DR GILL SH WALKER

TRAUMA & PTSD THERAPY | MANLY & BELROSE | NORTHERN BEACHES

When the danger has passed, but your nervous system is still on guard. You do not have to keep living in survival mode.

Trauma focused therapy for PTSD, complex trauma, moral injury and first responder stress. Helping you feel safer, calmer and more in control again.

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I help with:

  • PTSD and complex PTSD
  • First responder trauma
  • Workplace bullying & trauma
  • Relational trauma
  • Anxiety, panic and hyper vigilance
  • Intrusive memories and avoidance
  • Moral injury

How therapy at INPSYGHT helps

Understand trauma responses

We explore how trauma affects your thoughts, emotions, body and behaviour

Regulate your nervous system

I teach practical strategies to help you feel calmer, safer and more in control of your life

Process what happened safely

Evidence based approaches (EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT), to process memories at a pace that is right for you.

Reduce avoidance and hyper vigilance

I help you break the cycle of fear, alarm and exhaustion so you can live more freely 

Rebuild connection and confidence

I support you reconnect with yourself and the people and things that matter

Move forward with purpose

I help you build clarity, meaning and a life that feels values aligned and possible

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You may recognise some of these experiences

Trauma can affect every part of daily life. 

  • It can make you feel constantly alert or on edge
  • Exhausted but unable to switch off
  • Emotionally disconnected or numb
  • Caught in intrusive memories
  • Avoiding certain reminders, places or situations 
  • Irritable, reactive or easily startled

If these sound familiar, therapy can provide a safe and supportive space to better understand your experiences, develop practical coping strategies, and move towards recovery at your own pace.

At INPSYGHT, PTSD and specialist trauma therapy provides:

  • A genuine, respectful therapeutic relationship where you can feel heard without judgement.
  • Clear explanations that help make sense of what you are experiencing.
  • Evidence-based strategies and tools you can use between sessions to support your recovery.
  • Support navigating work, legal, NDIS or compensation systems when relevant.
  • A collaborative treatment plan tailored to your goals, strengths and what matters most to you.
  • Practical guidance to help you regain confidence, safety and control in everyday life.

• TRAUMA-INFORMED & EVIDENCE-BASED

• 25+ YRS EXPERIENCE IN COMPLEX TRAUMA

• WARM, COLLABORATIVE & PRACTICAL

• A SAFE SPACE TO HEAL & MOVE FORWARD

Expertise when it matters most

Gill brings more than 25 years of clinical, forensic, occupational rehabilitation, medico-legal and family systems experience to trauma care - combining warmth, evidence-based therapy and practical support for complex real-life situations.

To learn more about Gill's therapeutic approaches, how sessions work and what to expect, visit please visit our individual therapy page here.

Gill's approach

Warm respectful & collaborative 

You can talk openly without needing the right words

We slow things down and make sense of patterns

Evidence-based strategies that fit your life

A focus on clarity, confidence and meaningful change

Understanding PTSD and complex trauma

What is PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops when the nervous system's response to a traumatic event does not fully resolve. Rather than fading, the memory remains raw and intrusive, triggered by reminders, replayed in nightmares, or held in the body as ongoing hypervigilance, numbness or reactivity. PTSD can develop after a single event such as an accident, assault or disaster, or after repeated exposure to distressing experiences.

What is complex PTSD (C-PTSD)?

Complex PTSD develops in response to prolonged, repeated trauma - particularly where there was limited ability to escape, such as childhood abuse or neglect, domestic violence, or sustained workplace trauma. In addition to PTSD symptoms, C-PTSD often involves significant difficulties with emotional regulation, self-perception and relationships. It requires a staged, carefully paced approach to treatment.

What is moral injury?

Moral injury refers to the deep psychological distress that can arise when someone witnesses, participates in, or fails to prevent an event that violates their deeply held moral or ethical beliefs. It is particularly common in first responders, military personnel, healthcare workers and emergency services staff.

First responder and emergency services trauma

Police, paramedics, firefighters, nurses, doctors and other emergency services personnel are exposed to traumatic events at rates far higher than the general population - often without adequate time or space to process them. Gill has experience working with first responders and understands the specific culture, systemic pressures and barriers to help-seeking common in these professions. What you have experienced matters.

Ready to take the next step?

You don't have to do this alone. Gill brings the clinical depth, specialist training and genuine warmth to support you through trauma recovery - at a pace that is right for you. Appointments available in Manly, Belrose or via telehealth.

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