ADHD can bring some pretty great strengths to the workplace. You might be creative, curious, highly energetic, good at seeing the bigger picture or able to hyperfocus when something really captures your attention.ADHD can also mean that some workplace systems and environments create unnecessary barriers. The issue isn't necessarily a lack of ability. Sometimes, the way work is structured simply doesn't work well with the way an ADHD brain functions. And this is where workplace adjustments and support can make a difference.

If you've been carrying the weight of a difficult experience for longer than you'd like, and talk therapy alone hasn't quite shifted it, you may have come across EMDR. It's one of the most researched trauma therapies in the world, and increasingly, one of the most requested — but the acronym alone doesn't tell you much about what actually happens in the room.

Here's a plain-English guide to EMDR: what it is, why it's recommended so strongly for trauma and PTSD, and what your first session with us in Swan Hill or via telehealth will actually look like.