http://www.thestillspace.com.au/

The Still Space, 55-57 Station Street, Engadine (2026)

30/04/2026

What an honour 🙌

Today I had the privilege of facilitating a workshop for .

We connected with the theme of autumn and spent the day immersed in curated, evidence-informed practices that support emotional release, just like the way leaves fall from a tree during this season.

The necessary shedding before the next bloom.

From therapeutic journaling, to mindful movement, narrative therapy, and Tree of Life art, I witnessed attendees reconnect with parts of themselves that have been overlooked as their caring role demands so much of them.

One of the most powerful reflections shared today: “I’ve connected with parts of me I’ve ignored for way too long.”

The leading indicator of mental wellbeing is connection and today was a beautiful reminder of just how powerful that can be.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

29/04/2026

When your child feels overwhelmed, it doesn’t always come out as “I’m anxious.”

It might look like 👇

✨️ Big reactions
✨️ Shutting down
✨️ Worrying about things that seem small
✨️ Struggling with friendships or confidence

Underneath it all is often one thing, a nervous system that needs support.

Our Art Therapy Program is designed to support children to regulate their emotions, understand their feelings, and build the skills they need to navigate the world with more confidence.

Through creative, art therapy experiences in a small, supportive group, children learn to:

✨️ Regulate big emotions in safe and practical ways.
✨️ Understand and express feelings without overwhelm.
✨️ Build social and emotional skills with peers.
✨️ Reduce anxiety through calming, sensory-based practices.
✨️ Grow confidence in themselves and their abilities.

This is not about “fixing” your child.

It’s about supporting their nervous system, building skills, and helping them feel more in control of their inner world.

✨ 6-week program
✨ Tuesdays 4:00–5:00pm
✨ Starting 12 May
✨ Small group (limited spots)
✨️ $50 deposit then pay week to week

Book here 👇

https://thestillspace.as.me/arttherapyprogram

If your child needs a little extra support with big feelings or anxiety, this could be a really meaningful place to begin.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

28/04/2026

Last week, I had a client in the middle of a highly emotional moment.

An ex had reached out.

She wasn’t sure how to respond, what to say, how to say it, or how to stay true to herself while honouring her boundaries.

And in that moment, she didn’t have to sit in the uncertainty alone.

She knew she had my voice note support service to turn to.

She didn’t have to wait for a full session.
She didn’t have to second guess every word.
She didn’t have to carry it all by herself.

She reached out, sent me a voice note, we talked it through together, and she was able to move forward feeling grounded, clear, and confident in her next step.

This is what support can look like.

Not just in the therapy room, but in the real, messy, in-between moments where things actually happen.

Real support.
From a real therapist.
Right when you need it.

If you’ve ever found yourself wishing you had someone to check in with in those moments, this is exactly why I created Therapist in Your Pocket.

With care,
Sammy 🤍

28/04/2026

It’s the side eye for me 🤣

No seriously, these are the books on my bedside table right now.

My morning routine usually consists of coffee in bed, with this guy, followed by 10 minutes of reading from a book I feel called to (the ones in high rotation on my bedside), and then journaling to reflect and deepen.

Here’s a little recap of each of these books and why I love them right now:

📖 When the Body Says No. This one speaks so deeply to the work I do. It explores the connection between stress, trauma, and physical illness in a way that feels both validating and confronting. A powerful reminder that the body is always communicating and what happens when we don’t listen.

📖 Die With Zero. Such an interesting perspective shift. It challenges the way we think about money, time, and life. It’s less about accumulation and more about actually living. A nudge to ask, am I waiting too long to experience my life?

📖 Ikigai. A purpose filled, grounding read. It brings me back to simplicity and what it truly means to live in alignment with our hearts desire. A great reminder when I need a nudge to come back to what matters.

📖 Inner Excellence. This one has been a surprising favourite. It’s about mindset, presence, and surrendering to our inner excellence through faith (however that looks for you). I've read this before but always keep it close by for the powerful quotes and reminders! It also has so much crossover with emotional regulation and self-trust.

What I love about having a few books on the go is that I can meet myself where I’m at each day.

Some mornings I need depth.
Some mornings I need perspective.
Some mornings I need motivation.

Oh and by the way, this actually flows into a really beautiful journaling technique called inspired reading. It’s where you read a small section from a book and then reflect on any lessons, insights, or feelings that come up in your journal.

It’s such a simple but powerful place to start, especially if you’re new to journaling 🤍

With care,
Sammy ♥️

28/04/2026

As a Trauma, Grief and Anxiety Counsellor, I sit with grief in its many forms on a daily basis.

And something that often stands out to me is this 👇

Culturally, there are many communities who honour grief in ways that look very different to how we tend to approach it in the West.

Grief is given space. It is expressed. It is witnessed. It is woven into community.

Here, it can feel much more like something we are expected to move through in isolation, or move on from altogether.

It can feel like a taboo, yet it is a universal truth for all human beings. That we will all grieve at some stage in our lives.

One thing I see time and time again are the myths that surround grief and the pain they can cause when they continue to be perpetuated.

Here are some of the biggest grief myths I see, and the actual truth.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

22/04/2026

A therapist in your pocket. ✨️

Real time support when you need it.

Consider this like a micro therapy session for all the times you wish you could ask a real therapist a question or debrief in a confidential space that is not family or friends.

Send me a real time voice note through a secure system and receive a voice note back from me, in real time.

No censorship.
No AI.

Just me, in your pocket for 30 days.

What would that change for you?

