Information and resources for healing and recovery by Melbourne psychotherapist Amanda Robins.

Amanda Robins

9 February 2018

Trauma, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy

What a French Psychoanalyst Can Teach Us About Trauma

Amanda Robins

9 February 2018

Trauma, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy

What a French Psychoanalyst Can Teach Us About Trauma

A lovely piece about trauma, language and psychoanalysis by social worker, Jonathan Foiles, LCSW.

Amanda Robins

20 October 2017

Trauma, BPD, Psychotherapy, Therapy

Why I became an adolescent psychotherapist

Amanda Robins

20 October 2017

Trauma, BPD, Psychotherapy, Therapy

Why I became an adolescent psychotherapist

This is the story of how and why I came to this profession.

Amanda Robins

11 October 2017

Trauma, Film Review

Why "The Horse Whisperer" makes me cry.

Amanda Robins

11 October 2017

Trauma, Film Review

Why "The Horse Whisperer" makes me cry.

This Robert Redford film explores the aftermath of trauma and how we can encourage post-traumatic growth.

Amanda Robins

2 October 2017

Self-harm, parenting, Trauma, Therapy, shame, Teens

Shame and Mental Health

Amanda Robins

2 October 2017

Self-harm, parenting, Trauma, Therapy, shame, Teens

Shame and Mental Health

Most people don’t want to admit to feeling it, but does shame underpin many mental health problems?

Amanda Robins

15 March 2016

suicide prevention, Trauma

Youth Suicide

Amanda Robins

15 March 2016

suicide prevention, Trauma

It's something we don't like to talk about, but talking can help save young lives.