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Coping with Life Changes
Dealing with life changes can be difficult, particularly if you don’t feel like you have any choice in the matter. Life changes include issues that permanently affect your physical or psychological health, such as the onset or diagnosis of a chronic illness; career change, job loss, or relationship and family breakdowns.
What are Life Changes?
Life Changes include things like moving to a new city or country, or dealing with other changes in your circumstances such as finances. Often these changes are imposed upon us, but even changes that you’ve wanted can cause difficulties as you adjust to a “new normal”.
As a result of these experiences you may notice that you are:
- Having a negative view of life
- No longer enjoying activities that were previously pleasurable
- Finding it difficult to relate to others
- Unsure what to do next
- Feeling angry, anxious, or depressed.
Why is it difficult to cope with change?
It’s very easy and normal to feel powerless, confused, or overwhelmed in these situations. When we face setbacks or things don’t go our way, we might find that our sense of self-worth may reduce, that things begin to feel pointless or not worth the effort, or that life isn’t fair. Changes can bring about fear, and most often this fear comes from being unsure what will happen next. When the amount of stress in our life changes, our previous coping strategies might no longer provide enough relief.
How Seed Psychology can help you
Our psychologists will help you to identify unhelpful patterns of thinking or behaviour that are contributing to your difficulties in coping with change, and support you to develop new skills and coping strategies. Building psychological flexibility is an important component in being able to cope with both your immediate challenges, and other changes that might arise and cause difficulty in the future.
Through connection,
change is possible
Our compassionate team at Seed Psychology is here to help you regain your wellbeing and navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and clarity. Connect with us to book an appointment with a psychologist in our Brunswick clinic or via telehealth Australia-wide.
Meet our amazing team of therapists
Our diverse team of psychologists offer individual, couples, and online therapy, as well as assessments. Beyond their expertise, they bring humanity and care, providing respectful, affirming support tailored to each person’s unique experience.
Freqeuently asked questions
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You do not need a referral to see a Psychologist at Seed Psychology. However, if you’d like to claim a Medicare rebate, you will need a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) from your GP. With a MHCP, you may be eligible for rebates on up to 10 sessions per calendar year. These sessions can be used at any psychology clinic of your choice. To access Medicare psychology rebates, book an appointment with your GP and ask for a Mental Health Care Plan. Most referrals begin with 6 sessions, with the option to access 4 more after a review. Referrals can also be provided by a psychiatrist or paediatrician.
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Yes, we offer in person sessions at our Brunswick East practice and secure online appointments. Our online services make it easy to connect with your Psychologist from anywhere, offering flexibility without compromising on care. Whether you attend in person or online, you’ll receive consistent, high-quality support.
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To book an appointment, simply use our booking form, or call our client care team on 9388 8113.
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Our goal is to make mental health care approachable, inclusive, and clear—so you always know what to expect.
Individual Therapy Sessions
- Private clients (no referral): $255 – $285
- Clients with a MHCP: $230 – $285
- Medicare rebates: $96.65 – $141.85 per session (depending on the clinician)
- Private clients (no referral): $255 – $285
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At Seed Psychology, your safety and wellbeing are our highest priorities. While we are here to support you through regular therapy sessions, we are not a crisis service and may not be available outside of scheduled appointments. If you or someone you care about is in immediate danger, experiencing a mental health crisis, or needs urgent support, it’s important to seek help straight away through the appropriate emergency or crisis services. You can find a list of trusted organisations and services here that can provide immediate support when you need it most.
Acknowledgment of Country
Our Team at Seed Psychology acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
