The Power of Play: Making Sense of Our Stories
Attunement: The Art of Being With Another Without Losing Yourself
From Pigeons to Pepsi: Everyday Conversations That Build Therapeutic Relationships
Building Trust, One Moment at a Time: Honouring Adoption
Built for Connection: Finding Strength in Each Other
Expectations in the Therapy Room: The Quiet Barrier to Connection
The Timing of Therapy: Finding the Right Moment for Your Child
When the plates keep spinning
Discover simple ways to find balance as a busy parent caring for a child with complex needs. Tips for pausing, noticing, and embracing small joys.
Walking the Therapeutic Process: Why Change Takes Time
Back to School: Big Feelings, Big Transitions
September and back-to-school can be exciting—but also overwhelming, especially for children who’ve experienced trauma. Learn why transitions trigger big feelings and discover practical, trauma-informed ways to support children through change.
When Routine Shifts: Understanding Change from the Inside Out
Change can feel hard because the brain craves familiarity. Discover why trust, time, and repetition are key to therapeutic and personal transformation.
Therapy That Fits: Putting the Child at the Centre
Big Feelings, Long Days, and the Power of Connection
Discover how to support children with big feelings during the unstructured summer holidays using Kim Golding’s Cycle of Parenting. Practical, trauma-informed tips for emotional regulation, connection, and enjoying family time together.
Helping Kids Heal Through Connection: Inside the DDP Approach
Discover how Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) supports healing in children with trauma by resourcing caring adults first, using PACE to build safety, trust, and lasting connection.
Sunshine or Screens? Helping Kids Find Balance This Summer
Struggling with screen time over the summer? Discover tips to balance kids’ screen use with outdoor play and family needs during the school holidays.
Singing the Same Song: Why Kids Need Consistency
Children with developmental trauma need a consistent, connected 'village' to feel safe. Discover why predictability is key to healing and growth.
Why Some Kids Go from 0 to 100: Understanding The Window of Tolerance
Discover what the “window of tolerance” means in trauma-informed therapy, and how repeated positive experiences can help children with developmental trauma feel safer, regulate emotions, and grow in resilience.
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup: Rethinking Self-Care in Therapeutic Parenting
Nurturing Creativity in Children: Making Space for Expression
Is creativity being squeezed out of children’s lives by academic pressure and screen time? Discover how art and creative expression—especially through art therapy—can support emotional growth, healing, and self-awareness.
"When We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know: The Power of Gentle Sharing"
Discover why sharing trauma-informed insights matters. This blog explores how supportive conversations can bridge gaps in understanding for caregivers of children with developmental trauma and attachment difficulties.