Brave Therapy

27/03/2026

Beginning therapy can feel unfamiliar. Many people are unsure what to expect from a session.
Psychotherapy offers a space to speak openly and reflect on experience at your pace. Over time, experiences that once felt confusing or isolating can become more understandable and easier to carry.
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25/03/2026

MissingSchool & FND Australia Support Services discuss chat about FND and the challenges it presents for school students, families and schools.

23/03/2026

PACFA ACCREDITED LOW-COST SUPERVISION GROUPS
These small group supervision spaces are created as a place to think, feel, and reflect together — not just about the work, but about how we are in the work.
With a maximum of six participants, the groups are intentionally kept small to allow for depth, safety, and genuine connection.
This is a space where uncertainty can be brought in, where clinical questions can unfold over time, and where your own experience as a therapist is welcomed as part of the process.

STRUCTURE
* Max 6 participants
* 2 hours
* $160 per session ($80/hour)
* Monthly
GROUP TIMES
* Mondays 4–6pm
* Fridays 4–6pm
Other times can be added if there is enough interest.

Sign up here if you are interested to receive more information.

Discover the courage to live wholeheartedly

23/03/2026

At its heart, therapy is not simply a technique or a set of explanations. It is a relationship.

Healing often begins when two people meet in a space where experience can be spoken, heard, and responded to with care. In that meeting, something new can emerge: understanding, recognition, and the possibility of feeling less alone.

The therapeutic conversation itself becomes part of the process of healing and integration.

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23/03/2026

Holistic treatment includes herbal medicine. The plants are our original healers 🌳

19/03/2026

We are currently in Neurodiversity Week, a time to recognise that human minds develop and function in different ways.

For some people, the world can feel intense, fast, or overwhelming. This does not mean something is wrong with them. Often it means their nervous system and ways of processing experience differ from what environments typically expect.

A neurodiversity perspective invites curiosity about how each person thinks, feels, and relates to the world. In psychotherapy, this means listening carefully to someone’s experience rather than assuming there is one “correct” way to think, learn, or respond.

Understanding difference is often the first step toward creating spaces where people can feel recognised, supported, and less alone.

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16/03/2026

Many forms of psychological distress are shaped in relationship.

When experiences of safety, recognition, and understanding are not available or disrupted, people can feel profoundly alone.

Psychotherapy offers something different. A place where that aloneness can gradually soften through conversation, presence, and attuned relationship.

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15/03/2026

Counsellors and Psychotherapists – Your Voice Matters

Australia is currently consulting on the implementation of counselling and psychotherapy standards, and this is an important moment for our profession.

At present, counselling and psychotherapy in Australia are largely self-regulated, with no nationally established laws or single oversight body governing practice . The proposed national standards aim to strengthen areas such as education and training, supervision, ethics, competency, diversity and quality assurance to support safe and effective practice across the sector .

One of the options being considered is a co-statutory regulatory model.

Many in the profession believe this approach offers the best balance between public protection and professional expertise, because it would:

• ensure mandatory standards for all practitioners
• strengthen consumer protection and complaints processes
• retain professional leadership from peak bodies with deep sector knowledge
• avoid the risks of both fragmented self-regulation and overly bureaucratic government control

Most importantly, it helps create a system that is clearer, safer and more transparent for the people we serve.

If you are a counsellor or psychotherapist, I strongly encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the consultation survey and contribute your perspective.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of our profession in Australia.

A thoughtful, well-designed co-statutory model could strengthen standards, support practitioners, and most importantly protect clients and the public.

Your voice matters!

The site lists consultations that are run by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. On this site you can find, share or take part in consultations.

14/03/2026

Coercive control also works on the nervous system.
Isolation, subtle criticism and relational tension activate our stress response. Over time people may move into hypervigilance, anxiety, or shutdown and self-doubt.

Humans are relationally regulated. When relationships become destabilising, the nervous system adapts to survive the environment.

Awareness is often the first step back towards safety and connection.

If reading this resonates with your experience, you are welcome to reach out. Support and understanding can make a meaningful difference when navigating these patterns.

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12/03/2026

For some people, feelings are not immediately clear.

When emotions have been ignored, criticised, or overwhelming in the past, we may learn to quiet them in order to cope.

This is not a flaw. It is an adaptation.

With time, safety and relationship, your emotional world can become something you understand rather than something you have to avoid.

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10/03/2026

"If you're questioning whether it's 'bad enough,' it already is," Samantha told us. https://bit.ly/4uil9b3

07/03/2026

International Women’s Day is a global recognition of women’s achievements, resilience and ongoing struggle for equality.

It is a day to honour the women who came before us, the women standing beside us, and the women still finding their place in a world that has not always made space for them.

It is also a reminder that equity includes emotional wellbeing. Safety. Voice. Choice.

Today is about recognition, respect and the continued commitment to a world where women can live, heal, and lead with true support.

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