To Err is Human
Making mistakes is inevitable. It is how we learn by introducing new information into our system. ‘I’ll never do that…
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After the Separation and Divorce
Separation and divorce entail the dissolution of a primary attachment bond of adulthood and often represents a life transition neither…
Read moreChildren with Complex Trauma and Systemic Therapy
Children are among the most powerless in our society and a child suffering emotional distress relies on adults to notice…
Read moreSpeaking the ‘Right’ Love Language
Couples who attend therapy have often explored their own solutions through accessible and popular books which promote singular ideas about…
Read moreThe Power of Parents
The recent Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) results have sounded an alarm for early childhood development across the country. With…
Read moreThe Practitioner and the Questioning System
Learning to ask an elegant difference question which effectively explores the practitioner’s best hunch about the presenting difficulties is no…
Read moreParenting in the Age of AI
Three years ago, few of us had heard of AI but with the public release of free ChatGPT from OpenAI…
Read moreHonouring our Ancestors
The 1978 publication Paradox and Counterparadox by the Milan group was immediately recognised as a fundamental shift in family therapy…
Read moreHurt Child, Hurt Partner
Early childhood maltreatment, abuse and neglect suffered by individuals aged 3-5 years old within relationships of responsibility, trust, or authority,…
Read moreWho Keeps Fido?
On the 10th of June 2025 key changes came into effect to the Family Law Act 1975 which address the…
Read moreParental Psychosis and Family Therapy: Do We Include Children?
Family interventions for psychosis are now well established with the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defence recommendations…
Read moreHave We Been Helpful? Client Perspectives of Family Therapy
As practitioners we choose a mode of therapy that is appealing to us; one that suits our assumed understanding of…
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