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by Counselling Associate Brandon SrotThrough the advent of high-speed internet, the past 10 to 15 years has seen a dramatic rise in the access of and exposure to hardcore pornography.And it’s not just online, but in the therapy room too, where porn seems to be getting a lot of extra airtime. Now almost synonymous with any exploration of … [Read more...] about 3 Myths and 3 Truths About Porn
Are you feeling dragged down by your depressed partner? When one or both people in a relationship are dealing with depression, it can cause the dynamic to shift significantly. Depression is a challenge to a relationship—like any illness— but it doesn’t mean the relationship is to blame and it doesn’t have to be a deal breaker. You and your partner … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Help Your Depressed Partner Rediscover Happiness Again
How much touch do you have in your relationship? An interesting study from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Haifa found that when you hold hands with a loved one in pain, your breathing and heart rate synchronise with theirs and your brain wave patterns will couple. This study was recently published in the Proceedings of the … [Read more...] about STUDY: Holding Hands with Your Partner Syncs Brainwaves and Calms Pain
Don't let your new love interest ruin the holiday of a lifetime Scenario: you’ve just met a wonderful new love interest and things are rolling along so well you decide to take a holiday abroad together. But how’s it going to go, when you’re thousands of kilometres away from home?There are certainly risks when traveling with a new … [Read more...] about Warning: How to Avoid a Nightmare Holiday with Your New Partner
New research says couples do poorly at knowing when their partner is sad or feeling down Reading your partner’s feelings and good communication is important to the health of your relationship—this should come as no surprise. A recent study found that couples can read each other’s feelings well when the emotion occurring is happiness, but not as … [Read more...] about Couples: Are You Failing to Know When Your Partner is Sad or Feeling Down?
It's time to put down your smartphone and connect Although smartphones can make you feel connected to the world at large, they interfere with real human exchanges. A new study from the University of British Columbia looked at the effect of smartphones on face-to-face social interactions and found that people who used their phones while out for … [Read more...] about Is Your Smartphone Ruining Your Date Night?
Tinder, the dating app used by 50 million people worldwide, is kind of a mixed bag. Its algorithm creates potential matches via location, then you choose to accept the match or not by swiping right or left. 10 million people use Tinder every day, so your chances of meeting someone, even on the day you sign up, are good.But your chances of … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Dating on Tinder [Infographic]
by Counselling Associate Brandon SrotI was trained to avoid the why question. Cautioned against the implications of clients feeling that they need to defend themselves – namely defensiveness, anger and agitation - I stayed clear from this w-word in my novice years as a therapist.And yet in practice, now several years later, what I’m … [Read more...] about The Power of Asking “Why” in Your Relationship
Why do people cheat? There is no doubt that the highly publicised affair of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce with his former staff member Vikki Campion, who is now pregnant with his baby, has put infidelity front and centre in a national conversation in Australia.The truth is, most of us don’t care or want to know about the sex lives of … [Read more...] about The Psychology of Infidelity
I was honoured to be recently featured in a 2-page feature in the Sunshine Coast Daily where I was named a relationship influencer and was interviewed about how I became a relationship therapist by another therapist, Joanne Wilson.You can see image of the lift out from the magazine below or read the transcript underneath the … [Read more...] about Clinton Power Named “Relationship Influencer” by Sunshine Coast Daily
Clinton Power + Associates is a team of relationship counsellors that are dedicated to improving the lives and relationships of singles, individuals in relationships and couples.
What makes us different is every one of our counsellors has undergone specific and rigorous training in couples and relationship… [READ MORE]
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