Psychotherapists and Counsellors Answer your Questions
Conversations with Therapists
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What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?
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Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional development?
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Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?
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What methods do you use?
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When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?
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How has therapy made a difference in your life?
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What do you like most about being a therapist?
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Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?
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What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?
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Can you share the name of a book, film, song, event or work of art that inspires you?
Gidon Weinstein
I believe the struggle to find our genuine, congruent voice is a major challenge. If more people could embrace their authentic selves, grounded in peace and love, the world would be a far better place.
Ash Rehn
I'm reluctant to propose something as the 'most significant' problem we face because 1. our lives are multi-storied and 2. people are diverse and face a diversity of challenges depending on where they...
Denise Tsirtsakis
Oh Gosh there are so many, but I think for me the most significant problem in the world today is poverty. Global poverty represents one of the most serious problems in our modern society.
The...
Karen Potter
Not having enough importance and respect placed on the natural world, the environment and animals.
Jisha Syriac
From a counsellor's perspective, one of the most significant problems we face today is the growing prevalence of disconnection—from ourselves, others, and the world around us. This disconnection...
Donald Marmara
I believe that we are currently largely motivated by fear.
That is why it is important for us to learn how to deal with our fears so they no longer rule our lives.
This is not only for our own...
Stephanie de Niese
Honestly, I think it's our inability to sit with discomfort. Being unsafe and being uncomfortable are two different things. I think we've grown too accustomed to the 'easy' life, finding things to...
Darius Leo
The time that we have on this planet is quite short. We could choose to be a little kinder to each other while we are here. I believe that a lot of the world's problems could be reduced simply by...
Reed Everingham
In the Western world, many people struggle to find meaning and purpose in their daily lives. We are bombarded with messages from the media that make us feel inadequate, and it can be challenging to...
Sarah Bergman
I feel the most significant problem we face in the world today, especially the western world is that we are forgetting how to rest deeply. By resting deeply I mean within ourselves, connected to...
Helen Basili
Systemic inequalities which result in marginalisation for certain groups, the destruction of the environment and the increasingly unequal distribution of wealth.
Mary A McIntyre
Our lack of self compassion, self acceptance and too much focus on bolstering self esteem and outer achievement has sadly affected our capacity to connect to others, to give and receive love and feel...
Abbie Couchman
Climate change, wealth disparity and the tendency toward moral condemnation/blame vs. meaning making come immediately to mind.
Nathan Dick
The most significant problem we face is probably climate change, however, I think we are thwarted from facing the challenge largely due to the disconnected individualism of the West. I think we need...
Sarah Lawson
Undeniably climate change. To think that our way of living and that of all living things is increasingly being impacted and may cease to exist, is both distressing and alarming.
Tracey Larkin
The most significant problem we face in 2020 is responding to the covid-19 outbreak. We need to foster compassion and respect for those who are isolated, frightened and who do not have access to the...
Nicky Angelone
Climate change, unfortunately.
I also believe the after effects of Covid are going to continue for many years. Many of my clients have suffered from the isolation, from losing loved ones and not...
Vassilka Dimitrova
The lack of meaning in the everyday existence, lack of experiencing the depth and beauty of being alive and of the process of living. It seems to me that we forget that life is a continuation and we...
Megan Drummond
I believe one of the most significant problems we face today is the growing inability to tolerate discomfort, which fuels entitlement and avoidance.
Many people struggle with sitting in...
Joshua Comyn
A lack of genuinely deep thinking, feeling, and sensing. Immaturity in other words.
Michelle Tadros
We are living in a time of immense conflict and upheaval, with many of the structures we once relied on for safety and stability now dismantled. This creates a sense of chaos and confusion, leaving...
Eleni Kidis
Disconnection from ourselves, from spirit and to the boundlessness of existence.
Laura Simpson
I believe one of the most significant problems we face today is disconnection—whether it’s from ourselves, others, or our communities. With the pace of modern life, it’s easy to feel isolated,...
Marvel Adeyemi
I believe one of the significant problems we face in the world today is inequities and poor access to health care.
Shaun McMahon
I think it's tempting to become fixated on the problems of our world today, but I believe the most significant problem is how often we forget to acknowledge how far humanity has come. We are, in...
Jessica Vivien
The effects of trauma on the human psyche and the power of our unconscious negative core beliefs to lock people into lives of pain, stress, distress. If we could reverse these, we would unleash an...
