Welcome! This is a space for open, thoughtful, and evidence-based conversations about mental health, sexual wellbeing, relationships, and the human experience. Here, I share insights drawn from over 20 years as a qualified doctor, therapist, and coach — helping individuals navigate everything from anxiety and communication struggles to intimacy and identity.
Whether you’re here to learn, reflect, or feel a little more understood, I hope these posts offer practical support and spark curiosity. No taboo topics, no judgment — just honest information and compassionate guidance to help you live more fully and connect more deeply.
Understanding the Mental Health Spectrum: From Wellbeing to Illness
Mental health exists on a spectrum. At different times in our lives we may sit at different points along it — from feeling well and resilient to experiencing distress, depression, or even a loss of contact with reality. Understanding this spectrum helps us respond with the right mix of self-care, therapy, and medical treatment when needed.
The Many Shades of Kindness: Playing to Our Strengths
Kindness is often seen as a simple virtue—but in real life it looks different for each of us. This article explores authentic kindness, why empathy varies, and how to cultivate a style of kindness that fits your personality.
What’s Really Involved in Therapy (From A Therapist In Sydney)
Therapy can look deceptively simple from the outside: two people sitting in a room talking. Yet beneath that apparent simplicity lies a fascinatingly complex and varied landscape — one that Dr Amelia Haines, a therapist in Sydney, explores with clients every day.
ADHD Coaching for Adults in Australia: Support, Structure & Strengths
We explore what ADHD coaching is, how it differs from therapy and medical care, and why it can be a powerful option for adults in Sydney and across Australia, including via online telehealth.
Strength from Suffering: How Hardship Builds Empathy & Resilience
Who would willingly sign up for pain, heartbreak, or loss? When life throws at us something like a cancer diagnosis, the death of a parent, or the shattering of a relationship just before a wedding, our first instinct isn’t to think about personal growth. These are the kinds of experiences we wouldn’t wish on anyone.
ADHD Coaching in Australia | Beyond Medication Support
While medication can be an incredibly useful tool—sometimes even life-changing—it’s only part of the picture. ADHD is complex, and no two people experience it in the same way. That’s why relying solely on a prescription rarely provides the full support someone needs.
This is where working with an ADHD coach comes in.
Funeral Planning: Why Is It So Important?
I am not expecting death any time soon, yet I know how quickly life can change. Taking charge now felt kind to me and kind to my people. What surprised me most was how much funeral planning as a form of therapy eased my nerves and settled my mind.
Have We Learnt Nothing Post-Bill Clinton?
Many people—even today—separate oral sex from what they consider “real sex.” But would most partners shrug it off if their significant other was sexually involved with someone else in this way?
