Our Services
 

Assessment Sessions

Counselling Sessions

Counselling with
Shirley Smith

  Our Programs
 

The Set Yourself
Free Programs

Weekly Group Therapy

Empowering Communications

Facilitator and
Internship Training

Cancellation Policies

 
 
     
 

Initial Assessment Session

Why?
An initial consultation is required for us to understand your individual situation. We will also help you get clarity on how to resolve the issues concerning you that you discuss in the session. During the consultation your practitioner will gather important information about your history and current situation so we can best assist you to discover the support that is right for you. It may be services we offer at The Radiant Group or we may refer you to services and practitioners outside of our organisation.

How?
Consultations can be done over the phone or face to face or via Skype:
Face to Face: Assessments take place in Sydney at our Centre in Neutral Bay.
Phone Sessions: When you call to book we arrange a suitable time and organise to get the necessary paperwork to you (via email, fax or post).
Skype Sessions: When you call to book we arrange a suitable time and organise to get the necessary paperwork to you (via email, fax or post).

When?
Appointments are available Monday - Friday.
To book please call the office on 02 9953 7000 or e-mail info@theradiantgroup.com.au


Counselling with Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith has a limited number of sessions available per week.

Individual Counselling
1½ hours (includes a general assessment).
1 hour follow up session.

Couples Counselling
Initial 2 hour session (includes a general initial assessment).
Follow up 1½ hour session.

Family Counselling
Please contact our office on 02 9953 7000 to discuss your requirements.

 

Counselling Sessions

One hour counselling sessions are available with the following practitioners:

Adriana Villar
Maite Butron
Audrey McGuinness
David Kalmar
Christopher Blogg


 
   
   
 

The Set Yourself Free Programs

Our Set Yourself Free Programs have four different themes and are presented in two different formats. They have all been designed and are facilitated by Shirley Smith.

The approach of the programs are eclectic, incorporating education, individual and group therapy. Modalities drawn from are psychoanalytic therapies, Gestalt, Family Systems Theory, Transactional Analysis, Rational Emotive Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Science of Mind and the concepts of Erik Erikson, Carl Rogers, Dr Ernest Holmes and Carl Jung.

Each program primarily benefits the participant, however, we can confidently say they have powerful and far reaching positive impact on family, significant others, friends and even generations to follow.

Contact us on 02 9953 7000 if you have any further questions or are interested in participating in an upcoming Set Yourself Free program.

 

Formats

1. The 2½ Day Program

A Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday provides an intensive program to deliver important information, provide process time through exercises and group work. It provides a framework for change to implement in your life immediately.

Program Includes:

  • New 4 pack of Set Yourself Free CDs - value $99.00
  • Copy of Set Yourself Free book - value $29.95
  • Individual integration session.

2. The 12 Day Program

The 12 Day program incorporates the 2½ day program and a pre-program assessment. It takes what you have learned into a comprehensive, deeper program to treat the core issues creating problems in your life today. The best value of time and money using proven techniques to see lasting change in an important area of your life.

Program Includes:

  • New 4 pack of Set Yourself Free CDs - value $99.00
  • Copy of Set Yourself Free book - value $29.95
  • Individual integration session.

 

Themes

1. Behind Closed Doors

The truth about intimate relationships and how to create them.

Focus:
Arresting destructive relationship patterns that cause drama, pain, guilt or frustration; Releasing emotional baggage from past relationships; Learning effective communication skills; Differentiate between needs and values - the drivers in relationships; Creating the foundations for intimacy - love and self esteem.

Overview:
Are you:

  • Feeling lonely, misunderstood, frustrated by your relationship dynamics? •Have you lost hope of finding love again?
  • Would you like more emotional intimacy with your partners, friends and those important to you in life?

This comprehensive program for couples and singles looks at the dependent dynamics in adult relationships that prevent intimacy leaving us with intensity or emptiness in our relationships. The program addresses core issues concerning emotional pain and issues of fear concerning abandonment, rejection, engulfment or feeling controlled.

