Online Psychological Therapy for Lifelong Explorers Approaching Midlife and Beyond, Australia Wide
Life is full of upsides — Find your JOY, all your life
Welcome to Upside Stories — a progressive online psychology practice
At Upside Stories — we support you to grow through midlife and beyond — connecting you with an experienced clinical psychologist and tailored online therapy as life gets deeper. Whether you're navigating mental health concerns, experiencing life transitions, growing through change, or supporting someone else, we’re here for you.
Upsides in Life
Every chapter brings upsides and downsides, new challenges, and growth. While regrets, disappointments, and distress are inevitable, they can also be a catalyst for surprising upsides.
How we make sense of adversity can be a turning point for new meaning and purpose throughout life. In turn, how we grow, contribute, and evolve in every chapter.
Welcome, I’m Bruce.
I founded Upside Stories because I believe the second half of life holds some of its greatest possibilities — and yet so many of us approach midlife weighed down by stories we never chose: that the best is behind us, that it's too late to change, that wanting more is somehow indulgent.
As a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of practice, research, and postgraduate teaching experience, I've seen how those stories shape our mental health, our relationships, and our sense of what's possible.
I'm here to challenge those stories — with you — through a warm, insightful, down-to-earth, and tailored approach to exploring what this chapter of life is really asking of you, and what it might yet offer.
Our mission is to inspire and empower you to REWRITE limiting stories and live with joy through meaning, purpose, health, and belonging — so you can make the most of every chapter.
How We Can Help
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Online Therapy
Online psychological therapy, assessment, and diagnosis, when you’re facing mental health concerns, mental illness, or challenging transitions from early midlife to later life. We’ll work together to support your recovery and explore what brings you meaning and purpose in life.
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Rewrite Your Story
A 10-week program for when life takes an unexpected turn — through trauma, loss, or life transitions — and you’re questioning the stories you’re living by. Together we’ll explore your past and life’s turning points in a meaningful way, recognise strengths, and support new purpose and direction ahead.
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Healthy Brain Happy Heart
This 10-week program is designed for when you’re concerned about future brain health. With dementia starting decades before symptoms appear, midlife is an ideal time to act. We’ll explore modifiable risk factors and help you turn good intentions into meaningful, healthy lifestyle habits.
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Carers' Compass
Our 10-week program when you’re supporting family living with dementia or other chronic illness. The toll of family care can bring ambiguous loss, isolation, guilt, and a deep need for connection. We’ll support you in practical ways to adapt, reconnect, and explore new meaning.
In our online sessions, here’s what you can expect…
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Relaxed Environment
Appointments with us are down-to-earth, warm, empathic, and non-judgmental.
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Good Questions
We believe insightful questions can transform your view.
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Tailored Approach
We work with you to find an approach that meets your needs.
Life is full of upsides.
Find your JOY.
All your life.
Explore our insights on life’s big questions, transitions, and challenges today.
