost-of-emotional-labour/ Soon after, the Law Institute Victoria put out a press release highlighting the need to recognise the impact [...]

2020-02-24T14:25:20+13:00July 2nd, 2018|

Faking it on the job – the cost of emotional labour

Maintaining a calm and pleasant demeanour with customers, clients and colleagues can be hard work, and at those times when we don’t feel calm and pleasant, it can be downright exhausting. For many of us, being able to maintain a level of control over who we interact with, and how [...]

2020-02-24T14:00:16+13:00May 30th, 2018|