Our blogs provides practical, evidence-based insights from the psychologists at Happy Minds Psychology in Geelong. We share articles on mental health support, counselling services, therapy approaches and everyday wellbeing to help you better understand common challenges such as anxiety, trauma, relationships and life transitions. Whether you are currently engaging in therapy or simply looking to expand your knowledge, our blog is designed to offer clear, thoughtful and clinically informed information to support your mental health journey.
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Attachment and Emotional Regulation in Children: Why It Shapes Your Child’s Brain
Read MoreWhen parents search for an infant mental health psychologist, they are often worried about something deeper than behaviour. It might look like: big emotions that escalate quickly difficulty settling or calming clinginess or withdrawal ongoing anxiety, tantrums, or shutdown What...
Mental Load, Invisible Labour, and the Privilege of Being Male
Read More(A Guide for Women Who Are Over Carrying It) If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve said (or thought) something like: “I’m not just tired—I’m carrying everything.” And you might also love your partner and still feel a...
Remote Parental Counselling: Support for Parents Raising Neurodiverse Children
Read MoreParenting can be deeply meaningful, but it can also be exhausting and overwhelming. For parents raising neurodiverse children, the demands are often greater. Many families are juggling advocacy, school stress, sensory needs, emotional regulation, appointments, uncertainty, and chronic worry, all...
Postnatal Anxiety Counselling Geelong: When It’s More Than New Parent Worry
Read MoreHaving a baby is often described as a joyful and deeply meaningful experience. Yet for many new parents, the postnatal period can also feel emotionally overwhelming, isolating, and frightening. While some worry is common in early parenthood, persistent anxiety that...
Hormonal changes after birth: why new parents benefit from seeing a psychologist
Read MoreHaving a baby is often described as one of life’s most joyful experiences — and it can be. But what many people don’t talk about is how intense, emotional, and overwhelming the post-birth period can feel. The dramatic hormonal shifts...
Why women in perimenopause benefit from seeing a psychologist (Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula)
Read MorePerimenopause — the transitional phase leading up to menopause — is a natural part of life. But for many women across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, this change arrives with emotional, psychological, and physical challenges that can...
Managing ADHD during the postpartum period: why symptoms can spike and what helps
Read MoreThe postpartum period is one of the most cognitively and emotionally demanding phases of life. For individuals with ADHD, this transition can be particularly challenging—even if symptoms felt well-managed prior to pregnancy. Sleep deprivation, hormonal shifts, increased mental load, and...
Eating disorders in pregnancy and postpartum: why they can re-emerge and when to seek support
Read MorePregnancy, birth, and early postpartum are often described as joyful and connecting—but for many women, the perinatal period can also be psychologically complex and deeply vulnerable, particularly for those with a history of eating disorders. Even when an eating disorder...
Neurodiversity in adulthood: I’ve received a neurodiversity diagnosis… now what?
Read MoreReceiving a neurodiversity diagnosis as an adult can be deeply validating—especially for people who have spent years feeling like they were “too much,” “not enough,” or simply out of step with the world around them. A diagnosis doesn’t erase the...
The intended mother experience in surrogacy: psychologically pregnant, often misunderstood
Read MoreIf you’re an intended mother, you can end up living in two realities at once: your life looks “not pregnant” on the outside, but internally you’re doing the tender, relentless work of becoming a parent. We think about the Intended...
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