Ashcliffe Psychology

01/05/2026

ADMIN APPRECIATION DAY 👩‍💻

Our administrative team is the cornerstone of our practice, and their unwavering dedication ensures seamless operations. We are truly grateful for each and every one of them.

Thank you 💖

30/04/2026

Ashcliffe has left the building. We are now located at unit 6/18 Harvest Terrace West Perth.

25/04/2026

Out on site in the Pilbara delivering Mental Health Awareness sessions with FIFO workers.

Led by Kerryn Ashford-Hatherly from Ashcliffe Psychology, these sessions focused on keeping mental health practical, relevant, and easy to apply on site.

What stood out most from the feedback?
Workers value real-world tools they can actually use.

Key takeaways from the sessions included:
• How to recognise early signs of mental health decline
• How to support a mate who might be struggling
• Greater awareness of common but often overlooked risks

Many were surprised to learn that Methamphetamine use and Gambling are two of the most significant addictive behaviours in Australia — particularly within FIFO environments.

The sessions also included hands-on activities where participants learned:
• How to stay in control under pressure
• Practical strategies to manage sleep on site
• How to identify mental health risk factors in their environment
• A simple “10-second mental health stocktake”

Engaging. Practical. Relevant.
That’s what makes the difference.

20/04/2026

Ashcliffe Delivering mental health training on location.

16/04/2026

14/04/2026

🔥 **Anger is not the problem — it’s the messenger.** 🔥

So often, anger is something we try to push away, avoid, or control. But what if it’s actually pointing us toward something important?

Anger can carry powerful information about our needs, boundaries, hurts, and the parts of ourselves we’ve learned to ignore. When we learn how to listen to it — rather than suppress or react to it — it can become a pathway to real change.

I’m really looking forward to co-facilitating this unique, experiential workshop with Adrienne Inch:

✨ **Anger and Transformation: Meeting the Fire Within** ✨

This is not your typical “sit and listen” workshop. It’s a guided experience where you’ll have the opportunity to:
• Understand what sits beneath your anger (hurt, sadness, powerlessness)
• Explore anger through creative and embodied practices (art, movement, music)
• Engage in reflective and nature-based processes (including a beach session)
• Reframe your experience and integrate it into your personal story

📍 Shoalwater, WA
📅 Saturday 16 May 2026
🕘 9:30am – 4:00pm

⚠️ Limited numbers — registrations close 14 May

If this resonates, or you know someone who could benefit, we’d love to have you there.

For registration details, please see the flyer or contact Adrienne directly.

14/04/2026

Ashcliffe Psychology is Moving - https://mailchi.mp/ashcliffe/ashcliffe-psychology-is-moving Read all about it here.

01/04/2026

24/03/2026

We recently had the privilege of welcoming Rob Andrews, co-author of "The No Test", to Ashcliffe Psychology for an in-depth professional development session focused on coercive control and domestic violence.

This was a highly valuable and thought-provoking session that challenged conventional narratives and deepened our clinical understanding of interpersonal violence.

A number of key themes emerged:

• The importance of moving beyond “thin descriptions” of both victim and perpetrator, recognising the complexity and context behind behaviour
• How language can inadvertently obscure accountability — through mutualising, minimising responsibility, or pathologising victims
• The need to shift from “Why does he do it?” to examining responsibility, intent, and what enables or constrains behaviour
• Recognising that resistance is always present, even when it is not immediately visible
• The role of deconstructive questioning in challenging taken-for-granted “truths” and supporting accountability

A particularly impactful concept explored was that coercive control is not driven by loss of control, but often by intention, entitlement, and the belief that behaviour will go unchecked — a critical distinction in both assessment and intervention.

This session reinforces our commitment at Ashcliffe Psychology to ongoing learning and ensuring our clinical work reflects current empirical research and practice based evidence to complex presentations such as domestic violence and coercive control.

Thank you to Rob Andrews for sharing his expertise and for the important work he continues to do in this space.



Andrews, R., & Dixon, G. – The No Test: And other approaches to addressing Domestic Violence

31/01/2026

https://mailchi.mp/29562dbea1cc/a-message-from-our-director-burnout-is-already-showing-up-in-january Recognising burnout early—and why boundaries matter this year. Check out our blogs on Burnout.

18/01/2026

Breakfast 😋