The Willow Tree Clinic

01/06/2026

When a child is labelled “defiant,” it can feel heavy to hear. 💚
But often, it’s not naughtiness - it’s overwhelm, stress, or big feelings bubbling over.

Sometimes “defiance” is really:
• anxiety or exhaustion
• sensory overload
• demands feeling too big
• struggling to be understood

A gentle reframe:
Instead of “Why won’t my child…,” try “What is my child communicating right now?”

No blame. No shame.
With the right support, things get easier over time. 🌱

28/05/2026

✨Meet Sarah ✨
I’ve been a Psychologist since 2016, working with children, adolescents, and families throughout my career.
After years spent working with children in out‑of‑home care and the juvenile justice system, I realised how powerful it is for young people to have someone who truly listens, believes in them, and supports them to recognise their potential. That’s what inspired me to become a psychologist, to help children feel valued and confident, and to walk alongside them as they work toward the goals that matter most to them.
When I’m not at work, you’ll usually find me having adventures with my family. 🌞
What I value most about The Willow Tree Clinic is our passionate, supportive team and the genuinely warm environment we create together for our clients and their families. 🌿

26/05/2026

We would love your support and vote in the Local Business Awards 2026! 💚🌿

If you’ve had a positive experience with our team, we would be incredibly grateful for your support by casting a vote for us. Every vote really does mean the world to us and helps recognise the work we do in our community.

👉 Vote https://thebusinessawards.com.au/80948/the-willow-tree-clinic
✅ Don’t forget to confirm your vote via email once submitted
🗓️ Voting closes 16th June

Thank you for being part of our community and for your continued support 💚

The Local Business Awards - Recognising and celebrating the best in Local Businesses

20/05/2026

A few of our Speechys' favourite children's books that they use daily! 📚

The Gruffalo:
- assists with stuttering and increases fluent speech.
- supports vocabulary development and descriptive language through repeated adjectives and character features.

The Brain Forest:
- helps kids learn about the topic of neurodiversity and more about how their brains work.
- encourages emotional literacy and self-advocacy by giving children language to describe their feelings and thinking styles.

Where's Spot?:
- encourages turn taking through its repetitive structure and engaging flaps, invites opportunities for conversation and supports sequencing and recalling information.
- supports early language development by modelling simple question/answer routines and reinforces core words such as - 'where, in, under, no, and yes.'

17/05/2026

A rare glimpse of the admin team in “creative problem-solving mode”… before the boss walks past 😄💚

12/05/2026

Sorry we're late, the therapists were throwing a fit!🤷🙌

05/05/2026