Growing Gently Psychology

14/02/2026

I have so many exciting things lined up for the next few months! 🙊

💚 I am so excited I was invited by to host an ADHD in Motherhood Masterclass for her perinatal therapist program. It’s just an explosion of all my passions combined 🎉 This is a closed event and you can contact the lovely Yara for more information on how to join.

💚 Casual spots or annual memberships are available for my Neuroaffirming Families Professional Development Series. Our first session explores how professionals can guide neurodivergent families and schools to build strong relationships through a neuroaffirming and nervous-system to communication. Book your spot via my website: https://www.growinggentlypsychology.com.au/events-1

💚 Our second Psych Parents Group Supervision will be happening soon. If you want to be part of our March session, book your spot via my website: https://www.growinggentlypsychology.com.au/events-1

💚 And I’m going on tour! (Well, kind of!) If you want to come along to .conferences ‘ How Babies Work, you’ll not only hear my “Born Neurodivergent” presentation, but also hear some of the biggest influencers in my personal Psych Parent journey and
If you can’t make it in person, a recording will also be available.

09/02/2026

Psych Parents is back in March 2026

🌱 Are you a psychologist or health professional who is pregnant, on parental leave, or in the early years of parenting?

🌱Are you navigating the juggle of work, CPD, and family life, or wondering how (or whether) you want to return to work?

Psych Parents Peer Supervision offers a compassionate space to connect with other clinicians who understand the unique experience of being both a parent and a health professional.

📅 Friday 6 March 2026
⏰ 12pm (midday), Sydney time

In these sessions we:
💚 Share the realities of parenting as clinicians
💚 Reflect on psychological concepts through the lens of parenthood
💚 Explore identity shifts, values, and sustainable ways of working
💚 Consider how becoming a parent shapes the work we do

Last session we explored the challenge of returning to pre-baby roles when parenting has changed who we are. and how small, values-based shifts can support a more sustainable path forward.

Book here:
https://www.growinggentlypsychology.com.au/event-details-registration/psych-parents-group-supervision-2

09/02/2026

This month kicks off the Neuroaffirming Families Professional Development Series 🎉

In our first interactive session, we will be exploring how to support neurodivergent families and schools to build strong, open relationships through regulated, effective, and affirming communication.

We will examine common challenges and underlying neurotypical assumptions, and discuss practical neuroaffirming and nervous system–aware strategies.

Book a one-off spot or sign up for an annual membership!!

Book now via our website: https://www.growinggentlypsychology.com.au/event-details-registration/neuroaffirming-families-professional-development-series-2026

04/02/2026

Unsure whether to invest in the NeuroAffirming Families Annual Membership? I have now opened casual spots where you can book into our first session of the year on Tuesday 24 February! Our focus in February will be supporting relationships between neurodivergent families and schools. We will discuss common challenges in communication, different ways communication can occur, and how to support families to advocate for their child and honour their neurodivergent needs and communication style.

By booking a casual spot at one of our monthly sessions, you get access to 2 hours of on-demand webinars, plus the recording and resources associated with the live session you attend. Bookings are now open via my website or by following the link below:

https://www.growinggentlypsychology.com.au/event-details-registration/neuroaffirming-families-professional-development-series-2026

03/02/2026

Somehow I can always justify buying more therapy resources 🙊

What would you use first?

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30/01/2026

This looks like a great group for Blue Mountains families experiencing “school can’t”. I am glad more neuroaffirming services like this are being offered in the Blue Mountains 💚

Starting on Thursday 12 Feb, our carer support group in collaboration with Carer Gateway and the wonderful peer support worker Inez !!!

Contact Inez directly to register on 0481 454 650

This group is specifically for carers of Neurodivergent children. If your child needs to attend with you supervision is provided.

Feel free to share this information far and wide !

27/01/2026

Do you know a child that starts the school year running out the gate at drop off? Or maybe you know a child that remains silent the entire school day? Or one that has a massive emotional release once they arrive home?

It isn’t resistance or regression. It’s the cumulative impact of dozens of small, unspoken changes neurodivergent students are expected to manage from day one.

