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Dr Alissa Knight and the team from The Calming Suite Psychology are among Adelaide’s Leading Specialised Clinical Psychologists & Dietitians for Therapy and Assessment with Children, Teens, Young Adults (Eating Disorders, ADHD, ASD, Trauma, BPD, Anxiety)

27/03/2026

💫I want to acknowledge three of our incredible Calming Suite Team members; Aleksandra, Alana and Julia who all took part in a two-day intensive (EMDR) Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy training with Psychology Training on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th of March 2026.

EMDR in my clinical opinion is one of the supreme therapies for trauma. Embedded in a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy style designed to alleviate that extreme distress from traumatic memories and PTSD.

It uses a unique bilateral stimulation sequence with guided eye movements or "tapping, while focusing on traumatic memories to help the brain reprocess and store them with less emotional charge.

I myself have had such wonderful outcomes using EMDR, especially with those people who have been quite resistant to other trauma-based therapies.

I am so proud of the girls for taking time out of their working day to upskill, and improve their own clinical practice, it is truly outstanding of them. They have all reported the training was exceptional as well, so that is such a huge credit to the Psychology Training team. I know they are looking forward to using EMDR now with their own clients.

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Owner and Director The Calming Suite Psychology)

19/03/2026

✨I am truly still buzzing from the excitement of attending this year's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference at The Gold Coast Pines Resort hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc. The energy was such as positive vibe.

On Monday I had the absolute honour of being invited to present a 90-minute Workshop about the ways to evolve and improve current treatment methods for children and adolescents with eating disorders.

I wanted to accept this invitation to present a workshop that echoed the lived experience of children suffering with eating disorders. To express what they are begging us to hear.

I took this opportunity to be honest in what they experience. This was the first time I shared the realness and rawness of compelling evidence I have witnessed for years now that I no longer am willing to keep a secret or pretend to ignore. I knew expressing such raw evidence could be faced with opposing views. In fact I thought I would be flooded with conservation bias.

Well, in stark contrary, I stood almost fighting tears back at the end of my 90-minute workshop with an applause from a full house room and truly some of the most positive, empowering feedback imaginable. I had people lining up to speak to me about how they had felt exactly the same. Nurses, counsellors, psychologists, Paediatricians, social workers.

I have had already countless emails from attendees sharing their gratitude and expressing interest to look at ways we can collaboratively shape the future of eating disorder treatment.

To say this was a career highlight for me is an understatement. I have worked so many years now in both clinical practice and research trying to find ways to speak up and help our children fighting one of the cruelest mental health diseases out there.

I know there is still a long way to go but today I feel so much more hope in my heart that we are heading in the right direction.

I have presented at a lot of conferences, but I can truly say I am not sure any will triumph this one. Thank you 🙏 Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc.

Dr Alissa Knight
Clinical Psychologist
Owner and Director of The Calming Suite Psychology

05/03/2026

After quite a big request for this (sorry it has taken me so long) I am thrilled to announce that we will be launching the next 6-week

✨💜ADVANCED YOUTH DBT+MORE SKILLS GROUP✨💜

The feedback from last years cohort was truly incredible, so we wanted to bring it another whole group in 2026

Who is it for: Youth (13 - 21) on their own OR+ Mum/Sister/Aunty/Carer/Partner in our bespoke Wellness Room at The Calming Suite Psychology Clinic

Commencing: Monday 11th of May 2026
Time: Monday nights from 6pm - 7:15pm

Your host:
▶Dr Alissa Knight (Principal Clinical Psychologist and Owner at The Calming Suite) also BPD, Trauma and Eating Disorder Specialist. + Two other Calming Suite psychologists to help

Dr Alissa Knight holds an incredible passion and wealth of experience in the area of Complex Trauma, BPD, and ADHD, Anxiety, Depression. This group program will be highly beneficial to anyone who perhaps is battling with these disorders, and the multifaceted internal and external challenges that often are embodied in them and around them.

