Toolbox Therapy

This is what I love in life. Nothing but the sound of rain and chirping birds, the warmth of a fire and the space to reflect and contemplate about life, loved ones and remind myself that there is a simplicity to life that is always present that we get too distracted to notice most of the time.

This week I verbally accepted a part time job offer, met and shared meals with some amazing like minded people who share my values and ethics in life and business and had some beautiful counselling session for my private practice Toolbox Therapy .

Learning to sit still and embrace the moments

Christmas and the holiday period can be a time of need and support. Whilst a lot of services and services will take a very well deserved break over the holiday period, Toolbox Therapy will be open and available for face to face, telehealth and telephone appointments and has current capacity with no Medicare rebates needed.

If you require support during the holiday shut down period please reach out, even if it's just for us to hold space until your regulate supports are available again.

Be safe, take care and reach out if you would like to chat.

Hi All,
Toolbox Therapy has big plans to give back to the community in 2024 but seeing as we are a small business who puts all its profits into supporting people in need, we need your help.
Toolbox Therapy is asking for donations to help me train as a Mental Health First aid Instructor to get more people in the community Mental Health First Aid trained. Every donation helps. Please visit and share the GoFundMe page with your networks and have a read to find out more about our pay-it-back plan.

Help Toolbox Therapy train to be a MHFA Instructor, organized by Daniel Fabris At Toolbox Therapy we are a community focused business that delivers… Daniel Fabris needs your support for Help Toolbox Therapy train to be a MHFA Instructor

What makes Beyond Camps different? 😊

-Beautiful, Modern and Spacious Accommodation

-Different Locations/New experiences

-Camps are packed with all different kinds of activities! Activities vary from animal therapy, sports/sport based activities, cooking, art, sight seeing, workshops and heaps more!

Winners are grinners😁

Congratulations to Eve and Ivana from .melbourne who were the winners of the Toolbox Therapy DIY Haiku activity at the and Melbourne Integrated Therapies open day.

They each got a notebook and voucher to express their feelings or have some mindfulness time.

Please check out their page at www.acumunity.com.au
They offer low cost community acupuncture and I can personally vouch for how amazing it is

Winners are grinners😁

Congratulations to Eve and Ivana from Acumunity who were the winners of the Toolbox Therapy DIY Haiku activity at the Link Up Networking and Melbourne Integrated Therapies open day.

They each got a notebook and voucher to express their feelings or have some mindfulness time.

Please check out their page at www.acumunity.com.au
They offer low cost community acupuncture and I can personally vouch for how amazing it is

We're excited!!!
Coming off 4 back to back community driven and focused events in 3 weeks, and .au have been working behind the scenes on our new social enterprise venture. Keep a look out for what we will be launching soon. I can't give away too many details but what I can say is that it will result in helping people access the community, follow their dreams, build capacity and be completely inclusive and best of all..... At no risk and low to no cost to the people who need it.

Bee excited, because the world's a better place when we all feel safe and welcomed. 🙏💜

.au and had an absolute blast at the event yesterday. Another huge event focusing on supporting mental health. Yesterday's event was really fun to be part of and a true family event. Please reach out to Marcus and she won't be right mate team for collaboration and support. They still have auction items with the profits going to delivering more mental health support programs. who we had the privilege of being next to all day, do amazing work at helping run the event and provide supports with the donations provided as well.

If you signed up for our mailing list and had a guess at how many chocolates there were in the toolbox, keep an eye on your email as we will announce the winner soon (I'm still counting 🤣)

Thank you to and

Please reach out if you would like to collaborate, need support or even just have a chat and a coffee 😊,
Daniel and the team at Toolbox Therapy

How many fun sized chocolates do you think the toolbox is currently holding? If you think you know, come down to the event this Saturday at the Yarra Glen Racecourse and support and talking about Mental Health. Simply visit the .au stand and sign up to our mailing list and drop a guess for your free chance to win this great metal toolbox packed with chocolates.

Hope to see you tomorrow

Another week, another opportunity to get out and about and support mental health. This Saturday 25th, November, Toolbox Therapy will be joining the crew down at the Yarra Glen Racecourse to help destigmatise Men's Mental Health and promote speaking up when you're feeling down.

Entry is $5 for adults, kids under 12 FREE.

There will be tons going on:
- Car show
- Motorcycles on display
- Trucks on display
- Food trucks
- Face painting
- Bouncing castles
and heaps more activities!!!

Gates open at 8am for car exhibitors. $10 per car display. Prizes on offer for peoples choice award & most loved car!