Next Program: To Be Advised - subscribe to our newsletter for updates

 

2. Breaking the Family Trance

History doesn’t have to repeat itself!

Focus:
Understanding your true identity behind the family roles; Creating a new vision for your life; Learning to identify your values, needs, wants and desires.

Overview:
Breaking the Family Trance is a powerful program designed to cut through the unconscious psychological defences that were established in our formative years through a dysfunctional family system. The result for many adults who grew up in a dysfunctional environment is a feeling of living life like a ‘fraud’, not being clear on life’s purpose and meaning and stuck in repetitive patterns of unuseful behaviours in life or in relationships.

Ask yourself the following questions:

  • Are you overly responsible at work?
  • Do you struggle to meet your own needs and wants, placing friends and family first?
  • Do others see you as ‘the problem’?
  • Are you 'the one' who listens to others problems?
  • Do you feel uncomfortable asking others for help?
  • Are you tired of being invisible?
  • Do you and yourself feeling compelled to distract others, or use humour to ease emotional tension?
  • Are you tired of searching for what to do in order to feel happy and satisfied?

Then this program will be an important step towards getting clear on your identity and creating the life you want to lead.

Dates:
2½ Day Program: Friday March 12th - Sunday March 14th 2010
12 Day Program: Friday March 12th - Friday March 26th 2010

Download The Brochures
Click Here to download the 2½ Day Program brochure in PDF Format
Click Here to download the 12 Day Program brochure in PDF Format

To register your interest, book your place or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 

3. Overcoming Fear and Self-Sabotage

Will the choices you make in the near future be based on scarcity and fear or from love and abundance?

Focus:
Becoming aware of the feelings of fear and shame stored deeply in the unconscious; Identify your fears and how to overcome them; Breaking shame binds to fear; Lessen the intensity that fear has on your life; Learn a formula to embrace your fears and move forward.

Overview:
Fear has many faces Apprehension - Anxiety - Trepidation - Worry - Nervousness Indecision - Dread - Terror - Panic - Alarm – Phobia – Running on Adrenaline

Do you feel blocked or immobilised in a part of your life that is very important to you? Do you fear failure or have sabotaging behaviours that stand in the way of your success? Is the fear of intimacy standing in the way of having successful relationships?

The problem with fear is not the fear itself. The ‘problem’ is the consequences of fear based decisions and behaviours (especially the unconscious fears) that cause unhappiness, destruction and drama in our lives.

The solution is to retrieve what has been stored and to break up its intensity/voltage. Only then can we examine our fears with our conscious, rational mind; dismantle defensive behaviours and begin to set ourselves free.

Next Program: To Be Advised - subscribe to our newsletter for updates

To register your interest, book your place or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 

4. Healing the Wounds of Adolescence

Focus:
Relieve emotional pain especially reducing shame, anger and other overwhelming feelings; Learn boundaries to experience healthy adult relationships; Grieve childhood and adult losses so you can move on; Move away from blame and victim to regain freedom and choice.

Overview:
Adolescence is a powerful time in life because this is the natural time when we differentiate our identity from our family. We begin the process of ‘leaving home’ emotionally. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen for most people, leaving them feeling broken-spirited. This program deals with shame – anger & sexuality and will give you the opportunity to:

  • FREE YOURSELF... from shame so you can have more of what you want
  • LEARN... to use healthy anger as a boundary rather than a defence
  • CLARIFY... your values regarding your sexuality, how you want to express it and learn to accept pleasure rather than feel guilty.

A healthy adolescent is the explorer, and the adventurer who likes to learn, take risks and enjoy life. Reclaiming the spirit of the adolescent within will allow you to be more authentic, spontaneous and secure, enhancing your ability to create a satisfying adult life.

These untreated adolescent wounds will present themselves in a significant area of your life causing enough pain, dissatisfaction or disappointment to drain your energy and enjoyment of life leaving you feeling depressed, uncertain and unclear about life’s possibilities and the next steps to take.

