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Reflections Psychology Services

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Psychology Services tailored to meet the individual needs of our valued clients. Our Mission is to assist people and communities to be more effective both emotionally and interpersonally. We strive to work collaboratively with people to reflect inward and outwardly to achieve a happy, fulfilling and balanced life. Reflections Psychology Services Areas of Therapeutic Expertise:

General Counselling – including issues of self, relationships and workplace
Motivational Enhancement
Goal Setting / Problem Solving
Creating & Building Respectful Relationships
Relationship Counselling
Workplace Harassment / Bullying
Surviving Trauma / Sexual Abuse
Su***de / Self Harm Prevention and Treatment
Substance Misuse or Other Addictions
Depression / Mood Disturbances
Anxiety
Personality
Supervision of Provisional Psychologists/Case Workers/Counsellors
Coaching
Mindfulness
Training and Development
Offending Behaviour (including sexual)
Anger Management
Developing Enhanced Coping Mechanisms
Resilience Training

Training, Professional Development and Consultancy:

Team Building
Setting and Achieving Goals
Mental Health issues and Risk Management
Substance Abuse and Dual Diagnosis
Personality Disorders
Cognitive Behavioural Therapies
Motivational Interviewing
Advanced Communication Skills Training
Domestic Violence and Risk Management
Su***de/Self Harm Prevention.

22/08/2025

Today's Reflection

The Benefits of Working with Our Parts of Self

Have you ever noticed that one part of you wants to rest, while another pushes you to keep going? Or that a part of you longs for connection, while another part feels safer staying distant?

In psychology, we often talk about “parts work.” This approach recognises that we are made up of many inner voices, roles, and states of mind—each shaped by our experiences. Instead of fighting these parts, therapy invites us to get to know them.

Why it helps:

Compassion: By meeting each part with curiosity rather than judgment, we reduce shame and increase self-understanding.

Healing trauma: Traumatic memories often get stored in specific “parts.” Giving them space to express their story allows healing.

Integration: Parts work helps us move from feeling fragmented to feeling whole, so all aspects of us can work together.

Resilience: When our inner system is calmer and more connected, we have greater capacity to face life’s challenges.

Working with our parts is not about being “broken”—it’s about discovering the wisdom each part carries and creating a more balanced inner world.

At Reflections psychology, our clinicians are all trained to work with your parts in a non shaming way.

20/08/2025

Today's Reflection
Appreciation is a quiet but powerful healer.
When we pause to notice what we value—whether it’s a kind gesture, a supportive friend, or even our own small steps forward—we nurture resilience and connection.

Appreciation doesn’t dismiss pain or struggle; instead, it helps us hold both the challenges and the goodness in balance. It reminds us that even in hard times, there are still moments worth noticing and cherishing.

Take a deep breath today and ask yourself:
What (or who) do I deeply appreciate right now?

Your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self will thank you.

Reflections Psychology Services clinicians are available to help you through any difficulties you may be facing. We work holistically in our practice.

19/08/2025

Today's Reflection: Disorganised Attachment: When Safety and Fear Collide

Disorganised attachment often develops when the very people we depend on for love and safety are also a source of fear, unpredictability, or harm. As children, this creates a deep conflict — “I need you, but I’m afraid of you.”

In adulthood, this can show up as:

Longing for closeness but pushing others away.

Intense fear of rejection or abandonment.

Difficulty trusting, even in safe relationships.

Switching quickly between seeking comfort and withdrawing.

It isn’t “brokenness” — it’s a survival strategy the nervous system created in a confusing and unsafe environment.

The good news: with awareness, compassion, and support, people with disorganised attachment can build new patterns of safety and connection. Healing often means gently teaching the nervous system what secure, consistent, and safe relationships feel like.
You are not your attachment style. Change is possible.

Reflection Prompt:

When I notice myself pulling away from closeness, what might my nervous system be trying to protect me from?

Our clinicians at Reflections Psychology Services are here to help you heal, grow, and find safer ways of connecting.

15/08/2025

Today's Reflection
It’s common for survivors to wonder, “Did I cause this? Could I have stopped it?”
That self-blame is a survival response — the mind tries to create a sense of control in a situation where there was none.
The truth is, trauma caused by another person is never your fault.
Responsibility belongs only to the one who harmed.
Healing begins when you return that weight to where it belongs and allow yourself the compassion you deserved all along.

