Your Safe Place Psychology & OT

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

All the feels 💜💜

We love working with the amazing therapists who make up the Byford Therapy Collective.

Going to work is so easy when you get to hang out with Nurturing Play Therapy and The Nurtured OT 😊

Shout out to the amazing therapists who make up the Byford Therapy Collective! It’s messages like this that absolutely make our hearts sing 💕💕

Thank you to whoever it was that wrote this! You have no idea what it means to us 😊

21/11/2025

How close is Christmas??? 😳😳

YSP will be closing from 20th December to 6th January to give our staff a well deserved break.

Contact us now to book your January appointments ✅

19/11/2025

We've grown again!!! We're excited to introduce you to Kathy, our new psychologist, who will be working in the Mandurah area.

11/11/2025

What a fantastic day it was attending the Inaugural PDA Conference! So many great speakers 👍🏻

21/10/2025

We are looking to expand our team!

If you are a registered psychologist and are looking for a part-time position (with the option of adding more days in the future), please reach out to Natascha or apply on Seek.

Flexible part-time role for a new/experienced psychologist in a supportive, multidisciplinary Byford team. Work your way with control over your days.

12/10/2025

For anyone looking for an assessment for ADHD or autism ….

Download the FREE eBook that explains what to expect with an assessment for autism and ADHD.

12/10/2025

If your child experiences anxiety, please read this 🤗

Anxiety is a felt sense of threat. This doesn’t mean there actually is a threat, it’s about what the brain perceives. The antidote to a felt sense of threat is a felt sense of safety. Again, this has little to do with what is actually safe, but about what that young brain and body need.

So, to offer the antidote to anxiety, we have to understand what that child needs. This will be different for all children, but it will always start with safety through relationship - not just any relationship, but one in which the child feels seen, held, and cared for.

There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is that relational safety is an instinctive need. Babies wouldn’t survive if there wasn’t an adult to take care of them, so children are wired to feel safest with an adult they feel close to, and threatened in the felt absence of one. It’s why relationships are so key to anxiety. Parents can’t be everywhere all the time. Another adult can provide a felt sense of safety in the parent’s absence, as long as the relationship is safe, warm, and loving.

The second reason relationship is so important is because it can unlock the door to that child’s world. When children feel safe, they will show us more clearly what they need, but more importantly, they will let us be the one that provides this in meaningful ways - validation, trust, confidence in their capacity to cope or do hard things, cues of safety. Of course, we can offer all of these things from outside their world, but it might not hold as much heft until they let us in. Only then will they grant us enough authority to guide and influence them.

Entry into their world only happens by invitation, and only when they’re ready. This will take time. We can’t force our way in, or talk our way in. It just doesn’t work that way, for any of us. It takes time, a gentle hand, an open heart, and a curious mind. Rather than telling them they’re safe, we’ll get further by asking or noticing what makes them feel safe or unsafe. Then, when they open the door to us, they will be more likely to believe us when we tell them they are safe, that they are brave enough and strong enough, and that they can do hard things

11/10/2025

It’s a beautiful day today! We hope you are enjoying your weekend and doing something that fills your cup 💕

22/09/2025

Please bear with us as we may be a little slow in responding this week as Natascha is out of the clinic.

Have a great week everyone!

18/09/2025

We love these books!

We are so excited to be able to share these books with you! If you want to talk about anxiety with your kiddo, Hey Warrior is the perfect way to do it.

Available now in clinic … along with the gorgeous amygdala plushies!

10/09/2025

Assessments available at Meraki now 👍🏻👍🏻

Assessment Capacity!

Head to our website www.merakialliedhealth.com.au to make a referral, or email us at referrals@merakialliedhealth.com.au for more information