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21/02/2026

https://www.getperspective.com.au/blog/why-trauma-work-must-be-paced

Trauma therapy is often misunderstood. There is a common belief that healing requires revisiting painful memories quickly and directly. While trauma processing is important, pacing is what determines whether therapy is helpful or overwhelming. Trauma is not just an event. It is the imprint left on

20/02/2026

Trauma Responses Aren’t Personality Flaws

Many people come to therapy believing they are:
• Too sensitive
• Too reactive
• Too emotional
• Too much

Often what we are seeing is a nervous system that learned to survive.

Trauma responses are adaptive.

Therapy isn’t about removing them - it’s about updating them.

There is nothing wrong with you.
Your system just needs support.

18/02/2026

https://www.getperspective.com.au/blog/skills-training-vs-reflective-supervision

Supervision is not skills training. They serve different purposes. Skills training teaches you what to do. Reflective supervision helps you think about what you’re doing — and why. In reflective supervision, we slow down. We consider: • the relational field • our assumptions • ethical tens...

18/02/2026

17/02/2026

Reflection Builds Regulation

Clinical work and relationships are complex.

What sustains change isn’t intensity.
It’s reflection.

When we pause long enough to understand our patterns (rather than react from them), something shifts.

Reflection builds regulation.
Regulation builds choice.
Choice builds change.

This is why I prioritise depth over speed - in both therapy and supervision.

16/02/2026

https://www.getperspective.com.au/blog/why-experienced-clinicians-still-need-supervision

Seasoned practitioners need supervision too. There’s a quiet belief in our field that once you’re experienced enough, supervision becomes optional. But complex work doesn’t get simpler with time. It gets more layered. The longer you practice, the more you carry: • nuanced ethical decisions ....

14/02/2026

12/02/2026

https://www.getperspective.com.au/blog/what-is-emdr-therapy

EMDR therapy on the Sunshine Coast and online. Evidence-based trauma treatment provided by an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker.

10/02/2026

08/02/2026

Self regulation tools listed below. ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️
🎯https://www.theottoolbox.com/sensory-coping-strategies-for-kids/
🎯https://www.theottoolbox.com/zones-of-regulation-activities-2/

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05/02/2026