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Kirsten M Mackenzie
Psychology | Counselling
Heather Street Clinic
3/15 Heather Street
Wilston, Qld, 4151​

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Developmental Trauma
Developmental trauma (DT) is a term used to describe the impact of early, repeated trauma and loss which happens within a child's...

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Mar 9, 20243 min read
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Complex PTSD
Complex PTSD (c-PTSD, CPTSD) can occur at any time throughout a person's life when an individual experiences chronic, repeated traumatic...

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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Trauma
The word trauma means wound or injury and people can suffer psychological trauma experiencing life-threatening events or events that have...

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Mar 5, 20244 min read
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Dissociation
Dissociation is described as a disconnection between one or more of a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, consciousness,...

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal, healthy, and temporary psychological, physiological and behavioural state produced in relation to an anticipated...

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Regulating Those Powerful Emotions.....
Emotional regulation is a term generally used to describe a person's ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional...

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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EMDR....Does it Work?
EMDR has extensive research behind its effective treatment for traumatic and disturbing life events.

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Dec 18, 20202 min read
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Love and Accept Yourself...You Are Perfect... Part 1: The Inner Critic.
In order to love ourselves unconditionally we need an understanding of our inner critic, where it came from and how to change it.

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Mar 22, 20203 min read
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Brain Food....
Nutrition for our brain is vital for optimal functioning. We have control in providing nourishment for our most essential organ.

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Mar 8, 20204 min read
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Do you take the time for self-care........
Self-care is a vital to good mental, emotional and physical health. Unique to each of us, yet, elements of self-care apply to everybody.

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Mar 1, 20202 min read
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Stigma..... What's the problem?
Stigma...... That's the problem....

Kirsten M Mackenzie
Feb 9, 20202 min read
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Support Makes Sense!
We all need support from time to time.
Kirsten M Mackenzie
Feb 1, 20202 min read
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