Geoff Heard
On a world scale, many of the basic requirements for living a dignified life are missing. Millions of people do not have sufficient food, land or security to raise healthy families. The causes are...
Karen Curran
There is a lack of compassion - both for the self and for others. And a lack of wanting to understand another person. Wars both worldly and on a personal basis are fought on the basis of people saying...
Nina Linder
The poor state of Australian politics that is not adequately addressing climate change, Indigenous issues and general issues across the country.
Daisy Dollisson-Oatley
Lack of supportive community. I think the individualistic culture is a huge problem and so many of our difficulties stem from lack of mature, capable community.
Tessa Ipp
Finding our true self and living from a place of authenticity so that we can love the imperfections of who we are.
Dee Hardy
Information overload provided by the insistent and ongoing access through social media and technology - we need to learn to switch off technology, get back to basics... smell the air, feel the...
Carolyn Choy
The pressure and expectations we put on ourselves and onto others.
Leah Wilson
One of the most significant problems we face in the world today is the pervasive sense of disconnection—disconnection from ourselves, from others, and from the natural world. This disconnection...
Sally Hainey
Communities and individuals are currently experiencing increased crimes of violence relating to domestic and family violence. There is a marked increase of reported gender violence. These crimes...
Gregory Egan
I believe there is a social disconnection and more people have become more individualistic. The concept of community in a lot of places is gradually disappearing.
As a therapist I prefer to put...
Karen Rose
Goodness, I wasn't expecting this question. There are so many that no response I could give in this teeny text box could possibly do these issues justice.
Tim Fraser
Ignorance. Sometimes wilful, often not. Political, social, cultural interpersonal, and intrapersonal. I think that as a species we still don't understand ourselves and our place in the scheme of...
Stelle Shakti
That despite all our advances in technology, our lives are as busy and chaotic as ever! We are expected to take on too many roles and give too much of ourselves... there are just so many people who...
David Anthony
Hmmm. Difficult to find the “most”. Giving it some thought, a lot of the big issues (social media, political division, distribution of wealth, etc) could find their way back to “power” - the...
Jonathan Tandos
I think a lack of compassion for ourselves and others and difficulty in having healthy boundaries drives many of the problems in the world today. Materialism, competitiveness and lack of community...
Maddy Kretschmer
Wow this is a huge question. The climate crisis, colonialism and imperialism, the cisheteropatriarchy. People choosing greed, power and violence over collective liberation
Felix Perigrie
There are lots of problems, but the lack of support and safety for the people who want to fight those problems, but are locked into a cycle of survival mode and self-hatred for not making the changes...
Natasha Lawrence
Lack of communication and loneliness. In a world where we are so connected, I see more and more disconnection. Losing ourselves in screens exacerbates the sense of being alone and cut off as well as...
Rostik Bershadsky
Modern life is full of wonderful people, good stuff, rich experiences, and lucky opportunities; however, it also brings about many challenges and confronts us with ever higher demands and resulted...
Nicola Kickbusch
The current stressors that most people are under stemming from the current cost of living crisis is definitely up there.
Stefanie Marris
Our inability to listen properly. It is played out and modelled for us on the world stage. There is so much conflict in public discourse. Very few really take the time to listen deeply before...
Steven Segal
We are living in a world of existential anxiety and existential threats. Many nations fear themselves to be under an existential threat, a threat to their way of life. Many cultures feel under...
Veronik Verkest
Global warming and our view of unlimited growth that cannot be sustained with limited resources on this planet.
Limited natural resources to feed and shelter an ever expanding population is one of...
Corina Johns
I don't think there is one single answer to that - the most significant problem you find depends entirely on where you look. There is certainly no shortage of problems in the world to grab our...
Tanya Robinson
People live selfish lives and struggle to truly connect with each other. The violence in society has left many in distress and emotionally scarred. If people live more respectful and aware lives, the...
Julie Chalmers
Loneliness and lack of safe and secure connection with others.
Martina Palombi
I think the lack of understanding that human beings are much closer to animals in terms of the evolution of our brain development and nervous system than we realise. This fact speaks to our short term...
Nina Green
This is an interesting question but - with apologies - I would prefer not to answer here.
I think talking about this with other people rather than answering in writing is important as setting down...
Dee Kumbukage
In my view, one of the most significant problems we face in the world today is the pervasive disconnection and lack of empathy among individuals and communities. In an increasingly interconnected...
