ABOUT US
What we do
Starling Health Collective is a specialist Mental Health and Trauma training collective. Our work spans two core areas:
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Professional development - Immersive training courses; Supervision and EMDR consultation (Consultant in training); reflective practice groups for medical and mental health teams
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Psychological therapy for children, adolescents and adults - specialising in complex trauma.
We offer training in:
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Trauma and trauma-informed care (3 levels of expertise to take you from beginner to expert)
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Self-care and burnout prevention for clinicians
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Psychological management of long-term health conditions
Where do we work?
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Individual services are delivered in-person (from Moonee Ponds, Naarm Melbourne) and via telehealth.
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Group services and training sessions can be offered online or face to face with discussion within Naarm.
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Our Educational Escapes are currently set in Margaret River and Port Douglas.
Our approach
Inspired by the concept of a murmuration—the coordinated movement of starlings—Starling Health Collective is grounded in the belief that connection, collaboration, and attunement are central to movement and change.
Bringing a systemic lens to her work, Dr Alice Morgan believes that training all health professionals in mental health can create greater impact in mental health support in the community than individual work alone. Alice's work is trauma-informed, relational, and evidence-based at its core, while remaining warm, human and intentionally down-to-earth in tone.
Our trainings are workshop based and combine presentations of the current evidence-base with games, role-plays, reflective discussions and collaborative input that increase clinician confidence in their own work. We also believe that clinicians learn best when supported by peers - Communities of Practice are built into all the work that we do.
We value diversity and work with people from all backgrounds, honouring each individual’s lived experience, culture and perspective. Above all, we aim to create spaces—clinical, professional, and restorative—where people feel safe, understood, and supported to grow.
Clinical foundations
Our clinical work draws on established, evidence-based approaches, including:
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Trauma-informed and attachment-informed frameworks
We have particular experience supporting individuals with complex trauma, medical trauma, chronic illness and pain, healthcare professional's mental health, and presentations shaped by cumulative or long-term adversity (see more on Therapy page).
Our professional development and supervision work reflects these same foundations, with a strong emphasis on reflective practice, sustainability, and ethical care in high-intensity clinical environments.
Meet our Team
Reflect. Restore. Connect.
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