Tracy Dunkley Psychology

21/10/2025

🌿 Grow Together Parent Support Group 🌿
Are you a parent of a child aged 2–12 looking for more understanding, connection, and support?

Join Grow Together — a small, welcoming online group based on the Circle of Security model and attachment theory. Together, we explore ways to better understand your child’s emotional world and strengthen your relationship.

👩‍💻 Each 1-hour Zoom session (monthly on Wednesday afternoons) includes:
✨ 50% Psychoeducation – on topics chosen by the group (e.g. emotional regulation, anxiety, friendships, screen time, self-care, parenting neurodivergent children)
💬 50% Group discussion & support – share experiences and strategies in a safe, supportive space.

Facilitated by Tracy Dunkley, Clinical Psychologist with 20+ years’ experience supporting children and parents. Tracy is a trained COS-P and COS-I facilitator.

Billing available through NDIS or private funding.
Small group, via Zoom
Enquiries: GV Developmental Clinic admin on 5858 1757

Let’s grow together — with understanding, connection, and confidence. 🌱

22/07/2025

To my esteemed colleagues, does anyone have appointments available of short waitlist for a 16 year girl ASD level 2/social anxiety/school avoidance?
The family live in Cobram but are willing to travel for face to face appts (not open to telehealth)
Thanks!

01/02/2025

Did you know that $1 spent in recovery saves $13 in Recovery.
Here are some ways to help families get prepared:

Learn how to support young families in emergencies or disasters in your professional or community-based role.

09/10/2024

What to expect from my new parent support group:

The main aim is to bring parents together to support each other and that I will set goals and agenda according to the shared needs identified in the group.

The group will be a responsive and targeted program that will be shaped by the participants priorities. I will draw on all of my experience as a psychologist and theories and models such as attachment theory, emotion coaching principals, Circle of Security etc.

I envision that there will be a lot of discussion about emotional regulation, supporting your children’s social development, working together with school/kinder or daycare, understanding the service system, advocating for your child, self-care etc. I will consider getting guest speakers as well if there is interest in that idea.

Most parents in the group will have a neurodivergent child, some are not the biological parents and some may be neurodivergent themselves.

The group size will be capped at 8. So I can create a safe and trusting environment.

09/10/2024

Learn more about the CUES Study at CliniKids

08/10/2024

My new parent support group is starting soon!

25/06/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3rj9nUv0Qg
A nice little video to explain neurodiversity.

A video explaining the concept of neurodiversity using Lego.

15/06/2024

A podcast about Tuning into Kids. I love this program, it is a great way to change your mindset about your children’s behaviour and see moments of disregulation as “opportunities for connection”. Circle of Security is still my ‘go to’ parenting program, but I love this one too!

What happens when we welcome children’s emotions rather than minimising or dismissing them? This episode explores the benefits of an emotion-focused approach...

07/05/2024

https://familycare.net.au/portfolio-item/regional-parenting-services/

Some local parenting programs on offer at the moment.

Education programs and workshops for parents/carers in the Goulburn region

02/05/2024

I especially love this as photography is a hobby of mine🥰

21/02/2024

It is nice to hear how a kid's journey can be so positive when they are well supported.

Over the years, Jamahl Ali has thrived with support from his teachers, family and therapists. Now this boy with "a very kind heart" is leading his peers at Toronto Public School.

21/01/2024

We could all do with a little guidance around this topic. Plus eventually the kids are going to need to manage it themselves without guilt and shame. This is also a good reminder that you don’t have to solve all the problems yourself, just learn to ask the right questions so that you can guide them on how to self manage.

Use these 12 conversation starters to help your child make thoughtful and healthy choices about their screen use. Learn how to have conversations that build trust and help them recognize how social media can impact their feelings.