Because every journey starts with a single step…
WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE TODAY? You may be feeling under pressure to find some solutions for emotional issues in your life, or your teen daughter’s life, or perhaps you are finding life in the shadow of a global pandemic stressful and that it is overshadowing the good bits and feeding the dark bits of your…
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What is psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamics are the internal patterns of thinking and feeling that largely determines how you experience and respond to your life in the external world.
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Let’s walk this journey together
Welcome to Empathic. My name is Tracey Mansted and I am a psychodynamic counsellor and psychotherapist. Empathic is the name of my private practice, where I see adult and adolescent women for individual sessions here in North Canberra in the ACT. From time to time I also offer mindfulness and contentment group therapy courses both…
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Working with teen girls on mental health
The teen mental health crisis: that suicide is the leading cause of death in teens, self-harm numbers are rising, poor access to psychology services in hospitals and psychologists’ long waiting lists, social media helping entrench cyberbullying and body shaming…it is not surprising that some parents of Canberra’s teen girls are feeling worried and helpless. I…
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A day in the life…in pictures
I was recently featured on the fabulous Jodie Gale’s therapy website psychosynthesis.online about how I fill my average day as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice in Watson, North Canberra, in the ACT. I thought I’d do my own version here in photos… Read the full version here on Jodie’s website. Ready to make…
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Self Love Advent – 25 days of nurturing ideas for you
Follow along with the fun here or join me over on Instagram at Empathic as I count us through DecembeR TO CHRISTMAS DAY So far we’ve had: #1 Anticipate = Day 1 in Empathic’s Self Love Advent Calendar Do you like plums? What would that open one taste like – sour? sweet? sticky? yucky? or…
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Conceiving, grieving, & moving on together
Women’s reproductive health and stage loom large in mental health care. As a female psychotherapist in a women only practice I stay attuned to these fertility parameters of my clients. It is helpful to have a safe place to come to, a listening ear, a caring heart to share the load, from miscarriage through to IVF or birthing issues.
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Stop & smell the roses: or how to stop languishing & feeling ‘meh’ post-lockdown
Stay at home orders have lifted, our fully vaccinated rate is 94% over 12s, kids are back to school and you can sit down with your friends for a coffee at your local cafe. Post-lockdown life feels great! Or does it? If you are feeling a bit ’meh’ and as though you are languishing and…
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Loving your lockdown: it’s keeping you healthy
From Ruby Princess to fake CFMEU protest superspreading events, long COVID, loved ones dying, and social chasms splitting between antivax and vaccinated, it has been a tough 22 months. Here in the ACT businesses are under enormous pressure, families are juggling working from home while distance educating their kids, mental health services are struggling to…
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For every woman, for every issue
I have worked with many women on many issues – primarily through talking therapy in the counselling room, as well offering additional skills for you to use at home, and away from our sessions.
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