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🌈 Children & Family Counselling
💕 Supporting kids with big feelings
🥰 Supporting the adults who love them
📍Albury | Tallangatta | Corryong
🚙 Travel Availability
💜 NDIS welcome

25/02/2026

LEGO in counselling with children?
Let me tell you why it works.

Children don’t always have the words, not because they don’t feel deeply, but because their feelings are big and their language is still growing.

So we don’t force the words.
We bring out the LEGO.

In my counselling space, LEGO becomes their language.

A wobbly tower might be school.
A locked box might be a secret they’re carrying.
A superhero might be who they wish they could be - brave, loud, unstoppable.
Then the way the characters interact often tells the real story.

As little hands build, nervous systems settle. There’s no pressure to explain everything. Just play, a child’s most natural form of expression.

Through LEGO, they show me what feels broken, scary, or strong and what they wish could change.

The beautiful part?
They get to rebuild it.

Piece by piece, they practise problem-solving. They try new endings. They learn that things can fall apart… and be built again.

That’s not just play.
That’s resilience in action.

Because in counselling with children, we don’t just talk about change, we can let them build it.

15/01/2026

When the flames finally die down, the impact doesn’t just disappear. For so many in our community, the bushfires have left emotional scars that can take time to surface, and even longer to heal.

For CFA members and their families, support is available close to home and without the financial pressure. Holding Space Counselling is providing counselling sessions for CFA members and their families.

You don’t have to carry it alone. Reaching out isn’t a weakness, it’s a brave and important step towards taking care of yourself and the people you love.

If you, or someone you know, could use a little extra support right now, please reach out or fill out the enquire form in the bio.

Support is here. ❤️🧡💛

08/01/2026

How to talk to little ones about bushfires 🔥

Right now, there are bushfires too close to home, and little ears are always listening. “She’s not good.” “It’s a bit close to home.” Then suddenly their beautiful, imaginative minds fill in the gaps.

Fear grows fastest in silence.
Our job isn’t to pretend everything is fine. It’s to help our children feel safe inside their bodies, even when the world feels shaky.

How to talk to little ones about bushfires.
🔥 Stay calm first - Borrow calm before you give calm. Take a breath. They read your tone more than your words. 🔥 Use simple, truthful language - “There is a fire far away. Grown-ups and helpers are working to keep everyone safe.” 🔥 Reassure safety often - Repetition is regulating. “Right now, you are safe. I’m here.” 🔥 Limit adult conversations around them - Big worries are for grown-up ears only. 🔥 Invite expression - Drawing, play, stories, or cuddles help feelings move through little bodies. 🔥 Stick to routines where possible- Familiar rhythms create safety when things feel uncertain.

You don’t need perfect words. You just need presence.
Because when children feel held, heard, and protected…their nervous systems settle.

Sending so much love to families navigating this. ❤️

08/12/2025

✨ Supporting Yourself (and your little ones) in the Christmas Chaos ✨

Ohhh Christmas. Beautiful, sparkly, colourful… and also full of noise, pressure, emotions and SO many expectations.

Here’s what I want you to remember 👇

🌿 You are allowed to slow down.
Not everything needs to be magical. Sometimes the most beautiful moments are in the quiet ones. Pjs on, snacks out, Christmas movie playing, presence instead of perfection.

🌿 Your children feel the energy you hold.
If your nervous system is stretched, theirs will follow. So prioritise your calm. Say no if you need to.

🌿 Your little ones might show “big behaviour” right now.
New routines, late nights, different people, more noise. Those little nervous systems get overwhelmed too. Behaviour is communication. Meet them where they are, not where we wish they’d be.

🌿 Connection > everything else.
Not the gifts.
Not the schedule.
Not the matching pyjamas.

Just connection.

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can gift our children is our presence in moments their hearts feel full and fragile.

So support yourself this season the way you want your little ones to grow up supporting themselves. With softness. With patience. With compassion.

You’re doing beautifully. ✨

12/11/2025

Read that again 🫳🎤

Sometimes, people project their pain onto others. They lash out, they judge, they try to make you feel small. Their behaviour says everything about where they’re at and nothing about your worth. 💓

🍸So stop carrying their stories as if they’re yours.
🍷So stop saying no to your needs to meet theirs.
🍹So stop shrinking to make sense of someone else’s chaos.

