Gudrun Frerichs
PhD
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Personal & Professional Development Expert

Gudrun Frerichs Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Communication, Relationships, Positive Change, Trauma Recovery,
- Career Focus
- Psychotherapist, 3 Principles Coach
- Affiliation
- MNZAP, PBANZ
Hello, I am Dr. Gudrun Frerichs, the director and founder of Psychological Resolutions Ltd. I am a psychotherapist, researcher, and trainer. I have helped individuals and groups to deal with issues of trauma-recovery, self-improvement, motivation, goal setting, communication skills, relationship breakdowns, and interpersonal difficulties. That enabled them to make positive changes and transform their personal and professional relationships through self understanding, understanding of others, and through applying effective communication skills.
Visit my website http://www.psychologicalresolutions.co.nz for information about coaching, psychotherapy, and courses. I have proven solutions for struggles with performance, communication, relationships, mental health, life transitions, and trauma recovery because I have extensive background and experience in researching the impact of relationships on people and their functioning. My courses focus on emotional intelligence and communication skills because research has shown that positive social connections are in fact the most significant contributors to happiness, well-being, and quality of life. My passion has always been to understand people. I am keen to understand why they do what they do and how they reveal their inner world through the way they communicate and connect with others. My latest research interest involves the structure of happiness and follows the principles of positive psychology that encourage people to build on their strength and create happiness and well-being through intentionally and actively focusing on the positive aspects of life.
I have researched how systems affect indithe recovery from sexual abuse through my PhD in Health & Environmental Sciences. The findings are being published on my blog http://www.sexualabusehelp.com. I have also investigated how severely clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly multiple personality disorder) handle therapy through my Master of Health Science (Hons.). The findings of that research have been published on my blog http://www.multiplevoices.com. I also hold a Diploma in Psychotherapy, a Certificate in Supervision, a Master Practitioner Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP), and a Business Diploma.
Memberships:
New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP)
International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS)
If you want to know more about Psychological Resolutions, about me, or about my courses for personal or professional development visit my Website: www.psychologicalresolutions.co.nz. Weblog: www.gudrunfrerichs.com
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
The Art of Goal Setting: 11 Steps to Create Direction in your Life
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Art_of_Goal_Setting_11_Steps_to_Create_Direction_in_your_Life.html
Fight for your Life - speak up in conflict
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Fight_for_Your_Life.html
Love WIIFM Style
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Love_WIIFM_Style.html
Re-ignite the Fire in your Relationship
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Re-ignite_the_Fire_in_your_Tired_Relationship.html
Do Sexual Abuse Survivors Need Therapy?
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Do_Sexual_Abuse_Survivors_Need_Therapy.html
How To Overcome Depression
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_To_Overcome_Depression.html
The 4 Secrets to Successful Relationships
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_4_Secrets_to_Successful_Relationships.html
Successful Relationships: Why we can't do without them
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Successful_Relationships_Why_we_can_t_do_without_them.html
How Do You Know Someone Is Ready To Connect With You?
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_do_you_know_if_someone_is_ready_to_connect_with_you.html
Is Your Love Like Guy Fawkes or Kent Fire?
www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Is_Your_Love_Like_Guy_Fawkes_or_Kent_Fire.html
What to Do When Someone Discloses Sexual Abuse
www.selfgrowth.com/articles/What_To_Do_When_Someone_Discloses_Sexual_Abuse.html
How To Build Self-Confidence?
www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_To_Build_Self-Confidence.html
Linking Sexual Abuse To Psychiatric Disturbances
www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Linking_Sexual_Abuse_To_Psychiatric_Disturbances.html
Love, Loss, Trauma, and Community
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Love_Loss_Trauma_and_Community.html
The Structure of Love
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Structure_of_Love.html
Staying in Love: 10 Steps to Successful Relationships
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Staying_in_Love_10_Steps_to_Successful_Relationships.html
How to Have a Happy Childhood After All
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_To_Have_A_Happy_Childhood_After_All.html
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The 4 Secrets of Successful Relationships
Wouldn't it be great if we were born with an inbuilt manual that shows us how to relate successfully to others? Although everyone has the capability to relate successfully to others, often people react in ways that are distorted by past experiences. The culprits are usually one or all of the ...
