Outlook Psychology Practice - OPP

11/01/2026

🌿✨ 4 Ways to Use the Six-Second Pause ✨🌿

Ever notice how fast emotions can take over? The six-second pause is a simple, evidence-based emotion regulation technique used in psychology to help calm the amygdala (the brain’s threat centre) so you can respond with clarity — not react on impulse. 🧠

Here’s how to use it:
1️⃣ Notice the feeling — pause and name what’s showing up. Is the emotion sending you a message?
2️⃣ Release the urge — don’t reach, snap, or shut down. Breathe and wait six seconds.
3️⃣ Respond, don’t react — give your nervous system time to cool.
4️⃣ Choose your values — remember you have options and pick one that moves you closer to who you want to be.

The six-second pause isn’t about avoiding emotions — it’s about navigating them with compassion, confidence, and control. Over time, it supports better decision-making, healthier relationships, and improved mental wellbeing. 💛

Where could you use a six-second pause today?

💻 Learn more and build practical skills like this with Outlook Psychology Practice — Telehealth support available Australia-wide.
📞 1300 007 865 | 🌐 www.outlookpsychology.com.au

06/01/2026

🌿 Cultural & Multilingual Support — The Beauty of Language Diversity 🌿

We believe mental health care is most effective when it feels understood, safe, and culturally respectful.

We’re proud that our clinicians speak Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, English and Malayalam, allowing us to offer therapy that is more personal, culturally informed, and accessible for individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. 💛

Language is more than words — it carries culture, meaning, and connection. Being able to speak in your preferred language can help you express yourself more freely, feel truly heard, and build trust in the therapeutic space.

If you or a family member would feel more comfortable engaging in one of these languages, let us know. We’ll do our best to match you with a clinician who can support you with care, understanding, and cultural respect.

💻 Telehealth appointments available Australia-wide
📞 1300 007 865 | 🌐 www.outlookpsychology.com.au

✨ Mental health care that respects who you are and where you come from.

04/01/2026

A Message From Michelle Grant
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Dear OPP Community,

As we step into 2026, I want to sincerely thank you for the trust you continue to place in Outlook Psychology Practice.

Since 2016, our purpose has remained unchanged - to provide compassionate, evidence-based and culturally responsive psychological care, with distance being a barrier. While we now support clients Australia-wide via Telehealth, our foundations remain firmly grounded in regional and remote service delivery.

If your wellbeing has been sitting quietly on the to-do list, my encouragement is gentle but clear; early support creates momentum. You don't need to wait until things feel overwhelming to reach out.

Warm regards,

Michelle Grant - Director & Senior Psychologist
Outlook Psychology Practice - OPP

02/01/2026

Outlook Psychology | Community Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/opgove/outlook-psychology-community-newsletter-1815239

01/01/2026

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Welcome to our community update - a space where we stay connected, share wellbeing insights, introduce new services, and keep you informed about the support available to you and your family.

31/12/2025

🌿 January isn’t about becoming someone new.

From a mental health perspective, it’s about choosing yourself again — gently, intentionally, and without pressure to “fix” or reinvent who you are.

It’s choosing rest over burnout.
Boundaries over people-pleasing.
Support over struggling in silence.
Compassion over criticism.

You don’t need a new version of yourself — you need care, understanding, and space to heal and grow. 💛

If you’re ready to start the year feeling supported, Outlook Psychology Practice is here for you with professional, compassionate mental health care.

💻 Book online: www.outlookpsychology.com.au
📞 Call: 1300 007 865
📧 Email: admin@opgove.com.au

✨ Choosing yourself is a powerful first step — and you don’t have to do it alone.

30/12/2025

End-of-year reflections can hit hard.

All the “I should’ve done more” and “I could’ve been better” can creep in — but pause.

Be kind to yourself.

This year may have been messy, heavy, or nothing like you planned, and you still made it through.

From a mental health perspective, that’s resilience.

You don’t need perfection to be proud.

If you survived another lap around the sun, that counts.

29/12/2025

For Those Who Survived This Year — and Those We Carry With Us...

As this year comes to a close, we hold space for many truths.

For those who didn’t make it — whose pain became too heavy — we remember you. Your life mattered. Your absence is felt deeply. And you are not forgotten.

For those who are grieving — quietly, loudly, or somewhere in between — your grief is valid. There is no timeline, no right way to mourn, and no need to “be okay.”

For those who survived — even when it felt unbearable — your survival is not small. Getting through the year while carrying pain, exhaustion, trauma, or heartbreak takes immense strength.

For those celebrating wins — big or small — you’re allowed to honour them without guilt. Joy and grief can coexist.

For those choosing to put themselves first — setting boundaries, asking for help, resting, healing — that is growth. That is courage.

From a mental health perspective, surviving is not about being strong all the time.
It’s about staying. Trying. Reaching out. Breathing through another day.

If you’re still here, still trying — that matters more than you know.
And if you’re struggling, you don’t have to do it alone. Support can make the difference between surviving and healing.

This post is for every story this year held.
You matter. Your life matters. And help is always worth reaching for.

💛

21/12/2025

🎄Christmas can be a lot — a quick check-in with your Psychologist can help you pause, reset, and head into the new year feeling supported. 💛

Very limited availability remains for the rest of 2025, so we encourage you to book soon.

How to book 👇

• New clients: Submit an enquiry via our website

• Existing clients: Reply directly to your SMS appointment reminders to book or adjust sessions

December availability (subject to change):

📅 21–24 Dec | Very limited
🎄 25–26 Dec | Closed
📅 27–28 Dec | Limited availability
📅 29 Dec onwards | Full clinician availability

📍 Telehealth Psychology | Australia-Wide
📞 1300 007 865
✨ www.outlookpsychology.com.au

Psychology Without Barriers — Support when you need it most.

17/12/2025

🎄Things I’m Saying NO To This Holiday Season (Without Guilt)🎄

The holidays don’t have to cost you your mental health. Saying no to overbooking, budget pressure, forced cheer, emotional overload, and invasive questions is not selfish — it’s healthy. 💛

Boundaries protect your energy and reduce stress, especially at Christmas.

If this season feels heavy, support is available.

💻 Telehealth psychology appointments Australia-wide
📞 1300 007 865
🌐 www.outlookpsychology.com.au

✨ Your wellbeing matters — even during the holidays.

30/11/2025

🎄✨The holiday season can be magical… but it can also be a lot.

So here are your gentle reminders to breathe, pause, and protect your peace... If this season feels heavy, busy, emotional, or just overwhelming… you’re not alone. ❤️

💻 Outlook Psychology Practice offers Telehealth mental health support Australia-wide — Even during the holidays.

BOOK ONLINE NOW - 🌐 www.outlookpsychology.com.au

✨ Take care of your mind this Christmas — it’s the best present you can give yourself.

25/11/2025

Support Your Mental Health - Access compassionate, professional care from anywhere in Australia with our secure online sessions.

✔️ Confidential Telehealth appointments
✔️ Flexible times — including after hours
✔️ Experienced, trauma-informed psychologists
✔️ Private, easy, accessible from home

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