The STEPS program

Self-awareness Thinking Emotions Preparation Solutions

… for personal growth

The STEPS program is an evidence based group program aimed at helping you make positive changes to your life.  Topics are delivered in a revolving schedule so you can join whenever you are ready – there are no waiting lists.

STEPS is currently delivered every Tuesday from 10:00am to 12:30pm – with other times offered when demand exists.

Take the first step towards personal change by enrolling in our weekly program. Contact us on 0436482027

DENIAL

This session will help you see the reality of what is happening in your life.

We can be in denial about anything that make us vulnerable or threatens our sense of control.

Denial is a coping mechanism that gives us time to adjust to distressing situations but it can also be unhealthy.  To help make change in our life, we need to learn to move past it.

ADDICTION

This session raises awareness of a range of addictive substances and behaviours including alcohol and substance abuse, gambling, gaming, sex addictions, phone mania, work, exercise, comfort shopping and eating disorders (to name a few).  We will discuss how a person becomes addicted and looks at the emotional suffering on both the addicted person and the impact on family and friends.

LETTING GO

We all come to a point where there are some things holding us back.  We need to let go of these things to take the first step towards personal freedom.

This session helps us develop self-control.  When we learn to control our feelings, learn to accept others just as they are and learn clear thinking and proper actions, we become free and happy.

 

THE FAMILY

Our families are the most influential group in our education and socialisation.  The family is a social unit united by blood, marriage, adoption or deep emotional bonds.

In this session, we discuss parenting styles, the issue of caretaking, and the features of both healthy and dysfunctional families. Learn how to recover from family dysfunction and communicate effectively.

GRIEF AND LOSS

Loss is part of life and grief is an emotional response to any kind of loss, not just death.

This session will help you understand the stages of the grief process, including a newly suggested step of finding meaning in grief.

It will give you the tools to work towards acceptance of the loss and honouring our losses in meaningful ways.

ABUSE

Abuse is the improper, unfair or cruel treatment of a person or persons – often involvign misuse of power or control.  This session helps raise awareness of what actually constitutes abuse through the discussion of a wide range of types of abuse.  Awareness is the first step in breaking the cycle that can exist through generations, especially in dysfunctional families.

ANXIETY

Heightened bouts of stress can lead to anxiety or sometimes even panic attacks.  This session will help you understand the importance of not over reacting and helps with the understanding that anxiety is created in our own minds.  Learn to choose your response and benefit from lifestyle strategies, positive self talk and therapy options.

SELF EMPOWERMENT

Self Empowerment is the “powerhouse” of the STEPS program.  Focusing on self responsibility is the key to unlocking empowerment.  This session helps us examine what/who we are, and are not, responsible for.  Discover the power to create a life you choose for yourself.

THE SPIRIT OF YOU

Our core beliefs, values and spirituality all overlap to make up the “Spirit of You”.  This session helps us identify the elements that make us who we are.  Become better equipped to be true to yourself and discover inner peace and self-compassion.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

Learn about the essential stages of any relationship.  This session discusses sexuality, intimacy and building a healthy relationship so that all parties have a well-balanced self worth.  Learn how to accept yourself and work out what you want from any relationship.

BOUNDARIES

Boundaries are the clear and respectful expression of our needs, values and limits. They are not about controlling others, but about taking responsibility for how we choose to engage with the world. In this unit we explore people-pleasing, assertive communication and the difference between healthy and unhealthy boundaries. Practical tools are shared to help identify personal limits, communicate them effectively and build healthier patterns based on self-awareness, self-respect and ongoing practice.

WELLBEING TOOLKIT

We all get upset at times – at ourselves, at others, or the world around us.  Upset feelings can take the form of depression, hopelessness, anxiety or guilt.

This session will help you understand that it is your attitudes and beliefs which causes your personal distress.  It  will provide the skills to manage upset feelings and thought processes to increase positivity and sense of control.