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Building A Positive Identity
People derive a sense of self and identity through interactions with others who give recognition and approval to a person's abilities and accomplishments. How does that work? As children grow up, they are dependant on 'significant others' for forming of a positive sense of self. Children need ...
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The Art Of Goal Setting: 11 Steps To Create Direction In Your Life
Goal setting is a very useful and interesting process. By spending some time to reflect on what you want to achieve in life and writing your thoughts down, you give direction to your life. Having gone through the process of determining how you want you future to be and recording your goals, you ...
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What To Do When Someone Discloses Sexual Abuse?
Research * has shown that survivors of sexual abuse often feel support and understanding is missing when they disclose having been abused. Research has also shown that survivors who are not getting appropriate support when they disclose having been abused are more prone to develop post traumatic ...
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How To Build Self-Confidence?
Self-confidence is one of these terms that are used by many people in many different ways without there being a clear agreement or understanding what exactly it means. In fact, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth are often used interchangeably. I am going to use the concept ...
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7 Reasons Why Child Abuse Is Not Normal
Just the other day someone made the statement that child sexual abuse is normal because it happens so oft en. Maybe it’s only a problem because we (society) make such a big deal out of it. Well, that was quite a challenge that turned quickly into a heated discussion. I can understand though, ...
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Is Your Love Like Guy Fawkes or Kent Fire?
I often liken the exhilarating state of 'falling in love' to Guy Fawkes Night. It's a night with lots of excitement created by fire-works of such beauty that take your breath away and make your heart beat faster. The instant attraction to another person causes reason and rhyme to vanish whilst ...
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Coping With The Uncopable: The Coat
Coping strategies are designed to keep the person alive and functioning. Some people call these strategies defense mechanisms or avoidance - some might even go as far as talking about denial. That's all very judgmental and I personally prefer coping strategies. Why you may ask? Because these ...
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Successful Relationships: What gets in the Way?
Wouldn't it be great if human beings came to this world with a well functioning, inbuilt relationship software? Indeed, we do come with an inbuilt capability to form deep, lasting, successful relationships. How then does it happen that so many relationships run into problems? Reports about ...
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The Structure of Love
When you ask the questio "What is Love?" people will give you many different explanations. Indeed, love is many things for many people. I would like to present the concept of 'Consumate Love' following the 'Triangular Theory of Love' developed by Robert Ste berg. (Find out more about Ste berg ...
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Woman: Fight For Your Life
In my practice I find over and over again that people are afraid of conflict. So much so, that when someone does something that goes up their proverbial nose, they don’t say anything, withdraw, count to ten, get over it, or just ignore what just happened. Of course, conflict that is not ...
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Love, Loss, Trauma, and Community
One characteristic of human societies is that people come together and seek closeness with others in the face of traumatic experiences. "Emotional attachment is probably the primary protection against feelings of helplessness and meaninglessness; it is essential for biological survival in ...
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Psychological Resolution Ltd.
Director: Dr. Gudrun Frerichs
PO BOX 33-986 Takapuna
North Shore City 0740
New Zealand
email: gudrun@psychologicalresolutions.co.nz
website: http://www.psychologicalresolutions.co.nz
weblog: http://www.gudrunfrerichs.com
weblog: http://www.multiplevoices.com
How to get started
The best way to learn about me and my services is through browsing through my two blogs. In the blog www.multiplevoices.com people will not only find information about the research I have done, but more so about my philosphy of interpersonal relationships that are based on mutual recognition. A lot of my knowledge and my worldview is also reflected in my blog www.gudrunfrerichs.com. Here I talk about more general issues that conce relationships and communication issue.
For a more personal connectio I can be contacted by email pgfrerichs@gmail.com to arrange for a meeting face to face or via internet or phone.
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