Ben Crebert Psychology

25/02/2026

I’m in the process of reworking my website, so this page is a little harder to find.

Here’s some details about my approach to supervision.

If you’d like to have a conversation reach out.

12/02/2026

10/02/2026

I’ve taken a slower approach to social media lately.

Not because I’ve had nothing to say — but because I’ve been investing more time in being relational: with my family, my friends, and in the quieter work of thinking, researching, and listening for how I want to show up here.

I’ve been mulling over this blog post for a while, and I’m glad it’s finally out in the world:
Acceptance as Skillful Means: A Relational Journey with Sensitive Kids

It’s a real-life reflection on those “compressed” school-morning moments — when time pressure, nervous systems, and fear about the future collide — and how quickly we can end up responding to our own stress rather than our child.

Inside, I explore:
why “slow” is often information (not defiance)
what acceptance actually means (not approval, not giving up)
how scaffolding + safety can grow self-direction over time
a small “Skilful Means” menu for mornings that wobble.

If you’d like to read it, here’s the link: https://bencrebertpsychology.com.au/stories-of-us/

And if you want to work with me, reach out each out via my website: www.bencrebertpsychology.com.au

Here at Ben Crebert Psychology, we are one of the best clinical psychology services in Maitland, Sydney. We’re here to make sure you’re heard, listened to, and understood, during what can sometimes be a daunting and vulnerable process.

08/01/2026

“New Year, new you?” Not so fast.

Change doesn’t always arrive on January 1st. Sometimes, it grows quietly out of acceptance, curiosity, and real-life challenges.

Let’s make space for honest reflection, not quick fixes. Here are some summer thoughts, that have ambled their way to the keyboard whilst, watching Test Cricket, breaking in my new Scanpans, surfing waves and hanging out with family and friends.

I hope that your end of year transition has been filled with connection and care, like mine has.

I look forwards to walking alongside you into this ever unfolding year. For those of you who are new to my work and want to connect ( or if you are looking to reconnect ). I’m on leave until 19 Jan and will be responding slowly, in holiday mode.

Every January, the world gets loud about “fresh starts.” Resolutions, reinventions, and the pressure to become a new version of ourselves are everywhere. But

22/12/2025

Ben Crebert Psychology will be taking a break over the Christmas / New Year period, and we hope you have the opportunity to rest, refresh and enjoy the holiday season as well.

We'll be closed Wednesday 24th December until Sunday 18th January - returning on Monday the 19th of January.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.

If you need help over the break, here are some support numbers that can assist:

Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
1800 Respect: 1800 737 732
Headspace: 1800 650 890
Men's Line Australia: 1300 789 978
Su***de Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

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17/12/2025

🗓️ 2026 GROUP SUPERVISION NOW OPEN

You don't have to navigate complex cases alone.

Monthly group supervision sessions starting 2026—a space where clinicians develop embodied therapeutic presence alongside colleagues who understand this work.

📅 3rd Monday of every month (Starting February through to November)

⏰ 5:00 - 7:00 PM AEDT

📍 Online (Australia-wide)

This isn't just case consultation. It's experiential supervision grounded in Process Work principles, where:

✓ Your uncertainty becomes wisdom trying to emerge

✓ Complex cases explored through multiple lenses

✓ You develop somatic awareness of your presence

✓ Professional isolation transforms into collegial support

✓ You learn to trust what's happening in the room

Perfect for:

→ Early-career psychologists building confidence

→ Experienced clinicians deepening trauma work

→ EMDR practitioners seeking consultation

→ Therapists moving beyond technique into embodied presence

DECEMBER NOW OPEN:

📌 Dec 15: 5-7pm AEDT

Limited spaces for depth and connection.

20+ years experience | Board-approved supervisor | EMDR consultant in training | Process Work-trained | Resource Therapy Trainer | RLT Level 3 trained | SPT certified

Book your spot:

👉 bencrebertpsychology.com.au/supervision

16/12/2025

in 2026, I'm offering the Awareness Informed Foundation Program for schools. Early consultation available now.

There's an old story about a lighthouse keeper's daughter who lived on a rocky island off the coast. Every night, she'd watch her father climb the spiral stairs to tend the light - trimming the wick, cleaning the lens, making sure ships could find their way safely through the dark.
One stormy season, ships kept running aground despite the lighthouse burning bright. The harbour master blamed the keeper - "Your light isn't strong enough" he said. "Burn more oil. Make it brighter."
So the keeper burned more oil. The light blazed. And ships still ran aground.
It was the daughter who finally climbed to the top and looked not at the light, but at what the light was revealing. The rocks had shifted in the winter storms. The safe passage had moved. The light was doing exactly what it was designed to do, but the question everyone was asking was wrong.
They kept asking: "How do we make the light brighter?"
She asked: "What is the light showing us? What's changed that we're not seeing?"

