Slip Psychology

Slip Psychology You’re capable — you’re just tired of carrying everything. Online therapy for adults (Australia-wide).

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16/01/2026

Doom-scrolling isn’t a personal failing — it’s often a response to uncertainty, stress, and a mind trying to stay informed or prepared. From an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) perspective, the focus isn’t on stopping the behaviour outright, but on noticing when it starts to pull us away from the present moment or from what matters most to us.

Time in nature can offer a gentle opportunity to practise contact with the present moment. For some people, it allows thoughts to come and go without needing to follow them, creating space to respond with intention rather than habit. This isn’t about forcing calm or replacing one coping strategy with another — it’s about increasing awareness and choice, at a pace that feels manageable.

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Information is general and nature — everybody’s needs a different.

*crying* I’m so sorry Crying is a very normal, natural, human expression of emotion. So why do we feel the need to apolo...
16/01/2026

*crying* I’m so sorry

Crying is a very normal, natural, human expression of emotion. So why do we feel the need to apologise for it?

For many of us, this can be learned social behaviour. Maybe if we cry, we’ll be judged unfairly. Maybe we’ll be seen as weak or incompetent. Maybe our tears will make other people uncomfortable.

That makes sense. We learn a lot about emotions from our parents, peers, and wider social environments — what is okay and what is not. And socially, many of us want to belong, rather than feel distant or separate.

I wonder whether it might be more helpful if tears were simply allowed to be. If it were okay to feel upset, to feel hurt, to cry.

Often, the alternative is trying not to. And while emotions can be pushed down, that doesn’t mean they disappear — they tend to show up elsewhere, or grow louder over time.

When was the last time you felt your emotions were held, rather than judged?
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General information only — everyone’s needs are different.

16/01/2026

“Every painful feeling tells you something important. It tells you that you care; that you have a heart that there’s something that really matters to you. And this is something you have in common with every living human on the planet. When there’s a gap between the reality we want and the reality we’ve got, painful feelings arise. And the bigger that reality gap, the greater the pain that arises.
All those painful feelings you have are not signs of weakness, ‘mental illness’ or defectiveness. They’re signs that you’re a normal, living, caring human being. And going into battle against them achieves nothing helpful.
So can you drop the struggle, and make peace with them?” - Dr Russ Harris, The Happiness Trap, Page 152.

“Hopefully you can fix me.”I love hearing hope in a sentence — it means we’re imagining the possibility of something dif...
16/01/2026

“Hopefully you can fix me.”

I love hearing hope in a sentence — it means we’re imagining the possibility of something different.

But that word fix can sneak in an assumption that something about you is broken.

In therapy, I don’t look at people as needing to be “fixed”.

My role is to help you understand yourself — your thoughts, your reactions, your patterns — so you can move through life in a way that feels more workable for you.

Sometimes that means learning new skills.
Sometimes it’s feeling understood in what you’re going through.
Sometimes it’s making sense of why things feel hard.

It’s different for everyone.

Therapy isn’t a quick self-help challenge or a tidy before-and-after story.

It’s a space to explore, reflect, and grow — with support.

You’re not something that needs fixing.
You’re someone figuring things out.

If you’re curious about this kind of work, talking it through with a psychologist can be a helpful place to start.

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General information only — everyone’s needs are different.

“New Year’s resolutions start on Monday.”I’m hearing this everywhere at the moment. Goals can be really important, and s...
16/01/2026

“New Year’s resolutions start on Monday.”

I’m hearing this everywhere at the moment. Goals can be really important, and sometimes, the most helpful approach is simply choosing what’s achievable for you.

It might not be an impressive 10-page list of New Year’s resolutions. Instead, it could be a small habit you begin today, something manageable that you can practise consistently, and that may gradually support bigger goals over time.

There’s a lot of pressure at this time of year to overhaul your entire life for the better. But change doesn’t need to start on a particular date.

Small, intentional shifts, repeated consistently, can accumulate into meaningful and sustainable change.

Big goals can be incredibly rewarding, but they’re often built through patience, self-compassion, and steady effort in the smaller habits along the way.
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#2026

16/01/2026

“What’s coming up for you?”

It’s a question you’ll hear often in therapy, and it’s not asked to put you on the spot or to find the “right” answer.
Therapists ask this because what’s coming up internally — thoughts, emotions, body sensations, memories — can offer important information. It helps us understand how you’re experiencing a moment, not just what’s happening externally.

