Gudrun Frerichs, PhD

Overindulgence and Impulse Control

2010-11-13T07:32:15+13:00

It is no secret that a lot of what people do is motivated by their need for being happier. There are those who indulge in excessive eating, drinking, using drugs, shopping, exercising, or ranting and raving at every other person...

Does Counselling Work?

2010-11-04T10:39:17+13:00

The other day, on my way to town, I listened to talk-back radio questioning the counselling industry and wanting to hear from listeners whether counselling ever worked for them. Listening to some of the comments made, I was amazed how...

Self Criticism: Turning a Disaster into an Opportunity

2010-10-14T22:02:03+13:00

Have you ever been consumed by thoughts like “I am useless, I am stupid, I never get things right”? I am sure you have. If we would research the prevalence of self-criticism, we would probably find that it exists in...

Keep Romance Alife in Your Relationship

2010-10-05T20:30:27+13:00

A common perception is that after a while relationships lose their romantic touch and turn into something more akin companionship and friendship. However, a group of researchers have investigated a large number of studies to find out whether this common...

16 Sessions Funded For Sexual Abuse Counselling

2010-09-18T18:17:08+12:00

Survivors of sexual abuse can access now 16 sessions of counselling funded by ACC when they either lodge a new claim or have lodged a claim recently and are still waiting for a decision from ACC. This funding was made...

Come to the summit tomorrow!

2010-06-19T20:39:21+12:00

Hi everyone, don't forget to put your walking boots on and come to the first National Sexual Abuse Survivor Summit in Auckland, Takapuna, AUT Akoranga Drive, AF Building. See you all there!

Support 4 The Survivor Summit

2010-05-14T20:58:29+12:00

We, SOSA NZ – Survivors of Sexual Abuse New Zealand – are organising the first national summit for survivors of sexual abuse. The need arose to bring survivors together for networking, inspiration, and alternative recovery pathways when 9 months ago...

The Impact of the New ACC Pathway on Survivors

2010-05-09T17:46:39+12:00

Survivors have spoken out about their experiences with the new clinical pathway introduced by ACC in October 2009. We are still collecting responses, so if you haven't taken the survey yet, go to the survey page and fill it out....

ACC Sensitive Claims Review Announced

2010-04-26T18:17:35+12:00

Check out the following press release by New Zealand Government at 3:41 pm, 26 Apr 2010. It is erstounding that Nick Smith is keep paroting that the new clinical pathway is based on the Massey research - even though Massey...

The Poison Chalice

2010-04-14T22:42:12+12:00

Kyle McDonald has written this critical piece on the 2nd of April in his blog "Off The Couch". "I'm pretty optimistic by nature, so forgive my spin on this one. Maybe it’s also just my need to feel like we...