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Mental health and resilience, parenting, child development and attachment, infant mental health and infant sleep, romantic and family relationships.

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MEET RACHEL SAMSON

An Australian-based Psychologist, Media Expert, Educator, Author and her favorite title, Mom. ●

Rachel is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of clinical experience supporting children and families. She works with parents seeking support as they navigate the parts of parenting that leave them feeling frustrated, exhausted, and hopeless.

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The Heart and Science of Attachment
The Heart and Science of Attachment

Support for empathy, emotions, relationships and connection from Jessie Stern and Rachel Samson.

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Resources for Parents of Highly Sensitive Children
Resources for Parents of Highly Sensitive Children

The HSP Library: Supporting children’s social and emotional wellbeing. Have you ever wondered why some children seem to be more sensitive than others? The answer may lie in the temperament trait, Sensory Processing Sensitivity.

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Why We Treat Others as We Have Been Treated
Why We Treat Others as We Have Been Treated

Family lore tells a paradoxical story of my grandmother: When other children came over to play with my mother and her siblings, my grandmother would fix them peanut butter sandwiches—the crusts delicately removed from the bread for “the guests” but inevitably left on for her own children.

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Emotion Coaching and The Highly Sensitive Child
Emotion Coaching and The Highly Sensitive Child

Learn five steps that will help you support your child through their big emotions. One of the most important influences on a child’s development is the quality of their relationship with their parents and other caregivers. That said, some children are more strongly affected by the caregiving environment than others…

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Shy? Sensitive or Fussy? You may be a Highly Sensitive Person.
Shy? Sensitive or Fussy? You may be a Highly Sensitive Person.

Do you tend to feel things deeply and have high empathy for others? Are you often described as “shy” or “sensitive” or “fussy” by those who know you? Do you feel overwhelmed in busy places and loud spaces? Is it important for you to have time alone to recharge your batteries? If so, you may be a highly sensitive person (HSP).

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Why our Early Relationships Matter
Why our Early Relationships Matter

We human beings are very social creatures. As a social species, our development in childhood and throughout our lives unfolds within the context of close relationships with others, particularly our early relationships with our caregivers.

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How and Why We Believe What We Do
How and Why We Believe What We Do

We each see the world and our experiences within it through our own “lens”, but just how much does that lens distort our world view? Clinical psychologist Rachel Samson explains how and why we come to believe what we do, and how we can move past the outdated and unhelpful stories we tell ourselves.

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Parent Consultation | Rachel provides education and support that empowers parents to respond to parenting struggles with greater insight, confidence, and skill.

Media Expert | Rachel can be contacted by media for interviews about her areas of professional expertise or comment on current events.

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Rachel is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of clinical experience supporting children and families. She is also regularly featured as a parenting expert in the media weighing in on range of hot parenting topics.

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