Women's Wellbeing Support | Sunshine Coast
The Quiet Space Inside is a place where women can slow down, release performance, regulate, and reconnect with themselves and each other.
Individual, group, and community spaces for women at every stage of life.
No sales funnels. No agenda. Just space to breathe.
Welcome
This space is for those women who hold everything and everyone together and appear to do it effortlessly, Yet underneath, are completely exhausted, but don't know how to stop.
The ones that have spent so long putting everyone else first, even at the cost of their own health and wellbeing, that they no longer recognise the woman looking back at them in the mirror, let alone what she wants or needs.
The women who feel rest has to be earned and reserved for holidays and retirement. who has said more times than they care to admit, once I do….., then I will stop.
Somewhere underneath it all is the quiet fear that everything will fall apart if they slow down.
Founder
I'm Amanda — a social worker, counsellor, and facilitator with over 15 years of experience across public mental health and alcohol and other drug services.
I also know what it's like to be the woman holding everything together while quietly running on empty.
That's what led me to create this space, the community I wished I had.
Somewhere, women can come back to themselves and be truly seen and heard.
How The Quiet Space Inside works
The practice is grounded in nervous system and trauma-informed care, feminist and anti-oppressive frameworks, somatic and body-based approaches, and neurodivergent-affirming practice.
This is not about fixing you,
because you are not broken.
Your body and mind are doing exactly what they were designed to do: survive.
Maybe that no longer feels like enough, and instead, you want to feel more alive, more yourself, and less like you are just getting through the day.
The Quiet Space Inside is about creating the conditions where you can feel safe enough to slow down,
To listen to what your body has been trying to tell you, and find your way back to yourself.
working relationally, with a whole-of-person lens.
Recognising that your experiences cannot be separated from the systems, environments, and relationships you live within.
Credentials
Master of Social Work — University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies and Acting and Directing) — University of Newcastle
Member, Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Queensland Blue Card holder
Professional indemnity insurance
Credentials matter in the system we live in, but lived experience holds a truth and weight that qualifications alone never can.
The only expert in your life is you. This work is about creating space for you to begin to trust your inner knowing again and listen to the quiet space inside.
Services
Community Gathering
A free monthly women's group — a gentle space to slow down, connect, and share with other women by the ocean.
You're welcome to bring a book you love or are currently reading, with no pressure to share.
Where Held at Shelley Beach, Caloundra,
When: last Sunday of each month from 3:00 – 4:30pm
All welcome — just come as you are. No booking or commitment needed.
Follow us on Facebook for dates and details — Books on the Beach
A special note for mamas with young kids,
We know getting out the door can feel impossible some days.
We now have access to a lovely babysitter who can play with your kids at the playground right next to us, while you relax and still keep an eye on them.
A couple of hours filling your own cup, not only gives you more energy to connect with your little ones, but also teaches them that prioritising your needs is not selfish, it's self-love.
Our babysitter Emily is 16, loves kids, and holds a current Blue Card. Her mum, Amy, works in early childhood and comes along to the gathering herself — so if numbers are bigger, she'll jump across and help Emily out.
If you'd like to bring little ones, please get in touch ahead of time so we can confirm numbers. A small contribution of $5 toward Emily is appreciated.
Individual work
Online 1:1 Counselling and Coaching
You are not too much. You are not too sensitive. You have just been living in a world that was never designed for you.
Many women are living within systems that were never designed with them in mind — systems that reward over-functioning, constant productivity, and disconnection from the body. Over time, this can leave you feeling burnt out, misaligned, and quietly questioning why, despite doing everything right, it still doesn't feel sustainable.
This is not about pushing harder or becoming more productive. It is about understanding how your nervous system has adapted — and creating the conditions for something different.
This work supports you in gently coming out of survival mode, reconnecting with your body, and beginning to live from a place that feels steady, resourced, and truly your own.
Where your life is no longer driven by pressure, urgency, or expectation — but guided by clarity, capacity, and self-trust.
Format
Online, 60 minutes
Investment
$150 per session
Payment
Bank transfer or PayPal, after your session
Availability
Flexible — get in touch to discuss
Reduced fee places
A limited number of reduced-fee places are available for those experiencing financial hardship and Aboriginal and Toress Strait Islander women
If this applies to you, you're welcome to reach out to discuss availability.
For social workers and allied health practitioners
Open to all practitioners
Frontline work is demanding in ways that are hard to explain to anyone outside it. The emotional weight, the complexity, the ethical grey areas, the cost of caring — over time, without proper support, it accumulates.
This is a space to slow down, think clearly, and reflect on your work in a way that supports both you and the people you work with.
Relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system awareness — sessions are guided by what is present for you, not a fixed agenda.
With over 15 years across public mental health and AOD services, including senior clinical and leadership roles, I bring a genuine understanding of what frontline and multidisciplinary practice actually feels like from the inside.
This space is particularly suited to experienced practitioners seeking reflective supervision that supports clarity, depth, and longevity in their work.
Individual
One-to-one supervision
A consistent space for reflection, support, and integration.
$120 for 60 minutes
Group
Reflective practice groups
Small group spaces for shared reflection, connection, and learning. Groups of 4 to 6 practitioners.
$75 per person for 90 minutes
Sessions are available online or outdoors at the beach in Caloundra, depending on what feels most supportive.
Social workers may be able to apply sessions toward AASW CPD requirements. Please confirm your individual eligibility.
More to Explore
The Quiet Space Inside Blog - Reflections on nervous system health, women's wellbeing, and living differently.
"I'm Too Busy for Therapy" - The quiet exhaustion many women are carrying
Practical info
Fees, how sessions work, and what to expect before reaching out.
Questions, bookings, or just a sense of whether this feels right for you.
“A quiet return to connection, community and the village, women were never meant to live without”
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