Come down and say Hi and feel free to have a chat. Looking forward to seeing you all there 😊

This picture is what I envisaged when I started Toolbox Therapy. When I signed on to join with the Mental Health Ride No. 2, with the help of , I put a call out to my family for support. My brother-in-law collected a car full of his mates and drove 1.5 hours to support us. He was one of many family members that came to support Toolbox Therapy.
That's what this picture represents. Men getting in the mental health trenches with each other and supporting each other. Thanks so much to everyone who supported us from near and far yesterday. The team at Complete Health Geelong are the most awesome group of people I've met, who like me, are trying to destigmatise men seeking mental health care. Thanks for giving Toolbox Therapy a chance to help be part of a humbling event.

So why did yesterday make me shed a tear?
Watching 200 plus motorbikes pull-up was mind boggling. Watching a guy all dressed in black bikie gear standing at over 6 foot, get off his bike, take of his helmet and looking intimidating only to be charged at by his tiny daughter and him pick her up with a massive smile and instantly soften. Watching men band together, freely expressing their emotions and having a laugh and meeting amazing people like who embody the honest Aussie battling spirit of never being afraid of hard work just hit me in the feels. No matter what comes from yesterday, I'm super proud in the brand and business I have built.

Meeting the amazing locals supporting the Mental Health Ride 2

Excited to meet new people and support the community in Geelong. Please come say hi if you happen to be in the Beckley Park area!

Private practice isn't always counselling sessions and PD. Sometimes it's packing gift packs to hand out to people at the Mental Health Ride no.2 being held this Sunday in Geelong. Thanks for your help and putting Toolbox Therapy in touch with and creating a synergy between 2 like-minded services.

Toolbox Therapy have run their draw for the winner of the DIY Haiku that was run as part of and open day.

The winners were Acumunity . They are an amazing team who offer low cost community acupuncture to support mental health and wellbeing based in Reservoir. Please check out their website www.acumunity.com.au

Thank you and hope you enjoy your $30 voucher and diary 💜🙏

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure and privilege of helping run an open and networking day with Link Up Networking and Melbourne Integrated Therapies . It was our first, and what a success. The old Covent came to life again, like minds buzzed around the gardens like busy little bees, networking and sharing meals together. Whilst I met amazing people (too many to tag in one post) the stand out to me was someone who came 10 minute after we "closed" and were packing down. This was a chance meeting as they walked past and they just wanted to collect some business card and not hold us up. In typical fashion, we welcomed them in, offered them to stay as long as they wanted to and have a meal, showed them around the place and had a lovely chat.
This is why I love this place and the like minded hive that call MIT home. The focus on community and willingness to always go that extra step just for someone to feel cared for and supported.

Toolbox Therapy will be drawing its winner for the DIY Haiku activity tomorrow. If you were there yesterday and made a Haiku please remember to post your picture and tag Toolbox Therapy, Link Up Networking and Melbourne Integrated Therapies

After more than 16 years in the field, 3 months ago I decided to go into private practice for myself and after many years of people suggesting I should, but letting my imposter syndrome win time and time again, I launched Toolbox Therapy. I started with no business plan, no real set structure, just a couple of strong value statements that I wouldn't compromise on. These values are underpinned by the "why" that drives Toolbox Therapy every decision.

Those values were to be an ethical service provider. To put the needs and supports of individuals and couples first before all else and lastly to be the truest version of myself so that Toolbox Therapy is a representation of me. The WHY was because when I was sitting in a dark place once I wanted someone to sit with me who wasn't tired/burnt out, who didn't see me as just a job and who genuinely cared about me as an individual. I've always believed that when individuals are cared for, communities thrive.
The 3 month mark was a good time to reflect on this and hold myself accountable to my value statements.
I am proud to say Toolbox Therapy:

*Has given away more than 9 FREE full length counselling session that were needed

*Has grown to include EAP for small businesses, on top of the current counselling, consulting and leadership guest speaking already offered.

*Has worked in collaboration with multiple services such as Link Up Networking and Melbourne Integrated Therapies to organise and run events and continue to grow a network of like-minded service providers.

*Has poured all its profits into sponsoring Mental Health support events and continuing to destigmatise mental health

*Had 6 free discussion and consultation sessions for new or perspective small business owner

* Currently running more than 25% of sessions at a subsidised rate to make support affordable to those who wouldn't normally be able to access mental health support.

