Rise and Shine Counselling & Play Therapy

04/12/2025

SUMMER PROMOTION, Rise and Shine Counselling & Play Therapy welcomes new supervisees to enjoy mega savings across their telehealth sessions this summer.

🔹$80 for self-funders and $120 for agency-funded sessions until 1/3/2026. 🔹Ideal for students working in the social work field/ education/ allied health/ and human services sector, newly graduated professionals, anyone on extended work leave who is needing to keep up their CPD with AASW, anyone craving "safe and neutral" supervision outside of their internal supervision, professionals needing a fresh perspective, and for ad-hoc debriefing.

🌿Creating Supportive Space for Growth, Reflection and Meaningful Professional

Practice In the helping professions, our work is deeply human, complex, and constantly evolving. I care deeply about the wellbeing and effectiveness of the professionals who support others. I understand the breadth of clinical, organisational, systemic, and personal factors that shape your practice — and I'm here to ensure you don’t navigate them alone. That’s why person-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally-respectful reflective supervision is so valuable. It provides a supportive, enriching space where practitioners can pause, make meaning, and genuinely thrive.

🌿Reflective Practice Frameworks

I provide clinical supervision grounded in an alliance-based model that is open, honest, non-hierarchical, respectful, collaborative, and constructive. This creates a genuine safe space for growth, connection, and reflection. I draw on evidence-informed models to guide deeper reflection and learning:
🔹 The Four F’s – Dr Roger Greenaway
🔹 Kolb’s Reflective Cycle – David Kolb
🔹 The Seven-Eyed Model – Hawkins &
Shohet

If you’re seeking supervision that honours your expertise, celebrates your successes, supports your wellbeing, and empowers you to thrive — I’m here to support your growth every step of the way.

All enquiries are warmly welcomed so please call me on 0422 470 402 or send an email to: riseandshinecounselling1@gmail.com
Remember to quote "summer promotion"

🌿 Reflect. Grow. Replenish. Thrive. 🌿

03/12/2025

today we are talking about a holiday grief activity for grieving children that I promise is cheap and simple. Now, just so we're clear, I am the WYGer who

02/12/2025

SOCIAL MEDIA AGE RATINGS: WHY THEY MATTER

This post breaks down the age ratings for the most commonly used social media platforms — and more importantly, why those ages exist. These limits aren’t about being strict or out of touch; they’re there because younger brains simply aren’t ready for the pressures, demands and risks that come with online spaces.

Under 13s are still developing key skills in emotional regulation, social understanding and impulse control. Many platforms also rely on data collection, algorithms, and dopamine-driven reward loops that younger children are particularly vulnerable to. Exposure too early can affect sleep, self-esteem, attention, and mental health — and increases the risk of cyberbullying, comparison fatigue and addictive use.

This isn’t about judgement. Many parents feel pressure to allow early access because “everyone else has it”.

But understanding the reasoning behind these age ratings gives you the confidence to hold firm, set boundaries, and protect your child’s wellbeing.

EDIT Whatsapp has been lowered to 13 as of April 2024.

02/12/2025

SUMMER PROMOTION, Rise and Shine Counselling & Play Therapy welcomes new supervisees to enjoy mega savings across their telehealth sessions this summer.

🔹$80 for self-funders and $120 for agency-funded sessions until 1/3/2026.
🔹Ideal for students working in the social work field/ education/ allied health/ and human services sector, newly graduated professionals, anyone on extended work leave who is needing to keep up their CPD with AASW, anyone craving "safe and neutral" supervision outside of their internal supervision, professionals needing a fresh perspective, and for ad-hoc debriefing.

🌿Creating Supportive Space for Growth, Reflection and Meaningful Professional Practice

In the helping professions, our work is deeply human, complex, and constantly evolving. I care deeply about the wellbeing and effectiveness of the professionals who support others. I understand the breadth of clinical, organisational, systemic, and personal factors that shape your practice — and I'm here to ensure you don’t navigate them alone. That’s why person-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally-respectful reflective supervision is so valuable. It provides a supportive, enriching space where practitioners can pause, make meaning, and genuinely thrive.