David Mandrake
We live in a complex and demanding world. We put high expectations on ourselves and others, while knowing very little about ourselves.
Kelsey Hendrickson
I think social isolation is one of the most significant problems we face in our Western world today. Feeling alone and isolated can lead to a host of other mental health problems and stressors. I...
Kathleen Goossens
Climate change and the subsequent challenges it brings to people and the planet. Fear, anxiety and intolerance due to diversity and difference.
Weiyu Guan
Cultures of dominance embedded in all levels of society, largely not seen or spoken about by most of us.
Jaya Narayan
We want a quick fix to all our problems and just like small wounds that take their time to heal, life has its own timeline
Ren Slade
Wow, they ask the light questions, huh?! It's hard to whittle it down to one. I'd say how polarised, and divisive politics and public debate has become. I see that it has been at least partly...
Philipa Thornton
Loss of connection and community. Although we are part of the global village, I think there are so many of us out there feeling isolated behind a screen. We are social creatures and long for the...
Stefan Durlach
The increasing loss of soul, sense of the sacred, and reverence in our world. I believe that visible manifestations of this loss are multiple massive crises occurring at the same time (environmental,...
Marie Mooney
Disconnection from each other brought about by fear and difficulty communicating how we really feel and listening and understanding where others are coming from.
Gabby Skelsey
Despair and anxiety that the world is changing and how little control as individuals, we have.
Christopher Basten
Withering reduction in substantial connectedness in communities. We are all too individualistic. We then focus on short-term and self-focused outcomes. That means we take things personally and get too...
Ashley White
Shame. I'm convinced most of the collective problems we face are either caused or exacerbated by the ways we cope with feelings of defectiveness or inadequacy. Anger, greed, violence, alienation,...
Philip Hilder
I think that the most significant problem that we face in the world today is the lack of care for our mother Earth. I think that this political, and institutional lack of care is having, and will have...
David Indermaur
Greed. The environment is being damaged as a result of over population, over consumption, and desperate grasping. We are seeing at the physical level the result of the “three poisonsâ€...
Katie Beckwith
We live in a highly traumatised world such that trauma and survival states have become normalised. Consequently there is a disconnect between our conscious selves and our deepest selves which leads to...
Robyn Price
Disconnection. Disconnection is leading to an increase in the levels of fear, anxiety and depression in our midst. And how we have seen that during the Covid-19 situation as governments mandate...
Carol Marando
The breakdown in human relationships. Climate change. Greed. Suffering. Purpose and meaning.
Rosa Oyta
I believe that the most significant problem we face in the world today is the widespread prevalence of mental health issues. As we know, depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders have...
Lisa Paul
Wow where to I start............
Social Media - while I have it, I hate it too......
I think communication is a huge problem, we are losing the ability to know how to interact with each other...
Meg Bonnell
I think climate change is the most significant problem we face today.
Uri Bookman
I believe that the biggest issue we are facing is the emotional turmoil that people are experiencing, which is causing them to treat others with less kindness, hurt them intentionally or...
Nicol Thomas
Reduction and eradication of our basic subjectivity; that each one of us is unique. This generalization of people leads to some of the ideologies of hate that is so problematic. As though basic...
Rina Taub
Unfortunately inequality, racism, discrimination and abuse still exist and the physical threat of war and terrorism. Third world problems of experiences of isolation and loneliness, perfection and...
Teresa Wilkinson
We live in a community that does not talk alot about emotions. People are often feeling isolated with how they feel and at times others do not know how to support them and be open and honest about...
Lisa Moore
This is a difficult question to answer. The world is a huge planet that has existed for billions of years. It is meant to be shared but in my humble option, we humans haven’t always done a...
Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown
Having a future in a healthy world. Understanding that living by materialism alone will not satisfy the human soul.
Tania Djipalo
We need connection more than ever, with ourselves, with our loved ones, our communities and the beautiful natural world around us. Connection with nature is an easy natural way for us all to feel more...
Tamara Pallos
Climate change and environmental destruction (we can't live in the world if it becomes uninhabitable)! Also neoliberal political models that dehumanise people and make it increasingly complex to find...
Michele Stewart
The most significant problem we face today and that I see as a microcosm in the counselling room is anxiety.
It leaks out in peoples choices in relationships, work, friendships, expectations of...