The big changes all children experience at the start of the new school year are often overlooked or minimised. Other changes that perhaps only neurodivergent children may notice, remain even more invisible. Together, they explain why back to school is so demanding for some students and why support needs to come early, not after burnout.

When supporting a neurodivergent student’s transition back to school, there are few important questions parents, teachers and therapists should ask:

💚 What changes can be avoided? What things can remain the same and consistent?

💚 What changes can be delayed? Can we space out the changes?

💚 How can this child be supported through inevitable changes?

💚 How does this individual child experience each change? How can we consider the individual impact of these changes rather than the assumed impact?

💚 What are the early signs this child is not coping?

💚 What demands can we drop so this child has more capacity to cope with these changes?

💚 When and how can this child rest and recharge to avoid burnout?

💚 How is the child welcomed, encouraged and supported to voice their experiences of these changes and identify potential supports?

23/01/2026

One of my core intentions in this work is to move away from static or ‘swapped’ stereotypes…. because neurodivergence is diverse.

My work draws on many voices, not to replace one stereotype with another, but to demonstrate the nuance and complexity involved in properly supporting neurodivergent individuals.

Further, instead of prescribing fixed ways to support neurodivergent individuals, I encourage professionals to approach each person with avid curiosity for understanding of each individual’s lived experience.

22/01/2026

Today I had the privilege to facilitate a workshop with preschool educational leaders focused on supporting neurodivergent educators.

We covered A LOT!!!
💚 Neuroaffirming language.
💚 Neurodivergent Communication styles.
💚 The Double Empathy Problem.
💚 Balancing your own needs with the needs of your team.
💚 Juggling competing demands.
💚 And the often unseen experiences, challenges and strengths of neurodivergent educators.
Plus more!!

I’m really grateful for how open and engaged the leaders were, especially while sitting with new ideas and a fairly big information load.

These conversations aren’t about quick fixes or getting it “right” straight away. They’re about slowing down, listening, and being willing to reflect on how our leadership practices impact the people we work alongside.

Thank you to everyone who leaned in with vulnerability, curiosity and care.

22/01/2026

Without knowing too much about the service provider or whether all ideas and supports presented in the Envisage Program are neuroaffirming, it looks very promising and is fully funded so parents can access it for free. Families also do not need to have a formal diagnosis to participate.

Clever Bees Paediatric Occupational Therapy is excited to offer the fully funded ENVISAGE Families program - our next group is starting on Thursday 5th February at 7.30pm!

This program is tailored for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-8 with developmental concerns, a disability or who are neurodiverse.

Across 5 x sessions of up to 90 minutes each, we will cover:

What is health and well-being in early child and family development?

Child and family development

Parenting is a dance led by the children

Looking after myself

Communication, Collaborating and Connection

You don’t need a diagnosis or NDIS plan to join. It is fully funded therefore no cost you.

To register, head to:

https://tinyurl.com/CleverBees26

or contact the ENVISAGE team who can walk you through. (07) 3861 6079

envisage@acu.edu.au

29/12/2025

Do you have an autistic girls aged 6-9 years?

Join us some plush pet craft and creativity this upcoming January holidays 🤗🐶🐱🐰

Girls that attend the event can:

💚 Pick a plush pet to rescue.
💚 Give it a makeover: Perhaps make it a cute name collar, make it a necklace, add some sequins, or change the colour of its fur!
💚 Decorate a cosy home for their new fur baby!
💚 Take home their new pet with a personalised adoption certificate!
💚 Meet some other autistic girls who share the same interest in craft, animals, and plushies!

Two times available. 3 spots left!

Book via our website!

27/12/2025

Although I have no availability for individual therapy, I still have spots available in the following group services:

💚🐰🐶 Adopt-a-Pet Supported Social Event for autistic girls aged 6-9 years @ Valley Heights 2777

💚🌈Neuroaffirming Families Professional Development Series for professionals who support neurodivergent families - Online

💚 🧠 Psych Parents Group Supervision for health professionals in the early years of parenthood - Online

💚 PDA & Picasso Parent Learning Event @ Valley Heights 2777 - Expressions of Interest Only