These outcomes have made me rich in experiences and a success in the business I wanted to create and build.
I am thankful for the support, greatful to those who have given me the privilege to sit with them during their tough times and shared their space with me and I look forward to Toolbox Therapy becoming the exception to the rule that shows meaningful connection, not Kpi's and funding chasing, are the future of mental health and community services.

If you have any ideas or share the vision of Toolbox Therapy and would like to support or collaborate with us, please reach out and keep building strong communities.

After more than 16 years in the field, 3 months ago I decided to go into private practice for myself and after many years of people suggesting I should, but letting my imposter syndrome win time and time again, I launched Toolbox Therapy. I started with no business plan, no real set structure, just a couple of strong value statements that I wouldn't compromise on. These values are underpinned by the "why" that drives Toolbox Therapy every decision.

Those values were to be an ethical service provider. To put the needs and supports of individuals and couples first before all else and lastly to be the truest version of myself so that Toolbox Therapy is a representation of me. The WHY was because when I was sitting in a dark place once I wanted someone to sit with me who wasn't tired/burnt out, who didn't see me as just a job and who genuinely cared about me as an individual. I've always believed that when individuals are cared for, communities thrive.
The 3 month mark was a good time to reflect on this and hold myself accountable to my value statements.
I am proud to say Toolbox Therapy:

*Has given away more than 9 FREE full length counselling session that were needed

*Has grown to include EAP for small businesses, on top of the current counselling, consulting and leadership guest speaking already offered.

*Has worked in collaboration with multiple services such as Link Up networking and Melbourne Integrated Therapies to organise and run events and continue to grow a network of like-minded service providers.
*Has poured all its profits into sponsoring Mental Health support events and continuing to destigmatise mental health

*Had 6 free discussion and consultation sessions for new or perspective small business owner

* Currently running more than 25% of sessions at a subsidised rate to make support affordable to those who wouldn't normally be able to access mental health support.

These outcomes have made me rich in experiences and a success in the business I wanted to create and build.
If you have any ideas or share the vision of Toolbox Therapy and would like to support or collaborate with us, please reach out and keep building strong communities.

Come one, come all, to the Networking open day. Toolbox Therapy will be one of a number of therapists showing you around the old Thornbury convent that has now become a hub of amazing and compassionate therapist uniting to become a community for the people. There will be activities, fun, food and best of all, it's all free. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be NDIS service providers, support coordinators, participants, Art and Play therapists, allied health, children and families. Personally meet all our therapists, learn about what events are planned for 2024 and enjoy a bite to eat. Hope to see you all there. Grab your free ticket at eventbrite or turn up on the day.

Toolbox Therapy is happy to share with everyone that we are now listed on the the "S*x Positive Resources" page of the the Curious Creature page. If you haven't checked out Curious creatures, please do so. It is a wonderful place that works towards creating a world that is more sex-positive, inclusive and safer for all. They aim to create communities that are educated and incredibly good at communication and consent, where individuals are empowered and liberated and comfortable to self explore.

These are all values that align with Toolbox Therapy, which is why we are very proud to have been added as one of the inclusive therapist on their resource page, found here:

Highly recommended sex-positive resources (Melbourne Australia) Curious Creatures have educated thousands of people in Australia in sexual self-development. Check out sex-positive resources that we recommend, mostly in Melbourne but also elsewhere and online. Includes counsellors and other therapists, books, websites and events.

Toolbox Therapy is incredibly proud to be announced as one of the major sponsors of the second annual Mental Health Ride, being held in Geelong during November. With over 16 years experience in working with men and emotions and promoting safe spaces for mental health discussions to be had, we are proud to be supporting such a great event.

Please take a moment to thank Troy and the team down at Complete Health Geelong for organising and hosting such a powerful and much needed event.

I will be set up down at the event so please come past and say hello. Let's keep the conversations happening for all those who may not have had the chance to.

Also please support the day by purchasing a custom designed top complete with all sponsors names and contact details.

Make a statement and help promote the conversation with this exclusive sponsorship top.
Follow the link below to pre order yours today!
https://www.choppedandbobbed.com.au/.../untitled-sep21_14-43
You can also donate here:
https://gofund.me/19951b29
And join our ride here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/mental-health-ride-no2/825769811980088/

Our Mental Health Ride No.2 limited edition top is perfect for showing your support for mental health awareness.

Make a statement and help promote the conversation with this exclusive sponsorship top.

Follow the link below to pre order yours today!

https://www.choppedandbobbed.com.au/products/untitled-sep21_14-43

You can also donate here:

https://gofund.me/19951b29

And join our ride here:

https://facebook.com/events/s/mental-health-ride-no2/825769811980088/