Melanie Kelly Psychologist

15/12/2025

Free counselling and support is available for family, friends, and those affected by traumatic events. Contact NSW Justice Victims Services, who can connect you with a counsellor and discuss your support needs.
https://victimsservices.justice.nsw.gov.au/

03/08/2025

The eCentreClinic is a specalist research unit that provides free online or internet-delivered psychological treatment for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, chronic pain, and chronic physical health conditions (e.g., multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, lupus, cancer, endometriosis) via participatio...

01/10/2024

20/08/2023

When there is no time for long meditations, try just a few minutes, or just a few breaths. Add these in to your day as your regular pit stops throughout the day.

04/04/2023

31/01/2022

Catch your breath. Take you time.
Try this 'box breathing' method.
Long slow breathing can help relieve stress and anxiety. The simplest methods are usually the best. Combine this with cues throughout the day to remind you to take a breath, eg turning the kettle on, getting in and out of the car, stop signs, going to the bathroom, sitting down to eat, etc.

01/01/2022

Sometimes resolutions are more about fine tuning what you already do. Start where you are and establish what is working and do more of this, and then what isn't working and do less of this.
Start small and keep it simple.

03/10/2021

At the end of the day, ask yourself: what were the 3 best things that happened today? Start small, eg I had a really good coffee today, the sun came out...