http://www.thestillspace.com.au/

The Still Space, 55-57 Station Street, Engadine (2026)

01/02/2026

A question to carry you through the week ahead 👇

"Does this serve who I am becoming?"

So much of our lives are lived on autopilot, not because we don’t care, but because our beliefs, behaviours, thoughts, and emotional patterns have been shaped and conditioned from the moment we’re born.

We often respond from habit rather than from presence.

I say this knowing I’m not immune to it either.

And when you layer in experiences of grief, betrayal, abandonment, trauma or loss, another level of complexity is added to how we move through the world and protect ourselves.

So as you step into a new week, I invite you to pause.

In the small moments. In choices. In reactions. In where you place your energy.

Stop. Breathe. And ask yourself 👇

"Does this serve who I am becoming?"

Sometimes awareness alone is the beginning of change 🤍

With care,
Sammy ♥️

28/01/2026

I have dedicated my career and training to supporting others to reconnect with a life of joy, presence, connection, and freedom beyond trauma.

Why?

Because I understand what trauma can take from you.

Your sense of self-trust
Your sense of safety
Your clarity
Your sense of worth
Your physical wellbeing
Your ability to be present
Your lightness

As a Registered Trauma Counsellor, I bring a deep clinical understanding of trauma, grounded in neuroscience, neurobiology, and the body’s stress response. I understand how trauma lives not only in the mind, but in the nervous system, shaping behaviour, emotions, relationships, and physical health.

I don’t support my clients from theory alone. I also bring lived experience, which allows me to work with depth, sensitivity, and attunement.

This work is trauma-aware, body-based, and relational.

It’s about restoring safety before insight.

It's about gently rebuilding trust, connection, and a sense of self, at a pace that honours you and your nervous system.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

23/01/2026

Over the first couple of weeks back in the practice, I’ve noticed a pattern I see again and again.

People come to therapy confused about why trauma or grief is showing up months or even years later, through emotions, triggers, memories, or physical reactions.

There’s often an expectation that by now they should have coped. That they should be past it. That if it’s coming up now, something must be wrong.

There isn’t.

Trauma is an overwhelming experience for the mind and body. When it happens, the nervous system does what it needs to do to survive, shock, denial, numbing, dissociation, pushing on. These responses are not failures. They are survival strategies.

The same is true with grief, particularly after sudden or traumatic loss. It is common for grief to be delayed. In the immediate aftermath, people often function, cope, and get through. Months or years later, grief arrives and it can feel like it has come out of nowhere.

What I often say to clients who ask “why now?” is this 👇

Your body is ready.
This is not a step backwards.
It does not mean healing has failed.
It means the mind and body now have the capacity to process what could not be processed before.

If things are surfacing right now, overwhelm, memories, emotional reactions, this is not a flaw. It is a sign of forward movement.

If this speaks to you or raises questions, you’re welcome to reach out.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

22/01/2026

What a wonderful couple of weeks ✨️

Eli has loved welcoming your children into our Art Therapy School Holiday Workshops. The room has been full of creativity, imagination, laughter, focus, and pride as children explored ideas, emotions, and experiences through art.

Art therapy gives children another way to communicate, especially when words are hard to find.

Through drawing, building, painting, and making, children can express what’s going on inside, understand their emotions, and learn skills to manage worry, frustration, and big feelings.

Following the positive response to our school holiday workshops, we’re excited to share that our Art Therapy program is continuing in Term 1 🎨

✨ HeARTful Expressions – Art Therapy Program
🗓 6-week program
🕓 Thursdays | 4:00–5:00 PM
▶️ Starting 12 February

This small group program helps children to:

✨️ Express emotions through creative activities
✨️ Build confidence and emotional awareness
✨️ Develop regulation and coping skills
✨️ Connect with others in a supportive group

Places are limited to ensure each child receives individual attention.

If your child enjoys creating, building, or learning through doing or finds it easier to express themselves through art than conversation, this program may be a great fit.

We're looking forward to supporting your child.

With care,
Sammy & Eli 💕

21/01/2026

National Day of Mourning 🤍

Today we pause to honour lives lost, love that continues, and the many ways grief shows up in our lives.

Grief is not a problem to fix.

It is a human response to love, attachment, and loss.

Grief doesn’t look the same for everyone, and it doesn’t feel the same from one moment to the next.

You may notice sadness, numbness, anger, anxiety, exhaustion, guilt, relief, longing, confusion, or even moments of laughter or lightness that feel surprising or conflicting. This wide range of emotions is not only common, it is normal. There is no “right” way to feel.

And yet, so many people carry grief silently, believing they are doing it wrong.

So today, let’s gently dispel a few myths:

✨ Myth: Grief follows neat stages.
Grief is not linear. You don’t move through it in order, and you don’t “complete” it. It ebbs and flows. Some days are heavier, others feel lighter, both can coexist.

✨ Myth: Time heals all wounds.
Time alone doesn’t heal grief. What supports healing is being able to feel, to be supported, and to have your grief witnessed without judgment.

✨ Myth: You should be ‘over it’ by now.
There is no timeline. Grief doesn’t have an expiry date. It changes shape, but love and loss don’t disappear because time passes.

