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A multi-award-winning evidence-based trauma therapy and psychological performance enhancement practice.

Expertise in trauma, adversity & psychological performance. Private, discreet, confidential approaches for recovery & sustained high performance. Vista Advanced Psychological Therapy (Vista) is a discreet boutique trauma-informed practice delivering advanced, evidence- and neuroscience-informed psychological treatment for individuals seeking a premium and clinically rigorous standard of private care. Drawing on over two decades of senior experience within complex public and private mental health systems, Vista provides formulation-driven therapy for PTSD, complex trauma, and adversity-related conditions. Treatment integrates EMDR (including EMDR 2.0), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), CBT and ACT to address the underlying neurobiological and psychological mechanisms of trauma — extending beyond surface symptom management. The practice was recognised in the GHP 2026 Healthcare Awards, receiving Best Emerging Psychological Therapy Practice 2026 – Australia and the Trauma Counselling Excellence Award 2026. Its founder and lead clinician is a recipient of the Townsville University Hospital Mental Health Nurse of the Year award and contributed to the development of the Queensland Trauma Strategy 2024–2029. Vista operates without a waitlist and maintains a structured commitment to offering appointments within 10 days. Therapy is confidential, highly individualised, and delivered within a disciplined therapeutic framework. Clients may self-refer and arrange a private consultation directly via www.vistatherapy.com.au

03/10/2026

Neurodivergent—and carrying too much?

When neurodivergence overlaps with PTSD, addiction or chronic pain, life can feel like a lot to manage—especially when support doesn’t feel like it understands the whole picture.

Meet Goldy, Principal Therapist, offering neuro-affirming, trauma-informed psychological therapy tailored to you. Goldy's expertise is in Neurodivergence and complex mental health needs. Together, you can explore what’s been weighing on you and work towards a way forward that fits your needs.

Vista Advanced Psychological Therapy is a small, private practice with a quiet, low-stimulus environment. We offer a calm, welcoming space where people can feel comfortable being themselves.

Goldy also provides psychological therapy and support for the emotional and everyday impacts of long-term medical conditions and chronic pain.

Want to find out more about therapy and if Goldy is a good fit for you?
Call Vista on (07) 2115 6745 or learn more: https://www.vistatherapy.com.au/team/goldy-albu

29/09/2026

Some experiences are hard to explain when they don’t fit neatly into one category.

For some people, neurodivergence, trauma and addiction overlap. Others are living with chronic pain or the emotional impact of a long-term medical condition.

Goldy is Vista’s Principal Therapist and an experienced Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. Her approach is neuroaffirming, trauma-informed and person-centred.

Goldy provides psychological therapy to help people explore how these experiences affect their wellbeing and everyday life, and consider an approach that fits their needs and priorities.

To ask whether Goldy may be a suitable fit or find out more about therapy, call Vista on (07) 2115 6745 or read more at Goldy’s profile: https://www.vistatherapy.com.au/team/goldy-albu

26/09/2026

Update: Bonnie Ray is no longer practising at Vista Therapy, and appointments with her are no longer available through Vista.

For our current therapists and appointment options, please visit https://www.vistatherapy.com.au/team or call (07) 2115 6745.

11/09/2026

When the past follows like a shadow.

You may rarely think about what happened. You may have moved forward, built a life, a career, relationships — yet still find yourself reacting in ways you do not fully understand.

Anxiety that seems to come from nowhere. Overthinking. Shutting down. Keeping people at a distance. Feeling responsible for everyone. Reacting more strongly than you meant to.

Sometimes these patterns make more sense when you understand what your mind and nervous system learned from earlier experiences.

At Vista, therapy is not about endlessly revisiting the past. It is about understanding what may still be influencing the present — and using structured, evidence-informed therapy to work toward meaningful change.

You can’t change the past. But you can change its invisible hold on you.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

05/09/2026

Finding it difficult to just relax and enjoy?

