LGMH

03/01/2026

2026 is going to be a big one for me.

It is my final year of my Masters so I can FINALLY get my Nurse Practitioner endorsement.

This means I am required to complete mandatory placement hours from March through until November, which means temporary changes to LGMH hours.

I am confident that there will be little disruption to my lovely clients and my capacity to take new referrals, and I will do my absolute best to keep the impact of my absence to a minimum.

Of course, there will be some things outside of my control, however I know that it will all be worth it once I’m done!

If you don’t already know, once endorsed as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I will be able to provide a whole other advanced level of care to my clients and community, and that is what it has always been about.

Aside from continuing my role as a therapist, I will also have the authority to:

🙌 Provide Medicare rebates for EVERY session - and you won’t need a referral! This is HUGE and the key reason I set out to become a NP - to provide financial relief and therefore increase access in the community to specialised mental health care 🫶
🙌 Prescribe medications (within my scope of course!)
🙌 Diagnose most mental health conditions
🙌 Make appropriate referrals to other providers
🙌 Request and interpret appropriate investigations (eg. blood tests)

In advance, I thank you for your support, patience and understanding while I take on this beast! And if you’re one of my clients - please remember to have a chat with me about booking ahead 🤓

Check out my adjusted available times and stay tuned for any future updates if changes need to be made.

I’m already excited about what will be on offer in 2027 🥳

03/01/2026

Hello 2026, I am rested and ready!

24/11/2025

I’ve been super quiet this year. Why?

I was busy getting AAAA’s 💥🤓

Results are out and I survived (just!) 🥳

1 year down, 1 to go.

Goodbyyyyeeee pharmacology! I shall not miss you 👋

20/09/2025

10/08/2025

Throwback to a couple of weeks ago when I felt pretty darn good, the sun came out for 10 minutes on a cold dreary day and I honestly thought I had managed to dodge the flu this winter 😬

I 👏 was 👏 SO 👏 wrong 👏 😭

Thank you universe for stepping up and reminding me that I am not super-human after all 🤧

Thank you to everyone who has been so understanding and patient, rolling with the constant cancellations and rescheduling over the last week + 🙏

Thank you to everyone who had to listen to me complain about how boring it is to be sick and stuck at home 🥱

I think I am finally on the mend though 😅🤞 and I am definitely looking forward to being back at work doing what I love.

Please don’t mind the croaky voice 😆 it is going to be hard saying serious life changing things - I truly don’t mind if you need to have a laugh at my expense 😂

On a serious note though - please don’t go scooting about town unnecessarily if you are sick. There is a lot more flu going around than ‘usual’ right now for a number of reasons (that is factual) and I am very lucky to have my health. Some people aren’t so fortunate as their health is far more vulnerable - that can feel pretty scary 🥺

So please take care of yourselves and each other 🫶

See you soon 👋

09/08/2025

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Too many are still stuck in silence, still waiting, still falling through the cracks. It’s time we moved the dial

05/05/2025

It is that time of the year again 😵‍💫

AHPRA whyyyyyyyy do you torment me every single year 😩

IYKYK

🗣️Also AHPRA, while I have your attention! When are you going to recognise specialty endorsement for mental health nurses?! 🤨 I have been waiting for over 15 years!

13/04/2025

When you’re on “holidays” but your assignment is due today 😭

19/03/2025

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01/02/2025

Turn February Teal 🩵

Educate • Advocate • Elevate

Did you know that only 31% of Australians are aware that ovarian cancer has the poorest survival rate of any female cancer in this country? The symptoms are often missed until the cancer is at an advanced stage and is then very difficult to treat 😔

There needs to be greater advocacy on behalf of people affected by ovarian cancer - we need more research funding and better access to affordable treatment options.

Women (and their loved ones) impacted by ovarian cancer must have their stories told, shared and heard. We need to elevate their experiences to get the word out there.

February is the month to turn things teal and giving day is February 26th 🗓️

If you visit a shop this month and you see fundraising for this cause - buy a ribbon or a pen to show your support and raise awareness, or, you can buy merchandise and donate online - ovariancancer.net.au

AND ladies - listen up! Please 🙏 educate yourselves (and your daughters, friends, anyone and everyone!). Ovarian cancer is NOT an “old age” cancer.

Know the risks, know the symptoms, know how to have this conversation with your GP if you’re concerned.

Ovarian cancer is something that has impacted my family and finding improved ways to screen and treat this terrible disease is very close to our hearts 🩵

And if you or someone you love is affected by ovarian cancer - my heart is with you too. You can find support via the ovarian cancer website, which includes a helpline, emotional and mental health support, support groups, and an amazing teal nurse program. There is also support available for loved ones.

11/01/2025

Hey guess what?! 🙀

Not EVERY minute of therapy needs to be an “ahh ha!” mind-blowing moment.

My office is full of fidgets, art supplies, games, casual conversation and pretty lame jokes.

Why?

Well, it’s simple.

🌟 Therapy is mostly about the relationship.
🌟 I am not a bot.
🌟 People interact better when they’re comfortable.

Any therapist or counsellor can collect pieces of paper and spruik their worth through the therapies they’re trained in.

BUT, can you connect? Can you build trust? Can you win a game of Uno from time to time?! 😆

Some of the most meaningful interactions I’ve had with clients have come about through methods that are certainly not written in the step-by-step guide for therapists. They come about through being authentic, feeling comfortable to be creative and a little vulnerable, and in trusting my instincts.

It’s a privilege to be in the room with someone when they are feeling fragile, vulnerable, and trusting to tell you things that they have often not said out loud to anyone before.

I don’t take that for granted and stand by my approach that is - there is NO one size fits all when it comes to mental wellbeing.

And so, I’ll keep working on my Uno and Spot It skills. I’ll keep drawing things for clients that look like Rorschach tests and red-string conspiracy theory collages. And I’ll keep having intermittent light hearted LOL’s.

There are some things they just don’t teach you at therapist school 🫶