LAURA GRACE, BRISBANE PSYCHOLOGIST

Women’s health and pelvic pain psychologist

I'm here to support you on a journey toward resilience, healing, and renewed self-discovery. Let's navigate this path together.

How we can work together

 

Psychological support

Life can be challenging at times and we can need a safe space to unpack whatever is happening and to find healthy ways to manage our responses to that.

Adjusting to chronic illness or pain

Adjusting to a chronic illness or pain can be difficult and require some support to discover what life can look like now. With a health psychology background, I support people to process new diagnoses, adjust to chronic conditions or pain, and feel supported as they navigate the medical system.

Pregnancy support counselling

For some people pregnancy is a lovely time, and for others there can be some bump parts along the way. Sometimes people have challenging additional health concerns during this time (for example hyperemesis gravidarum, gestational diabetes, pelvic pain). Sometimes people notice they become anxious or feel flat or low during pregnancy. Sometimes people have worrying thoughts that they’ve never had before. I would love to support you during this time.

 

Pregnancy loss or termination

I have additional training in the space of pregnancy loss and the difficult decisions that can be made to end a pregnancy. This can include situations where:

You have experienced the loss of a baby at any gestation

You have made the difficult decision to end a pregnancy due to fetal abnormality or for your own medical reasons

You have decided to end a pregnancy for reasons that are personal to you.

Fertility counselling

Support during the experience of infertility and associated fertility treatments. This can be a challenging time and can often feel quite lonely. I provide support to navigate the difficult emotions that arise during this process and help to find ways to manage them.

Adjusting to parenthood

Let’s be honest, adjusting to becoming a new parent can be tough! There are lots of new things to learn and a new human to get to know. This can also be the case with adjusting from being a mum of 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and so on. I have additional training in this area and would love to support you to find your feet as a new mum or dad.

 

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.”

– Brene Brown

Meet Laura

Acknowledging the specific challenges women face while experiencing pelvic pain and during the perinatal period, I provide personalised, evidence-based care tailored to your individual needs. Collaborating with you, I identify goals and customise therapeutic approaches, incorporating a variety of evidence-based techniques and practices.