Welcome to Think Better with Amy Islip
Psychotherapist & Relationship Coach
Are you ready for more deeply connected relationships? We have the essential skills you need.
Psychotherapy & Counselling
Think Better is a boutique service offering the personalised care, support and skills you need. If you’re ready to create healthier, more deeply connected relationships with yourself and those around you, Think Better provides the support and skills you need.
Relationship Skills Training
Change doesn’t happen simply by talking. For better relationships, you need better skills. We teach the essential skills for connected, healthy relationships. Our workshops build a practical toolkit to help you find love again, deepen the love you have or transform a rocky relationship.
Individual Psychotherapy & Counselling
The most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself. It impacts all aspects of your life and relationships. We help you to heal past wounds, live from your authentic self and strengthen your inner wisdom and compassion.
Relationship Coaching
Relationships and connection don't just happen magically. We need better skills and knowledge to experience healthier, more connected relationships. We teach you how to find, maintain and enjoy better relationships for a better life.
Resource Therapy
Sometimes we get stuck in repetitive feelings and behaviour we can't shift alone. Resource Therapy is a transformative process which puts you in touch with different parts of yourself and addresses the root cause of repetitive emotional and behavioural patterns.
Relationship Skills Training
We are all doing the best we can with the skills we have. If you want more from your life and relationships, you need better skills. We teach essential skills for better self awareness, emotional regulation, connection, communication, conflict, boundaries and influence.
Think Better expertise
Building authentic self esteem
Improving self awareness
Creating great relationships
Developing effective communication
Developing self compassion
Managing conflict effectively
Creating better boundaries
Deepening connection
Relationship skill building
Healing issues arising from childhood
Stress management and self care
Think Better values
Things just work better when we align with your values. That’s why our values are at the heart of everything we do.
Curiosity – There is a reason for everything we do.
Non judgement – Let’s explore rather than judge.
Compassion – We’re all doing the best we can at the time.
Humour – Sometimes the best thing to do is laugh.
Practicality – Talk is great but you need practical skills too.
What to expect
You choose between online sessions or face to face from our rooms in Southbank or Belgrave. We take care to limit client numbers so you don’t have to wait lengthy periods for an appointment. You can book directly with Amy or browse online availability for a time which works for you.
You receive a confirmation email outlining the details you need for your appointment. In the first session you explore what you hope to achieve and options to move forward. Clients regularly report feeling validated and understood, leaving with a fresh perspective and greater understanding.
You choose whether you see Amy weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Sessions build your awareness of your habitual patterns – what you do, when you do it and why you do it. Armed with greater self awareness and compassion, you learn essential skills for better emotional health and relationships – in a safe, supportive environment.
1. Improved self-awareness and self-compassion
We work together to give you a wiser, kinder understanding of how your thoughts, feelings and behaviour interconnect so you can choose helpful responses rather than reacting in habitual ways.
2. Greater flexibility of thinking
We assist you to recognize stuck and unhelpful patterns of thinking and replace them with thinking that will move you towards what is important to you.
3. Improved ability to manage emotions
We teach the psychological skills to recognize, validate and manage difficult and painful emotions so you feel more centered and able to cope in the face of challenges.
4. Strategies to manage difficult situations
We explore issues from different perspectives to give you fresh insights and teach the skills to manage difficult situations confidently while honouring your needs and boundaries.
5. Improved ability to deeply connect with yourself and others
We help you to understand yourself and others and what matters most so you can be more present for yourself and others . This knowledge, along with the skills we teach, enables you to act and communicate with integrity, clarity and care.
Options
Individual Psychotherapy & Counselling
Insightful, compassionate psychotherapy and counselling to deepen self awareness, promote healing and improve self compassion for a better life.
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- Personal development
- Self-esteem issues
- Childhood issues
- Feelings of not being good enough
- Imposter syndrome
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Communication issues
- Conflict
- Burnout
- Lack of purpose
- Lack of meaning
$140
Relationship Coaching
Skill building relationship coaching to improve communication, address unhelpful conflict patterns, and deepen your connection and intimacy for a better relationship.
More Details
- Finding Love
- Keeping love alive
- Improving intimacy
- Healthy sexuality
- Navigating conflict
- Improving connection
- Improving communication
- Identifying needs
- Communicating needs
- Learning to say No
- Ending relationships graciously
- Coping with loss
$190
Relationship Skills Training
Essential relationship skills training for better self awareness, emotional regulation, connection, communication, conflict management, boundaries and influence.
More Details
- Self awareness
- Managing difficult emotions
- Developing connection and rapport
- Communication that gets heard
- Mindfulness
- Setting and maintaining boundaries
- Effectively managing conflict
- Navigating separation and divorce
- Thriving through stress
- Self-care for professionals
Learn more about Amy
Amy is an award winning Psychotherapist, Coach and Educator, known for her warmth, humour and extensive knowledge of relationship patterns.
What our clients say
Relationship Skills Training
“Amy approaches things from a different perspective, so we can better manage ourselves during conflict and keep clear boundaries while still being kind. The skills I have now saved my marriage.” (Name withheld for privacy.)
“We have had such great staff feedback about Amy’s regular relational skills training and we can see that our staff are using the strategies to engage with each other more positively and effectively.” (Name withheld for privacy.)
Coaching
“Amy’s guidance and mentoring has not only rekindled our marriage, but her skills training has inspired both my partner and I to a more enthusiastic and compassionate lifestyle.” (Name withheld for privacy.)
“Amy has a beautiful approach incorporating self-awareness and compassion – I am less judgemental, more relaxed, and I understand my partner so much more.” (Name withheld for privacy.)
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