You get to choose what you hold onto, and what you let go of. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become after. 🌱

07/11/2025

Knowing your worth, it isn’t about ego. It’s about self-respect. Where in your life are you undervaluing yourself? 🩷

There’s a quote I love: A bottle of water can cost $1 at the supermarket, $3 at the gym, $5 at a restaurant, and $7 on a plane, yet it’s the same water. The only thing that changed was the environment. 💧

The same goes for you. Your worth doesn’t decrease because someone can’t see it, sometimes, you’re just in the wrong place.

In session, we often explore what it means to reconnect with your self worth, the quiet knowing that you are enough, without needing to prove anything or perform. 🩰

What would it look like to place yourself somewhere you feel seen, respected, and valued?

23/09/2025

Caring for your inner child…🌈

Inside each of us lives a younger self, still carrying the wonder, sensitivity, and sometimes the wounds of our earliest years.

When love, safety or acceptance weren’t fully met, that little one didn’t disappear. They remain, longing to be seen, heard and held. Often showing up as self-doubt, people-pleasing or the ache of not feeling enough.

Your inner child doesn’t need fixing. They need your presence. To hear: “I see you. You’re safe with me now.”

Next time you feel triggered, pause and ask: What would little me need right now?
Then offer it with compassion and care.

Healing is not about erasing the past. It’s about learning to respond to yourself today with the love and safety you once needed.

11/09/2025

Today is R U OK? Day 💛

It’s a powerful reminder that sometimes the most important conversations start with the simplest of questions:
“Are you really OK?”

We don’t need perfect words, advice, or solutions. What we need is presence. A willingness to pause, to listen deeply, and to hold space for someone else’s truth.

✨ Ask gently.
✨ Listen without rushing to fix.
✨ Be willing to sit in the silence.

And don’t forget, this applies to you too.
Check in with yourself today. Ask: “How am I really?” Then give yourself the same compassion and care you’d offer a dear friend.

Connection heals. A single conversation can shift someone’s world. And together, those conversations can change lives.

So today, reach out. Ask the question. And be ready to listen. 💛

06/09/2025

Father’s Day doesn’t land the same for everyone.

For some, it’s socks & jocks, BBQs, bad dad jokes, and big cuddles. For others, it stirs grief, distance, or a quiet ache. Then for some, it’s both - putting on the happy face while carrying their own pain inside.

Some are in the middle of raising kids.
Some are longing to become dads.
Some are missing dads they’ve lost.
Some are healing from the father they needed but didn’t have.

Wherever you find yourself - celebrating, grieving, juggling both, or just trying to dodge the cheesy greeting cards.
You’re allowed to feel what you feel.

Offer yourself gentleness. Offer others compassion. However this day lands for you, it’s okay to feel what you feel.

Happy Fathers Day🤎

16/08/2025

A little love from those
I’ve worked with... 🌱

15/08/2025

A thought is not the truth. 💭

It’s a story your mind tells, often born from old pain, fear, or moments that shaped you long ago. Some of these stories keep you small, some keep you safe, and some… well, they’re just not yours to carry anymore. ❤️‍🩹

The magic happens when you pause and ask, “Is this thought helping me create the life I want?”

If yes, keep it close. If no, thank it for visiting, then show it the door. 🚪

Because you, my friend, are the curator of your mind and you get to decide what stays.

10/08/2025

Let’s talk Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Yeah, that pyramid you probably saw in high school.

It’s not just theory. It’s the blueprint for how we survive and thrive.

At the base? The basics, food, water, shelter, safety. Without those, nothing else works.

Then comes connection, belonging, self-esteem, and finally, self-actualisation.
Becoming the person you really want to be.

Here’s why it matters for your mental health.

If the base isn’t stable, your mind and emotions can’t build upwards. Struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, or feeling stuck? Chances are, one of those fundamental needs isn’t being met.

Counselling, it’s about uncovering what you need right now to build your life upwards, from the ground up.

You don’t have to ‘fix’ yourself overnight. You just need to start where you are, meet your needs, and watch the rest fall into place.

Need help figuring out what your next step is? I’m here. ❤️‍🩹

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Wodonga, VIC
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http://www.holding-space-counselling.com.au/

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