🌿Reflective Practice Frameworks

I provide clinical supervision grounded in an alliance-based model that is open, honest, non-hierarchical, respectful, collaborative, and constructive. This creates a genuine safe space for growth, connection, and reflection.

I draw on evidence-informed models to guide deeper reflection and learning:
🔹 The Four F’s – Dr Roger Greenaway
🔹 Kolb’s Reflective Cycle – David Kolb
🔹 The Seven-Eyed Model – Hawkins &
Shohet

If you’re seeking supervision that honours your expertise, celebrates your successes, supports your wellbeing, and empowers you to thrive — I’m here to support your growth every step of the way.

All enquiries are warmly welcomed so please call me on 0422 470 402 or send an email to: riseandshinecounselling1@gmail.com. Remember to quote "summer promotion"

🌿 Reflect. Grow. Replenish. Thrive. 🌿

01/12/2025

This year is the perfect year to add a "Kindness Tree" to your list of family holiday traditions.

During the rush and stress of the holidays, sometimes the spirit of the season can get a little lost. The Kindness Tree challenges us to stop and recognize our family member's kind acts. Each time we take a moment to recognize a kind deed or word of a family member, an ornament is added to the tree.

(Note: this is also a really fun idea to do with a classroom of kids as well! )

This can be as simple or as elaborate as you want! You could use a small table top tree with little ornaments, draw a tree on a piece of paper and have sticker ornaments, or pom pot ornaments you glue on.... the possibilities are endless.

By the end of the holidays you will have a beautiful representation of all the kindess that was in your home this holiday season.

01/12/2025

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https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/183385/giving-kids-too-many-christmas-gifts/

Source Kids Activities.com

Over the years, parents have tried to adopt a limit of Christmas gifts per child but how many Christmas gifts are too many? Well, Experts Say, Giving Kids

01/12/2025

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The Five Gift Rule

https://www.hugsforkids.com.au/blogs/hugsforkids/the-five-gift-rule?srsltid=AfmBOoqydMz9e7K4saX3tH15qMbO5DdTJITiSgnvaFE_uRynfHkUa1JB
Source hugs For Kids

Want, Need, Wear, Read has meant less chaos, clearer expectations and less disappointment for our family. And even with fewer gifts, both kids are now happier because they are not over-stimulated with toys everywhere – they can focus, engage, learn and really enjoy. But enter the 5 Gift Rule...

29/11/2025

️Available now, special summer rate for individual supervision:
🔶️ $80 per session between 1/11/25 to 28/2/26 for private paying, and $120 for agency funded. (From mid Dec '25 to mid Feb '26 zoom or phone sessions only).

️Once-off and irregular sessions accepted.

F2F, zoom, and phone sessions accepted.

After-hours appointments with surcharge.

Diana is an accredited mental health social worker with over 13 years of counselling experience mostly within the domestic violence and homelessness sectors, with children and adults. In those years she outreached to schools, and has also run multiple group work programs. For the past 6 years she has worked as generalist counsellor, EAP contractor, play therapist and supervisor in her private practice.

KEY BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION

🔸️An opportunity to be heard and guided
🔸️An opportunity to explore, identify, and
address countertransference and how it
may impact the client
🔸️Assistance with planning and prioritising
workloads
🔸️Opportumity to deeply reflect on practice
🔸️Understand practice theories
🔸️Address ethical dilemmas
🔸️Strengthen client relationships
🔸️Faithfulness to professional boundaries
🔸️Navigate workplace stress and emotional
demands
🔸️Connecting with new training courses
🔸️️ Boosts self confidence

Supervision makes a pivitol contribution toward:
"Enhancing the professional skills and competence of social work practitioners and thereby strengthening the capacities of social workers to achieve positive outcomes for the people with whom they work ..." (AASW)

️Please call Diana for a free, no obligation chat to see if this service fits with you.
🔸️ Please quote "summer supervision"
Diana's bio leaflet is available upon request.

