Ben Crebert Psychology

01/04/2026

Ben has availability for new therapy and supervision clients, and is available for trainings and educational support. Visit our website to find out more, or send us an email.

→ www.bencrebertpsychology.com.au
→ admin@bencrebertpsychology.com.au
→ 0435 436 757

24/03/2026

I believe in your worth, even when you can’t see it. I believe in your innate wisdom and creativity, even when you feel stuck.
You don’t have to keep carrying the weight of the past or stay trapped in patterns that no longer serve you. Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, parenting struggles, or feeling disconnected from your work or yourself, I’m here to help.
Through a compassionate and collaborative process, I’ll guide you toward healing, clarity, and fulfilment. Whether you’re seeking trauma therapy in Maitland or looking for support with relationship counselling in the Hunter Valley, we’ll work together to help you find your way forward.
To make an appointment, please get in touch:
→ www.bencrebertpsychology.com.au
→ admin@bencrebertpsychology.com.au
→ 0435 436 757

24/03/2026

Great opportunity to hear a good bloke doing good things.

🌟 Rare Public Community Event – Everyone Welcome!

I’m heading to Mandurah Baptist College this Wednesday night, 25th March, for a dinner and conversation about supporting young people, exploring how we can help them navigate their digital worlds and cultural challenges and how we champion them to thrive personally and in their relationships at every stage.

Most school events are for students and families, but this one is open to the whole community!

📌 RSVP and link details in the comments below.

22/03/2026

“Get out.”
A woman’s voice. A clear boundary. A moment that should have been enough.
I’ve written a new piece about women’s voices, the psychological damage of disconnection, and the way culture reinforces binaries that cost us all connection.

This piece is about voice. It is about safety. It is about what disconnection does to us.

Read more:
https://bencrebertpsychology.com.au/courage-requires-connection-on-voice-safety-and-social-responsibility/

18/03/2026

I’ve just published a new piece about a woman’s voice, and what happens when culture trains us not to stay connected enough to hear it.

Outside my clinic, I heard a woman shouting at a man in her car: “Get out.”

Her voice was clear. Her boundary was clear.

This piece reflects on that moment, but also on the wider psychological damage of disconnection. At an individual level, disconnection can leave us cut off from our own fear, tenderness, and moral clarity. At a cultural level, it becomes normalised through binaries that split strength from care, men from vulnerability, and women from authority.

That split costs all of us connection.

Grabs from the piece:

“Her voice should have been enough.”

“A woman’s voice should not have to compete with a culture trained not to hear her.”

“Disconnection is not neutral. It leaves damage in nervous systems, relationships, and communities.”

“The binaries our culture reinforces cost us tenderness, courage, and connection.”

Read the full piece here:
https://bencrebertpsychology.com.au/courage-requires-connection-on-voice-safety-and-social-responsibility/

I heard screams outside my clinic window.

25/02/2026

I’m in the process of reworking my website, so this page is a little harder to find.

Here’s some details about my approach to supervision.

If you’d like to have a conversation reach out.

12/02/2026

10/02/2026

I’ve taken a slower approach to social media lately.

Not because I’ve had nothing to say — but because I’ve been investing more time in being relational: with my family, my friends, and in the quieter work of thinking, researching, and listening for how I want to show up here.

I’ve been mulling over this blog post for a while, and I’m glad it’s finally out in the world:
Acceptance as Skillful Means: A Relational Journey with Sensitive Kids

It’s a real-life reflection on those “compressed” school-morning moments — when time pressure, nervous systems, and fear about the future collide — and how quickly we can end up responding to our own stress rather than our child.

Inside, I explore:
why “slow” is often information (not defiance)
what acceptance actually means (not approval, not giving up)
how scaffolding + safety can grow self-direction over time
a small “Skilful Means” menu for mornings that wobble.

If you’d like to read it, here’s the link: https://bencrebertpsychology.com.au/stories-of-us/

And if you want to work with me, reach out each out via my website: www.bencrebertpsychology.com.au

Here at Ben Crebert Psychology, we are one of the best clinical psychology services in Maitland, Sydney. We’re here to make sure you’re heard, listened to, and understood, during what can sometimes be a daunting and vulnerable process.

08/01/2026

“New Year, new you?” Not so fast.