Michelle Morris
Environmental problems, the pollution of the earth, our home, loss of species and humans disconnection from nature.
Nigel Bailey
This is a huge question and one that is very difficult to answer without launching into improbably idealistic territory. Perhaps to put it simply, we need to recognise that we all occupy the same...
Alissa Knight
So much! The world we live in has drastically changed over the past 20 years. There is recent concern among parents, educators, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals about how these...
Sudhir Dean
To live in a world that is off kilter in a way that is sane, is no mean feat. We live in a world that is full of stressors. Psychotherapy offers the opportunity to heal our wounds and find approaches...
Ron Dowd
The loss of the relational standpoint; our inability to accept difference.
When we lose the relational, we lose empathy for others and for the environment.
When we lose the sense that we...
Angelina Conias
One of the most significant problems we face in the world today is the overwhelming pace of life and the unrealistic expectation to have everything together at all times. Constant messages from...
Jamie Dimech
Stress overload, and the impact of stress on our ability to experience deep relational safety as well as optimal physical and emotional health.
Karen Druce
It is hard to isolate the most significant problem. In the western world, I think the frenetic pace of life, increased materialism, and the erosion of a deep spiritual dimension certainly drives...
Leigh Fraser-Gray
Isolation. I do wonder if its easy to feel disconnected. I specialise in helping everyone to understand how they are responding to their circumstances or experiences or situation in life and feel more...
Carolyn Zantis
Trauma. Its everywhere in so many peoples histories and current lives.
Kate McMaugh
Environmental destruction. And love of money. I mean, we all appreciate money, dont get me wrong. But when we put money ahead of goodness, kindness and looking after our world, including the...
Tom Skotidas
Lack of awareness of how our cognitive beliefs and primary, underlying emotions influence our behaviour.
I believe that lack of awareness leads to behaviour that damages relationships and creates...
Nicole Kinnaird
Big question! The first thing that comes to mind is the sense of disconnect from ourselves, one another and Nature. I probably think this is the biggest problem we face in the world, because I feel it...
Andrew Macdonald
Stigma and discrimination for minoritised communities, be it mental health, identity, race or culture.
Cost and access to mental health supports.
Amanda Dounis
Keeping within the field...mental unwellness. I am seeing it from early ages, and we need to not just look at coping skills, but look at what it is in our environment that is feeding it so well.
Anthony Hubeck
The influence of technology and how it can take people away from human connection
Zoe Hedges
Changing environments and the effect they have on our thought spirit and all.
Ruth Edwards
I feel that there are many problems in the world today. The largest challenge I see is staying connected. With each other, with community, and globally. We have the world at our fingertips with...
Natalie Meijer
Such a big question but at the root of it all seems like and it seems very corny 'all we need is love'
What would the world be like if we all trusted, loved and respected and recognised ourselves -...
Ajay Hawkes
There are many important political issues.... the most significant I think is the environmental crisis. However momentous the other issues are, the planet has a somewhat uncertain but tight deadline...
Bronwen Bailey
This is a difficult question to answer. But here are some thoughts. Life is mysterious and complex. There are both breathtaking and devastating facets of life in both our inner and outer worlds. We...
Julian O'Sullivan
When group think interferes with individual and social cohesion.
Karen Anderson
Overpopulation. Raping of the earth's below and above ground natural resources without longer term care plans. Not heeding the planet's groans of suffering - weather implications, environmental...
Ernst Meyer
The war in Ukraine. It is the biggest geopolitical event and challenge since WW2.
Melodina Thomas
Rejection and fear
We grapple with two issues daily and use different means and ways to fight against them. Some cope with it better, others require insight, and they manage. Still, others are...
Jennifer Fox
The impact our species is having on the planet through climate change and how to engage in ways of reducing that impact and being adaptable to making changes.
Debby Heath
A lack of real connection to both self and others. I believe that if we were more loving and connected to our 'real selves' we would have better relationships with others - more love, empathy,...
Urja Refalo
The ability to balance life where there is pleasure to work, play and spend nourishing time alone is one of the greatest feats for us in our modern age. The inability to connect with self and others...
Stefanie Hagger
Our difficulty to connect as humans to ourselves and others with compassion.
Natalie Anderson
When we lose our sense of connection with others, our community or environment, we are not as strong or empowered as when we embrace diversity with empathy, compassion and non-judgement. In our...