You sit down. Nothing urgent is happening. You should be able to switch off, enjoy the moment— but your mind keeps whirring, your body stays tense, and even quiet moments can feel strangely uncomfortable.

For some people, prolonged stress or past experiences can train the nervous system to stay prepared for the next problem. So even when life is calm, your body may still be behaving as though it needs to stay alert.

At Vista, therapy explore what may be keeping that response switched on and work toward changing the patterns underneath it — not simply teaching you to “try harder” to relax.

If being constantly on edge has started to feel normal, it may be worth asking why.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

01/09/2026

What if your body is still bracing for something that already happened?

Tight shoulders. A clenched jaw. Neck or back pain. Headaches. That constant feeling of never quite being able to switch off.

Sometimes ongoing tension is more than posture or a stressful week. Past experiences and prolonged stress can influence how the nervous system responds — leaving the body on alert even when life is safer now.

At Vista, therapy can explore what may be keeping that response going, rather than focusing only on managing the tension itself. The aim is a structured, evidence-informed process that helps you understand the pattern and work toward meaningful change.

If you’re tired of carrying tension you can’t seem to let go of, it may be worth looking at what your body is still responding to.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

29/08/2026

Do you pull away when part of you actually wants to feel closer?

You may know the person is safe. You may care deeply about them. Yet closeness can still bring tension, mistrust, irritability, shutting down — or an urge to create distance.

For some people, past relationships or experiences can shape what the nervous system has learned to expect from connection. The mind may recognise safety before the body fully trusts it.

Therapy can help make sense of these patterns — not by blaming the past for every relationship difficulty, but by understanding what keeps getting triggered in the present and working toward a different response.

If the same patterns keep appearing in relationships you value, they may be worth understanding rather than simply trying harder to overcome them.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

26/08/2026

What if the symptom isn’t the whole story?

What if the symptom isn’t the whole story?

Trauma and prolonged stress do not only affect thoughts and emotions. For some people, they are also associated with very real physical symptoms — including digestive problems, persistent muscle tension or tightness, headaches, unexplained or widespread pain, and physical surges such as a racing heart, sweating or feeling suddenly on edge. Research also describes links between PTSD and gastrointestinal symptoms, chronic pain, autonomic arousal and other somatic complaints.

When physical symptoms keep appearing despite medical investigation, it can be frustrating — particularly when you are left wondering, “Why does my body keep doing this?”

At Vista, we explore whether trauma, prolonged stress or patterns within the nervous system may be contributing alongside appropriate medical care.

Sometimes understanding what your body is responding to can be an important part of moving forward.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

23/08/2026

Some experiences fade. Others keep showing up — in your reactions, relationships, sleep, confidence, anxiety or the way you see yourself.

If you have spent years hoping it would simply get easier, therapy can offer something different: a structured way to understand what is still affecting you and work directly with the patterns that have not resolved on their own.

At Vista, the focus is not on endlessly revisiting the past. It is on understanding what is still holding you back now, using evidence-informed therapy with clear goals, direction and review.

You do not have to keep waiting for time to do the work.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

19/08/2026

You moved on. But did your mind and body?

Stress that feels disproportionate. Relationships that trigger old reactions. Sleep that never quite settles. A body that seems to stay on alert long after the original situation has passed.

Sometimes the question is not simply “What is wrong with me now?” but “What is my mind and body still responding to?”

At Vista, therapy is designed to look beyond the surface symptoms and understand the patterns that may be keeping them going. The aim is a clear, purposeful therapeutic process — not just coping better, but understanding what needs to change and working toward it.

If you have been functioning, pushing through and wondering why the past still seems to have a hold on the present, it may be worth looking at it differently.

📞 (07) 2115 6745
🌐 www.vistatherapy.com.au

Address

9 Beach Road, Surfers Paradise
Gold Coast, QLD
4217

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 2pm

Website

http://www.vistatherapy.com.au/, https://www.emdr.com/SEARCH/index.php, https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-

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