The Rosewood Centre

Want to know more about the variety of services we offer?

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Our Services - The Rosewood Centre The Rosewood Centre’s services include counselling, clinical assessments, behaviour support, adoptions counselling, and professional supervision.

Did you know that mindfulness can help with attention spans, memory, and the regulation of emotions?

Smiling Mind is an excellent Australian app with free mindfulness meditations for people of all ages.

Check it out: www.smilingmind.com.au

Emotion Regulation with Inside Out!

Since Inside Out 2 was recently released, we thought it was a good idea to reshare this resource.

Parents can help their children identify “body signs" of emotions by reviewing this video with them.

Inside Out: Guessing the feelings.

“The human brain is incredible - pathways have the ability to change and grow; we can essentially rewire our brains to function in ways that it wasn't able to perform before, such as developing the ability to pay attention and concentrate or to relax on command.”

Neurofeedback Therapy is an evidence-based intervention that utilises this amazing ability.

Learn more about it below!

Improve your performance with Neurofeedback Here at The Rosewood Centre we offer Neurofeedback to help people improve their performance.

Do you have a lot on your mind?

Need someone to talk to?

Our team at The Rosewood Centre can help! We offer tailored counselling and support to help you move towards your goals and meet your full potential.

To learn more, visit our website:

Psychologists and Counselling - The Rosewood Centre Our dedicated team of psychologists provide flexibility in their appointments, offering both face-to-face or online, in Newcastle and eight locations across the Hunter and Manning regions.

In today’s interconnected world, staying informed is more accessible than ever before. Whether it’s an official channel or via social media, the 24-hour media cycle amplifies exposure to news content, making it challenging to escape a bombardment of negative and frightening information.

So, should we turn off the news for the sake of our mental health?

Find out by reading this article from Rosewood Psychologist and Executive Manager Kelly Pavan 👇

Mental health and the news - The Rosewood Centre In today’s interconnected world it is challenging to escape negative and frightening info.

We offer so many great services at The Rosewood Centre. Check out what’s on offer here:

Our Services - The Rosewood Centre The Rosewood Centre’s services include counselling, clinical assessments, behaviour support, adoptions counselling, and professional supervision.

Here at The Rosewood Centre our team is dedicated to supporting people in our community.

If you would like to know more about our psychologists, clinicians and other staff click below!

https://rosewoodcentre.com.au/meet-the-team

Here at The Rosewood Centre, we offer a service called Neurofeedback.

It might sound like a scary word but it is a safe, non-invasive way for people to learn how to use the power of their own brain.

Find out more about it in this video!

Neurofeedback

Dr John Gottman’s Five Steps of Emotion Coaching is a technique that will help your children understand their feelings.

If you are struggling and need some extra support, give us a call on 1800 613 155.

Our team are here to help!

Dr Russ Harris’ Act Mindfully website offers a number of great, practical and free resources to support your mental health.

Check it out below!

Psychology Tools & Free Resources | ACT Mindfully There are plenty of freebies here for you to learn about ACT. Dr Russ has prepared psychology tools for you to understand what ACT is all about. Learn more.

Are you looking for ways to support your teenage child?

If yes, you should join our FREE Engaging Adolescents program where we will help you to enhance your communication skills and work on strategies for parenting teenagers across three sessions.

We will run two groups for this program, with Group A meeting on 5 June, 12 June and 19 June from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and Group B meeting on 26 June, 3 July and 10 July from 5.30pm to 7.30pm

For more info or to register:
Group A – www.eventbrite.com.au/e/engaging-adolescents-group-a-tickets-868857434977
Group B - www.eventbrite.com.au/e/engaging-adolescents-group-b-tickets-868858157137

Here at The Rosewood Centre, our staff are passionate about supporting people in our community to move forward with their mental health and wellbeing.

If you need some extra help, give us a call on 1800 613 155 or visit www.rosewoodcentre.com.au to book an appointment.

Do you know what Cognitive Defusion is?

It involves noticing our thoughts without getting caught up in them, and letting our thoughts come and go without holding onto them.

This technique helps us become aware of the actual process of our thinking so that we can reflect objectively and problem-solve effectively before taking any action. You can practice cognitive defusion in a number of ways and this is just one example of how we can look at and respond to our thoughts differently.

Head to Health is an excellent website for anyone who is struggling looking for help. The site provides practical mental health resources that can support you in understanding and managing what you are experiencing.

Visit the website here: https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/

You don't want to miss this!

