http://www.collectivesupport.com.auhttp://www.collectivesupport.com.auCollective support60<![CDATA[ Online Support ]]> We have created an online environment here at Collective Support, intentionally designed to help you through the hurdles life can throw at us all sometimes. Communicating online is helpful as we are more likely to open up being that one step removed. We have put as much as we can together under one roof – YOUR roof! You can now find a book, professional counsellor, support groups or just others that
have an understanding of what you are going through. At a time that suits you! We at Collective Support wish you the best in your journey. You are not alone!

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:04:07 GMT<![CDATA[ Website Features ]]> We have many features on the Collective Support Website. We welcome you to spend the time getting to know them and we value your response, feedback and input regarding your experience. We have our forum to build up a support community of people and ideas; our blog area to express what’s on our minds and how we may be feeling right now; the online, face to face video counselling office; our private group counselling support service; the easy to use online bookstore reflecting our topics of support. Have a look around!

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:02:20 GMT<![CDATA[ Welcome ]]> Join Collective Support now to be a part of Australia’s new online support community. Support with depression, relationships, parenting, grief, divorce, cancer, domestic violence and sexual assault. Access face to face counselling via web cam or participate in private group forums. You can tell your story, listen to what others have discovered, research many great books, and talk to professionals. You are no longer alone. This is your community, so come and discover with us. We are all in this together!

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[ Becoming A Member ]]> Becoming a member of Collective Support is free. Once you register as a member you may access the full available features of the forum site. Join now and help us bridge the gap and build a supportive caring community across Australia!          Join Now

]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:02:49 GMT<![CDATA[ Private Groups ]]> Welcome to the Online Group Room. You now have the choice of many fantastic groups and courses on offer facilitated by Professional Counsellors around Australia. You can view & select the group that you would like to participate in below. Once you have found the one for you, simply purchase your access. This is done conveniently online. You may need to retrieve a password from the professional Counsellor prior to purchase. This maintains the Privacy, Professionalism and Confidentiality of the group you wish to be a part of. Once you have successfully joined a group, it will appear on the starting date within the Forum under Private Rooms. When it is time to begin simply click into the room and begin your journey. 

 

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:37:58 GMT<![CDATA[ APS ]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:01:16 GMT<![CDATA[ ACA ]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:38:03 GMT<![CDATA[ COUNSELLING ROOM ]]> Welcome to the Collective Support counselling office. All counselling is done via a web cam from our counsellors to you via a secure Client Software Program. You can install this by following the link on the left of this page. Session costs are $69  for all registered users.

Simply choose the counsellor you would like to talk with and select an available time. Pay for the session via our secure payment system. 10 minutes before your appointment, make sure you logged into the Client Software Program (you have already downloaded) using your normal Collective Support login details. This will automatically dial your counsellor and inform them you are waiting and ready for your session. Then, all you need to do is wait for them to accept, and you can start talking Face to Face.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:50:04 GMT<![CDATA[ Video Introduction to Collective Support ]]> Press HERE to view video

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:33 GMT<![CDATA[ Bunbury website reaches out ]]>

Bunbury website reaches out

KAITLYN OFFER
15/04/2009 9:50:00 AM
 

A NATION-WIDE website to help people battling depression and other life challenges will be launched from a Bunbury home this month.

Rob Martin and his partner Nichola Hartwell have been working non-stop on their website Collective Support since August last year.

Mr Martin sold his house for the site.

Having battled with depression himself, Mr Martin said there was not an all-encompassing support network for those needing help.

He often found websites would direct users through a maze of other sites and help lines would still leave you feeling alone once you hung up the phone.

“With my background in marketing, I wasn’t happy with the service,” Mr Martin said.

“What was lacking was I didn’t know where to find help.”

Collective Support is designed to help sufferers of depression, cancer, divor-ce, grief, domestic violence, sexual assault and relationship breakdowns to find all the resources needed in one spot.

By logging on and becoming a member, people from Bunbury and across Australia will have access to counsellors via video link, books dealing specifically with their issue and a forum to talk with other members.

Mr Martin has lined up counsellors from around Australia for the network.

