Lucid Therapies

20/11/2025

We’re often quick to correct, but real change starts when a child feels seen, heard, and safe. Behaviour shifts when there's connection. Lead with empathy, not just discipline.
"Connection changes behaviour more than correction ever will."

More information in my book
Guidance from The Therapist Parent
Available on my website www.thetherapistparent.com and Amazon

27/10/2025

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Big Life Journal 🧡

20/10/2025

Supporting Emotional Wellbeing Through Synergetic Play Therapy
Play therapy is a specialised child counselling approach that helps children explore their feelings, develop coping skills, and express emotions in a natural, safe environment. At Lucid Therapies, we offer Synergetic Play Therapy—an effective treatment for children struggling with anxiety, trauma, behavioural issues, and emotional regulation.
Synergetic Play Therapy recognises that children's behaviours and emotions are deeply connected to their nervous system. Through therapeutic play, creative art activities, and mindful movement, children naturally express their inner experiences without needing to verbalise complex feelings.
Unlike traditional talk therapy, play therapy meets children where they are developmentally, using their natural language—play—to process difficult experiences, heal from childhood trauma, and build emotional resilience.
As a trained play therapist, I create a warm, attuned therapeutic environment where your child feels seen, supported, and safe to be themselves. Together, we explore their inner world, helping them:

💚 Manage big emotions and reduce anxiety
💚 Heal from stress, trauma, or adverse experiences
💚 Strengthen their sense of self and confidence
💚 Develop healthy coping strategies
💚 Improve behavioural regulation and social skills

If your child is struggling emotionally or behaviorally, play therapy can help them thrive.
Contact me today to learn how Synergetic Play Therapy can support your child's emotional wellbeing and development.

☎️ 0461 487 611
📧 celia@lucidtherapies.com.au
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18/10/2025

Just minutes from our counselling space lies Banks Street Nature Reserve—a sanctuary where ancient trees hold space for profound healing. Here, we can walk and talk, allowing the earth beneath our feet to ground us and the canopy above to shelter our deepest conversations.

In this living, breathing environment, we pause for mindfulness, explore gentle movement practices, and allow nature's wisdom to guide our healing journey. The forest has its own intelligence—one that speaks to our nervous system, inviting us into a state of presence and safety.

Does this sound like the sort of healing you have been searching for?

15/10/2025

Is your child struggling, and you're not sure how to help?

Sometimes big feelings need a safe space to land.
Whether it's meltdowns, anxiety, withdrawal, or school refusal... Your child isn't being 'bad! They're doing their best with what they've got. And there is a way forward —together.

You are not alone if your child is showing signs of:
• Frequent emotional outbursts or shutdowns
• Avoiding school or struggling to make friends
• Tummy aches, poor sleep, or ongoing restlessness
• Challenges with attention, focus, or sensory overload
• Difficulty after trauma, grief, or big changes
• Neurodivergence such as Autism or ADHD
Reach out for a chat about how Celia can help.

12/10/2025

Hi, my name is Celia and I work with a deep trust that everyone has the capacity to heal and grow.

My role is to offer steady presence and authentic connection, creating a space where all parts of you are welcome - both the light and the shadows - as you move through your own process.

Please reach out to me for an informal conversation about where you are at.

Taking the step to reach out for support takes courage. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you've been on this path before, know that your willingness to prioritise healing and growth is something to honour. I'm here to make this process as supportive and comfortable as possible.

08/10/2025

I feel so blessed to able to help people in this way.
Thank you for such kind words and it has been a pleasure accompanying you on your journey.

06/10/2025

Nature holds a unique capacity to help us remember our interconnectedness, find clarity in confusion, and ground ourselves when life feels overwhelming.

It becomes a powerful companion in the therapeutic process—not just a backdrop, but an active participant in your healing.

When did you last just sit in nature and be still?

02/10/2025

Supporting Emotional Well-being Through Synergetic Play Therapy

Play therapy is a specialised child counselling approach that helps children explore their feelings, develop coping skills, and express emotions in a natural, safe environment.

At Lucid Therapies, we offer Synergetic Play Therapy—an effective treatment for children struggling with anxiety, trauma, behavioral issues, and emotional regulation.

If you would like to have a chat about this aspect of holistic therapy, please reach out to Celia.

☎️ 0461 487 611
📧 celia@lucidtherapies.com.au

01/10/2025

Love this quote and in my experience, it is so true.
What do you think?

Via Creative Child Magazine

29/09/2025

As a teen, carrying these struggles alone is a lot! Your teen doesn't need to do it on their own.

Holistic counselling provides gentle, whole-person support for:

👉 Trauma, abuse, or post-traumatic stress
👉 Anxiety, depression, and overwhelming feelings
👉 Grief, loss, and difficult life transitions
👉 Relationship patterns that no longer serve you
👉 High sensitivity or feeling 'too much'
👉 Low self-worth and confidence issues
👉Feeling stuck or disconnected from yourself

Your teens healing journey deserves care that honours every part of them — mind, body, heart, and spirit. Whatever they are facing, there's hope for transformation and growth.

They are worthy of support. They are worthy of healing.