Trudy Jacobsen is a caring, highly competent relationship and marriage counsellor with over 17 years’ professional experience. She is an accredited mental health social worker professionally registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers. Trudy has provided counselling services in a number of organisations and counselling settings, including private practice.
Circulating in today?s society is a term known as emotional intelligence. This concept has not only proven to improve all sorts of relationships?friendships, professional, romantic?but it helps people find true… Read More »Why Self-Awareness and Emotional Maturity Are So Important in Relationships
Romantic relationships tend to be a bit scattershot?going with the flow. Yet, creating a successful relationship requires more deliberate action than most people assume. Rather than to simply rely on… Read More »Creating a Great Relationship: How to Identify the Results You want to Create
Have you ever noticed that it?s often the most important people in our lives that we tend to treat the worst? There are hundreds of things we could blame for… Read More »9 Ways to Improve Communication Skills in Your Relationship
It?s only natural to feel a bit of worry about what others think of you. Especially when you?ve possibly got a snag of broccoli sticking out of your teeth or… Read More »Perfectionism: Excessive Worries About What Others Think vs Healthy Striving for Excellence
Trudy Jacobsen | Depression Some emotions such as joy or inspiration are wonderful to experience. We usually welcome them with open arms. Conversely, we often meet emotions such as sadness… Read More »Fighting to Control Your Emotions? 4 Practical Tips to Deal with Depression
Trudy Jacobsen | Grief and loss If you?re like many people, you?re okay letting the shoulder of your shirt get tear-soaked. You?re a good person, and being that ?rock? is… Read More »It’s okay not to be okay! Five practical ways to support someone facing a loss.
Trudy Jacobsen | Relationships Being in a successful relationship takes purposeful work. Sometimes connecting with each other comes more naturally. Other days, it may be very hard to find a… Read More »How to Make a Conscious Effort to Understand and Meet your Partner?s Needs
Joy doesn?t always come to us naturally. Some days, it feels like joy and happiness seem to take a hike… and forgotten the way home. For those struggling with depression,… Read More »Three Keys to Overcoming Depression and Reclaiming Joy
Joy doesn?t always come to us naturally. Some days, it feels like joy and happiness seem to take a hike… and forget the way home. For those struggling with depression,… Read More »Three Keys to Overcoming Depression and Regaining Joy in Your Life
It’s not that long ago, we didn’t fully understand what was making great relationships so successful, and struggling relationships so difficult to turn around. thanks goodness things have changed! we… Read More »Is Relationship Counselling For You?