Perfectionism often feels like a badge of honor, but it can secretly drain your energy and self-worth. While striving for excellence can lead to achievements, the pursuit of flawlessness can also create constant stress, fear of rejection, and deep dissatisfaction. In this blog post, we explore how perfectionism manifests in different areas of life, and the painful emotional and cognitive processes that one experiences while caught in perfectionism. Learn how therapy can help you break the perfectionism cycle, tolerate discomfort, and embrace imperfection for greater self-compassion and fulfillment.

Feeling disconnected despite a busy social life?

Superficial relationships can leave us drained and unfulfilled. In this post, we dive into how to identify and overcome barriers to authentic connection. Learn how fears of rejection, poor communication, and self-censorship can hinder depth in relationships—and how therapy can help you develop meaningful, supportive connections that truly nourish you.

In this post, I provide questions for your reflection on the depth of your existing relationships.

Explore how therapy can help you deepen relationships, overcome fears of vulnerability, and build authentic connections that truly nourish you. If you're ready to break free from superficiality and cultivate deeper, more fulfilling bonds, get in touch today for professional guidance on your journey to authentic connections.

Framing drives feelings.

What we repeat to ourselves and the perspective we choose largely shape how we feel about it. In particular, how we perceive failure will define our relationship with it.

Failure isn't something to avoid—it's a necessary part of growth. When you shift your perspective on mistakes, they become powerful learning tools. In therapy, we can explore how reframing failure can help you move past shame and embrace personal and professional growth.

Learn to view mistakes as stepping stones to success. Book a session with Dr Natasha Tung at Kaki Psychology, a trauma-informed clinical psychologist and couples counsellor in Prahran, Melbourne, today.

There's a less-discussed yet vital aspect that can significantly impact the therapeutic process: the therapist's own personal growth, deliberate practice, and self-awareness.

When looking for a therapist, it’s important to go beyond their credentials and experience. Dr. Natasha Tung, a trauma-informed Clinical Psychologist and Couples Counsellor in Prahran, Melbourne, explains why a therapist’s personal growth, self-awareness, and ability to confront discomfort can significantly impact the therapeutic process. Learn what really matters in building a therapeutic relationship that empowers you to make lasting change

We tell ourselves stories to justify our actions, soften our mistakes, and protect our self-image. While this is natural, avoiding self-honesty can keep us stuck in patterns of regret, low self-esteem, and unfulfilled goals. True growth comes from confronting ourselves without crushing ourselves. In this article, we explore why we deceive ourselves, how it affects us, and how to cultivate self-awareness with compassion.

As the year ends, reflection often brings gratitude—but also regret. While regret can be painful, it’s also a powerful tool for self-awareness and change. Avoiding it keeps us stuck, while embracing it with curiosity helps clarify our values and guide us toward meaningful growth. In this article, we explore how to navigate regret constructively, break free from unhelpful rumination, and use it as a catalyst for self-improvement—without falling into self-judgment.

To all of you who are hard on yourselves.

You are constantly chiding yourself for decisions you've made, time you've wasted, and for not being good enough. You see all the ways you should have, could have, done better.

This constant questioning of yourself is exhausting

If we constantly depend on outcomes or people's responses to feel good about ourselves, this feeling will likely be unstable and fleeting; hard-earned yet quickly lost.