Complex PTSDFeatured Articles
February 9, 2023

Complex PTSD: Symptoms and Development

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is a condition that can develop in individuals who have experienced repeated or prolonged trauma, such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, or captivity. While C-PTSD…
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ADHD_girlsFeatured Articles
January 12, 2023

Why are females with ADHD often not diagnosed in childhood?

ADHD is a condition that affects people of all genders and ages, but women are often not diagnosed with ADHD until later in life or not at all, compared to…
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CHILD AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTHFeatured Articles
March 24, 2020

Child Therapy Using Telehealth

When COVID-19 hit Australia, we all started to think about how this would affect our day to day work. Psychologists did the same! We knew that we had to rethink…
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CHILD AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTHFeatured Articles
May 25, 2019

Social Media and Our Youth – The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown

Young people today are growing up in a social media driven society. Many adults have high fears for young people who appear to be continually evaluated and compared by the…
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CHILD AND TEENMasonry 2 ColumnsStandard Blog
October 3, 2018

Self-Compassion − an Antidote to Self-Criticism: Part 2

How can I overcome my inner critic? Take a moment to reflect on your inner critic. What sorts of things does he or she say? When is that voice the…
Stacey Hansen
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CHILD AND TEENMasonry 2 ColumnsStandard Blog
September 12, 2018

Self-Compassion − an Antidote to Self-Criticism: Part 1

What is self-compassion? Put simply, self-compassion is treating yourself with the same level of consideration, kindness, empathy, and care that you would offer a close friend or someone who you…
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CHILD AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTHMasonry 2 ColumnsStandard Blog
May 15, 2018

We invest in dental health, why not mental health?

Do we value our teeth more than our mind?  In a 2013 an Oral and Dental Health Survey showed 64% of people aged 5 and over had visited a dental…
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Learning DifficultiesMasonry 2 ColumnsStandard Blog
April 25, 2018

Slow learner or Learning Disability?

I have been fortunate to work within the education sector alongside wonderful teachers and school staff. On more than one occasion, I have been faced with the perplexed face of…
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March 26, 2018

Reducing the overwhelm for Autistic children – School-based strategies

Most children get irritable in the afternoon and less able to learn. For an Autistic child, these effects can happen earlier and with a lot greater intensity. Whilst the culmination…
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March 19, 2018

Understanding the Overwhelm

As a Psychologist I work with many young people on the spectrum and their families and teachers – it is an area I truly love to work in. I frequently…
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Learning DifficultiesFeatured Articles
March 14, 2018

Bullying – why people bully and how to react

In the lead up to the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (March 16,2018) we stop and reflect of on the behaviours of bullies and what we can do…
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ADULT PSYCHOLOGYMasonry 2 ColumnsStandard Blog
March 12, 2018

Stand against Bullying

This Friday 16 March 2018, Australian schools will stand united in their communities to celebrate the eighth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA).  To coincide with this…
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