“It’s about helping everybody, not just rural but metro as well and it brings a service to the bush not there before,” Mr Martin said.

Mr Martin said the website aimed to build a sense of community, something lacking in many people’s lives.

The first part of the website, depression, should be up and running by the end of the school holidays.

The other six topics will follow.

To log in or register head to collectivesupport.com.au/ or email info@collectivesupport.com.au
 
http://bunbury.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/General/bunbury-website-reaches-out/1487205.aspx?src=email
 
]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:46:37 GMT<![CDATA[ Online Doctor for outback Australia ]]> Online Doctor for outback Australia.

With the new Federal Government anouncing the want and need for online doctors, its great to see one company excelling in the market. The following link will take you to online doctor and you too can ask your doctor if the too can offer the service.

It now makes country living more accessable to city services. No longer is it a pipe dream but reality.

http://www.onlinedoctor.net.au/

]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:10:54 GMT<![CDATA[ Take A Break ]]> I don't usually take to many holidays and end up with weeks of untaken leave that I don't use. The problem with that is that I don't take a break , and end up sooner or later feeling burnt out and just plain tired. When I was little my Dad always found a way to go away on holidays with the family every year. This was always difficult as we were poor and didn't have much. But every year we went away for at least 2 weeks and really enjoyed the break, that time away from the everyday.

I have come to realise that this is very important in many ways, taking time out from the normal stresses can be the tonic required to makes us feel alive again.It doesn't have to be anything fancy, it just needs to be away. Nowadays its even more important, no phones, computers, or other devices. Just away with family , friends, with nature and a different way of living for a short time. Time to revitalise and reinvigorate ourselves, have some fun and get un-serious.

Take a BREAK it may be just what you need.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:51:54 GMT<![CDATA[ I AM - WE ARE ]]> There are lots of idealologies that promise you enlightenment or a seense of spirituality. Many religions , sects and other organizations espouse their way of being free. We all want to be rid of the burdens of life, those things that make us feel drained, unhappy, sad , depressed, anxious, fearful , or any other emotion laden effect that turns our lives upside down. Is there really any escape from the perils that invade our lives such as natural disasters, death, rejection, family breakdowns,  hunger, poverty, etc. etc., to a large degree not really. These events are beyond our control to a large degree. By placing relationships ,eg. family,personal, work, and social, into a catagory of disasters that could have a heavy negative impact on our lives, you may think that I have overstepped the mark. How can failed relationships be placed in the long list of probable disasters that effect the human race. Look at the effect failed relationships can have on a personal level , community level, legal level, and the wider national health as a whole. It is surely a large factor in the mental health issues this country faces on a daily basis.

Self enlightenment is a great thing even then the need to find yourself means also to be able yo loose onesself. Relationships transform the I AM into the WE ARE a plural , more than one. If we can concentrate more on the We in relationships and move away from the I ,the posibility of success is far greater. Yes we need to be confident in who we are and what we stand for ( notice I have not mentioned what you have as possessions can never determine who we are) but we also require a feeling for the other/s in a relationship. We can,t find ourselves in another person, but we can find the other that brings joy and happiness into our lives. Enlightenment is great, but failed relationships are disasterous.

]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:42:01 GMT<![CDATA[ Parent Adult Child ]]> How we relate to others and respond to various interactions can determine the results. Transactions between people can be difficult but if we can transact on the same level things become easier. The ideal type of transaction is adult to adult as the adult can gather all the facts and data that is required and focus on meaningful dialogue and relationship building.

Difficulties occur when the transaction between two people is of a scewed nature , for example your adult may be trying to speak to the other persons child, their parent might be trying to deal with your parent, or we could have transaction between the child of both people. Whether we respond to another person as a child adult or parent will determine what happens in that transaction. To complicated? Not really. Everyone has within them a child adult and parent and we use one of these when we respond to other people or situations. If you can determine where your response is coming from (parent adult child) you could then have a better understanding of yourself and others. By changing your response base (parent adult or child) you can change the outcome of the interaction.