It is also well suited to helping parents and youth facing these issues find their voice and be able to reconnect with their parent/care giver, and feel understood, help normalise what they are going through, learn ways for both to communicate better, validate, soothe, and find harmony in their relationship again.

It will be a very safe, non-judgmental, friendly environment, and the feedback from all our youth group programs thus far has been how inviting, inclusive, friendly and validating it was to be surrounded by people who are going through something similar to them, all the while chilling on our fluffy beanbags.

This group is quite popular so if you are interested please get in contact with us today to secure your spot on
📞 (08) 7078 4600 or
📧 info@thecalmingsuite.com.au
Or you can simply scan the QR code

I look forward to meeting you!
💜Dr Alissa Knight

03/03/2026

🎉Today I have the sheer delight and honour to share that we have a new Psychologist coming on our team!

🤝 Please join me in welcoming our Next Incredible Member of The Calming Suite Psychology Team ~ 💫 JULIA HALL (soon to be Dr Julia Hall)

🌟 Julia is such a vibrant person. There is such an undeniable energy to her that you are instantly drawn into, one that exudes warmth, kindness, fun and understanding. Julia is indeed a Neurodivergent specialist, Educational & Developmental Psychologist and has high proficiency both in Research (just completed her PhD) and clinical skills in this area.

Alongside her own lived experience with ADHD, and growing up in rural areas, she immensely passionate about breaking the stigma around neurodivergence and raising awareness around ways to improve affirming-care.

Julia specialises in Young Children, Teens, Youth and Adults with 🔹ADHD, 🔹ASD, and other Learning Disabilities, but she also works with other areas, including:

🔹Anxiety
🔹Depression
🔹Trauma
🔹OCD
🔹Stress
🔹Burnout
🔹Self-Esteem
🔹School Issues/Bullying
🔹School academic performance
🔹Family Therapy

As a Psychologist, Julia embodies the belief:
“As a neurodivergent psychologist, I value providing a non-judgemental and empathetic space to explore and understand your brain, experiences, and strengths. As someone with lived experience of ADHD, I understand what it's like to navigate a world built for neurotypical minds. I value honesty and connection, breaking down barriers with a realness that invites clients to show up as themselves.

🎉 🌟❤️ WELCOME JULIA

We are So Beyond Excited to Have You Part of The Calming Suite Family and We Cannot Wait to See The Incredible Work You Do Within Your Role.

Julia will begin with us on the 30th of March 2026

We are taking Bookings Now for Julia so please feel welcome to call us on (08) 7078 4600 or email info@thecalmingsuite.com.au

To Read More About Julia and the Incredible Work she does, Feel Welcome to Head to her Full Profile located at: https://thecalmingsuite.com.au/about-psychologist-julia-hall/

16/02/2026

🍃On Friday 13th of February two of our incredible Calming Suite psychology team members Jaclyn and Rebecca attended the ✨Neuro Nurture Conference ✨which was a beautiful celebration of all the latest research and initiatives for supporting Autistic Children and Families

Both Jaclyn and Rebecca are so fiercely passionate about, and specialise in assessment and therapy for children, teens and adults with ASD and ADHD, so this was the perfect room of neuro-affirming colleagues and minds to be surrounded by.

I know both girls said how incredible the event was, and it so great to see such growth and ideas flowing in this space.

Dr Alissa Knight

Clinical Psychologist and owner of The Calming Suite Psychology

28/01/2026

✨✨I am so beyond excited to share that I have taken on a brand new adventure in my career as a Co-Founder | Creator of the brand new Online Platform SHAREIFY pioneered by the incredible

I have chosen to be a part of this Australian-based initiative as it offers a ground-breaking way to share highly novel, evidence-based content and resources for other health care allied health professionals to share with their clients, and the concept really spoke to me as I see the potential for how it can make such a wide reach impact.

I am someone who is obsessed with making psychology content really engaging, modern and relatable but up until now have just kept it in my Canva account. I cannot wait to start sharing this for others to also use.

