{"id":67231,"date":"2020-02-19T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T01:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=67231"},"modified":"2020-02-19T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T01:26:23","slug":"clarity-purpose-and-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/living\/clarity-purpose-and-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarity, purpose and control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Counsellor Jamie Brown is passionate about helping others be their best selves, and now he\u2019s opening a practice in Ballarat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He initially went into education as an English and drama teacher before becoming a Lifeline counsellor, but a life-long curiosity for psychology steered him to mental health.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-67234\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/02\/DSC_0174-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Now Jamie runs The Therapy Stop, a counselling practice based at The Healthy Hub Wellness Centre, responding to ever present needs for access to mental health treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie ran his business for two years in Melbourne\u2019s CBD, but has settled into the Bridge Mall space this month, drawing upon the approaches of various schools of counselling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take a bit from everything to create an integrative approach which will help the person in front of me. It\u2019s about them, it\u2019s very much person-centred and goal focussed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy areas of interest are anxiety, depression, grief and loss, gender and sexuality, and the whole purpose of someone coming to me for counselling is to unpack an issue of their choosing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about them, they tell the story and I take from that what I need to come up with this integrative approach to help them gain clarity, purpose and control over their life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Jamie\u2019s teaching and counselling careers have had similar purposes, \u201cmaking people believe in themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelping people, whether it be skill or thought wise, to be the best version of themselves, it\u2019s really rewarding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou might have someone come in who\u2019s down and out with depression and they\u2019ve lost all hope, but you work with them slowly but surely, and you see them come back to life. That\u2019s a great feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When The Therapy Stop found its home at The Healthy Hub, it was \u201cmeant to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a practitioner, you\u2019ve got to find your spot. As soon as I went in there, I just knew this was the place I wanted to relocate my business to,\u201d Jamie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an allied health place so there\u2019s people I can refer clients to and people who can refer clients to me. It\u2019s different, it\u2019s funky and it\u2019s got a good vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A session lasts 50 minutes, costing between $60 and $90. Appointments are available on Saturdays. During their first meeting, people can see Jamie for half a session, free-of-charge to discover whether the service is right for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat way they can see this is who I am and how I operate. Plus, it gives me a chance to see if I can help them to help themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t change everything, but if you focus on one thing with the greatest potential gain, it can have a domino effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find The Therapy Stop at 100 Bridge Mall, Bakery Hill. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thetherapystop.com.au\"><strong>thetherapystop.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counsellor Jamie Brown is passionate about helping others be their best selves, and now he\u2019s opening a practice in Ballarat. He initially went into education as an English and drama teacher before becoming a Lifeline counsellor, but a life-long curiosity for psychology steered him to mental health. 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