Next Program: To Be Advised - subscribe to our newsletter for updates

To register your interest, book your place or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 
   
 

Weekly Group Therapy

Weekly group therapy gives you on-going support to integrate changes in your life on a daily basis. Group helps you to anchor these changes in a concrete way and you also find that behavioural change is lasting, because we address underlying core conditions that drive disruptive, habitual behaviour. The process gives you an incredible amount of clarity, personal freedom, self-esteem, and validation for who you are as opposed to what you do.

Initially, the idea of group therapy can be an intimidating prospect for those who have never experienced it. Contrary to what most people think, studies show that the healing process, which occurs in group therapy, is even more effective for an individual than one on one counselling (it’s also more cost effective than one on one counselling).

Important: Group therapy is by invitation only and requires an initial consultation with our practitioners and previous participation in a program

To register your interest, or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 
   
 

Empowering Communications
Mastering Communication Styles For Business Success Module - April/May 2010

To grow your business, increase sales and improve key business relationships you must become an expert communicator.

In this program you will work on your business challenges, break through barriers and get results by learning to:

  • Tailor communication to suit different types of people and deliver your message with maximum impact.
  • Improve your marketing effectiveness.
  • Create trust and rapport with new clients and build robust relationships.
  • Overcome objections to get the sales outcome you want.
  • Reduce conflict due to personality clashes and power struggles.
  • Become a better problem solver and gain skills to confidently deal with difficult people and situations.
  • Improve productivity through making constructive use of individual differences among team members.

Dates:
Six Full Days Consisting Of:
First 2½ Days:
Thursday Evening: 6:30pm to 9.30pm – April 22nd, 2010
Friday: 9:00am to 6.00pm – April 23rd, 2010
Saturday: 9:00am to 6.00pm – April 24th, 2010
Two Group Coaching Sessions:
These follow up coaching sessions will help you
specifically integrate skills learned and transfer them into
your individual situations.
Thursday Evening: 6:30pm to 9.30pm – April 29th, 2010
Thursday Evening: 6:30pm to 9.30pm – May 6th, 2010
* A daytime session may be available

Venue: The Radiant Group Centre Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW.

Download The Brochure
Click Here to download the complete brochure in PDF Format

To register your interest, book your place or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 
   
 

Facilitator and Internship Training Program

Shirley offers limited spaces to graduates or students who require supervision or training hours, and would like training in the area of group facilitation, co-dependency, addictive behaviours and Pia Mellody's model of Post-Induction Therapy (Shirley Smith is one of the few Australian psychotherapists approved by Pia Mellody to provide this training).

To register your interest, or to find out more information please contact us on 02 9953 7000 or via email info@theradiantgroup.com.au

 
   
 

Cancellation Policies of The Radiant Group

Therapy is most effective when it takes place consistently, with best results occurring when appointments are kept and regularly attended. The following information outlines our standard policies and procedures on cancellations, missed appointments and course withdrawals. This enables us to keep costs to a minimum, make times available for other clients and schedule participants into our group programs to work for everyone’s benefit.

Cancellations & Missed Appointments
Our one-on-one sessions with the team at The Radiant Group are limited. Missed appointments not only jeopardise successful treatment, they prevent others from having the session time.

  • Appointments cancelled with less than 36 hours notice will be charged a cancellation fee equal to 50% of the normal counselling fee for the session.
  • If you give less than 24 hours notice, or simply fail or forget to turn up for a session then the full fee will be charged. This policy is representative of the industry standard within the Counselling/Psychotherapy profession.
  • Cancellations and/or rescheduling must be notified within The Radiant Group's business hours.
  • Appointments on Mondays need to be cancelled or rescheduled by close of business on Thursday.

Course Withdrawal
In the event that a participant wishes to withdraw or leave without completion from any program run by The Radiant Group, the fee is non-refundable. The fee may be transferable toward another program run by The Radiant Group, but must be agreed & discussed with the director Shirley Smith.

Refund Policy
The Radiant Group does not offer refunds on any programs or sessions as a standard company policy. If you have completed a program and honestly feel that you have not received any value, then we will gladly discuss the possibility of repeating a program.

There are no refunds available for one on one sessions.