Change doesn’t always arrive on January 1st. Sometimes, it grows quietly out of acceptance, curiosity, and real-life challenges.

Let’s make space for honest reflection, not quick fixes. Here are some summer thoughts, that have ambled their way to the keyboard whilst, watching Test Cricket, breaking in my new Scanpans, surfing waves and hanging out with family and friends.

I hope that your end of year transition has been filled with connection and care, like mine has.

I look forwards to walking alongside you into this ever unfolding year. For those of you who are new to my work and want to connect ( or if you are looking to reconnect ). I’m on leave until 19 Jan and will be responding slowly, in holiday mode.

Every January, the world gets loud about “fresh starts.” Resolutions, reinventions, and the pressure to become a new version of ourselves are everywhere. But

22/12/2025

Ben Crebert Psychology will be taking a break over the Christmas / New Year period, and we hope you have the opportunity to rest, refresh and enjoy the holiday season as well.

We'll be closed Wednesday 24th December until Sunday 18th January - returning on Monday the 19th of January.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.

If you need help over the break, here are some support numbers that can assist:

Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
1800 Respect: 1800 737 732
Headspace: 1800 650 890
Men's Line Australia: 1300 789 978
Su***de Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

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📧 admin@bencrebertpsychology.com.au
📞 0435436757

17/12/2025

🗓️ 2026 GROUP SUPERVISION NOW OPEN

You don't have to navigate complex cases alone.

Monthly group supervision sessions starting 2026—a space where clinicians develop embodied therapeutic presence alongside colleagues who understand this work.

📅 3rd Monday of every month (Starting February through to November)

⏰ 5:00 - 7:00 PM AEDT

📍 Online (Australia-wide)

This isn't just case consultation. It's experiential supervision grounded in Process Work principles, where:

✓ Your uncertainty becomes wisdom trying to emerge

✓ Complex cases explored through multiple lenses

✓ You develop somatic awareness of your presence

✓ Professional isolation transforms into collegial support

✓ You learn to trust what's happening in the room

Perfect for:

→ Early-career psychologists building confidence

→ Experienced clinicians deepening trauma work

→ EMDR practitioners seeking consultation

→ Therapists moving beyond technique into embodied presence

DECEMBER NOW OPEN:

📌 Dec 15: 5-7pm AEDT

Limited spaces for depth and connection.

20+ years experience | Board-approved supervisor | EMDR consultant in training | Process Work-trained | Resource Therapy Trainer | RLT Level 3 trained | SPT certified

Book your spot:

👉 bencrebertpsychology.com.au/supervision

16/12/2025

in 2026, I'm offering the Awareness Informed Foundation Program for schools. Early consultation available now.

There's an old story about a lighthouse keeper's daughter who lived on a rocky island off the coast. Every night, she'd watch her father climb the spiral stairs to tend the light - trimming the wick, cleaning the lens, making sure ships could find their way safely through the dark.
One stormy season, ships kept running aground despite the lighthouse burning bright. The harbour master blamed the keeper - "Your light isn't strong enough" he said. "Burn more oil. Make it brighter."
So the keeper burned more oil. The light blazed. And ships still ran aground.
It was the daughter who finally climbed to the top and looked not at the light, but at what the light was revealing. The rocks had shifted in the winter storms. The safe passage had moved. The light was doing exactly what it was designed to do, but the question everyone was asking was wrong.
They kept asking: "How do we make the light brighter?"
She asked: "What is the light showing us? What's changed that we're not seeing?"

For 20+ years as a clinical psychologist, I've watched schools ask the same question the harbour master asked: "How do we fix this student's behaviour?"
More consequences. Stricter rules. Better behaviour management systems. Brighter lights.
And like those ships, students keep running aground.
Because we're asking the wrong question.

Neuroscience shows us that behaviour is communication about brain state.
When a student can't sit still, acts out, shuts down - their nervous system is communicating something. It's often not about the child being "difficult," but about unmet sensory, relational or systemic needs.
The rocks have shifted. The safe passage has moved. And the behaviour is the light showing us where..

If you're a principal, wellbeing coordinator, or educational leader who's tired of asking the same question and getting the same results, I invite you to ask a different question.
Not "How do we fix this behaviour?"
But "What is this behaviour showing us?"

Let's look at what the light is revealing - together.

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