Men’s Mental Health During Fertility Treatment: Breaking the Silence
Fertility treatment can be an emotional rollercoaster. While the focus often falls on women’s experiences, men’s mental health is just as important. At Happy Minds Psychology in…
EMDR for Police and Paramedics: Fast Track Trauma Recovery in Geelong
As police officers and paramedics, you face relentless demands on the frontline, confronting emergencies that leave lasting echoes on your mental health. At Happy Minds Psychology, our…
Trauma Informed Parenting: Building Safe and Supportive Homes in Geelong
Parenting is a journey of love and learning, but for children who have experienced trauma, it requires extra care to create a safe and supportive home. At…
Trauma Recovery: How Geelong Psychologists Help
Trauma can leave deep marks, shaping how you feel, think, and move through the world—sometimes long after the event itself. We understand how trauma’s weight can linger,…
Trauma and First Responders: Insights from a Geelong Psychologist
First responders, including paramedics, firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians, are the frontline heroes who manage emergencies and crises within our communities. Their roles are multifaceted,…
Overcoming Alcohol Dependence: A Guide for Police Officers
The role of a police officer is undeniably one of the most stressful and demanding professions. The unique pressures and experiences faced by law enforcement personnel can…
Why Do I Keep Seeing Images of Incidents I’ve Worked on as a First Responder?
In the fast paced and often perilous world of first responders, every call out brings with it a new challenge. Whether you’re a paramedic, firefighter, police officer,…
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a groundbreaking approach to psychotherapy that has transformed the treatment of trauma and psychological stress. Developed in the late…
How to Cope with Stress as a Paramedic?
Being a paramedic is an undeniably demanding job, characterised by long hours, high-pressure situations, and the responsibility of making life-saving decisions. While the role is incredibly rewarding,…
Why You Shouldn’t Blame Yourself After Miscarriage
Miscarriage is common, yet it’s something that’s often not spoken about. As a result, many women may feel isolated and alone after a miscarriage, blaming themselves or…
How EMDR Is Used For Birth Trauma
Giving birth is rarely the picture-perfect event painted on our televisions, billboards, andhospital brochures. Giving birth can be a raw emotional and physical experience.It can be both…
Fight, flight, freeze or fawn: exploring the four trauma responses
Over millennia, evolution has provided humans with a complex physiological architecture that responds to danger. The limbic system – the part of the brain involved in behavioural…