Starting next week we are running a free program that's designed to help you support your child through the ups and downs of life.

The first session of Anxiety Coach will be on Wednesday 10 April from 12pm to 2pm.

For more info or to register, visit www.eventbrite.com.au/e/anxiety-coach-course-group-a-tickets-868852771027

From all of us here at The Rosewood Centre, Happy Easter!

The Rosewood Centre will be closed for the Easter long weekend (Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April). We will reopen on Tuesday 2 April.

If you require support during our closure, please contact one of the following support services:

Lifeline – 13 11 14
Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636
NSW Mental Health Line – 1800 011 511
1800RESPECT – 1800 737 732

Do you need a bit of extra support? Are you struggling with your mental health and wellbeing?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, The Rosewood Centre can help.

Our team of passionate psychologists and clinicians will support you to move forward. If you’d like to find out more, visit www.rosewoodcentre.com.au or give us a call on 1800 613 155.

We're looking for a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our team!

This a great opportunity to work with and support families in our community.

For more information or to apply, visit https://cdmn.elmotalent.com.au/careers/rosewood/job/view/3138

Sometimes, it can feel like life holds endless setbacks and challenges; like reality is continually slapping you in the face and causing pain that you aren't equipped to handle.

This 'reality slap' can take many forms, from the death of a loved one to the loss of a job, loneliness to rejection. And whatever form it takes, it hurts!

With constructive methods based on real-world research, this book by Russ Harris could help you to rebuild your life and thrive after serious setbacks.

“The current cost-of-living crisis not only threatens to impact our wallets, but if not managed well, also has the capacity to harm our mental health, physical wellbeing, and ultimately, our ability to maintain functional and well-balanced relationships and family units,” writes Rosewood Psychologist Gerard Ogle.

Weathering mental health struggles associated with the cost-of-living crisis It feels as though the topic on most people’s lips in my community today is far from our typical discussions around recent holidays or even the excitement of kids going back to school after their summer break.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today we say thanks to all the women at The Rosewood Centre who help people in our community to thrive and grow.

This year’s theme is – when we inspire others to value and celebrate difference, we forge a better world.

Meet Georgia!

She is our NDIA Clinical Services Administrator and has been working with us since August 2022 at our Taree and Gloucester centres.

Georgia has extensive experience across a diverse range of administration roles, focusing within the NDIA sector for the past 3 years, and is passionate about supporting our teams to ensure high-quality support is provided.

In Georgia’s spare time, she loves to play soccer, interact with friends and family, and enjoys spending quality time with her 3 kids ⚽☀️

When things feel chaotic, our Social Worker Amy Barnes suggests using a quick visualisation exercise to help ground you.

This can be helpful for the times you can’t stop ruminating or worrying about something – it may be the past or the future - when your inner critic is in full force. Notice your thoughts and where you feel the discomfort in your body. Visualise that you are transferring these parts (your unpleasant thoughts and body sensations) into a box, maybe a treasure chest and you lock it tight. Tell yourself, “It’s too much right now and that’s ok… so next week or tomorrow or when I have the capacity if I need to, I can unlock it then. But for now, I’m putting it away.” Or you can visualise your difficult thoughts and the painful parts of you floating down the stream like leaves. Letting them come and go 🍃

Insight Timer (https://insighttimer.com/en-au) is a free app with an array of mindfulness exercises to help practice these strategies.

Meet Jo!

Jo is one of our Behaviour Support Practitioners, she's been working with The Rosewood Centre since 2023.
Jo holds a Masters of Social Work and has extensive experience in the fields of child protection and out-of-home care. She values a holistic approach to supporting individuals using person-centred methods.

Jo enjoys downtime with a cozy thriller, tending to her succulents, and watching MasterChef 🧑‍🍳🌵

The Rosewood Centre psychologists Kelly Pavan and Alicia Curley are the Newcastle Complex Trauma Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) Coordinators.

Find out more about the network here 👇

Newcastle Complex Trauma Mental Health Professionals Network The Rosewood Centre psychologists Kelly Pavan and Alicia Curley are the Coordinators of the Newcastle Complex Trauma Mental Health Professionals Network.

Our Behaviour Support practitioners work collaboratively with families to understand challenging behaviours and develop individualised behaviour support plans.

Find out more 👇

Behaviour Support - The Rosewood Centre Our Behaviour Support practitioners work with families to understand challenging behaviours and develop individualised behaviour support plans.