Depression & anxiety

Counselling in Singapore: Common Issues Expats Face

Leave a Comment / Change & life adjustment, Change management, Corporate, Couples, Couples counselling, Depression & anxiety, Family, Men, Mental Health Areas, Women / By Maria Luedeke

[st_row id_wrapper=”elm_5947dfa9ed6e9″ ][st_column span=”span12″ id_wrapper=”elm_5947dfa9ed69a” ][st_text el_title=”Moving into an unknown culture can be a confusing,” wrapper_padding_top=”0″ wrapper_padding_left=”0″ wrapper_padding_bottom=”0″ wrapper_padding_right=”0″ wrapper_bg_opacity_slider=”” id_wrapper=”elm_5947dfa9ed639″ ]Aspire Counselling is featured in Expat Living Singapore, published 11th January 2017, read Maria’s thoughts on Cultural identify crisis and marital issues affecting expats Read the full article at http://www.expatliving.sg/counselling-singapore-issues-exp…/ The following is an …

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Do you look at yourself?

Leave a Comment / Depression & anxiety, Mindfulness, Our Services, Our Therapies / By Maria Luedeke

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When My Depression Seems Like Laziness to Others

Leave a Comment / Choice Theory Reality Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Depression & anxiety, Men, Mindfulness, Uncategorized, Women, Youth / By Maria Luedeke

This article from Caitlin Ainsworth writing on The Mighty, describes what many of our clients can feel. They struggle to get out of bed and from the outside they are percieved to be lazy and unfocused. At times they may also see themselves this way. In the article referenced below, Caitlin describes how life feels to …

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Signs You’re Burning Out (And How To Stop It)

Leave a Comment / Behaviour management, Change & life adjustment, Corporate, Depression & anxiety, Men, Mental Health Areas, Women, Work / life balance / By Maria Luedeke

It’s Monday morning again. For many, there is often a Monday morning struggle getting to work. For others, there can be a week full of Mondays. The hopes and highs of the weekend are over, the day or week ahead can be daunting, even intimidating. The pressures of managing the kids and getting them off …

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Mental health issues are no challenge to fulfilling your dreams and goals

Leave a Comment / Change & life adjustment, Change management, Couples, Couples counselling, Depression & anxiety, Family, Groups, Men, Women, Youth / By Maria Luedeke

No matter who we are, or where we were born, each of us has an absolute right to a fulfilled life, and to achieve our goals. An equal right to a life without prejudice and constraint. Those who have, or have had mental health disorders have just the same rights. During the course of their …

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Depression Is Poorly Diagnosed and Often Goes Untreated

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Using data from a survey that screened more than 46,000 Americans for depression, researchers found evidence that the condition is not properly diagnosed in many people. And even when diagnosed correctly, depression often goes untreated. The nationwide survey was undertaken in 2012 and 2013 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It used a …

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Struggled to get out of bed today?

Leave a Comment / Behaviour management, Change & life adjustment, Depression & anxiety, Stress management, Work / life balance / By Maria Luedeke

“I really struggled to get out of bed today. Did you? I didn’t get up until noon. It was the same yesterday. Then I was hard on myself for it and as a result, I had a miserable day. Today, the same happened, but I decided to be kind to myself. The difference? I gave …

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Is your child feeling constant pressure from social media?

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Anxiety Described – Is this you?

Leave a Comment / Couples, Couples counselling, Depression & anxiety, Men, Women / By Maria Luedeke

You look at me, and you’d never know – Because, if you took a look at me from the inside, I would look completely opposite. Liz Spenner describes in The Mighty, what she feels and what others see. If this is you and you need help, do contact us at Aspire Counselling, we are centrally …

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How Mindfulness Helps Me Cope With Anxiety and Depression

Leave a Comment / Depression & anxiety, Mindfulness, Stress management, Uncategorized / By Maria Luedeke

This article by Madelyn Heslet, appeared in TheMighty When I’m depressed or anxious, it can be hard for me to remember what makes me happy or what calms me down. Every coping skill I’ve learned in therapy seems to fly out of my head and disappear elsewhere. I used to let the depression or anxiety …

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