Karen Thomas
Listening to each other in our individual relationships personally, in famlies, at work, at school, in organisations, government, within cultural groups, religion, sports, domestic politics, world...
Tim Coates
One of the big challenges we're facing today is this kind of paradox. On one hand, technology has us more connected than ever, but it's also left a lot of people feeling isolated and disconnected....
Michael Booth
Greed and self-interest. Imagine what a good world it would be if our every word and every act took into account the best interests of those whose lives we influence.
Julie Sweet
How we relate to one another. Our mental health is extremely important at every stage of our life span and it's worth our investment, not only in ourselves, in others as well. Raising mental health...
Jess Siegle
Social pressures, unrealistic expectations of who we should be and how we should be.
We also place huge pressure on ourselves.
When we ease ourselves of these burdens we open ourselves up to...
Jenny Sanbrook
Put most simply, the human propensity towards self involvement, selfish ambition and believing we ourselves are fully in control of our own lives and destiny.
Amber Rules
Empathy, both for ourselves and others. In my mind, empathy is a vital ingredient to feeling that we have enough and that we are enough. If we were more practised at empathy, I think we would suffer...
Nicole Rikos
Lack of connection to each other, ourselves, our community and the environment. I see it in all aspects of my work, from parenting stress to issues of loneliness faced by the elderly in the community...
Victoria Redbard
Connection and Intimacy are some of the biggest I work with. There's a lot of isolation, mistrust, hurt, trauma and poor communication that stops people from surrendering and enjoying relationship,...
Anna Petinsky
I am concerned with the western world's obsession with individuality. And how it impacts on our wellbeing and the earth we live on. Mohandas Gandi said “Interdependence is and ought to be as...
Margaret Bennett
Managing the busyness without going crazy!!!!! COVID is a real challenge and is affecting people's sense of peace, creating anxiety and depression.
Debbie O'Connor
I think that the pace at which we live in our society at this point in history leaves us without time to give to our most profound needs, that is, connection with the people we are most intimate with...
Jacqueline Nevin
Connection - or lack of it. As a society we have become more isolated.
Jacqueline McDiarmid
Not having enough time with our loved ones - our partners and our children. Lack of time together really affects closeness in relationships.
Jessica McMillan
I think there are 2 things:
1. Not holding each other with compassion. People are very quick to judge each other and expect the worst.
2. Not communicating from kindness. When we can have...
Karin McLennan
We have forgotten what love is. In truth, love is the most powerful force in the universe, and if we were to collectively harness love together we could transform our world. If every individual on the...
Geraldine McKay
I would say that poverty, climate change, health care, mental health, and ageing are issues that we face as a society.
Michael Grunwald
Global warming and our inability to motivate decision-makers to take appropriate action with a long-term outlook, regardless of the exact cause of the problem.
Deb Gavan
There are some big structural issues that are affecting people at the moment: the cost of housing; access to steady work with a liveable wage; racism, gender issues and homophobia. Relationship issues...
Jean Gamble
One of the significant problems we face today is that we have accepted as normal, the lifestyle we have willingly ascribed to and this lifestyle is responsible for the burgeoning rates of ill mental...
Erin Galt
There is just too much of everything, to the extent that we can easily become overwhelmed, overstimulated and under satisfied, and I think people struggle to slow down, take a moment to breathe and be...
Giulia Fiore
I think that social isolation is probably the most predominant problem in western culture. To achieve individualistic goals, we have downplayed the importance of relationships. Furthermore, the...
Elizabeth Fairbanks
Negative stigma around taking care of your mental health.
Miranda Fagan
While there are many social issues that we all face every day (sexism, ableism, homophobia, sectarianism, transphobia, etc), the one that looms overhead for me is the future health of our planet as it...
Lissette Endacott
The isolation and disconnect of unhealed hurts, wounds and the increasing polarisation of thoughts. Being able to respect and love people with differing beliefs, thoughts and viewpoints is important,...
Magdalena Jantac
I believe the biggest issue at the moment is the toxic elements of our culture, too much screen time and lack of real connection and healthy communities.
Conny Davis
Too many outside influences that makes us feel insignificant, always comparing ourselves to others and attachment to materials; the loss of healthy human and community attachments.
Amy Datyner
The prioritisation of productivity and economics over core contributors to good mental health (e.g. rest, play, social connectedness, time for enjoyable interests, sense of meaning).