If a bully comes up to you and threatens to hurt you you could respond in three ways: The child could run away in fear or fight the bully, the parent could accuse the bully of how wrong he is and how bad he is or it could accuse you of being soft, the adult would take into consideration all the data and facts at their disposal try and diffuse the situation or take the best course of action for that situation, understanding that the bully you are facing is acting out his/her child.

In your world does the child have prominence or is it the parent, how often do you respond with your adult?

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:45:33 GMT<![CDATA[ Families Can be To Much ]]> We've just experienced Christmas and Easter is here. The cycle just keeps going around and around and every time the pressure on families can be quite debilitating. Families can be great, but most families have their own little problems, delema's or interpersonal situations that can certainly put a damper on any of the festive or holiday seasons that come around year after year. Not only does it keep coming around but every year we think " its got to get better eventually" maybe this year things will be okay. We are then toally disapointed when nothing has changed and we are in for the same old problems, re-actions, verbal jousting, etc.etc.etc..

The thing is nothing will ever change if no one points out that something is wrong, or if no-one takes ownership of the part they play in the family struggle year after year. The problems are usually not one persons fault, but a collective issue that requires a collective solution. So unless you want to go through the same difficulties again next year, you may want to look at yourself first, and see if you are part of the problem or part of the solution. You can be both and the solution has to start somewhere.

]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:31:31 GMT<![CDATA[ Queensland Flood disaster ]]> I have relatives and friends in the middle of all of the caos over East and feel so helpless on the other side of the country. If the only thing i can do from so far away is to open my ear online and just listen, then here is were i will do so.

I just cant believe all the distruction in Queensland or the top of Western Australia by the floods. Lets just hope the rain finally stops sooner rather then later

Bassman 

]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:59:08 GMT<![CDATA[ Happy New Year ]]> Another year begins, for some this is a great time of looking forward to what may come and maybe getting over a year that may not have been so good. For others it can be a fearfull time with little to no hope of things improving or maybe a time when tough decisions have to be made. When we get over the Christmas and New Years rush of parties, family, friends, gatherings , the giving, and of course the holiday season we sometimes get a moment to reflect on whats just happened. Some will say next year it will be different, maybe better or more organized, others will just be glad its over and happy that it will be another twelve months before it comes back again.

Whatever your feelings about this time of year and how you reflect on them it always seems that the build up is better than the actuality of the whole event. Sometimes our expectations exceed what is possible and so we are always disapointed.Whatever your situation was this festive season I hope that it was uplifting and positive for you and all those that you love. If it was a negative experience then go forward in the hope that next year it will be better, if it was a positive experience then take as much from it as you can . All in all this time of year is and always will be what you make of it whether its positive or negative. You can take the best and discard the rest, or you can make sure that it will be what you want next year. Enjoy whats left of the season, relax, recharge and focus on the postives that will come this new year, and they will come, just be sure to recognise them when they appear.

]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:40:32 GMT<![CDATA[ If you Love some-one Set Them Free ]]> In the words of Sting "if you love somebody set them free. This is a very true statement and one that should be a part of any relationship. To set some-one free it means that you don't tie them into a relationship they dont want to be in. Sometimes we can place conditions or expectations on the ones we love to such a degree that they cant breath, and usually these conditions or expectations are such that they can never be met. A true test of trust in any relationship is to allow the other the freedom to choose whether you are the one for them. This freedom to choose to stay or go can be very scary for many people. Not only to the one that gives that freedom because they may loose the one they love, but also to the who is given the freedom as they may make the wrong choice. Let me tell you one thing that makes this the only way to have a successful and meaningfull relationship , if both parties choose to be together of their own free will without coersion or threat then the chances are they will both be happy together. By allowing the other to choose, and if they choose you, means that they want to be with you. If you don't allow that freedom how do you know whether they really love you or if there is some other reason for them staying with in the relationship. The freedom to choose who we love and the knowledge that I can also leave without hinderance creates a most powerfull bond of love that makes marriages work.

