Rise and Shine Counselling & Play Therapy

Rise and Shine Counselling & Play Therapy Adults & Children3-13
EMDR,CBT,DBT,ACT
Play Therapy
Interplay Parent & Child Play Therapy
Supervision You are the experts, we a merely the anchor.

At this practice, you will receive a caring, confidential and professional counselling service from an experienced therapist with 10 years counselling experience. Treatment provides you with understanding, knowledge and new skills to help you manage your presenting life issues. At the heart of our therapy is authenticity and unconditional, positive regard. A strong, secure, empathetic therapeutic

relationship will foster healing, recovering and rebuilding. We hold space and grace for you to be able to process, gain insights, try skills and strategies, and where we compassionately support your integration and reauthoring of your life, goals and wishes. Progress is progress, there's no time or speed limit here. Our passion is to help you to move towards peace and wellbeing. Whilst we provide the traditional evidence based talk therapies eg Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Cognitive and Behavioural (CBT), Dialectical and Behavioural (DBT), and Solution Focused, we are more than these! We also appreciate many people are unable or not ready to dive deeply into, and talk about their huge experiences or traumas. This is why we also offer these precious counselling gems:

Eye Movement Desensitation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Sandplay Therapy
Expressives Therapies
Guided Drawing
Mindfulness
Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Some of the issues we can help with include:

* Anxiety
* Anger
* Depression
* Stress & Tension
* Self esteem
* Trauma
* Attachment/Relationship disruptions between parent
and child

Our piece de resistance is our children's services - play therapy, parent and child play therapy, and children's counselling. Diana is the heart and soul of Rise and Shine. With her ten consecutive years of full-time counselling, she has become one of Albury Wodonga's highly sought after child centred play therapists, children's counsellor, and
parent and child family play therapist (Interplay Therapy). Diana is qualified in these modalities, and is very competent, passionate and experienced in working with children as young as three, and in providing parenting support and in-home strategies. Very shortly Diana will become an accredited supervisor for Interplay therapists. Additionally, by mid year, Diana will also become an accredited clinical supervisor receiving her qualifications from The Bouverie Centre. All enquiries welcome. Rise and Shine provides one free, initial 20 minute consultation.

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15/06/2026

Thanlyou Dr Coulston

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Those who follow us and those who engage in our service will know this message: co-regulation before self regulation as...
13/06/2026

Those who follow us and those who engage in our service will know this message: co-regulation before self regulation as one of key principles shared with parents, carers, support workers, and educators

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Source The Contented Child, Child Wellbeing Consultancy

“Children don’t leap from meltdown to calm on their own. They first need the steady presence of a caring adult to co-regulate, before learning the skills of self-regulation. And when things go wrong, repair is the bridge that restores connection and trust.”

See visual for download instructions - A Bitesize Guide to Emotional Regulation.

09/06/2026

The impact of praising effort Vs praising intelligence

Source Institute of Child Psychology

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08/05/2026

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Source Institute of Child Psychology

Children are always watching… not just what we say, but how we live.

They notice the tone in your voice, the way you speak about yourself, how you repair after mistakes, and how you show up when things feel hard. These “little things” are actually the blueprint they use to build their own inner voice, relationships, and sense of self.

This is how emotional safety is taught.
This is how self-worth is learned.

Not through perfect parenting—but through consistent, human moments of awareness, repair, and connection. 💛

So the next time you feel like it’s the small things… you’re right.
They’re small—but they’re shaping everything.

07/05/2026

You may have heard it already ... how you speak about yourself, is who you are.
Examine your concious. Notice the unhelpful, negative, debilitating, constrictive phrases/comments/names/or labels you say about yourself :(

Here's a strategy to reframe your self deprecation and kick start motivation and change.

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Source MindPsy Guidance

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Wodonga, VIC
3690

Opening Hours

Monday 12:30pm - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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