Perspective Psychology Services

04/09/2026

“We belong to each other and the lands that hold us” - beautiful words to start the keynote address for the UQ Compassion Symposium ❤️🙏

04/02/2026

I am so excited for my wonderful friend and colleague Hayley Danielle Quinn!!!! I have been looking forward to this book for a long time now, I’m going to savour it ❤️ (image is of a middle aged woman wearing a black polo shirt with her work logo, holding up a copy of Hayley Quinn’s new book From Self-neglect to Self-compassion)

31/01/2026

I am so excited to provide this free talk for International Play Therapy Week! Please join me if you can, Thursday 5th Feb, 2026, 5:30pm QLD time :)

Join Joan Caelli online for a free, fun webinar all about what play therapy is and how it works!

06/12/2025

Sometimes preparing for a therapy session is about research, resources, or reviewing notes and progress. And sometimes it’s about a process. When I know it’s going to be a heavy session I will sometimes clean, as a way of preparing the space for the session content to come, to provide my client with a space free for their ‘stuff’ to appear exactly as it needs to appear for them, and to prepare myself to hold whatever needs to be held. This work is so massive on so many levels, it’s a privilege and also a lot to hold. I am grateful every day for the privilege of this role, while holding space for my own needs ❤️

11/08/2025

Day 2 of the Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference, kicking off with a wonderful talk about Neurodiversity Affirming Practice in psychology. I am proud to have contributed to some of the research by this wonderful team. Such incredibly valuable and much needed work!

11/08/2025

Such a wonderfully engaging presentation by Sarah and Kelly from Neurokind Insights ❤️

11/08/2025

This traffic light system at the Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference is so respectful - and it’s not just talk, it’s actually embodied and respected in this space. The stickers are openly available, not policed by anyone, able to be changed any time by anyone. I chose green - come chat if you’re here!

10/08/2025

Listening to the awesome AuDHD Pete Wharmby talking about depression in autism - he’s very warm and funny

10/08/2025

Feeling incredibly privileged to be here at the Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference by the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association. I’m so excited for the next two days of learning and connection with my incredible colleagues ❤️

28/06/2025

A Reflection on the Space Between: On my last clinical day before a two week break (for the QLD school holidays), I’m drawn to reflect on the time ‘between’ my sessions. Parents are often surprised that it’s my job to pack up after a session - it seems so opposite to the idea of ‘teaching’ a child about personal responsibility. But it serves an incredible special purpose in my room for both the child and myself.

The child gets to leave all their psychological ‘stuff’ in the room and walk out free. And I get a little bit of time to sit with the emotions and the content of the session while I tidy up. I take note of how I feel while tidying, whether I feel able to tidy immediately or if I need to leave the room for a few minutes and do notes or something else (like get a drink of water, or move my body) before I can enter the space again. I get a moment to process the session and feel whatever the child needed me to feel and understand from our time.

A therapy space holds a very special kind of presence, similar to what some people may feel when entering a sacred place (whatever that may be for them). This job is such an incredible privilege, and it also requires so much from me as a person on so many levels. I’m looking forward to my 2 week break, while also knowing that I’ll miss my incredible clients and their families, and they’re always in my head and my heart even while I’m away from the office (held safely, but not taking away from my own needs).

(Pic of a somewhat organised set of figurines / symbols in my playroom) ❤️