IQC Counselling & Psychotherapy
Ian Carpenter
Reg Clinical Counsellor
+61 7 477 522 659
IQC Counselling & Psychotherapy
Ian Carpenter
Reg Clinical Counsellor
+61 7 477 522 659
Therapies provided
Trauma
Depression: Compassionate Counselling for Depression: Supporting Your Journey to Healing
Men's Health
Trauma impacts everyone differently, whether from a single incident or prolonged experiences, often leaving survivors trapped in the past. Unprocessed, it can lead to PTSD or Complex PTSD, hindering emotional regulation and growth. Our approach focuses on compassion and empathy, offering a path of small, intentional steps to help individuals heal, reclaim their lives, and move forward.
Men's Health
Depression: Compassionate Counselling for Depression: Supporting Your Journey to Healing
Men's Health
Men often avoid seeking mental health support due to societal pressures around masculinity and fear of vulnerability, leading to unhealthy coping mechanisms like substance abuse. Common challenges include depression, obesity, diabetes, and ADHD, often presenting as anger, fatigue, or social withdrawal. Tragically, middle-aged men face di
Men often avoid seeking mental health support due to societal pressures around masculinity and fear of vulnerability, leading to unhealthy coping mechanisms like substance abuse. Common challenges include depression, obesity, diabetes, and ADHD, often presenting as anger, fatigue, or social withdrawal. Tragically, middle-aged men face disproportionately high suicide rates—four times that of women—highlighting an urgent need for accessible, stigma-free care.
Depression: Compassionate Counselling for Depression: Supporting Your Journey to Healing
Depression: Compassionate Counselling for Depression: Supporting Your Journey to Healing
Feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, or stuck? You don’t have to face it alone. Our compassionate counselling offers a safe space to navigate challenges, rediscover hope, and regain control. With a personalized approach, we’ll explore your feelings, address underlying causes, and build tools for well-being. Take the first step toward healing. Contact me for an introduction to my services.
Anxiety: Discover Relief Through Counselling: Effective Anxiety Treatment
Feeling overwhelmed, worried, or unable to relax? Anxiety can disrupt daily life, making even simple tasks difficult. Counselling offers a compassionate, effective path to peace of mind. Using techniques like CBT and mindfulness, it helps uncover anxiety’s roots, build coping strategies, and foster resilience. Take the first step toward balance—you don’t have to face it alone.
Chronic Stress: Treating Chronic Stress and Inflammation.
Chronic Stress: Treating Chronic Stress and Inflammation.
Chronic stress, a prolonged state of mental and physical tension, harms overall health. Untreated, it can inflame neural networks, disrupting brain function and communication. This often impairs memory, decision-making, and emotional regulation, worsening stress responses and creating a harmful cycle.
Unlock growth through creative therapies
Chronic Stress: Treating Chronic Stress and Inflammation.
Creative therapies like Art, Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT), Origami, and Lego provide innovative pathways for personal growth and well-being. Lego, particularly effective for NDIS clients, fosters communication through hands-on, non-confrontational engagement. IDT enables verbal and non-verbal clients to express emotions using col
Creative therapies like Art, Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT), Origami, and Lego provide innovative pathways for personal growth and well-being. Lego, particularly effective for NDIS clients, fosters communication through hands-on, non-confrontational engagement. IDT enables verbal and non-verbal clients to express emotions using color, metaphors, and creativity, while mindfulness art merges creativity with meditation, promoting calm and self-discovery. These approaches empower individuals to explore emotions and build resilience in safe, expressive ways.