State of Mind Counselling

01/12/2025

This was awesome to be a part of!! Awesome program!!

17/11/2025

Any clients visiting Richard or Mel this week, please use the Queen Street entrance!

14/11/2025

Meet our team: Melissa Briggs

Welcome to Thrive Learning and Support! I'm a literacy and communication specialist and founder of Thrive Learning and Support. I have a Teaching degree and I have completed a Post Graduate Certificate specialising in literacy. I can help with literacy and communication concerns involving oral language, reading, spelling and writing. This includes Dyslexia, Dysgraphia (letter formation and written expression) and Developmental Language Disorder. I offer individual one-one child sessions, parent information sessions, student advocacy and professional development for teachers and schools. I can provide tailored professional development, consulting or mentoring on any literacy related topic. I also offer support for parents or teachers in developing educational documents, accommodations or interventions. Please be in touch if you think I can help in any way- I am super passionate about what I do and would love to hear from you.

07/11/2025

Are we working in silos in families, food for thought! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQDArjfDAGx/?igsh=Ym95NGFnbDR0bXRm

05/11/2025

Submissions are now open for the 2025 VAEAI Year 12 Yearbook!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HHL9JNP

29/10/2025

🌀 State of Mind Counselling Art Therapy in Motion!
Clay in hand, stories take shape. These expressive creations emerged from a recent art therapy session from a little legend!!!

🎨 Art therapy isn’t about perfection, it’s about process, presence, and possibility.

28/10/2025

🎭 Expressions Festival 2025 A Night of Youth Creativity and Community Support 🎨
Expressions Festival 2025 brings together young artists aged 12 to 25 for an evening of original performances, short films, visual art and installations all responding to the theme: “The World Needs Who You Were Meant to Be.”
🗓 Thursday 30 October, 6:00 PM
📍 West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
🎟 Free entry – bookings essential
As many of you know, State of Mind Counselling works in partnership with The Corey Maric Youth Support Foundation, providing low-cost counselling opportunities for young people across Gippsland.
💛 On the night, gold coin donations will go to The Corey Maric Youth Support Foundation, helping expand access to vital mental health support in our region.
A celebration of courage, creativity and connection and a chance to contribute to meaningful change.
🔗 Bookings: wgac.com.au

22/10/2025

🌟 From Junior Footy to AFLW Dreams 🌟 We’ve been watching from the sidelines since Chelsea was in Junior Footy as she’s grown from a determined footballer into a powerful AFLW draft prospect with Gippsland Power. As proud sponsors and supporters of her journey, we’ve seen from a distance how hard she has worked!!

Her story, featured today in the Pakenham Gazette is a moving tribute to her late uncle and a testament to the strength of family. And behind every step of her journey has been her incredible mum a true legend whose love and support for Chelsea and her siblings has been nothing short of inspirational. She is a special woman!!!!

💛 Gippsland really is a village. It raises strong, compassionate, and driven individuals and today, we’re proud of this little family and everything they represent. Let's go Chelsea!!!

13/10/2025

🌱 Feeling stuck in your own head lately? Overthinking can feel endless but it doesn’t have to be. This quick reeoffers 3 simple, powerful steps to help you break the cycle and find clarity. Worth the 30 seconds!

🎥 Watch here: [https://www.instagram.com/upspiral.life/reel/DPhPusMEdJ3/]

12/10/2025

Corey Maric Youth Support Foundation, Counselling Support

If you or someone close to you is a young person facing challenges and unsure how to access support, there may be help available.
The Corey Maric Youth Support Foundation is a Gippsland-based initiative focused on harm prevention and youth wellbeing. State of Mind Counselling is pleased to offer counselling services on behalf of the Foundation, delivered with care, confidentiality, and a trauma-informed approach by qualified practitioners.
Funding is available to support access to counselling, with each young person’s circumstances considered individually. If financial barriers are making it hard to reach out, we encourage you to contact us. We’ll talk through what might be possible and guide you through a respectful, needs-based assessment process.
This initiative is grounded in early intervention, community care, and inclusive harm prevention. It’s about meeting young people where they’re at and offering support that honors their situation.
If you’d like to learn more or explore whether this service might be a fit, please reach out.
Please share this post with your networks and friends!!

06/10/2025

An Interesting Perspective on Social Media & Youth Mental Health
As Australia considers national restrictions on social media use for under-16s, Prof. Patrick McGorry and Orygen offer a compelling take: social media may be a contributing factor to youth mental ill-health, but it’s far from the only one and its impact is complex.
Young people live in layered realities, online and offline, and their wellbeing is shaped by far more than screen time. Trauma, identity, relationships, and access to support all matter.
We welcome perspectives that challenge oversimplified narratives and invite deeper conversations.
📰 Read Prof. McGorry’s thoughts via The Sydney Morning Herald: https://bit.ly/4gRtnkd

Young people around the world are in the middle of a mental health crisis. We want to blame Facebook and TikTok. What if we’re wrong?

03/10/2025

We need good lunch time options!!!

We house office space for your business, large or small. We are a 2 min walk to the Vline platform and the same to the Wgl CBD.