Cameron DicksonMar 31, 20202 minCounselling OnlineWorking using online video calling is a great tool, but it does have limitations and, at times, technical challenges. To be prepared...
Cameron DicksonMar 19, 20201 minCounselling Support during Covid-19Counselling video calling on Skype or Zoom if you are needing a counsellor to talk to, but can't come in person, or would prefer not to.
Cameron DicksonMar 15, 20191 minA first response to the Mosque shootings in Christchurch yesterdayIt was a tragic day for our community in Christchurch yesterday. My mind cannot comprehend the loss people in our community have...
Cameron DicksonFeb 27, 20192 minGOOD+GOOD+GOOD = BAD?I found myself looking at this peach tree the other day and it reminded me of an issue that I find is easy to be caught out by. It is ...
Cameron DicksonNov 22, 20183 minAnxiety: There is a tiger trying to eat you! Is anxiety driving you? Worry is a healthy human emotion. Worry is the feeling that is generated by the thought "something could go...
Cameron DicksonOct 23, 20184 minBreakup: Notice the breakA breakup is the ending of something. A little or big death of something that existed between two people. Depending on the breakup and...
Cameron DicksonOct 15, 20181 min#MHAWNZ 2018Participating in the Mental Health Foundation New Zealand's Photo Challenge for Mental Health Awareness week last week was a great...
Cameron DicksonOct 4, 20181 minLife's like a journeyWhat kind of journey have you been having lately? A metaphor is a powerful tool for you to use to make sense of life. Find one that works...
Cameron DicksonSep 27, 20181 min#MHAWNZ Photo ChallengeThis year I am going to participate in the @MentalHealthFoundationNZ Photo Challenge as a way to embrace their Five Ways to Wellbeing....
Cameron DicksonSep 20, 20183 minLoss HurtsYou loved, hoped and lost. Grief is the emotion we feel when we lose someone or something important to us. Sometimes that is the death of...
Cameron DicksonAug 4, 20183 minCounselling, Confidentiality and Airbag MomentsThere is a clear boundary around your right to confidentiality in counselling. This boundary line is very important! Understanding it...
Cameron DicksonJun 8, 20182 minBravery, Perfectionism and Mental HealthAs the father of a young girl and as someone who has worked with a huge number of teen girls struggling with anxiety and low self esteem,...
Cameron DicksonMay 24, 20185 minCounselling: Driving and Map Making ...or: How I work with people. I wrote in an earlier blog, "I am very friendly, but I am not your friend..." about what I think the...
Cameron DicksonMay 7, 20182 minA "must have" survival tool for young people: ICON A practical tool created by teens to help you deal with negativity online. This week I came across ICON (In Case of Online Negativity)....
Cameron DicksonApr 29, 20182 minGrief: Why you should punch "closure" and "stages" in the mouthIt's a metaphor ok! I totally agree that nonviolence is the best answer, but the harm that the belief in "closure", "getting over it" and...
Cameron DicksonApr 22, 20185 minI am very friendly, but I am not your friend...What a counselling relationship is and what it offers you that you can’t get somewhere else. The relationship between you and your...
Cameron DicksonApr 13, 20181 minDo you even Pin?I do! I found using Pinterest (a social media tool that replicates a traditional pin board online) as a storage and research library a...