Centre For Effective Living

17/09/2026

R U OK? Week is here, and it’s a good reminder to check on your own mind too.

Your mind needs a healthy mix to thrive, just like your body needs a balanced diet.

Our free downloadable Healthy Mind Platter resource covers the 7 things every mind needs: focus, play, connection, movement, time in, downtime, and sleep.

Because checking on others starts with checking on yourself.

📥 Free downloadable guide. Link in bio or available here: https://www.effectiveliving.com.au/shop/

14/09/2026

We work with a few different funding pathways:

Medicare (with a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP), private health insurance if psychology is on your extras, WorkCover, CTP insurance, NDIS if you're self-managed, and EAP through some workplaces.

Not sure which one applies to you, or whether you're eligible? That's exactly what our intake team is for. Get in touch and we'll help you work out the right pathway before you book — no need to have it all figured out yourself first.

📞 1800 832 588 | 🌐 effectiveliving.com.au

13/09/2026

We have appointments available this with with Thomas, Natasha and Michelle. Call 1800 832 588, or email [email protected] and we can assist you.

09/09/2026

The people holding everything together are frequently the ones running on empty. Check on the “strong one” today.

09/09/2026

Now taking new clients: meet Thomas, Registered Psychologist

Looking for a psychologist who creates a genuinely warm, non-judgemental space to talk things through? Thomas has appointments available next week at Centre for Effective Living.

Thomas draws on CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and Schema-informed Therapy — tailoring each session to what actually works for you, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Thomas is able to see you as a Medicare rebated client or as a NDIS Self Managed client. Thomas works across the lifespan and sees children to adults.

Outside the therapy room you'll usually find him at the beach, watching the footy, or unwinding with friends — which is maybe why clients say he's so easy to talk to.

📅 Available next week — book online or get in touch to secure a spot.
www.effectiveliving.com.au

07/09/2026

New appointments just opened for next week. Book online in a few clicks — no phone calls needed.

Psychologist and provisional psychologist slots available Monday to Friday, with reduced fees available for provisional psychologist sessions.

Visit effectiveliving.com.au to find a time that works for you.

04/09/2026

Dads don’t always get the script right, but behind every “Dad-ism” is a human figuring out as they go.
To the dads, father figures, and parents offering care, presence, and effort today: Happy Father’s Day.

03/09/2026

Even Harvey Specter needed a therapist.

That flat, grey exhaustion under the calendar invites and the KPIs isn’t weakness, it’s burnout, and it’s more common among leaders than most admit.

Our latest blog looks at the signals leaders miss and what actually helps.

Read more here: https://www.effectiveliving.com.au/executive-stress-and-corporate-burnout-2/

There's a particular kind of tired that a good night's sleep doesn't fix. It shows up in senior leaders and high-performing professionals as a flat, grey exhaustion that sits underneath the calendar invites and the KPIs — a sense of running the same race, just slower and with less in the tank.

01/09/2026

“I should have worked this out sooner.”

It’s one of the most common things we hear in a first session with adults newly diagnosed with ADHD, especially women whose symptoms were missed for decades and written off as “disorganised” or “not trying hard enough.”

A late diagnosis doesn’t erase the years before it. It reframes them, and opens the door to support that actually fits.

Read more here: https://www.effectiveliving.com.au/adhd-late-diagnosis-coaching/

Over the past few years, we've seen a marked increase at our Gordon clinic in adults seeking assessment and support for ADHD — many of them successful professionals and parents who spent decades assuming their struggles with focus, time, and overwhelm were simply personal failings.

31/08/2026

Racing thoughts before exams. Stomach aches on the way to school. A fear of “not being good enough” that no result can settle.

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone, and there are ways to make it easier.

Our latest blog looks at why exam stress builds and what actually helps. Read more here: https://www.effectiveliving.com.au/hsc-academic-anxiety/

Every year, the same pattern shows up in our Gordon clinic around Year 11 and 12: capable, hard-working students who arrive describing racing thoughts before