Let me know below 👇

With care,
Sammy ♥️

21/04/2026

What I learnt from my time with Dr Bessel van der Kolk 💕

A couple of weekends ago, I had the privilege of attending another training with Dr Bessel van der Kolk, one of the leading voices in trauma work, and the author of The Body Keeps the Score.

This is the second time I’ve attended one of his workshops, and each time I’m reminded of one fundamental truth 👇

Trauma is not just something we remember.
It’s something the body holds.

Not just in our thoughts, but in our physiology. In the way we brace, shut down, stay on guard, or struggle to feel safe.

Which means healing cannot live in words alone.
It has to include the body.

That’s why in my work, we don’t just talk about what’s happened (some times we don't talk about it at all). We gently come back into the body. We notice. We feel. We listen. Because what the body is often asking for is something different.

Safety.

At the end of a session yesterday, as I sat with a client, we slowed everything down. We grounded. We listened to what her body needed to feel safe before she left.

And I watched her shift. From contracted, to open.

Not through forcing or fixing, but through giving her body an experience it hadn’t had in a long time. As slow, safe, contained space to re-meet her body.

This is the power of supporting trauma through the body.

Not pushing it away, but allowing it to move, in a way that feels safe enough to BE IN your body, not separate or disconnected from it.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

21/04/2026

If your child finds it hard to put their thoughts and feelings into words, this is for them. ✨️

Not all children express what’s going on inside by talking.

Many express through what they create.

Through colour.
Through play.
Through imagination.

Our Art Therapy Program is designed to give children a safe and supportive space to do exactly that.

A place where they can:

✨️ Express their thoughts and feelings through art.
✨️ Build confidence in who they are.
✨️ Strengthen social and emotional skills.
✨️ Connect with other children in a small, supportive group.

There’s no pressure.
No right or wrong.
Just space to explore, express, and grow.

✨ Starting 12 May
✨ 6-week program
✨ Tuesdays 4:00–5:00pm
✨ Limited spots available
✨️ $50 deposit then pay week to week

If you’ve been looking for a way to support your child’s confidence and emotional wellbeing, this is a gentle, meaningful place to begin.

Book here 👇
https://thestillspace.as.me/arttherapyprogram

With care,
Sammy 💕

21/04/2026

Take a little tour with me behind the door of our dedicated art and play therapy space for children. ✨️

Children’s natural way of communicating isn’t always through words. It’s through play. Through their body. Through expression.

Before they can explain what they feel, they show us.

At The Still Space, I've created a space just for that.

A space where children don’t have to “get it right,”
they just get to be.

A space where their inner world can be seen, supported, and understood even when they don't have the words to express how they feel.

We can’t wait to welcome you and your child.

Our next Art Therapy Program begins 12 May.

With care,
Sammy ✨

18/04/2026

Making mental health support accessible is deeply important to me, because I know the difference it makes to have someone there.

Not just for the big moments, but for the in-between ones too.

The moments where you want to ask a question, vent something that’s been sitting heavy, understand yourself a little more, or have practical tools to help you move through this season of life.

And to have that support from someone who isn’t family or friends, someone neutral, confidential, and trained, a space where you don’t have to filter or hold back.

I also know there can be a gap between where you are right now and taking that next step into regular therapy.

That space matters.

That’s why I created Therapist in Your Pocket.

A voice note support service where, for 30 days, you have access to me, a real therapist.

You can send a voice note in real time, and receive one back from me.

Not AI.
Not a chatbot.
A real human, offering real support.

You don’t have to have it all figured out to begin.
You can start now.

I’d be honoured to support you.

With care,
Sammy ✨️♥️

17/04/2026

People often ask me how I do what I do as a Trauma and Grief Therapist. There’s an assumption that I must be able to handle emotions, that I’m somehow numb, or immune to heartbreak and trauma.

But the truth is, I’m human.

This week, I was supporting a client who has experienced unimaginable trauma. And I allowed myself to feel it.

On the drive home. In the shower.

I cried.

I cried because I’m human. Because I feel. Because I was with my client in their pain.

And I believe that’s what allows me to truly do this work. To sit with someone, human to human.

Not as a number. Not in a system.

But in a space where they are seen, felt, and held.

To feel alongside my clients is not a burden, it’s a privilege.

It’s one of the greatest honours of my life.

Last night, I went to The Phantom of the Opera on the harbour here in Sydney and I cried again.

Moved by the music.
By the story.
By the experience of feeling something so deeply.
Because to feel, is to be alive.

It’s a reminder that I am a living, breathing human being with the capacity to experience the full spectrum of emotion, beautiful, painful, and everything in between.

And that is what I bring into the room.

So much of life is uncertain. There are no guarantees. But what I can promise is this 👇

I will meet you in your humanity.
I will feel alongside you.
I will sit with you in what is real and painful.
You are never a number.
Never a problem to be fixed.
Never a diagnosis or a statistic.
You are you.
And it is my greatest privilege to be with you in that.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

15/04/2026

I’ve still been sitting with this quote I wrote down, spoken by David Kessler at the International Childhood Trauma Conference last year. It's one that I come back to often.

The reason it has stayed with me is because it speaks to something that feels so often underacknowledged when it comes to trauma.

Trauma isn’t just what happens to us, but also what we lose through the experience of that trauma.

✨️ Our loss of safety in the world, in our body, and in our relationships.
✨️ Our loss of identity and self-trust.
✨️ Our loss of hope, clarity, and the future we once imagined.
✨️ Our loss of who we were before the trauma, and what we dreamt our life would be.

In order to truly support trauma, we must also allow space for a deep grieving process.

One that honours loss as a primary and deeply impactful part of the trauma experience.

With care,
Sammy ♥️

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