Testimonials

“Before seeing Lars I had been having issues with social anxiety and self-criticism constantly which stopped me from doing things to my full potential. Seeing Lars provided me with a great benefit and I am now able to deal with my problems when they arise with tips I gained from him. They allow me to calm down and put things into perspective and let me keep going.

I now feel a lot more confident in my day to day activities, Lars’ ability to create realistic scenarios to help put things into an understandable perspective made a really big difference.”

Aaron Taylor, 18

“Before I started therapy with Lars I had for many years struggled with family relationship issues, childhood emotional abuse, difficulties  in intimate relationships, general anxiety and panic attacks. I had spent years trying to deal with these issues through various avoidance techniques, drug use (pharmaceutical & recreational), and paediatric/psychiatric care.

Our sessions typically focused on what was going on in my life on a day-to-day basis; how I felt about things, and developing alternative ways of dealing with what was happening. Many sessions were useful simply because we were able to break down and analyse what was causing emotional disturbances at the core. They helped me become aware of default responses, such as emotional shutdown and communication shutdown, that often occurred when core emotional states were triggered. And they helped me discover when such responses were out-dated, and could be replaced with more relevant responses to a situation. I learned that we as humans are not just victims of our genetic makeup, nor just passengers on our life journeys, but that we can take active steps to regain control of our state of being, by addressing the old emotional scars that have become the result of previous experiences.

The therapy allowed me to break free from my hereditary patterns, cultural codes, and social beliefs, and proved once and for all that the power within is greater than the power of the world. I now have the ability to recognise what causes my emotional discomfort; an old default response or someone else’s expectation projected onto me. I am able to recognise a panic attack as it begins, to stop it or slow down its spiralling, so that it no longer is able to consume me.

Lars brings a multi-facetted approach to his therapy, due to his background both in the scientific and the neuro-emotional life sciences. He has the ability to provide observations from a perspective that I would not have considered, and that one doesn’t regularly find in the standard realm of Western psychiatry, which I found particularly beneficial in helping me break old behavioural patterns and belief systems. Based on the therapy that I have experienced with Lars, I can highly recommend him for any form of counselling, relationship recovery therapy, or personal development.”

Daniel Gradwell, 35
Private Equity Analyst
Lennox Head, NSW

“My fiancé and I saw Lars for relationship/pre-marriage counselling. Lars is a fantastic counsellor. He communicates well and his longer session times really helped us to get to discuss the real issues. Lars has some great tools and tips for relationships that we have used to date.

I would highly recommend Lars to couples and individuals needing some support in their relationships/lives.

Thank you Lars!”

Belinda, 35
Public Servant
Qld

“Lars was recommended to me by a friend and from the moment we met I knew he was the right person for me. Lars is a brilliant listener, has the ability to relax you and give you the confidence to be open, honest and share, and most importantly does not sugar coat anything.

Lars will tell you exactly what he thinks and it is so refreshing – if you’re seeing Lars you want to hear the truth! But the thing I love most about Lars is that he makes me laugh!

I saw Lars regularly over 12-18 months and during that time Lars assisted me in tackling some pretty momentous issues. Lars helped me learn to deal with loss, gave me the tools to kick my addictions (alcohol, drugs and nicotine), and helped bring direction back to my life.

Thanks Lars!”

Kristi, 49
Windsor, QLD

1) Before having Relax-the-Mind Sleep Therapy with Lars:

• Sometimes I would go to bed and wake up in the early hours of the morning. My mind would start to race with many thoughts causing me not to be able to get back to sleep;
• Sometimes I would go to bed and not be able to get to sleep at all;
• This went on and off from about 2004 until the end 2010;
• I was on sleeping tablets, tried psychology counselling and chinese medication to help my sleeping problem;

2) Our work together:

• Lars dealt with the grief associated with the loss of my father during my initial consultation. This then enabled us to work on my sleeping problem;
• Lars gave me tasks to work on between consultations and gave me techniques during consultations;
• These techniques improved my sleep straight away;
• After about 4-5 consultations,  Lars’s had given me all of the techniques and they were working for me as I was back to sleeping normally;
• These techniques were useful as they worked with the chemicals in my body that allowed me to switch off my struggle switch and enjoy the sensation of just letting myself go to sleep;
• With practice, I became better at using these techniques;

3) The results I have experienced:

• My sleeping problem has totally settled as now I have no problems falling asleep or putting myself back to sleep if I wake in the middle of the night;
• Some nights, I don’t even stir sleeping right the way through until the morning;
• I have regained back my old self. This has allowed me to achieve what I set out to do during the day both at work and at home;

4) Recommendation:

• I would not hesitate to recommend Lars to anyone having similar sleeping problems or in any other area that Lars specialises in;
• Lars is easy to get a long with, very professional and knowledgeable,  and a very sincere and caring person;
• Lars’s techniques worked for me!!!

Andrew, 39
Brisbane