YARN Psychology Services

Have a yarn about your social and emotional wellbeing

If you identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and are concerned about your social and emotional wellbeing, have a yarn with us about how to cope with everyday life and stressful events.

There are many factors that affect your social and emotional wellbeing. These factors can include daily stressors, major life events and the impact of past traumas. Mental health issues can also have a big impact on your social and emotional wellbeing that may lead to a experiencing a significant mental illness.

It is common for people to show some signs of a mental illness but not enough for them to have a mental illness. It is important to address these signs and symptoms as they could get worse and really affect your social and emotional wellbeing.

Some of these signs include:-

• Anxiety – feeling worried all the time or feeling edgy and nervous
• Mood problems – feeling ‘low’ or down’ constantly, feeling guilt and shame and often experiencing feelings of helplessness and worthlessness
• Grief and loss – feelings of sadness with the loss of significant others
• Trauma – experiencing frequent thoughts and/or images about stressful or traumatic experience in your life
• Substance use – drinking or using other drugs too much, often to help to deal with mental health issues as described above

Our skilled and experienced mental health clinicians can assist you to develop positive strategies to manage your mental health and improve overall social and emotional wellbeing.

At Hunter Primary Care, we have experienced psychologists, counsellors and social workers who are committed to providing culturally safe, sensitive and responsive services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and communities. Our clinicians have undertaken cultural competency training and work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff across all our services to ensure that our service is delivered in a respectful and non-judgemental therapeutic environment.