Ivan Cunningham
UNCERTAINTY AND CONTROL are factors I believe most of us face today. The fear placed upon us through mainstream media has resulted in a sort of conquer and divide mentality. As a result I am seeing a...
Howard Colin-Thome
Loneliness, disconnection, Covid and global instability seem to be factors most impacting today.
Mairead Cleary
I believe our most significant problem is our disconnection from Nature, and from natural systems & cycles. Our natural world, our natural resources, our wildlife, our forests and even our own human...
Mary Cantrill
There are numerous significant problems facing the world today. These challenges include climate change, global inequality, poverty, conflicts and wars, political instability, lack of access to...
Kerstin Buccoliero
I believe that being too individualised, and fixated on outcomes, rather than living in the here and now, is the root cause for the negative impacts on the planet and our society. In short the I, me,...
Jocelyn Brewer
Losing our ability to connect and show compassion for others. Not necessarily because of the way technology has colonised our lives but certainly, this might have accelerated it.
Sharon Bonello
The problems we have in the world today are sometimes the same as the ones we have always had, but there is more exposure and openness to them.
Clearly the world of Internet has bought some...
August Black
The problems we face are located in the wider, dominant narratives (or stories) around us.
Dominant narratives (mainstream stories / ideas) are often reproduced by the media, in education,...
Christine Bennett
The most significant problem I believe we face in the world today is social isolation and lack of community.
Duda Baldwin
There are a number of new issues but the old issues that existed for thousands of years are still not resolved.
Greed and selfishness have led to constant overload in consumerism (excess) and...
Heather Adams
Lack of meaningful relationships with one another and the cosmos appear to me to be significant. I sense there is an upwelling of grief and anger that grows beneath our distracted and hectic lives....
Janelle Wright
Isolation and disconnection with other individuals, groups and cultures. This also leads us to isolation from our environment and the harm that we are causing to our planet.
John Woodcock
It is clear to me that the most pressing and significant problem within psychology that faces us today is the programmatic effort in most disciplines today to erase any knowledge of or even vocabulary...
Michael Vaccaro
You could say that diagnostically we are facing a mental health epidemic. Anxiety and depression are running rampant in our current state of life. I feel as though the fundamental cause for this...
Graeme James
Everything is changing in a fast paced, socially and technologically connected world. It can amplify or detract from the meaning of everything. Whether we are young or old, most of us face changes of...
Mia Kennedy
There are many and I don't believe one to be the most significant. Perhaps due to my experience I do believe the abuse of drugs and alcohol to be up there though. However, the question then becomes...
Gabriele (Gabe) Marranci
The world's most significant challenge today is the need for more empathy and understanding. Global problems like climate change and inequality require teamwork that crosses borders. It's important to...
Andrew Lindsay
I think it is relationships - getting on with each other. Globalisation and technology means our lives are in some ways more interwoven than ever. Yet paradoxically we are also experiencing more...
April Lewis
I think that the most significant problem that we face stems from a lack of harmony, imbalance with our planet, imbalance with each other, and imbalance within ourselves. Many people on this planet...
Martin Hemsley
Where to start? Intolerance, prejudice, injustice in its many many forms. Blindness to privilege.
Also, I think a huge problem is being caught in a narrow sense of who we are - we are so much more...
Heather O'Neill
Some people would say COVID, I would say the main problem is the world is becoming less empathic. They say war's bring people together, yet ironically the pandemic has caused separation. I think we...
Oliver Brooke
Thinking that the parts of us which are anxious, angry, addicted, etc are the problem. They aren't the problem, the problem is the burdens they carry. If we fight against the parts of people we fight...
Dian Abdurachman
We are disconnected with Nature (the Nature outside, and the Nature inside).
Sonia Scussel
There are countless problems. From a mental health therapist perspective, I feel that there is a lack of mental health education from childhood on. Introducing knowledge of mindfulness, empathy and...
Carolyn Spillett
Loss - Isolation from others, disconnection from oneself, ability to tolerate, the ability to wait (instant need, sense of entitlement).
Debra Sumner
Communication.
Communication is the number one issue for many clients I have worked with followed by trust, trust in self and trust in others.
Mark Walker
Genuine, heartfelt consideration and tolerance of others. Face-to-face time is crucial to true relational engagement and belonging.
