Perinatal, Child & Family Hub; Carla Anderson Clinical Psychologist

Perinatal, Child & Family Hub; Carla Anderson Clinical Psychologist Carla provides telehealth psychological support nationwide, and online training for health professionals. Reach out if you would like more information.

✨Nationwide telehealth support through the Perinatal period from preconception, pregnancy, birth, & postnatal.
⚠️general info only not therapy clinical advice
For training for healthcare professionals page: Anderson Clinical Psychologist & Trainer. Carla Anderson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing psychological and counselling services for families in the Perinatal period (preconception, pregnancy, birth and postnatal). Area's of support provided by Carla include;
• Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
(antenatal & postnatal)
• Birth Trauma
• Infertility difficulties
• Grief and loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, termination and
neonatal death)
• Non-directive pregnancy counselling
(pregnancy related concerns and termination
support)
• Support adjusting to parenthood

Other areas of focus include:
• Women’s Sexual and Intimacy difficulties

Carla is passionate about providing Training and Clinical Reflective Supervision to other health professionals (mental health clinicians, medical, midwives, allied health professionals) related to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and related topics. Carla also recently completed her Certificate III in Floristry and gained her qualification as a florist and was introduced to therapeutic horticulture and the benefits of using flowers and psychology together. She created "Floriful" workshops combining mindfulness, self-care and floristry, as well as training in the use of floristry in therapeutic horticulture for health professionals.

Just a quick share of my presentation at the CAPEA Inc conference today on “Integrating psychological support skills int...
08/11/2025

Just a quick share of my presentation at the CAPEA Inc conference today on “Integrating psychological support skills into perinatal healthcare for Midwives and Childhealth Nurses”. It has been such a beautiful conference with so many passionate professionals. I’ll post some more later when a little less weary.

07/11/2025

The next chapter of your life is called 'Healthy & Happy'—that’s the vibe from this day forward. 🌿😊

07/11/2025

Co-regulation isn’t about fixing someone.
It’s about showing up — calm, steady, and present — so their nervous system can remember what safety feels like.
That’s what secure attachment really is: not perfection, but presence.

I was pleased to contribute to Greta Brereton’s article in Fashion Journal on “Why we need to talk about grief after los...
06/11/2025

I was pleased to contribute to Greta Brereton’s article in Fashion Journal on “Why we need to talk about grief after losing an unintended pregnancy”

For anyone who has been through, or faced decisions about a termination, I hope this helps reduce some of the isolation and stigma experienced by so many women.

Thankyou to Bronwyn Leigh for connecting me with Greta and representing the Centre for Perinatal Psychology.

Check it out here:

"We tell ourselves that just because we chose that outcome, we have no right to feel upset about it." writes Greta.

I’m presenting at TWO conferences in one week this weekend and Monday  💫. I am so excited to have two opportunities to p...
06/11/2025

I’m presenting at TWO conferences in one week this weekend and Monday 💫.

I am so excited to have two opportunities to present on my new training that I have developed for Midwives, Child Health Nurses and other medical perinatal clinicians. Focused on integrating psychological support skills into everyday practice, I will be discussing the training, why it’s needed, research and reflections on my pilot program I delivered, to firm up content based on participant feedback in developing the final training product ➡️

“Tender Talks: Confident Conversations in the Perinatal Period”

🛫Friday I fly out to Newcastle to present on Saturday at The Childbirth and Parenting Education Conference (CAPEA Inc). The theme of the conference is Taking Childbirth and Parenting Education to New Heights. I’ve been lucky enough to present at CAPEA conferences a few times now.

🚙 Fly back and drive to the Gold Coast to present at the Queensland Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Symposium (goldcoast.health) on Monday. The theme is Healing Together: Perinatal & Infant Wellness for Every Family. This will be the first time presenting at this one, but you may have spotted me with a trade stall there last year.

I’m excited to immerse myself in learning all things perinatal and infant mental health. And as always, I’m also very excited to see and spend time with wonderful colleagues and friends. It’s been so lovely to be able to travel again and connect in person with those who have offered me so much support especially this year, it truly warms my soul. Let me know if you will be there. You know how to find me- look for the bright pink hair.

💻If you want to know more about my training, registrations are now open with 🗓️ 2026 dates up:

https://carlaandersoncliniciantraining.com/perinatal-training









03/11/2025

Today Kristy Howard and I ran our second “Nurtured by Nature” workshop 🌱🌷 A big Thankyou to our wonderful participants who came together to learn all about using plants and flowers therapeutically with clients. I’m so glad we were able to plant some seeds in your minds in therapeutic horticulture 🌺🌿

We explored topics including what is therapeutic horticulture and horticulture therapy, history, evidence-base and theoretical links, and its application in a range of settings.

