Carnation Lane

02/01/2026

JANUARY OFFICE CLOSURE ⬇️

22/12/2025

🎄 Christmas looks different for everyone 🎄

For some, this season is filled with joy, connection, and celebration.
For others, it can feel heavy — bringing up grief, loneliness, stress, or mixed emotions.

Both experiences (and everything in between) are valid.

If Christmas is a hard time for you, please know you’re not alone, and you don’t have to pretend everything is okay. And if it’s a joyful time for you, it’s okay to embrace that too.

Be gentle with yourself and with others — you never know what someone may be carrying beneath the surface 🤍

If you need extra support during this time, help is available:

Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24/7)

Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636 or online chat

Su***de Call Back Service – 1300 659 467

Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800

If you’re in immediate danger, please call 000

✨ Sending care and kindness to everyone this Christmas✨

08/12/2025

📢 Advanced Notice - January Closure

Please be advised that my office will be closed from Thursday 1st January and will reopen on Tuesday 27th January. During this period, I will not be able to take calls or respond to messages.

If you feel you may need additional support during this time, please discuss this with me as soon as possible so we can plan ahead.

🗓️ Appointments are filling quickly, so if you would like to book a session before the closure, please secure your appointment soon.

Thank you for your understanding ✨

23/11/2025

Perinatal Mental Health Week 2025!

Perinatal mental health is one of my passions as it effects a huge number of parents, with statistics even higher for those who experience infant loss 🌈

1 in 5 new mums and 1 in 10 new dads experience perinatal depression and anxiety, which is around 100,000 Australian parents each year.

Although I see many parents who are dealing with this, there are many more who are not being supported. If this is you, please reach out to your GP, a mental health service, your midwife or CaFHS nurse, for support!

For more information visit https://www.pmhweek.org.au/

The transition into parenthood can be tough. You are not alone!

11/11/2025

Local businesses supporting each other! So grateful for Tim and Skai helping me launch my business in the early days! If you ever need help with website design, give Tim at Codemash - Website Specialists a call 😊

🎉 Celebrating One Year of the Carnation Lane Website! 🌸

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since we launched the Carnation Lane website — a space that beautifully reflects the warmth, professionalism, and care that Kirsty brings to her work.

As an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, Kirsty provides vital services including family therapy, individual therapy, supervision, and group training.

Her site continues to help connect people with the support they need, and we’re proud to have played a part in that journey.

A big thank you to Kirsty for trusting us with her vision — and for the genuine friendship that’s grown along the way. Here’s to another year of making a difference through connection, care, and compassion. 🩷

15/10/2025

OCD awareness week - October 12th - 18th, 2025

🧠 What is OCD?

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves:
👉 Obsessions – unwanted thoughts, fears, or urges that cause anxiety
👉 Compulsions – actions done to try to relieve that anxiety

🧩 Common Types of OCD:

Contamination OCD: Fear of germs or illness

Checking OCD: Repeatedly checking locks, appliances, etc.

Harm OCD: Fear of accidentally hurting someone

Symmetry OCD: Needing things to feel “just right”

❗ OCD is NOT:

✖ Just being neat or tidy
✖ A personality quirk
✖ Something someone can just "get over"

It’s a real mental health condition that can seriously affect someone’s life.

🛠️ OCD is Treatable!

✅ Therapy
✅ Medication
✅ Support and understanding from others

💙 Be Kind. Be Informed.

If someone says they have OCD, take it seriously.

Let’s reduce the stigma and support mental health! 💬💪

15/10/2025

🌿 It’s Okay to Ask for Help 🌿

Struggling with anxiety, depression, grief/loss or just feeling overwhelmed?

You don’t have to go through it alone.
Mental health is just as important as physical health — and getting help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

We’re here to support you.

💬 If you or someone you know is looking for help, Carnation Lane is currently taking referrals!

👉 Referrals available for:
✔️ Therapy (individual or family)
✔️ All ages
✔️Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 19 years of mental health experience

📞 Reach out today via our website www.carnationlane.com.au, message on Facebook, or call 0490 402 973.
📍 We’re here to help you take that first step!

🌸 You are not alone. Help is available. Healing is possible 🪷

15/10/2025

A huge shout out to all the amazing carers out there! Your contributions mean the world of difference to so many people in what can be exhausting and thankless work 🥰

If you know a carer, here are some things you can do to support them:
☎️Check in regularly
🙋‍♀️Offer a break
🫂Acknowledge and appreciate them
🤝Initiate support
🫶Encourage self-care

I work with many people who are caring for their loved ones, and I just want to do a shout out to them and say... I see you!

11/09/2025

Never be afraid to start a conversation with someone! Whether they appear to be struggling or not, everyone needs love and connection 💛

20/04/2025

Carnation Lane wishes everyone a very Happy Easter!! May it be full of lots of chocolate and good company 🩷

11/04/2025

Online bookings are now live! Visit www.carnationlane.com.au and click Book Now to secure your session time. Available to all new and existing clients!

18/03/2025

Today we celebrate World Social Work Day and the important work Social Workers do to better our communities!! Happy World Social Work Day to all my fellow Social Workers 🩷