Complex Trauma Is Not the Same Thing as PTSD
By Stacey Black, Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA registered). Ballarat and telehealth across regional Victoria. About Stacey People often rule themselves out of trauma treatment because their history does not match the picture they have of trauma. There was no single terrible event. Nothing they could point to and name. Just a long stretch of childhood in…
Emotion Regulation: Why Just Calm Down Never Works
By Stacey Black, Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA registered). Ballarat and telehealth across regional Victoria. About Stacey Nobody in the history of being upset has ever been improved by someone telling them to calm down. There is a reason for that, and it is not just tone. The instruction asks for something the person cannot do at…
Why the Same Patterns Keep Repeating: Schema Therapy Explained
By Stacey Black, Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA registered). Ballarat and telehealth across regional Victoria. About Stacey There is a particular kind of frustration that brings people to therapy in their thirties and forties. Not a crisis. A pattern. The fourth relationship that ended the same way as the first three. The job you left for reasons…
What Is DBT, and Who Is It Actually For?
By Stacey Black, Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA registered). Ballarat and telehealth across regional Victoria. About Stacey Dialectical Behaviour Therapy gets recommended a lot and explained very rarely. People turn up having been told they “need DBT” by a hospital, a GP or the internet, with no clear idea what that involves or why it was suggested.…
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Grounded in empathy and collaboration, Stacey aims to empower her clients to better understand themselves, build resilience, and achieve meaningful personal change. Whether addressing specific challenges or exploring deeper emotional concerns, she is committed to helping her clients live more fulfilling lives. Find out more.
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