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Elvis Caus (pronounced Chaush)

🌿 Therapist | Trauma | EMDR
💬 Approved Counsellor (NSW Victim Services) & Victims of Crime
🌻 Supervisor
🔑 Authorised Visitor
🪴 Telehealth - Australia & world

26/02/2026

One simple practice I return to is soft-belly breathing.

It’s exactly what it sounds like:

• Letting the belly relax
• Slowing the breath
• Allowing the body to settle rather than brace

Many of us live slightly tensed, slightly rushed, slightly holding on. Go on, check those tense shoulders too. ☺️

Pausing doesn’t mean you’re falling behind.

It means you’re listening.

Your body often knows what it needs before your mind does.

❤️

24/02/2026

Micro wellbeing actions matter more than we think.

Some of my regular ones include:

• Sun on my face in the morning
• Soft-belly breathing
• Slowing my pace between appointments
• Drinking lots of water before coffee

These aren’t productivity hacks. They’re signals of safety to the nervous system.

When the body feels safer, the mind follows.

You don’t need more discipline - you need more gentleness.

22/02/2026

Work injury isn’t just physical.

Psychological injuries at work are real.

🪷 Stress leave.
🪷 Burnout.
🪷 Bullying.
🪷 Vicarious trauma.
🪷 Moral injury.

These experiences can deeply impact:

• Your nervous system
• Your self-belief
• Your career identity
• Your sense of safety in the world

As a registered SIRA Allied Health Counsellor, I now provide counselling under the Workers Compensation scheme in NSW.

This means eligible workers can access structured, trauma-informed support to help them:

• Stabilise and regulate
• Process difficult events
• Reconnect with their values
• Rebuild capacity and confidence
• Create sustainable work-life boundaries

Recovery isn’t about ‘toughing it out.’ It’s about supporting your system to feel safe again.

If you or someone you know is navigating a workers compensation claim, feel free to reach out privately.

21/02/2026

Big news for Awake Counselling 🌿

I’m now a registered SIRA (State Insurance Regulatory Authority) Allied Health Counsellor, meaning I can support clients under the NSW Workers Compensation scheme.

If you’ve experienced:

• Workplace injury
• Psychological stress or trauma
• Burnout or overwhelm
• Workplace conflict or bullying
• Adjustment difficulties after injury

You may be eligible for counselling support under your claim.

Work-related injury impacts more than just your body - it affects identity, confidence, sleep, relationships and your sense of safety.

Through trauma-informed counselling and EMDR therapy, we can gently work toward:

• Rebuilding confidence
• Regulating your nervous system
• Processing difficult workplace experiences
• Returning to work with clarity and strength - if and when appropriate

Sessions are available via telehealth across NSW.

If you’d like to explore whether you’re eligible, feel free to reach out.

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19/02/2026

So much of our stress comes from worrying about things we can’t control.

A gentle shift I encourage is moving from:

• “How do I control this?”
To:
• “How do I care for myself within this?”

Managing your time, energy, and body is something you can influence:

• When you rest
• How you transition between tasks
• Whether you pause or push through

This isn’t ignorance. It’s wisdom.

Burnout doesn’t make us more effective - regulation does.

17/02/2026

In worrying times, our attention is constantly pulled outward - news cycles, alerts, opinions, urgency.

While staying informed matters, constant exposure drains the nervous system.

One values-based practice I return to is choosing when and how I engage:

• Setting limits on doom scrolling
• Checking the news intentionally rather than reflexively
• Not starting or ending the day online

This isn’t avoidance. It’s self-regulation.

Your attention is valuable. Where you place it matters.

12/02/2026

I often think in terms of 1% improvement.

Not fixing everything. Not changing the whole system. Just asking:

• What’s one small thing I can do today that supports my wellbeing?

Some days that looks like:

• Not checking my phone first thing in the morning
• Stepping outside for sunlight
• Taking a few slow breaths before starting work or doing a full body stretch

Small actions compound. Over time, they build resilience - not through force, but through consistency.

You don’t need a perfect routine. You need something repeatable. Remember you can make it enjoyable and fun. 😉

09/02/2026

One of the ways I live my values is by setting intentions for the day - from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed.

Not big goals. Not pressure. Just gentle questions:

• How do I want to show up today?
• What does my body need this morning?
• What would kindness or peace look like in small moments?

When values guide the day, decisions feel clearer. Time feels less frantic. And the nervous system has something steady to orient toward.

Intentions aren’t about control - they’re about direction.

What intention are you setting up for yourself today?

04/02/2026

I want to follow up and share some important clarity about how I offer support as a WDO Sponsor.

At this stage, I’m unable to offer volunteering placements through Awake Counselling. My role as a sponsor is limited to direct therapy support, delivered ethically and within professional scope.

What this means in practice:

• I provide therapy as an Approved Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW);
• Therapy sessions can count toward WDO fine reduction;
• Each completed session can reduce fines by $250;
• Reductions are capped at $1,000 per month;
• Therapy is most workable when funded through NDIS, Victim Services, or similar schemes;

I understand that navigating fines, funding, and mental health support can feel overwhelming. My intention is to be clear, fair, and supportive - without creating false expectations or financial pressure.

If you’re exploring your options, I strongly recommend contacting the WDO Hotline directly. They can help you understand eligibility, alternative sponsors, and pathways that might suit your circumstances.

Support should feel respectful, transparent, and empowering - not confusing or stressful.

02/02/2026

I’m now registered as a Work Development Order (WDO) Sponsor, and I’ve had a number of people reaching out to ask how this works.

A WDO allows eligible people to reduce fines with Revenue NSW by engaging in approved activities, including mental health treatment.

In my role, this means:

• I can support people to work on their mental health while also reducing eligible fines;
• Therapy sessions completed under a WDO can reduce fines by $250 per session;
• Reductions can be applied up to $1,000 per month, in line with WDO guidelines;

It’s important to be transparent - general therapy can be expensive, so my WDO profile reflects that it works best when sessions are funded through existing supports, such as:

• NDIS (Improved Daily Living)
• NSW Victim Services
• Other Victim of Crime schemes across Australia
• Or other approved funding pathways

This allows therapy to be clinically appropriate, sustainable, and accessible, while the WDO is used specifically to reduce fines with Revenue NSW.

If you’re unsure whether a WDO might apply to you, the WDO Hotline is an excellent starting point - their staff are knowledgeable and genuinely helpful when it comes to understanding options.

28/01/2026

As we step into a new year, perhaps the invitation isn’t to push harder - but to soften.

To meet ourselves with curiosity instead of criticism.

To recognise that everyone is carrying something we can’t see.

To choose compassion - inwardly and outwardly.

The world doesn’t need more pressure.
It needs more care.

And if this year is about rebuilding, relearning, or simply surviving - that still counts.

Gentle steps matter.
Pauses matter.
Support matters.

You don’t have to do this alone.

25/01/2026

The new year often arrives with pressure - to reset, improve, transform, become someone “better.”

But for many, stepping into a new year carries mixed feelings:

- Hope alongside fear.
- Excitement alongside exhaustion.
- Curiosity alongside self-doubt.

If last year held loss, trauma, or big transitions, your body may still be catching up - even if the calendar has moved on.

Growth doesn’t require urgency. Healing doesn’t follow January timelines.

You don’t have to know who you’re becoming yet.

You’re allowed to arrive slowly.

This year doesn’t need to be perfect - it just needs to be honest.

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