 

 

 

]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:37:59 GMT<![CDATA[ Mental Awareness ]]> Mental health awareness week is an important date in our calender in that it helps to break down barriers for those that suffer from a mental illness or psychological condition. Of course depression is the most widely known of all the mental conditions that people suffer from , but it must be understood that often depression is not a stand alone condition and is usually accompanied by another illness whether its physical or mental . This makes the depression side of things much worse and harder to deal with. If the statistics are right and 1 in 5 people will have had or will suffer from some type of mental condition or illness then the needs that are required even for a small population such as ours, are enormous. But I suppose each government tends to sweep these needs under the carpet and limits funding to the most desperate of sufferers . Why does this happen? My theory is that every one feels a need to hide the mental and psychological conditions that plague us because the sufferers are embarrased that they have such a condition, their family and friends also try to hide the situation for various reasons and the community would rather not have to deal with it either. Thats why mental wareness week is so important, hopefully people will begin to see that these conditions for what they are and let go of the multiple myths and mis-information and see the person behind the illness.

Please leave your views and comments on mental awareness and let us know how you feel about the situation.

]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:59:37 GMT<![CDATA[ The Support of Friendship ]]> I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with the roughest courage.  When they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know.  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When looking for support networks don't forget your true friends. 'In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.'

Sandra ]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[ Family members of those with Depression- Research Opportunity ]]>  

Hi Everyone, thanks for reading my post. We are running a research study at the Brain Dynamics Centre in Westmead, NSW and we are currently looking for the family members of those who have suffered from depression. So I thought I would share the information on here so that anyone who meets the criteria can have the opportunity to participate, or you can pass the information on to anyone you know that might be interested.

 

We are looking for the first-degree family members (sisters, brothers, parents or children) of those who have suffered from Major Depression (unipolar). The family member must not have had depression themselves and must be otherwise well, and aged from 18 to 65.

Our research is aimed at gaining a greater understanding of the factors that predispose and protect individuals against the symptoms of depression. We will be examining all aspects of mind, including thoughts and feelings, and how these interact with biological characteristics such as brain structure and function. Our research will make a significant contribution to the quality of care and diagnosis available for individuals who experience depression.

 

Participation involves approximately 6 hrs of various assessments* including;

-          MRI scan

-          EEG recording (both non-invasive brain measures)

-          Computer based activities

-          Questionnaires

-          Blood test                        *each component is voluntary

 

Twelve months later, you will be re-contacted for a short follow-up phone call and asked to complete a questionnaire online. You can complete this at home or at our centre.

 

Participants will be reimbursed for their contribution.

 

If you are interested in participating or would like more information please contact:

Joanne Carpenter on (02) 9845 8179

email joanne.carpenter@sydney.edu.au

or visit www.familydepressionstudy.com

 

This research has been approved by the South West Area Health Service.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:39:12 GMT<![CDATA[ Would you like to participate in a research study? ]]> Hi Everyone, thanks for reading my post. We are running a research study at the Brain Dynamics Centre in Westmead, NSW and we are currently looking for the family members of those who have suffered from depression. So I thought I would share the information on here so that anyone who meets the criteria can have the opportunity to participate, otherwise please feel free to pass the information on to anyone you know that might be interested.

 

We are looking for the first-degree family members (sisters, brothers, parents or children) of those who have suffered from Major Depression (unipolar). The family member must not have had depression themselves and must be otherwise well, and aged from 18 to 65.

Our research is aimed at gaining a greater understanding of the factors that predispose and protect individuals against the symptoms of depression. We will be examining all aspects of mind, including thoughts and feelings, and how these interact with biological characteristics such as brain structure and function. Our research will make a significant contribution to the quality of care and diagnosis available for individuals who experience depression.

 

Participation involves approximately 6 hrs of various assessments* including;

-          MRI scan

-          EEG recording (both non-invasive brain measures)

-          Computer based activities

-          Questionnaires

-          Blood test                        *each component is voluntary

 

Twelve months later, you will be re-contacted for a short follow-up phone call and asked to complete a questionnaire online. You can complete this at home or at our centre.

 

Participants will be reimbursed for their contribution.

 

If you are interested in participating or would like more information please contact:

Joanne Carpenter on (02) 9845 8179

email joanne.carpenter@sydney.edu.au

or visit www.familydepressionstudy.com

 

This research has been approved by the South West Area Health Service.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:35:58 GMT<![CDATA[ Wanted: Carers Of Older People 65+ for Market Research Study ]]> Hi All,

 

I work for a market research company and  we are currently looking  to interview either by phone or if in Melbourne metro face to face, carers of elderly family members or close friends for an hour during business hours from Monday 19th March.