In my little video I have tried to introduce myself, and I share more about why I have decided to be a Co Founder. Please excuse the two little beige squares I had to mould in the background. Not ideal. But as I was filming, I had a white fluffy ragdoll fur baby in the background doing some of his own yoga poses (quite distracting) who decided he would make an appearance 🐈☺️

SHARIFY is excitingly being launched tomorrow!!!!! And you are so more than welcome to head to the official website https://shareify.com.au/

Overtime there will be so much inspirational new resources and content from so many incredible individuals and leaders in their allied health fields. I aim to start one by one each week putting new content on there. I specialise in BPD, Trauma and Eating Disorders and I will be sharing whole 250 page novel evidence-based programs, webinars, workbooks, booklets, group programs, for early career psychologists, schools, corporate entities, psychologists and all allied health.

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Clinical Psychologist)

21/01/2026

At The Calming Suite Psychology we Strive to do Things a Little Differently.

Our Philosophy is Based on this is "You" Centred Care

We Understand and Appreciate Everyone Walking Through our Doors is Beautifully Unique and Seeking More than simple self-care tips, mindfulness and thought building strategies.

We are fully committed to providing the most up-to-date evidence-based care for you, addressing you as a ‘whole person’, which includes identifying all the inter-related factors and layers of your Health in Holistic Wholeness (i.e., Psychological, Emotional, Physical, Social, Spiritual, Neurological, Nutritional).

We then work alongside you as you discover who you are, the strengths you have, and ways to build the life you dream of, feeling a type of health synergy (mind, body, soul) that brings joy and fulfilment.

We use an approach to health that is largely embedded in a Multi-Modal Model where we meet each and every person, learn everything about them and get right to the core of “Why” and “How” their issues started in the first place. And importantly, “What” is keeping them alive or maintaining them.

It feels deeply connected, safe, coordinated by a team of healthcare professionals who want the best for you, hear you, are guided by you, and who all work closely with one another and stay on the same page.

If you are ready to make 2026 a year that brings you holistic wellness and would like the type of support that is focused on "you", then we would love to meet you.

We have a team of Psychologists who are each specialised in areas of: BPD, Trauma, Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Autism, ADHD, Perinatal, Dance psychology, Phobias, Self-Confidence/Self-Worth, and so much more.

We also have two exceptionally talented Dietitians who are specialised in: Eating Disorders, Women's Health, Gut heath, Fertility and Hormonal health, Sports/Dance Nutrition

Feel so welcome to give our friendly team either a call or email and we will get in contact with you as soon as possible to make it all happen.

📞(08) 7078 4600
📩info@thecalmingsuite.com.au
🏦Suite 3/360 Cross Road, Clarence Park, SA, Australia
www.thecalmingsuite.com.au

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Clinical psychologist & Owner of The Calming Suite psychology)

08/01/2026

Such a beautiful start to 2026 🥰
Having The Calming Suite Psychology PTY Being accepted and certified as an Eligible Organisation for the NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Although I have been heavily focusing on clinical practice for the last 5 years, and setting up the small private practice, research has always been, and always will be such an incredible passion for me. My greater encompassing goal in the last 8 years has always been to continue evolving and growing, and bridge the gap between clinical practice and research.

To build and develop a much bigger facility with a wide range of health care professionals (i.e., clinical psychologists, speech pathologists, Occupational therapists, massage therapist, kinesiologists, exercise physiologists, art therapists, trauma informed yoga therapists, NDIS boxing instructors' paediatricians), all purposefully integrated to deliver a Revolutionary, Premier, Multi-modal Mental Health Wellness Hub for Children/Youth.

The goal has always been to include within our three-tier development model, a small research team to conduct empirical, low-risk, ‘Moonshot’ research on the novel, multi-modal therapeutic mental & physical health programs I have been working on for years now, and proven efficacy for within my own children/adolescents with eating disorders, BPD, ASD/ADHD and other complex mental health presentations. But to really establish empirical evidence for it on a broader population.

