The Stress & Trauma Clinic

05/12/2025

🎉Join us for a relaxed and celebratory evening as we come together to connect, reflect, and recharge after another year of supporting our community through EMDR and trauma-informed practice.

This gathering is an opportunity for practitioners across the Southern Highlands to:
✨ Share insights, challenges, and clinical pearls
✨ Discuss all things EMDR—from intensives and protocols to practical wisdom from the therapy room
✨ Strengthen professional connections that sustain us in this meaningful work
✨ Celebrate another year of showing up for our clients, our community, and each other.
Because in this field, support isn’t optional—it's essential.

Let’s take the time to honour the dedication, compassion, and resilience that define our profession.

Light refreshments will be provided thanks to , along with plenty of good conversation and collegial warmth.

We’d love to see you there! RSVP 0492843978, PM or https://mhpn.org.au

29/11/2025

🌿 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔

Stress doesn’t always show up loudly — sometimes, it builds little by little until you feel drained.
Here’s a gentle reminder: small steps count. 🌱

✨ Take one deep breath.
✨ Step outside for a short walk.
✨ Put your phone down for a few minutes.
✨ Drink water. Stretch. Pause.

You don’t need to have it all together — just give yourself tiny moments of calm. 💛
Because your body deserves to feel safe, even on busy days.

25/11/2025

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝑩𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑾𝒉𝒐’𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅

When people are overwhelmed, kindness heals more than advice.

💬 Say: “I’m here for you.”
🤝 Offer small help — a meal, a message, or quiet company.
❤️ Remember: their irritability is pain, not disrespect.

Compassion doesn’t fix everything — but it softens the struggle. 🌿

Sometimes, what people need most isn’t a solution — it’s someone who stays.

22/11/2025

💭 Your nervous system isn’t broken — it’s protecting you.

With the right support, it can learn to feel safe again. 🌿

21/11/2025

Give Your Child the Best Start to the 2026 School Year 🚀

The beginning of a new school year can set the tone for your child’s confidence, learning, and wellbeing. With only 2 assessment spots left for 2025, now is the perfect time to proactively prepare your child for a strong and successful 2026.

Imagine beginning the school year already knowing exactly how to support your child—what they need, how they learn best, and what strategies will help them thrive. A psychological assessment can offer that clarity.

Clinical Psychologist Felicity Webster provides comprehensive assessments for children and teens who may benefit from understanding their learning profile, attention, or developmental needs—including ADHD, Autism, and a range of learning assessments.

Why parents are choosing to assess now:

• Start 2026 with confidence — Know your child’s strengths and support needs before the school year begins.
• Tailored school strategies — Equip teachers (and parents) with clear, practical recommendations that make a real difference.
• Avoid the January rush — Secure your spot now and begin the year prepared, not stressed.
• Early insight = early support — The sooner you understand your child’s needs, the sooner they can get the help that moves them forward.

Give your child the gift of clarity, confidence, and a smoother school journey.

📞 Call or email us today to book one of the final assessment spots.
help@stressandtraumaclinic.com.au

20/11/2025

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎, 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.

When someone feels safe, seen, and supported, their healing grows stronger. 🌱

✨ Listen more than you speak.
✨ Don’t rush their progress.
✨ Celebrate the small steps.

Sometimes, the best way to help is simply to be there. 💬

15/11/2025

💭 “If you learned to stay quiet to keep the peace — this is for you.”

For many, silence wasn’t a choice — it was survival.
But true peace isn’t about staying quiet, it’s about feeling safe enough to speak. 🌿

At The Stress & Trauma Clinic, we help you find your voice again — safely, gently, and with care.

12/11/2025

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 — 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎.

Healed people:
💬 Communicate with kindness instead of reacting.
💔 Break old patterns that once caused pain.
💞 Teach others what safety, calm, and love truly feel like.

Your healing isn’t selfish — it’s a gift to everyone who shares life with you. 🌱
Every time you choose peace over chaos, understanding over anger, and growth over guilt, you create a ripple of healing that touches your family, friends, and future generations.

🦋 At The Stress & Trauma Clinic, we believe healing yourself is one of the most powerful ways to heal the world around you.

09/11/2025

💪𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉-𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑶𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝒖𝒕

They’re the ones everyone counts on.
The dependable ones.
The ones who never seem to crack — always calm, always capable.

But here’s the truth…
Sometimes, the people who look like they’re holding it all together are actually running on empty inside.

They’ve learned to push through exhaustion.
To smile through stress.
To carry everyone else’s load while quietly ignoring their own needs.

💭 Burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart — sometimes it looks like doing everything “right” until your body and mind say enough.

🌿 At The Stress & Trauma Clinic, we help professionals, parents, and caregivers reconnect with themselves — so strength doesn’t have to mean suffering.

Because you deserve rest too.

07/11/2025

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒏’𝒕

Have you ever felt anxious, tense, or afraid — and you couldn’t explain why?
That’s because trauma doesn’t only live in your mind… it lives in your body. 🧠💔

Your body holds memories of experiences that were too overwhelming for your brain to process.
That’s why:
⚡ A sound, smell, or place can trigger a wave of emotion.
⚡ You might freeze, shut down, or feel unsafe — even when you know you’re fine.

This is your nervous system trying to protect you — it remembers what your mind had to forget.

But healing is possible. 🌱
Through trauma-focused therapies like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), your brain and body can finally start to release what’s been held inside for too long.

✨ You don’t have to live in survival mode forever.
Your body can learn safety again — and peace can feel real, not just imagined.

🖤 The Stress & Trauma Clinic
Guiding you gently toward healing — mind, body, and emotions.

06/11/2025

03/11/2025

🌫 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝑼𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆

Have you ever tried to relax… but your body just wouldn’t let you?
Your heart races, your thoughts speed up, and suddenly, “rest” feels anything but peaceful.

💭 You’re not lazy. You’re not broken.
Your body simply learned that stillness once meant danger.

For many trauma survivors, the nervous system was trained to stay alert — to keep you safe when safety didn’t exist.
Even years later, calmness can trigger that same alarm.

But here’s the hopeful part 🌱
With trauma-informed care and therapies like EMDR, your body can gently relearn what safety feels like.
You can rest again — not because you’ve earned it, but because you deserve it.

💬 Healing doesn’t mean forcing yourself to relax.
It means helping your body understand that peace is no longer dangerous.

🖤 At The Stress & Trauma Clinic, we support you in finding that peace — safely, gently, and with care.