You would be rewarded for your time.  if you're interested in helping with this research please message me for more information. Note you must live in Melbourne to participate.

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]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:25 GMT<![CDATA[ Protection in the bi-cycle participant ]]> Your fact of needing your should be to abide by legislation which in turn performs in numerous urban centers in the entire world which in turn furnished with the sort of light to guarantee the protection in the cycling jerseys participant specially in situations where these are employed in the night time. There are several engineering which may have removed inside generation involving. You'll find additional controlled solutions in the makes which in turn furnished a variety of light that this never-ending cycle participant may possibly like. In addition to complying while using legal guidelines that will propose with the sort of lighting, it is going to increase the protection in the participant, perhaps there is in addition pertaining to decor.
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]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:56 GMT<![CDATA[ He changed his mind... ]]> My husband and I always planned to have 3 children. We currently have two boys aged 4 and 16 months. Recently my husband told me that he doesn't want anymore children, that the thought of us having another baby makes him feel ill. Before falling pregnant with our second child, we discussed trying for a girl and decided that we wouldn't bother, and if we had another boy we could try for a girl on the third go around. I am now DESPERATE to have another baby, specifically a daughter. Plenty of people say I should just 'forget' the pill, have an 'accident', or just ignore him and get pregnant anyway. I have far to much respect for my husband and our relationship to be so deceitful. Because of that, I feel like I'm in a situation where I am losing by default.

I feel like I am grieving the loss of a child yet to be conceived... (stangely these feelings are much stronger than when I suffered a miscarriage before either of our sons were born). When he asked why I was so upset, and I expressed it in terms of 'how can any woman not be upset when they can't have a child that they desperately want?' he dismissed my feelings as dissimilar to those of a woman who is childless and can't conceive. I know I should be grateful that I have 2 healthy, happy sons, but can't help thinking that if I'd known my husband's decision before I was pregnant the second time, I would have tried for a girl. Even if after trying for a daughter we still had a second son, at least I would have been prepared for him to be my last child.

How do I deal with this? On one hand I want him to change his mind so so much! But I also don't want to make demands or say childish things like 'but you promised'. Is it wrong for me to feel such grief over this?

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:59:01 GMT<![CDATA[ Loss of my 12 year old daughter, 2 days before her 13th birthday ]]> On 13th January 2011 my beautiful brave only child Hayley passed away. 2 days before her 13th birthday.

Hayley was born with congenital heart disease, had surgery in melbourne (we live in Adelaide) at 8 weeks of age. From then on she never looked back. Her condition did not affect her day to day living, she had to have repair surgery later in life. This was done in September 2010, and was extremely successful. Hayley had never been healthier.

Then, she was swimming with a friend... I'd told her to go off and swim so I could organise her birthday, and she collapsed on a pontoon at Fishermans Bay, near where we live at Port Broughton, South Australia. She was given cpr by people around her, she stopped breathing for 20 minutes and was eventually resusciated. She woke up, but wasn't herself, she was screaming in teh ambulance.

she was airlifted to Adelaide by helicopter, and  had suffered extensive damage to her lungs when she stopped breathing. the doctors think it was a very unexpeted cardiac arythmia. sorry about my spelling. the cat is on my keyboard.  Her surgeron from Melbourne flew over, and operated to put hayley on a very special heart lung machine, but after 2 days her brain stopped responsding and we had to turn her machines off.

i am a single mum. Hayle is and was my life.  My relationship with her father hasn't been good for a very long time. 

I have great friends and family, and a wonderful job, but no one sees the inner pain.  It just gets harder and harder. i take antidepressants and have for a few years. I am on a very low dose.  I function really well and get to social events and the like, but there is no smile in my eyes any more. and I don't think there ever will be.

Thanks for listening.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:17:22 GMT<![CDATA[ Feeling like the bad guy ]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:52:40 GMT<![CDATA[ My teenagers and my new partner ]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:12:34 GMT