Please ring 0422 470 402 AEST
or email
riseandshinecounselling1@gmail.com

28/11/2025

TELEHEALTH SUMMER PROMOTION
New adult clients can enjoy hugely discounted fees on phone and online sessions throughout this summer from 1/12/25 until 1/3/26.

It can be anxiety-provoking deciding to start counselling. Allowing "a little distance" through telehealth can help minimise these feelings.

We provide a complimentary, introductory 15-minute phone chat to answer questions and ease any concerns. Of course, it's confidential and non obligatory.
This is a warm, friendly way to "warm up" with Diana, our senior counsellor. She is an accredited mental health social worker with over 13 years counselling experience, registered with AASW & Medicare.

Phone and zoom sessions are extremely convenient, and very common nowadays.
Not having to travel to appointments means far less time away from family or work or other engagements. Some of our clients arrange appointments during their lunch breaks, from their cars or from a park bench.

10 Medicare subsidised sessions can be accessed by people using a Mental Health Care Plan obtainable from their GP. With this summer promotion, there is only a minimal gap fee to pay until 1/3/26

Additional sessions can be partially rebated for people who have extras cover on their private health insurance with AHM, BUPA, GMHBA, HCF, LaTrobe Health, Medibank, Teachers Health Insurance.

All enquries warmly welcomed.

28/11/2025

This blog was written by Noel MacNamara, Executive Manager of Research and Policy at The Australian Childhood Foundation. ‘Tis the season to be dysregulated Fa la la la la, la la la la! Christmas is a very special time of the year for so many of us. Despite our heartfelt desire to provide fun and ...

28/11/2025

Available now, special summer rate for individual supervision:
🔸️️$80 per session between 1/11/25 to 28/2/26 for private paying, and $120 for agency funded. (From mid Dec '25 to mid
Feb '26 zoom or phone sessions only).

️Once-off and irregular sessions accepted.

F2F, zoom, and phone sessions accepted.

After-hours appointments with surcharge.

Diana is an accredited mental health social worker with over 13 years of counselling experience mostly within the domestic violence and homelessness sectors, with children and adults. In those years she outreached to schools, and has also run multiple group work programs. For the past 6 years she has worked as generalist counsellor, EAP contractor, play therapist and supervisor in her private practice.

KEY BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION

🔸️An opportunity to be heard and guided
🔸️An opportunity to explore, identify, and
address countertransference and how it
may impact the client
🔸️Assistance with planning and prioritising
workloads
🔸️Opportumity to deeply reflect on practice
🔸️Understand macro and practice theories
🔸️Address ethical dilemmas
🔸️Strengthen client relationships
🔸️Faithfulness to professional boundaries
🔸️Navigate workplace stress and emotional
demands
🔸️Connect with new training courses
🔸️️Boost self confidence

Supervision makes a pivitol contribution toward:
"Enhancing the professional skills and competence of social work practitioners and thereby strengthening the capacities of social workers to achieve positive outcomes for the people with whom they work ..." (AASW)

️Please call for a free, no obligation chat to see if this service fits with you.
🔸️ Please quote "summer supervision"
M: 0422 470 402 AEST
E: riseandshinecounselling1@gmail.com

28/11/2025

It can be anxiety-provoking deciding to start counselling, and equally as nerve-racking is deciding on who to see.
Allowing "a little distance" through telehealth can help minimise these feelings.
We also provide a 15-minute phone chat to answer questions and ease any concerns. It's free, confidential and non obligatory. Our chat will discover if this therapeutic support is the right fit for your needs. This is a warm, friendly, kind way to "warm up" with Diana.
Diana is our senior counsellor; qualified as an accredited mental health social worker with over 13 years counselling experience.

Phone and zoom sessions are extremely convenient, and very common nowadays.

10 Medicare subsidised sessions can be accessed for people who request their GP for a mental health care plan.

Additional sessions can be partially rebated for people who have extras through private health insurance with AHM, BUPA, GMHBA, HCF, LaTrobe Health, Medibank, Teachers Health Insurance.