Endeavour Psychology

26/08/2025

🌿 The NeuroCircle 🌿 An 8-week bulk-billed group program designed especially for parents and guardians of children with a formal diagnosis of autism, ADHD, or other neurodivergence.

This supportive group offers:
✨ Knowledge about autism, ADHD, and sensory needs
✨ Practical strategies for behavioural and emotional regulation
✨ Tools to create calmer, more predictable routines at home
✨ A focus on parent wellbeing and celebrating your child’s strengths

📅 Starting Wednesday 1st October 2025
📍 Endeavour Psychology, Geelong West
👥 Small group format, facilitated by our clinicians
💚 Bulk billed with a valid Medicare Mental Health Care Plan

Spots are limited. To register your interest, call us on 03 5200 9730 or complete the form at https://endeavourpsychology.com.au/the-neurocircle

Courage. Compassion. Change.

05/06/2025

At Endeavour Psychology, we support people through some of life’s hardest moments. But even as professionals, we aren’t always handed the tools to navigate grief with confidence.

This webinar with our Director, Dr Lisa Burke offers something different. It’s for professionals who are tired of relying on instinct and want something better grounded, better articulated, and better received by those who are grieving.

🧭 Watch at lunchtime, use the insights the same day.

Why do professionals still feel unsure how to support grief, even after years of training? Because most of us were taught:

🔺 Outdated theory
🔺 To disappear behind clinical language
🔺 That doing something is better than staying with what is

These habits are common. But they’re not helpful, and grieving clients feel it.

Join our free webinar to hear what a grief-informed approach actually looks like.

▶ “Beyond Empathy: What Professionals Need to Know About Grief, Loss, and Bereavement”
🗓 Tuesday 24 June at 12:30pm AEST
🖥 Live on Zoom + recording sent to all registrants

This isn’t about stages or silver linings. It’s about being the kind of professional grieving people trust.

Register here → https://www.griefaction.com/webinar/beyond-empathy/register

30/05/2025

🧱 Build connections, one brick at a time. Our LEGO® Group isn’t just playtime. It’s a space for social growth, creativity, and confidence. Perfect for those aged 7-12 years who thrive with gentle support in small groups.

💻 Register now: https://endeavourpsychology.com.au/lego-group-1

25/05/2025

Pako vibes with none of the parking stress! Endeavour Psychology is located near Pakington St in Geelong West, with free 2-hour street parking just steps from our door.

10/05/2025

If you find Mother's Day difficult, or if you support others who do, this blog from our sister company Grief Action® is sharp, practical guide for navigating cultural flashpoints like Mother’s Day. Written for professionals, it is a pointed reminder that the dominant message isn’t everyone’s reality.

🔗 Read the full blog by Dr Lisa Burke here: https://www.griefaction.com/blog/beyond-mothers-day

The cultural script around Mother’s Day leaves little room for ambivalence, absence or loss. And yet for many, those experiences are front and centre.

10/05/2025

🤍 Mother’s Day can be complicated. For some, it’s a day of love, laughter, and connection. For others, it brings grief, distance, longing, pain, or silence.

At Endeavour Psychology, we recognise the many forms of mothering, and the many emotions this day holds.

Whether today brings warmth or ache, closeness or absence, we see you.

09/05/2025

Truth bomb time! If someone gets angry at you for setting a boundary, maybe it's time to consider whether it's a truly healthy relationship.

Healthy relationships respect your limits. Full stop. You don’t owe anyone endless access to your time, energy, or emotions. Setting boundaries isn’t cruelty, it’s clarity.

At Endeavour Psychology, we empower clients to set limits without guilt and create spaces where mutual respect can thrive.

06/05/2025

If you've ever wondered 'Could I have autism?'

If you've ever wondered why you think, feel, and connect the way you do...

If you're seeking clarity about your neurotype, possible autistic traits, strengths, and life patterns without needing the expense and time for a formal diagnosis...

If you're ready to reframe old stories and start living with more authenticity...

🌿🌿 At Endeavour Psychology, our Self-Discovery Assessments offer more than just insight — they offer the power to truly know yourself. Our popular Self-Discovery Assessments are here to guide you. Conducted with a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based approach, these assessments explore your brain style, sensory profile, executive functioning, and more, all in a supportive and non-pathologising environment.

✨ Limited spaces are available over the next month.
✨ Enquire now to reserve your spot.

👉 To learn more or book, contact our friendly team on call 03 5200 9730 or complete the assessment enquiry form via our website.

Discover the real you. Live your best quality of life.

28/04/2025

Poor Sleep and Conspiracy Beliefs: What’s the Link? 💤🧠

A study published this month in the Journal of Health Psychology has revealed a surprising connection, linking poor sleep quality with a greater likelihood of believing in conspiracy theories.

Researchers found that individuals experiencing disrupted sleep were more prone to endorsing unfounded conspiracies, particularly after being exposed to such content. For example, participants with poor sleep were more likely to accept conspiracy explanations for events like the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire.

Why does this matter for our clients at Endeavour Psychology? We view sleep as one of several important factors in psychological health. Many of our clients experience sleep difficulties alongside challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma. Research continues to highlight how sleep quality plays a key role in supporting emotional regulation, concentration, and overall wellbeing.

Supporting healthy sleep patterns can contribute to feeling more focused, calm, and steady day to day. Improving sleep may feel like a small step, but over time, it helps create a stronger foundation for mental clarity and emotional resilience.

Curious to read more?Check out the research here: https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251320598

22/04/2025

Is 'keeping busy' really helping your mental health?

In a world that seems to celebrate hustle culture, we end up avoiding stillness. But busy isn't always healthy. Studies show that when we constantly keep busy to avoid emotions like sadness, grief, or anxiety, those feelings don’t disappear—they resurface later, sometimes more intensely.

Allowing space for quiet moments, reflection, or simply 'being' is essential for emotional processing. You don’t have to fill every gap. Stillness is strength.

Read more about emotional avoidance here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/articles/201910/are-you-avoiding-your-emotions

19/04/2025

April 20th: National Look-Alike Day 👯‍♀️

Finding a look alike can be fun, but comparing yourself to others' achievements, coping strategies, or emotions can be misleading. Your experience is valid, even if it looks different. No two mental health journeys are alike.

Give yourself permission to chart your own path.