We then moved into the experiential learning in the garden, using our senses, and integrating metaphor into gardening activities. 🍃🪴Followed by floral arranging and linking in our senses, metaphor and meanings with flowers. 💐🌻

And we couldn’t ask for better surroundings in the beautiful and serene gardens at House of Hope Thankyou for allowing us to use your beautiful space 🙏





28/10/2025

Each week I share flowers from my flower patch arranged in the vase that sits in my therapy room. These reflections explore what each bloom can teach us about healing, connection, and emotional growth.

The Lisianthus is one of my favourites. Planted back in April, it took six months to bloom. In floriography, it symbolises gratitude, appreciation, elegance, and life-long bonds.

Its soft pastel tones and rose-like petals reflect tenderness and connection, a quiet reminder of the relationships and moments that sustain us. The Lisianthus reflects the quiet strength found in lasting connection.
In therapy, healing often begins within safe and trusting relationships where we feel seen and understood.

Like the Lisianthus, these bonds grow through patience, care, and mutual appreciation.

💭 Reflection: Think of a relationship that has supported you through change or challenge.
What qualities helped that bond to deepen and endure over time?









27/10/2025

Registrations close tomorrow

If you have been curious about adding nature based therapy into your work, this is your last chance to join us.

Nurtured by Nature is a hands on professional development workshop for clinicians who want to explore how working with flowers and plants can support emotional regulation, engagement, and connection with clients.

Facilitated by Kristy Howard and Carla Anderson you will learn how to integrate therapeutic horticulture and floristry into your clinical practice in ways that feel safe, creative, and incredibly meaningful. These approaches help clients express and regulate when words feel too hard, and they also bring a calming presence to you as the clinician.

This small group workshop at House of Hope Gardens is designed to be both restorative and practical. You will leave with new confidence and tools you can use right away.

🌿 Monday 3 November
🌿 Sunshine Coast
🌿 $445 including GST
🌿 Registrations close tomorrow

Reserve your place now and discover how nature can become part of your therapeutic toolkit.
🎟️ Book here: www.trybooking.com/DFOHZ

27/10/2025

🌿 Sunshine Parenting Program (SPP) is coming to the Sunshine Coast! 🌿

We’re so excited to share that Peach Tree Sunshine Coast will be running the Sunshine Parenting Program starting Monday, 10 November 2025 ✨

This free, peer-led program is designed especially for mothers with babies under 12 months, offering gentle support through the emotional ups and downs of early motherhood. The SPP is a 6-week group workshop where you’ll come together in a friendly and understanding environment to share experiences, feel supported, and build your confidence as a parent.

🗓️ Start Date: Monday, 10th November 2025
📍 Location: Kawana Forest Meeting Place, 60 Woodlands Blvd, Sunshine Coast QLD 4551
👉 Click here to register https://airtable.com/appoGBJMuiB1jJ0Sj/shrSXKJlw1vyEx9cs

Our SPP sessions are relaxed, welcoming, and facilitated by peer workers who bring lived experience with perinatal mental health challenges—so you’ll be supported by people who truly understand.

You’re not alone — this is your space to connect, grow, and find strength together. 🌸

I’m so looking forward to being part of the Respectful Maternity Care Conference in March. There is a fabulous lineup of...
23/10/2025

I’m so looking forward to being part of the Respectful Maternity Care Conference in March. There is a fabulous lineup of speakers. And I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share both of my passions- training for medical perinatal clinicians and floristry self-care 💐
Checkout the program at Maternity Consumer Network

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Carla’s Story

Carla Anderson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 17 years of experience providing psychological and counselling services. Carla is also a mother of three teenage daughters and three step children.

Carla’s passion with the perinatal period began in 2000 through a volunteer peer support and group coordinator role with the Qld Postnatal Disorders Association, whilst completing her psychology degree and becoming a mother herself. From here, Carla’s passion grew, taking on other volunteer positions as a telephone grief counsellor for Bonnie Babes Foundation and Angel Babies Foundation for a number of years, where she worked as a grief telephone counsellor and then as a national trainer, training professionals around the country in support and counselling skills for families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death of a baby.

Carla worked in various government and non-government agencies as a psychologist with a child focus at Child & Youth Mental Health, Domestic Violence Service Child Counsellor, and the Child Development Service. As well as volunteering for Lifeline as a telephone counsellor, and working as a Sexual Assault Support worker. Carla went on to manage the Domestic Violence refuge and crisis houses.

In 2005, Carla went into private practice to focus on helping families within the perinatal period and children and youth, and has continued in private practice since throughout Queensland.