Brave Health Group has a focus on integrating psychological therapy with physical exercise and this is encouraged throughout the treatment plan. Our team has been developed specifically to integrate the positive aspects of psychological therapy whilst leveraging off the many added benefits of physical exercise for mental health issues such as PTSD, Depression and Anxiety. There are a number of evidence based studies which show that exercise when augmented with standard psychological interventions significantly reduces depressive symptoms and waist circumference whilst also increasing sleep quality. Additionally, the American Psychological Society has written about the exercise effect and in 2011 one study suggested exercise in many ways is like exposure treatment and people learn to associate the symptoms with safety instead of danger. We have also carefully created a purpose designed personal training studio onsite which allows our team to utilise specific equipment in a safe and nurturing environment. At your appointment our Psychologist may discuss appropriate trauma sensitive exercise options and we are proud to announce that new specialised classes for clients will be commencing in April 2020.
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Our Vision
Brave Health Group is a multidisciplinary team of registered and experienced psychologists, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, personal trainers and occupational therapists that specialise in helping people overcome the challenges in life. We are professional and empathetic practitioners who deliver authentic care and assistance using our wide range of high quality service and products.
Our services are divided into three distinct areas, the first being the management of trauma related symptoms often caused by work related factors. The second area of focus is around weight regulation/weight loss and the related challenging psycho-social, physical and psychological symptoms.
The third area of focus relates to executive misconduct and the management of workplace conflict. Brave Health Group has a breadth of experience in helping executives and managers to achieve professional success during challenging times. Brave Health Group is well placed to ensure executives, who are viewed as worth “saving” by their employer, have the best opportunity to reflect and move forward in their professional career. The additional qualifications and multi-disciplinary team enables Brave Health Group to undertake some psychometric testing only permitted by qualified psychologists.
Brave Health Group ensures where possible the three areas of focus have a specific emphasis on applying a real “ body and mind" integration. Importantly, Brave Health Group utilises scientific evidence as a foundation for all interventions and can create individualised exercise programs and supervision of each exercise session, which are preferably undertaken immediately prior to psychological therapy sessions. This type of treatment framework promotes an increase in access to proteins that travel through the bloodstream to the pre-frontal cortex, which is responsible for executive thinking functions, and this area of the brain is often subdued for many of our clients.
We also undertake a range of group therapy sessions where we integrate group psychological therapy immediately afterwards. Research has shown that exercise immediately prior to psychological therapy enhances blood flow to the pre- frontal cortex and improves processing speed and cognitive flexibility. Cognitive flexibility is an important executive function that improves our ability to shift thinking and the capacity to navigate the feelings of being "stuck" .