Jon Nielsen
The world is a tough place - it's difficult to narrow down all the problems to the one that is the most significant! I think a lot of it boils down to individuals in power that base their decisions on...
Alicja Weidner
- Increasing rates of mental illness in Australia.
- Social inequality and rising costs of living.
Melis Topsahin
One of the most significant problems that we face today, is forgetting the free art of 'compassion' and 'understanding'. Although most of us still adopt compassion for one another, unfortunately, some...
Volker Krohn
The Beatles named it in the 1960's - All you need is Love'. Thousands of years of War, Pestilence, Plague and Catastrophe and the resulting trauma reaction, has left many people bereft and...
Robin Wilkinson
Disconnection.
Disconnection from each other as we descend into tribalism and live more of our lives online; disconnection from ourselves; disconnection from our bodies, as we live more and more...
Brian Whiter
Despite the many advances that we see around us that provide for a life of ease, life still remains problematic and our personal issues remain elusive! Among the many problems that come to mind, what...
Steve White
Apart from global warming and environmental degradation the two things that worry me are 1. the increasing systematic placement of very young children into child care and 2. The financialisation of...
Natalie Incledon
I believe climate change is the most significant problem we face in the world today.
M.Rose Hoey
I would like to see more compassion and love freely available to and in all sentient beings. Love one another.
Marcus Dally-Law
People who hold on to their viewpoints too firmly.
By all means, have opinions, draw conclusions and say what you think, but hold onto these things lightly and be open to having your mind changed...
Jane Devilliers
Inequalities between peoples of all cultures in finances, housing and health.
Others' lack of understanding how to live a good and rewarding life in the simplest way possible.
Kate Culy
Lack of support in an increasingly complex and stressful world. I don't believe as humans we were designed for how our lives have evolved and our nervous systems are struggling. Our lives have been...
Loretta Bell
Who knows what I would have said a two weeks ago, but now it's definitely coronavirus.
Tracy Clark
Loneliness. I think the way our society have become so focused on independence, using IT devices to find everything from love to food while sitting on the lounge with such an array of choice it...
Matt Dale
Connectedness. I answer this question quite quickly, as it's a theme I can see recurring through many realms of my work. In this age of social media, digital demands, complex family dynamics and a...
Donna Neck
People today sometimes lose sight of the important things in life by focusing on the material things instead of the all important connection with family, love and friendship, as well as demonstrating...
Gregg Palmer
People can have a tendency to be so mentally identified, they can disconnect from their natural being. I would place this as a root contender for pathology.
Connie Reed
Prioritising economics over environmental safety and social wellbeing
Michelle McClintock
Self-Awareness
Communication (effective communication is based in self-awareness)
Compassion (also based in self-awareness and self-compassion)
Sigrid O'Callaghan
Greed for money, power, status and the delayed care for our environment and fellow human beings.
Sarah Harwood
Secure attachments, and difficulties in relationships, as people are more distracted these days by TV and mobile phones. There is a lack of connection within the family home.
Natajsa Wagner
Great question, with many answers. For me, I see one of the most significant problems we face is a lack of connection. In so many ways humans have become disconnected from ourselves, each other,...
Niki Gelekis
Disconnection from others and a sense of loneliness in a abusy world.
Louise Jansz
We all face different problems but generally I think not living an authentic integrated way creates a lot of suffering. I would like to see a fuller sense of community outside our workplaces and...
Neha Kapoor
In my view, the most significant problem confronting the world today is climate change and its far-reaching consequences for our planet's well-being and future.
Brenda Rowlandson
Conflict and loss of empathy. How do we stay in relationship, personally and globally, whilst negotiating all the issues that affect us and keep us in fear and isolated from each other - climate...
Kim Bailey
Loneliness, isolation and that many think that's just life in modern day
Rosie Burgess
As a global community, climate crisis is the most significant problem we face in the world today. It represents a real threat to our children's wellbeing and the comfort of our species. I also see the...
Mark McMahon
I think one of the most significant problems is disconnection with each other due to the use of technologies, that can be quite addictive. As with everything else though, technology can be used for...
Katie Watson
We have forgotten to take care of ourselves. We have become so busy with working, studying and social media that we forget to breathe and take a moment to look after ourselves.
Tim Clark
Disconnection. It can be so hard to remember and honour our essential interconnectedness with each other, with the planet, with the past, with the present and with the future. E.M. Forster's dictum,...
