SUPPORT FOR THE TYPE 1 COMMUNITY
Slow Release Psychology
About the Practice
Slow Release Psychology is an online psychology practice dedicated to supporting the Type 1 diabetes community and the mental health professionals who care for them.
At Slow Release Psychology, Jessica provides compassionate, evidence-based mental health support for individuals with Type 1, their parents, partners, and caregivers, while also offering clinical supervision for psychologists, therapists, and allied health professionals working in this space.
Type 1 is relentless.
It touches every part of life—often silently.
And unless you’ve lived it (or loved someone who does), it’s hard to understand the emotional toll.
That’s why Slow Release Psychology exists.
To offer real, sustainable support—for those living it and those loving through it.
Where It All Began – Why I Started Slow Release Psychology
I started Slow Release Psychology to create the kind of support I couldn’t always find for the people I love.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I understand the theory, the research, the evidence. But as a parent and wife to individuals with Type 1 Diabetes, I understand something else too: the relentlessness. The numbers, the decisions, the mental load that never lets up. The emotional labor. The constant adjusting, watching, waiting, hoping. Type 1 is more than blood sugars and insulin ratios—it’s a psychological marathon. Your essentially doing the job of an organ.
I created Slow Release Psychology because supporting the T1D community requires more than clinical knowledge. It requires lived experience to really get it.
This practice is built around that understanding—offering sustainable, slow-release support for people with T1D, their families, and the professionals who care for them. Because when you’re in it every day, you don’t just need care. You need reprieve.
— Jessica, Clinical Psychologist | Type 1 Mum | Type 1 Wife
The Slow Release Approach
Therapy that steadies—not spikes.
At Slow Release Psychology, our approach is slow, steady, and deeply human—much like the philosophy behind slow-release insulin or carbs. We don’t rush the process, and we don’t offer quick fixes. Instead, we provide a space where you can exhale, reflect, and gradually build emotional stability and resilience.
What You Can Expect:
A calm, compassionate space to explore whatever you’re carrying—without judgment, urgency, or pressure.
Lived understanding of what it means to live with or support someone with Type 1 Diabetes. You don’t need to explain the basics—we start from understanding.
Evidence-based interventions grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Informed Approaches, and Self-Compassion work.
Collaborative pacing—we go at your speed. Whether you’re in burnout, overwhelm, grief, or just surviving the daily grind, we find your range together.
Ready when you are.
Get in touch to arrange an appointment.