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Psychological Support

1) TEN One-on-One Sessions

Individual therapy aimed at helping women change their relationship with alcohol. Kirsten offers 9 guiding principles over 10 sessions in an individual, face-to-face format for women who prefer more guidance and support in their journey, whether they are seeking a break from alcohol (30, 60 or 90 days).

In presenting these principles, Kirsten weaves the following therapeutic approaches into her sessions:

Psycho-education, presenting the latest research into alcohol and its effects on our bodies and minds.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to become more aware of thoughts and feelings that determine actions and consequences,
Personalised integrative (PI) therapy to focus on the influence diet, exercise, sleep and social connection have on mental health,
Motivational therapy (MT) to find the means and motivation to change,
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to accept the things we cannot change and focus on the things we can,
Identifying coping styles and strategies - the positive and negative, and developing new positive, long-lasting coping skills, and
Mindfulness to find peace in an otherwise busy mind.

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Recent Research:

Recent study by the Australian National University entitled
Alcohol consumption during the COVID- 19 period (May 2020) by Prof. Nicholas Biddle; Ass. Prof Ben Edwards, Prof. Matthew Gray and Kate Sollis, reports the following:
22.8% of women reported am increase in consumption:
Women aged 35-44 years (30.3%)
Why the increase?

63.7% more time at home
41.9% increase in stress
37.8% increased anxiety
Strong predictor of increase child-caring role

Women are drinking alcohol to cope with difficult emotions or stress (e.g., Dare et al, 2020; Greenfield et al, 2010)
Woman are likely to experience symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression during the pandemic (Wang et al, 2020)
Women more likely to report being lonely (28%) than men (16%; ABS, 2020)
Increased caregiver load: women were three times more likely than men to look after children full time on their own (46%; ABS, 2020)
● Women who drink at risky levels experience harms quicker, and take longer to seek treatment due to stigma (Green, 2006)

You may be thinking, I don't really need a psychologist for this journey of self-discovery. Or you may find it hard to find a psychologist at exactly the time you decide to take the plunge so Kirsten has developed a program that encapsulates the key information you would have available to you in session in a program so you can get started on your won.

2) Self-paced Program (launching in July)

Replenish2 is a stand alone "program' for lack of a better word that can be followed without face-to-face counselling. It is a set of guiding principles, grounded in theory and set out in 9 modules aimed at helping women change their relationship with alcohol. Unlike other programs, there is no start, no finish, no mandatory completion. It's self-paced, self-managed and is aimed at women who want to remain anonymous and who may not want to commit to therapy or face-to-face member groups. They just want a chance to re-evaluate whether this substance is still serving them, as it once did. By the end of this "non-program" you will have all the information needed to do this in the privacy and comfort of your own home.

To find out more about Replenish2:

Head to Membership Site