14/08/2025

Today's Reflection: Healing Isn’t Always Linear

Some days, you’ll feel strong and grounded. Other days, the old wounds will ache again.
This doesn’t mean you’re “back at square one.” It means you’re human.

Healing is a spiral—sometimes you circle back to familiar feelings, but each time, you meet them with a little more awareness, a little more compassion, and a little more strength than before.

Be gentle with yourself. Even small steps forward count.

Reflections psychology can assist you in your journey to wellness. We have clinicians who are compassionate, skilled and trauma informed

13/08/2025

Today's Reflection

Sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is slow down.
In a world that rewards urgency, choosing to pause and breathe is an act of self-respect.
Your nervous system thrives when you give it space to settle.
From that place of calm, your choices become clearer, your voice stronger, and your path more aligned with who you truly are.

07/08/2025

Today's Reflection

You have no broken parts. You are a system that adapted to survive.

The flashbacks, the shutdowns, the inner critic—they’re not failures. They are parts of you that learned to protect you when you had no other choice. Through EMDR, parts work, and trauma-informed care, we don’t erase these parts—we honour them, listen to them, and lead them gently back into connection.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you were before the world told you otherwise—and giving that Self the power to lead again.

You’ve already survived the hardest parts. Now you get to rebuild with therapy and a trauma informed clinician (reflections psychology practitioners are all TRAUMA INFORMED

05/08/2025

Today's Reflection

When our nervous system is dysregulated—stuck in fight, flight, or freeze—it can create a feeling of the world being unsafe and overwhelming. One gentle Polyvagal-inspired exercise I often share with my clients is "The Vagus Nerve Glide."

Try this exercise (it is one of many) :

Sit comfortably. Slowly and gently turn your head to the right, keeping your shoulders relaxed. Hold your gaze in that direction for 30 seconds without straining. Then return to centre and repeat on the left. Notice any shifts in breath, tension, or alertness.

This simple movement can help signal safety to the body and shift us out of survival mode. It's not about forcing calm—but creating space for the body to remember it.

Healing happens in the moments we learn to listen to our nervous system instead of fighting it.

04/08/2025

Today's Reflection is about SHAME

Shame is one of the most powerful and painful human emotions. It is also one of the most misunderstood.
Unlike guilt (which says" I did something bad"), shame says " I am bad". It attacks our sense of identity, worth, and belonging. It often grows in silence, secrecy, and judgement.
Many of us carry shame from childhood, trauma, cultural expectations, or past mistakes. AND because shames thrives in isolation, it can lead to disconnection, anxiety, depression, addiction, or perfectionism.

But here's the truth: YOU ARE NOT YOUR SHAME

Healing begins with

Naming it without judgement
Speaking it in safe, compassionate spaces
Understanding where it cane from, not a weakness, but as survival
Learning to reconnect with self worth and self compassion

You deserve to feel whole, not because you're perfect but because you're human

02/08/2025

Here is one of my watercolour paintings that I'm sharing. Expressing yourself is so important and it feels good. Im no expert, just like you, I'm a beginner but it made me feel good. Mindfulness Marich # letting go your emotions

31/07/2025

Professional Development with Dr. Jamie Marich

I recently had the privilege of attending the Dissociation Made Simple workshop in Melbourne with the insightful Dr. Jamie Marich, a clinical psychologist from Ohio. Dr. Marich is a world-renowned trauma expert specialising in dissociative disorders and also brings the profound insight of lived experience with OSDD.

It was an inspiring and affirming experience.

Dr. Marich brought deep compassion and clarity to a topic that is so often misunderstood. Dissociation is not just a clinical concept — it's a creative and protective survival strategy, especially for those who have lived through complex trauma.

This workshop deepened my commitment to working with parts of self, structural dissociation, and trauma-informed care. It was a powerful reminder of the importance of holding space for all experiences — even the ones that fragment us — with curiosity, respect, and gentleness.

She also affirmed the value of integrating expressive arts (painting, drawing, yoga, dance, bilateral movement, music) with parts therapy and EMDR — something we at Reflections Psychology are passionate about.

If you’ve ever felt like “parts of you” go missing during stress, or you “switch” depending on who you're with — you’re not alone. There is support, understanding, and hope.

29/07/2025

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Level 10 Sherwood House, 39 Sherwood Road
Toowong, QLD
4066

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 2pm

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http://www.reflectionspsychologybrisbane.com.au/, http://Www.reflectionspsychologybrisbane.com.au/

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