Sunflower Lane Therapy

11/12/2025

🌻 From My Heart to Yours — Thank You for 2025 🌻

As we near the end of the year, I’ve found myself reflecting on the incredible families, children, and community who made 2025 such a meaningful chapter for Sunflower Lane Therapy.

To every child who walked through my door — thank you.
Your courage, your creativity, your honesty, your laughter, and even your hardest moments are the reason I love what I do. Watching you grow, reconnect with your inner strengths, find your voice, build felt safety, and thrive in your own unique way has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

To the parents and caregivers — thank you for trusting me with your little humans.
Thank you for showing up, asking questions, sharing the tricky parts, celebrating the wins, and partnering with me through the process. Your dedication is the foundation that helps your children flourish.

To the supporters, schools, coordinators, and community who refer, encourage, and walk alongside us — thank you for believing in this work and helping children access the therapeutic support they deserve.

2025 has been a year of connection, compassion, learning, and so much growth. My heart is genuinely full.

I feel so grateful to do this work every day — to sit beside children as they explore their worlds, meet their emotions with curiosity and courage, and discover just how capable they truly are.

🌻 Supporting children to thrive will always be at the core of who I am and what Sunflower Lane Therapy stands for.
And I cannot wait to continue that journey with you all in 2026.

I will be on leave from 13th–26th December, taking time to rest, recharge, and be with my family.
Wishing each of you a wonderful, safe, and joy-filled Christmas and a peaceful start to the new year. 🎄✨

Thank you for being part of this community.
Thank you for being part of the magic.

With warmth and gratitude,
Kirsty – Sunflower Lane Therapy
Connect. Nourish. Sustain.

03/12/2025

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This is how we (humans) do it 👇🏼

02/12/2025

🌻 Now Accepting New Referrals for 2026 🌻

As the year begins to close, I’m opening referrals for children who may benefit from Play Therapy in 2026.

At Sunflower Lane Therapy, I support children through:
✨ emotional regulation
✨ big feelings + overwhelm
✨ anxiety, separation challenges, and transitions
✨ trauma, sensory overload, and behavioural struggles
✨ strengthening connection with caregivers
✨ building confidence and resilience

Play Therapy gives children a safe, expressive space to work through what they can’t yet put into words — helping them feel more regulated, confident, and connected.

If you’re wanting support for your child in the new year, now is a good time to make contact.

27/11/2025

Beth Richey Counseling 💕

26/11/2025

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Inside Parenting 💗

19/11/2025

Sunflower Lane is closed for the remainder of the week. Heading to Melbourne to cheer on my daughter at Nationals. See you all next week ❤️

11/11/2025

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When a child is overwhelmed, the amygdala (the brain’s alarm system) can switch into 'high alert'.
This makes thinking, listening, and problem-solving incredibly hard.
Calm never comes from telling a child to “calm down” — it comes from helping their nervous system feel safe again.
Our The Child Brain Explained can be found at link in the comments ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in our Bio.

Tomorrow, we’re beginning a new series: Timeline of a Meltdown
We’ll explore what each phase looks like, what’s happening in the brain and body, and how to support a child through every stage — with care, connection, and understanding.

Follow along if this is something you need right now.
You’re not alone in this work.

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07/11/2025

The power of play 🙏

05/11/2025

The Contented Child, Child Wellbeing Consultancy 💗

02/11/2025

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💛 Co-regulation in Neurodivergent Families

Co-regulation with a neurodivergent child might not look like what you see in books or parenting posts.

It might be quieter. Or need more space. It might mean pacing the room together, humming softly, or sitting nearby without words. Sometimes it looks like turning down the lights, rocking, or gently mirroring their rhythm until safety returns.

What matters most isn’t how you connect, it’s that your child feels you’re with them, in a way their body can receive.

Co-regulation happens in the space between nervous systems.

Every nervous system has its own rhythm. Some move fast and intense, others need stillness or silence. Co-regulation is about finding the meeting place between yours and theirs, the overlap where safety and understanding live, even if it looks nothing like what others expect.

And on the days when your own system feels stretched thin, please remember, you don’t have to get it perfect. Your presence matters more than your perfection. Each time you return, breathe, and stay connected to yourself, you’re showing your child what safety feels like.

That’s co-regulation too. 🍃

02/11/2025

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Big Life Journal 🧡

02/11/2025

Thank you Play & Creative Therapy Bundaberg for this beautiful reminder ❤️

We can’t teach regulation from the sidelines. It’s felt in the moments we stay connected when emotions and energy feel really BIG. 💕