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12 Points Psychology provides mental health and well-being services and animal-assisted therapy

03/04/2026

Happy Easter Long Weekend Everyone!

Have a fabulous and safe weekend - whatever you're doing and whatever Easter means to you. 💜💚🐣🐰

18/03/2026

We've been seeing more and more people here in the clinic who have received their ADHD and/or autism assessment results, rode out the initial emotional roller coaster that can come with it, started medication… and then a few months later found themselves thinking:
“…is that it?”

Because while a diagnosis can bring clarity -
And medication can provide some help for some people -

Neither of those things automatically show you how to live day-to-day in a world that was largely built by, and for, neurotypical brains.

That’s where neurodivergent coaching can help.

Therapy often focuses on emotional patterns, history, and understanding how your brain works.

Coaching focuses more on the practical side of life.
Building routines that actually stick.
Working out how to approach tasks your brain keeps avoiding.
Creating systems that fit the way you think and want to work.

Which is why our wonderfully neurospicy counsellor Mathew, is now offering ADHD and autism coaching sessions with us here at 12 Points Psychology.

It can be particularly helpful for people who are newly identified and trying to figure out “what next?”, as well as those who received a diagnosis years ago but were left with little more than a formal report full of therapeutic gobbledegook and no real guidance on making everyday life easier.

𝘈𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

You can read more about how coaching differs from therapy here:
https://www.12pointspsychology.com/main-blog/adhd-autism-coaching

And if you’re curious whether coaching might be useful for you, feel free to get in touch via phone, email, or our online enquiry form.

11/03/2026

One of the phrases therapists use and remind themselves of constantly is:

*Insight is necessary, but not sufficient for change.*

And nowhere does that show up more clearly than with adult ADHD or autism diagnoses.

For a lot of people, getting the diagnosis brings a huge sense of relief.
Suddenly there is a framework that explains years of experiences that never quite made sense before.

So many aspects of your past suddenly click into place.

But the diagnosis itself doesn’t automatically change how daily life works moving forward.

The same unfinished tasks are still sitting there.
The same "this time it will work" systems that collapse after a few days.
The same feeling of trying to keep up with structures that were never designed with your brain in mind.

Understanding your brain is an important step. For sure.

But translating that understanding into routines, environments, and systems that actually support you is a different piece of work altogether.

That’s often where practical support like ND coaching can make a difference.

Because change rarely comes from insight alone.
It comes from gradually building ways of living that actually fit how your brain works.

If you discovered ADHD or autism later in life, what was the biggest thing that suddenly made sense once you had the diagnosis?

01/03/2026

Today we’re celebrating one of our beautiful furry co-clinicians.

Sophie.

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Therapy Dog.
𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲: nervous system regulator, ice breaker, tear catcher, tension diffuser, and professional goofball.

She has an uncanny ability to sense when someone needs space, when someone needs a nudge, and when someone just needs a warm body beside them while they find their words.

Therapy dogs may not “do” therapy.
But they certainly help make therapy feel much safer and more comfortable.

So happy 9th birthday, gorgeous girl. The work you do might look like naps and tail wags, but it matters more than you know.

If you’ve ever had Sophie snuggles, or seen her goofball antics, feel free to drop her a little birthday love below!

09/01/2026

I've never been one for resolutions - but this year in particular, I'm going to try and focus on what worked well for me last year and where I struggled most.

Then taking those learnings to set myself up for a better year.

That's right, I'm actually going to try and learn from my mistakes! ;)

Gentle Curiosity For the Win!

17/12/2025

14 years of Rory! And how lucky are we?!

Back in 2011, I was blown away to discover that having a dog was even better than I had imagined it would be!

Rory arrived with equal parts fluff, sweetness and sass, and not much has changed! She still gives epic side-eye (especially when I dare to sing around her!) and still has zero interest in being anyone’s “lap dog” (hip real estate only, thanks very much).

For nearly 14 years now, she's been my sidekick through it all - clinic builds, burnout zones, early morning coffees, and late night cuddles. And even now, as we both slow down a bit, my favourite place in the world is still the couch… with her stubborn, fluffy, adorable little self perched firmly on my hip.

Here’s to the OG Therapy Dog.
The best girl.
Happy Birthday, Rory. 💜

13/11/2025

Who do you want to see featured in our Christmas wall display?!

Rory as the abominable snowman?

Winston as the Grinch?

Tell us who you want to see and what ideas you have for the theme!

31/10/2025

🎃 No dogs were dressed up in the making of this post
(although they still don't entirely trust us again...)

We promised our poor, patient therapy dogs that we wouldn’t do Halloween costumes this year.

And technically… we didn’t.

We just used AI to generate the costumes instead!

So no side-eye from Rory at all this year - just pure spooky nonsense - and some new wall decor for October.

Let us know your favourite one - and start thinking of what you'd like to see hanging up in the clinic come Christmas time! ;)

👇 and just to make us feel better about past choices, drop a 🐾 if your pet’s also been emotionally blackmailed into a costume before...

31/10/2025

What feels scarier for you this Halloween - showing up as your authentic self, or trying to be the perfect therapist?! 👀

In honour of spooky season (and our collective fear of imperfection), I present:

👉 “Perfectionistic Psych” - The Halloween anthem no one asked for, but every therapist secretly needs.

Featuring:
☕️ Cold coffee.
💀 Chronic overfunctioning.
🧠 A sprinkle of self-awareness.
✨ And a dash of caffeine-induced chaos.

Because whether we’re a Perfectionistic Psych, an Authentic Therapist or some changling-type hybrid of the two - we’re all just trying, one case note at a time.

So tell me - which one gives you the bigger fright this year?
👻 Living up to all the expectations of being The Perfect Therapist
🧟 Or the vulnerability that comes with showing up as The Authentic One?

PS - to fit the timing I had to go with 'psych' but in this context - you should know that I'm referring to all mental health therapists!

20/10/2025

📣 Part 2 of the Self-Care Rebellion drops tomorrow

In Part 1, Monique Nesa, Poh Gan and I, all talked about the personal AND professional drivers that:
* led to our own burnout,
* changed our views on ourselves and our profession, and
* formed the basis of our different approaches to self-care and burnout prevention.

From the feedback we received after that video went live, we're definitely not alone in this!

So tomorrow, we get into the practical stuff:

✔ What effective self-care actually looks like

✔ How to make it work in real life - even when you're at capacity

✔ Why it's honestly not as hard (or as hokey!) as you think it is!

Join us live:

📅 Tuesday 21st Oct: 5.30pm AWST / 8.30pm AEDT

or watch the replay

📩 Sign up now to get the live link (and replay) straight to your inbox:

http://subscribepage.io/lzZdNd

Everyone who signs up will also get some bonus implementation resources when we send out the replay.

Refresher of Part 1 - in this 1-min excerpt we're focused on how co-regulation drains our energy – even when we don’t notice – and what happens when we don’t find ways to discharge what we take on.

Full video of Part 1 is also now available on YouTube
https://youtube.com/live/Im6USPoYOA8?feature=share

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Crown Court
Ferntree Gully, VIC
3156

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Monday	12pm - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm

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+61387993907

Website

http://12pointspsychology.com/

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