A very warm welcome to Tree of Life Clinic! At Tree of Life Clinic we provide specialist therapeutic services and personalised treatment packages that adress the root causes of a range of mental health needs. Our mission is to help you find your path towards transformation, wellness and a fulfilling life. Our approach is holistic, tailored to address the whole person: mind, body and spirit. At Tree of Life Clinic, you can be sure you will receive therapy tailored to your individual needs. Our exceptional clinicians specialise in short and long-term therapy for adults, adolescents and children.

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A Powerful Parenting Tool to Enhance Parent-Child Relationships

August 1, 2019

By Catherine Vāse - Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

When children come to see me for one-to-one psychotherapeutic work, they have often been referred by their parents or carers. Family-life has reached crisis point and sometimes the parents are extremely worried, and are struggling to cope or manage their child’s behaviour or mood.

Despondent, having tried different ways to change the situation, parents come to me hoping that I will be able to change their child’s behaviour or mood. As the work unfolds, I help them understand that, what the child needs is for us, that’s me and the parents, is to understand that the child’s difficult, worrying or upsetting behaviour can be a signal that something within the family dynamic may need to shift. Or it is the child’s only way of communicating something they have no words for yet...Read more