✨ Myth: Staying strong means not breaking down.
Strength in grief often looks like softness. Like rest. Like tears. Like asking for help when you need it.

If today feels heavy, disorienting, or tender, please know this:

You are not weak.
You are not behind.
You are not grieving incorrectly.
Your experience is valid, exactly as it is.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

21/01/2026

When a child is living with anxiety, it rarely shows up as “I’m worried.”

Instead, parents often see tears at drop-off, meltdowns that feel sudden, tummy aches, sleepless nights, or a child who withdraws and loses confidence.

It can feel overwhelming, heartbreaking, and hard to know how best to help.

The Brave Space is a gentle, evidence-informed anxiety program for children aged 6–10, designed to help kids make sense of their worries in a way that feels safe, playful, and empowering.

Through therapeutic play, movement, creativity, and simple nervous-system tools, children learn:

✨️ Why anxiety shows up in their mind and body
✨️ How to calm big feelings
✨️ How to feel more confident and in control
✨️ Simple, realistic and age-appropriate regulation strategies

This isn’t about “fixing” your child, it’s about helping them feel understood, supported, and capable.

✨ 6-week program | Ages 6–10
✨️ Term 1, Tuesdays at 4PM
✨ Limited places available (4 SPOTS REMAIN)

I'm looking forward to supporting your child.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

19/01/2026

✨ Counselling That's Relational, Not Clinical ✨

Yes, my work is grounded in evidence, science, and the depth that comes from years of training. But what I know to be just as important is this, counselling that is relational, realistic and deeply human.

One human heart relating to another.

And it’s within relationship that compassion, safety, and healing can exist.

If you’ve experienced therapy before and it felt cold, distant, or overly clinical, know that this is not the way I work.

I show up with openness and compassion, beyond pathologising or reducing your experiences to labels.

I’m here to help you gain clarity in this season of life, to rediscover your sense of self after trauma and grief, and to tap into what it is you most long for.

This is a space where you don’t have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or have it all figured out.

We walk together, with practical support, grounded insight, and care.

With care,
Sammy ✨️

17/01/2026

Online Therapy Available 💛

Sometimes leaving home isn’t possible and needing support doesn’t pause because of that.

I offer online counselling sessions held with the same depth, care, and clinical presence as in-person work, from the safety of your own space.

Online sessions may feel right if:

✨ Home feels like the safest place to open up right now.
✨ You have young children asleep or needing a nap during your session time.
✨ A lunchtime session fits best in your work day.
✨ You’re unwell, isolating, or unable to travel.
✨ You’re outside the Sutherland Shire and would still like to work with me.

This is therapy designed to meet you where you are, emotionally and practically.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

15/01/2026

✨ Welcome Taylor ✨

We’re so pleased to welcome Taylor to The Still Space team.

Taylor joins us as our Administrative Assistant and will be in the space on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. You’ll see her at reception offering a warm, calm welcome, and assisting behind the scenes to help the practice flow with care and ease.

Taylor will also be supporting our child therapy programs, gently greeting and settling little ones before their sessions to help them feel safe, comfortable, and supported as they arrive.

We’re so grateful to have Taylor as part of our growing team and know many of you will appreciate the sense of care she brings to the space 💛

Please join us in welcoming her.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

09/01/2026

✨️ FINAL SPOTS AVAILABLE - ART THERAPY SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS ✨️

We have a few final spots available for our Art Therapy School Holiday Workshops starting next week. These workshops are a great way for your child to engage in expressive art to regulate, create and explore their inner world in a fun, supportive environment.

It's also a great way to see if our ongoing Art Therapy Program, HeARTful Expressions may suit them.

The final spots available are 👇

Tuesday 13th Jan - 1 SPOT
Thursday 15th Jan - 1 SPOT
Tuesday 20th Jan - 4 SPOTS
Thursday 22nd Jan - 3 SPOTS

Book a spot for your little one via the link below. Open to all children aged 6-10 years.

https://thestillspace.as.me/introarttherapyclass

With care,
Sammy 🎨

09/01/2026

✨ I’m so excited to share the first two workshops in my 2026 workshop series ✨

This year, I’m creating spaces to explore the deeper patterns shaped through trauma, early attachment, and lived experience, the ones that unconsciously influence how we love, give, protect ourselves, and relate to the world around us.

🌱 Attachment, Trauma & the Cost of Being Loveable
📅 Saturday 2 May

This workshop explores how early attachment and life experiences shape the way we relate to love, safety, and self-worth in intimate relationships with ourselves and with others. It’s for those who want to understand repeating patterns, over-giving, or feeling responsible for connection, and to meet these experiences with clarity and compassion rather than self-blame.

🌿 The Price of Over-Giving: Boundaries and the Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes
📅 Saturday 9 May

This workshop explores boundaries through a trauma-informed lens. When saying no once felt unsafe, over-giving became a way to stay connected. We’ll explore why guilt and anxiety often arise around boundaries, and how to begin protecting your needs without losing connection or yourself.

✨ Each workshop can be attended on its own, or together for a deeper understanding of how attachment and boundaries are linked.

If this resonates, you’re very welcome here 🤍
Bookings via the links below.

https://thestillspace.as.me/attachmentworkshop

https://thestillspace.as.me/boundariesworkshop

With care,
Sammy ♥️

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