For 20+ years as a clinical psychologist, I've watched schools ask the same question the harbour master asked: "How do we fix this student's behaviour?"
More consequences. Stricter rules. Better behaviour management systems. Brighter lights.
And like those ships, students keep running aground.
Because we're asking the wrong question.

Neuroscience shows us that behaviour is communication about brain state.
When a student can't sit still, acts out, shuts down - their nervous system is communicating something. It's often not about the child being "difficult," but about unmet sensory, relational or systemic needs.
The rocks have shifted. The safe passage has moved. And the behaviour is the light showing us where..

If you're a principal, wellbeing coordinator, or educational leader who's tired of asking the same question and getting the same results, I invite you to ask a different question.
Not "How do we fix this behaviour?"
But "What is this behaviour showing us?"

Let's look at what the light is revealing - together.

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12/12/2025

THREE DAYS TO GO AND THREE SPOTS LEFT for December group supervision!
The hardest cases aren't the ones in the textbooks.
They're the ones where you feel something shift in your own body. Where the client's story touches something unresolved in you. Where you leave the session carrying weight you can't quite name.
This is the work beneath the work.

Last month, a supervisee shared: "I finally understand—it's not about having all the answers. It's about being able to stay present with not knowing."

That's the transformation I see again and again in supervision.

We don't just talk about interventions and treatment plans. We explore what happens in your nervous system when a client's trauma activates your own protective responses. We examine the moments when your theoretical knowledge can't reach the lived experience unfolding in real time.

Because your clients don't just need your clinical skills—they need you to be able to stay present when their pain is unbearable. To hold space when everything in you wants to fix, rescue, or retreat.

Here's what develops through experiential supervision:
• Recognising when your own process is interfering with the client's
• Somatic awareness of your therapeutic presence
• Trusting the wisdom of uncertainty and not-knowing
• Integrating Process Work principles into your relational approach
• Navigating complex trauma presentations with grounded confidence

Over 20 years of clinical experience. Board-approved supervisor. EMDR consultant in training.

The depth of healing you can facilitate is directly connected to the depth of presence you can embody.

🔹 DECEMBER 15

⏰ 5:00 - 7:00 PM AEDT

📍 Online

Ready to explore supervision? Book a free 15-minute chat to see if we're a good fit.

Visit: bencrebertpsychology.com.au/supervision

09/12/2025

📢 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER GROUP SUPERVISION

The hardest cases aren't the ones in the textbooks.
They're the ones where you feel something shift in your own body. Where the client's story touches something unresolved in you. Where you leave the session carrying weight you can't quite name.
This is the work beneath the work.

Last month, a supervisee shared: "I finally understand—it's not about having all the answers. It's about being able to stay present with not knowing."

That's the transformation I see again and again in supervision.

We don't just talk about interventions and treatment plans. We explore what happens in your nervous system when a client's trauma activates your own protective responses. We examine the moments when your theoretical knowledge can't reach the lived experience unfolding in real time.

Because your clients don't just need your clinical skills—they need you to be able to stay present when their pain is unbearable. To hold space when everything in you wants to fix, rescue, or retreat.

Here's what develops through experiential supervision:
• Recognising when your own process is interfering with the client's
• Somatic awareness of your therapeutic presence
• Trusting the wisdom of uncertainty and not-knowing
• Integrating Process Work principles into your relational approach
• Navigating complex trauma presentations with grounded confidence

Over 20 years of clinical experience. Board-approved supervisor. EMDR consultant in training.

The depth of healing you can facilitate is directly connected to the depth of presence you can embody.

🔹 DECEMBER 15

⏰ 5:00 - 7:00 PM AEDT

📍 Online

Ready to explore supervision? Book a free 15-minute chat to see if we're a good fit.

Visit: bencrebertpsychology.com.au/supervision

08/12/2025

📢 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER GROUP SUPERVISION

You don't have to navigate complex cases alone. One final online group supervision session available for 2025.

📌 Dec 15: 5-7pm AEDT

Perfect for:

→ Early-career psychologists building confidence

→ Experienced clinicians deepening trauma work

→ EMDR practitioners seeking consultation

→ Therapists moving beyond technique into embodied presence

This isn't just case consultation. It's experiential supervision grounded in Process Work principles, where:

✓ Your uncertainty becomes wisdom trying to emerge

✓ Complex cases explored through multiple lenses

✓ You develop somatic awareness of your presence

✓ Professional isolation transforms into collegial support

✓ You learn to trust what's happening in the room

Limited spaces for depth and connection.

20+ years experience | Board-approved supervisor | EMDR consultant in training | Process Work-trained | Resource Therapy Trainer | RLT Level 3 trained | SPT certified

Book your spot:

👉 bencrebertpsychology.com.au/supervision