Being a sole owner of a private practice, I certainly do not have the financial backing like most universities to conduct research off my own back. So, this opportunity has now really opened the door to a chance to finally be able to move forward in a new chapter for the Calming Suite Psychology Team where we can foster clinical practice and research in a space that makes sense.
~ Dr Alissa Knight [Owner of The Calming Suite psychology] The Calming Suite Psychology Clinic

02/01/2026

From The Whole Calming Suite Team

Here is to 2026 being a Year Where you Emerge from Your Cocoon with a New Pair of Wings! 🪽

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Owner and Clinical Psychologist) The Calming Suite Psychology Clinic

21/12/2025

🎀💚❤️The Final Day of work for the year at The Calming Suite Psychology in 2025 and what a gorgeous way to finish the year being together enjoying a lovely relaxed, fun Christmas luncheon with all the fun joys of secret Santa, bon bons, and so much beautiful food.

Everyone on this team have worked so incredibly hard this year, and have gone above and beyond in more ways than I could ever write down for clients, families, and each other as well. You are all true gems.

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉Kelsey on winning the Calming Suite Psychology Employee of the Year the second year in a row, what a remarkable achievement. So well deserved. You are a rockstar honey!

Merry Christmas to everyone! ❤️💚

16/12/2025

🎉End of Year 2025 Team Day Out at The Adelaide POLO Classic

On Friday, Our Team of 8 Calming Suite Girls ~ Kelsey, Rebecca, Jaclyn, Gabriela, Alana, Aleksandra, Felicity, and myself all dressed up a little fancy and celebrated what has been a very big year for us at The Adelaide Polo Classic, with some delicious food, drinks, electric atmosphere, and mingling with so many other wonderful groups of people all there to enjoy.

It was a day of 35 degree heat and loud speakers! but that didn't stop anyone getting on the oval, joining in on the foot stomps, games, dancing, and so many fun moments.

Gabriela flew 🛫all the way from Melbourne to join us. Jaclyn finally got her big basket of bread rolls 🥖she has been manifesting for over a year now ever since she was robbed at Sydney, and Felicity led the way in the energetic motion✨, and we all just jumped up and followed her lead 😊

We take so much pride in fostering a positive and collaborative culture at The Calming Suite, and honestly I could not be more grateful to have a team that makes it so easy! These girls are true gems🤍

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Clinical Psychologist and Director of The Calming Suite Psychology)

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09/12/2025

I want to proudly send a gigantic congratulations 🎉to Rebecca on being recently accepted as a Registered member in the League of Autistic Psychologists and Affirming Colleagues.

Rebecca Horsnell is one of our Senior Registered Psychologists at The Calming Suite Psychology. She is extremely passionate about working as a psychologist with a key specialisation in supporting young people, adults and families with ADHD and ASD across Adelaide.

Rebecca blends her own neurodivergent (ADHDer) lived experience with professional expertise to offer affirming autism and ADHD intervention for all ages. She also works with clients diagnosed with trauma, attachment, depression, BPD and anxiety and helping clients find understanding how this overlaps with their neurodivergence.

Rebecca beautifully tailors her approach to each person individually and aims to create a safe, steady space where people feel understood, heard, validated and supported. She has unquestionable a unique gift in the way she can connect with her clients.

Well done Rebecca👏 this is an extraordinary achievement and truly resonates your fierce passion in this space and the hard work you do every day for those with neurodivergence.

To read more about Rebecca you can find her profile either at her new LOAPAC home: https://loapac.org/rap/rebecca-horsnell
Or at the Calming Suite Psychology Website:
https://thecalmingsuite.com.au/meet-psychologist-rebecca-horsnell-2/

We are super proud of you at The Calming Suite

~ Dr Alissa Knight (Clinical Psychologist & Owner at The Calming Suite psychology)

Address

Suite 3/360 Cross Road Clarence Park
Novar Gardens, SA
5040

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 6:30pm
Thursday	9am - 6:30pm
Friday	9am - 6:30pm

Telephone

+61870784600

Website

http://thecalmingsuite.com.au/

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