Brave Therapy

31/10/2025

✨ Self-care isn’t selfish - it’s foundational.

Taking time to rest, reflect, and restore allows you to meet life’s demands from a place of balance and strength. 🌙

Start small, stay consistent, and remember: tending to yourself is an act of courage.

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28/10/2025

✨ “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers
In therapy, growth doesn’t come from forcing yourself to be different.

It begins the moment you’re met with compassion instead of judgment - when you’re finally allowed to just be.

That’s when change becomes possible. 🌿

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25/10/2025

After trauma, safety doesn’t return overnight.
It’s not something we can force, think our way into, or tick off a list.

Safety is something the body learns again - through consistency, attunement, and small moments of connection that gently rewire what danger once taught us.

For many trauma survivors, the nervous system remains on alert even when life seems calm. Therapy offers a space where your body can begin to settle - where safety is felt, not just talked about.

At Brave Therapy™, we move slowly and with respect for your pace. Together, we help you notice what safety feels like in your body, in relationships, and in your daily life.

Because healing isn’t about being fearless - it’s about knowing you can return to calm, again and again.

23/10/2025

Sometimes your body speaks the truth before your mind can catch up.
Fatigue, irritability, numbness - they’re not signs of weakness. They’re signals that your nervous system is overwhelmed and craving safety.

At Brave Therapy™, we help you listen to those signals with curiosity instead of judgment. Because healing begins when you stop pushing through and start tuning in. 🌿

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19/10/2025

Understanding EMDR: A Different Way to Heal Trauma

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a powerful, evidence-based trauma treatment that helps the brain process distressing memories in a new way - so they no longer feel as overwhelming or defining.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR works by engaging both sides of the brain through guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation. This process supports the brain’s natural capacity to heal and integrate painful experiences.

At Brave Therapy™, we often combine EMDR with other brain-based approaches like Brainspotting to support deeper, embodied healing.

If you’ve been living with the effects of trauma and haven’t explored these methods yet, it might be time. Find a trauma-informed practitioner and discover how these approaches can help you move toward relief and reconnection. 🌿

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16/10/2025

Schizophrenia is often spoken about in whispers - but it deserves open, informed conversation.
Understanding the condition is the first step in breaking stigma and building compassion.

At Brave Therapy™, we believe that recovery from schizophrenia is not only possible - it’s deeply human.

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14/10/2025

Safety isn’t just about what’s not happening - it’s about what is.
It’s about being met with gentleness instead of fear, curiosity instead of judgment, and connection instead of withdrawal.

In therapy, we don’t just talk about safety - we help your body feel it again.
Because healing begins when your nervous system learns that connection is safe.

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07/10/2025

When most people hear “12 steps,” they think of dim halls, coffee in styrofoam cups, and talk of a “higher power.” But there’s so much more to it.

In my latest blog, I share how 12-step programs go beyond religion - offering belonging, accountability, and practical tools that make recovery possible.

💻 Read the full blog here: https://bravetherapy.com/the-benefits-of-12-step-programs-beyond-religion/

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04/10/2025

Shame and secrecy keep people stuck in cycles of addiction and codependency. 12-step programs offer something different: structure, accountability, and most importantly, connection.

At Brave Therapy™, we see them as a powerful complement to therapy - two supports that work together for lasting change.

Curious to learn more about how 12-step programs work beyond religion? We’ve shared a new blog unpacking their benefits and how they can support healing alongside therapy.

👉 Read the full post here: https://bravetherapy.com/the-benefits-of-12-step-programs-beyond-religion/

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03/10/2025

Still one of the best Ted Talks:

Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past ten years studying a co...

02/10/2025

🧠💡 HOPE FOR FND PATIENTS 💡🧠

A clinical trial at RNSH is exploring a form of psychotherapy to treat functional neurological disorder (FND), a condition that causes serious neurological symptoms such as weakness, paralysis, seizures, tremors and sensory problems, even though there is no structural brain damage.

FND is common in Australian neurology clinics, accounting for around 30 per cent of patients, yet it remains poorly understood with limited treatment options.

Since February 2025, psychiatry teams have been trialling short-term psychodynamic interpersonal therapy (PIT) with 10 patients at RNSH and Westmead hospitals.

PIT is a trauma-informed conversational approach that examines how early life experiences and past traumas may manifest in current symptoms. Participants complete seven sessions with follow-up at six and 12 months.

Early results are promising, with some patients showing signs of improvement.

Read the full story here: https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/News/Pages/Hope-for-FND-patients.aspx