Who are Sage Counselling Services?
Sage Counselling Services, are a group of highly qualified Mental Health Occupational Therapists, with a high interest and knowledge in Mood Management and Mindfulness.
Sage Counselling Services look at how mood and motivation impact on the activities people are engaging in, their ability to engage in these occupations and their enjoyment of them.
Sage's goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life and become wise in their own experience.
Sage Counselling Services look at how mood and motivation impact on the activities people are engaging in, their ability to engage in these occupations and their enjoyment of them.
Sage's goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life and become wise in their own experience.
Our population
Age Range:
- Youth (14 years old) to adult (70)
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Self harm
- Suicidal ideation
- Physiological effects of stress (ie. somatic conditions)
- Decrease in occupational engagement (ie. school)
- Bipolar
- ADHD
- ASD
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Exclusion: family therapy, couples counselling
Our goals for our clients
- Develop awareness of emotions (label feelings)
- Developing insight regarding stress (psycho education re illness and fight/flight response)
- Build awareness of psychosocial dysfunction (ie. negative signs /symptoms of stress)
- Enhance client’s ability to monitor stress and coping
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Time management (ie. daily/ weekly planning)
- Worry techniques (to manage anxiety/ concerns)
- Sleep hygiene (improve sleep quality and quantity)
- Relaxation techniques
- Harm reduction and safety management plans
- Sensory Modulation (OT specific technique)