Sometimes what comes up is clear. Other times it’s vague, confusing, or hard to put into words. All of that is okay. Therapy isn’t about performing insight, it’s about noticing and making sense of your inner experience at your own pace.

This question can also gently shift attention from problem-solving to awareness. From fixing to feeling. From analysing to simply noticing. What shows up in the present moment often connects to patterns, needs, or values that matter.

And if the answer is “I’m not sure”, that’s still an answer. It tells us something too.

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15/01/2026

Feeling overwhelmed or on edge?

This video walks you through box breathing — a simple, evidence-based breathing technique that can help settle your nervous system in the moment.

It’s one tool among many, that can be supportive if you're experiencing stress, anxiety or overwhelm (to name a few).

If you’d like support beyond this exercise, you’re welcome to book a telehealth session via the link in bio.

💬 Save this for later or let me know if you found it helpful.

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14/01/2026

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12/01/2026

If you’ve been feeling flat, overwhelmed, or like you’re “just pushing through” — you’re not alone.
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Therapy isn’t only for crisis. It can be a supportive space to understand patterns, reduce overwhelm, and build tools for navigating life with more clarity and self-kindness.
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I offer trauma-informed, evidence-based psychology via telehealth for adults. If you’d like support, feel free to message the page or book a session through the website link.
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(General information only — not a substitute for personalised care.)

Change is hard because accountability is honest.When we make any change in our life, we take on a level of accountabilit...
11/01/2026

Change is hard because accountability is honest.

When we make any change in our life, we take on a level of accountability for the choices we make to create that change.

Whatever choices we make, we are accountable for them.

This is a harsh truth, but it’s still a truth.

It’s also an important space to offer ourselves compassion. Making choices in the best interest of the person we want to be isn’t always easy.

For example, let’s say you want to quit smoking to priorities your health. All of your friends smoke, and it’s been a way you’ve connected, stepping away at restaurants or parties, smoking together and chatting.

You’re not just removing the habit of smoking; you’re also removing those micro-moments of connection with your friends.

It’s not an easy choice to quit smoking. But if you’ve identified that you value your long-term health, and smoking gets in the way of that, the decision becomes clearer, even if it’s still hard.

We do get to choose. And while it’s not that simple, sometimes the work is in understanding what the real barrier is between us and the person we want to be.

- Kirra Williams (Psychologist) ..

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“Therapy never worked for me.”The reality is that traditional therapy isn’t for everyone. And even within therapy, there...
08/01/2026

“Therapy never worked for me.”

The reality is that traditional therapy isn’t for everyone. And even within therapy, there are many different approaches, some will work well for certain people, and not for others.

So how do you know if therapy might be the right fit for you?

If I could offer one piece of guidance to anyone considering therapy, it would be to explore the different modalities and approaches available, and notice which ones resonate with you.

If you’re interested in understanding deeper patterns, relationships, and attachment, psychoanalytic therapy might be a good fit.

If you’re looking for more practical skills to increase psychological flexibility, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) might be helpful.

These are just two examples, there are many other types of therapy that can be explored with a therapist trained in that approach.

Sometimes it’s not that therapy doesn’t work, it’s that the right type of therapy, or the right therapist, hasn’t been the right fit yet.

- Kirra Williams (Psychologist)..

General information only — everyone’s needs are different.

“Why are you asking me if I have friends?”I promise you, I’m not asking to be insulting. I’m asking because I want to un...
07/01/2026

“Why are you asking me if I have friends?”

I promise you, I’m not asking to be insulting. I’m asking because I want to understand what your social support looks like.

Have you heard of the biopsychosocial model? There’s a good chance you have, this is a work page, and many of my connections are psychologists, social workers, doctors, or other healthcare practitioners. But if you haven’t, here’s how and why I use it in my practice.

While my focus is psychological health, the biopsychosocial model reminds me that a person is made up of many factors that influence their mental health and overall wellbeing. It looks at the interaction between someone’s biology, psychology, and social world.

So when a client comes to me and we’re working through intake, I want to know about their social life, friends, family, relationships, work, and health history. Alongside their current and past mental health.

It’s not because I assume you don’t have any friends. It’s because the quality of your relationships helps me understand how supported you might feel overall. And what we do know is that your relationships are very important to your health and wellbeing.

- Kirra Williams (Psychologist)..

General information only — everyone’s needs are different.

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