 
{"id":296,"date":"2022-05-18T22:10:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T22:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/?p=296"},"modified":"2024-01-29T22:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:48:02","slug":"welcome-to-wisdom-with-whiskers-counselling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Wisdom with Whiskers counselling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-35.png 940w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-35-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-35-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>FEELING BLUE?:<\/strong> How important is your mental health?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">AT Wisdom with Whiskers counselling, we believe the client is the expert about themselves. They know how to heal themselves. It is our role to help a person to help themselves. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you broke an arm, would you go to a doctor? If you cut your leg, would you go to Accident and Emergency? Would a toothache drive you to a dentist?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people would probably answer Yes to those three questions. It\u2019s a no-brainer: If you are sick, you get medical help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try these questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you worry about your mental health?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were sad for more than two weeks, would you tell your doctor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you felt empty after a relationship ended, would you tell a counsellor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you had panic attacks about going to a job interview, would you ring a helpline?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wisdom with Whiskers counselling, a person\u2019s mental health is as important as physical health. Chest pain, a bleeding wound or a swelling on a leg are indicators of physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mental health are indicators to our mental health, these symptoms need to be observed and acted on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just like people make appointments for their physical health ailments, regular check-ups for mental health ailments are important too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wisdom with Whiskers counselling, we believe the client is the expert about themselves. They know how to heal themselves. It is our role to help a person to help themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you okay? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Conal Healy is a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-928\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:373px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.wisdomwithwhiskers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PXL_20210221_021619759PORTRAIT-v-Copy-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Therapist Con Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:wisdomwithwhiskers@gmail.com\">Email: wisdomwithwhiskers@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Contact: 0438 559 515<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Wisdom with Whiskers counselling, we believe the client is the expert about themselves. 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