Dr Renee Cachia is a supervising child, adolescent, and family psychologist, bestselling parenting author, and founder of Inner Practice. Through workshops and writing, she shares research-informed perspectives on parenting, neurodivergence, and emotional development with parents and professionals.
See your child through their state, not their behaviour
Recent Work
An Amazon Bestseller in several categories including Developmental Psychology, Parenting Freedom offers a gentle invitation to break the modern cycles of stress, burnout, and exhaustion, transforming yourself and your relationship with your child. This unique suite of transformative tools combines ground-breaking research into parent-child interaction, mindfulness, meditation, compassion, attachment theory, & parenting psychology.
Parenting Freedom, Bestselling Book
Join Dr. Renee Cachia for live or on-demand workshops focused on emotional dysregulation, masking, neurodivergence (including autistic and ADHD neurotypes), attuned parenting, and the regulation of the nervous system. Renee combines academic expertise with practical clinical tools to support both parents and professionals to respond to children with insight.
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Psychoeducational Workshops.
Let’s go deeper.
These psychoeducational workshops explore emotional regulation, neurodivergence, and nervous system development in children.
The Self-Regulation for Sensitive, Anxious and Neurodivergent Children workshop is available now.
If you’ve ever wondered how to truly help your sensitive, anxious, or neurodivergent child — you’re in the right place.
Dr Renee’s brand new workshop 3-Part Parent Education Workshop Series gives you a clear understanding of your child’s inner world and practical strategies that actually work in real life. With over three hours of expert guidance and parent-friendly resources, you’ll feel more prepared, more grounded, and more connected to your child than ever.
Psychologist, Author & Founder of Inner Practice, supporting parents and professionals.
Dr Renee Cachia, PhD, is a Principal Psychologist, author, and founder of Inner Practice, with over a decade of experience supporting children, adolescents, parents, and professionals. Her work explores how parent–child relationships, neurodivergence, stress, trauma, and nervous system regulation intersect to shape emotional wellbeing. Through her workshops, Renee helps parents and professionals translate complex psychology into practical tools for healing and connection.
Renee’s evidence-based approach integrates mindfulness, attachment theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Polyvagal Theory, offering a framework for deeper understanding and sustainable change. A proud Monash University alumna, she holds a PhD, a Master’s, and multiple degrees in psychology. Her doctoral research has received international recognition, cited in over 700 peer-reviewed journal articles. She is also the bestselling author of Parenting Freedom and has published numerous academic papers and a book chapter.
Rooted in both scientific knowledge and lived experience as a mother of two, Renee’s mission is to foster emotionally attuned, resilient families and empower professionals to work more effectively with parents. Her workshops provide an accessible, experiential space to bridge research and real life — helping participants embody the principles of mindful, compassionate practice. Grounded, engaging, and deeply authentic, Renee invites others to experience the transformative power of what she calls an Inner Practice —cultivating awareness, connection, and growth from the inside out.
Available Now — At Your Own Pace
Self-Regulation for Neurodivergent, Sensitive & Anxious Children: Three-Part Workshop Series
A three-part workshop designed to help you understand your child’s inner world — their window of tolerance, signs of dysregulation, and patterns of hyper- and hypoarousal. Grounded in safety, connection, and awareness, you’ll learn how to recognise what’s happening beneath behaviour and respond with calm, clarity, and care.
Each module combines practical, process-based strategies with simple visual tools to help you guide your child back to regulation and connection. You’ll finish with your own personalised plan you can use at home and school — a framework that brings ease and confidence to everyday parenting. This workshop is designed for parents of children aged 4-12 years old, however the concepts are timeless and can be applied to all age groups.
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Understand what self-regulation really means for sensitive, anxious, and neurodivergent children. You’ll explore how the nervous system shapes behaviour, what dysregulation looks like, and how sensitivity and neurodiversity influence your child’s ability to stay calm and connected. This foundation helps you see behaviour through a nervous system lens — the first step toward real change.
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In this signature module, you’ll learn my integrative model for self-regulation — a clear, visual framework linking the principles of Safety, Connection, and Awareness. You’ll see how these processes work together to support your child’s growth, and how to integrate practical strategies that nurture regulation from the inside out. This module bridges understanding with action.
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Turn insight into action with concrete strategies you can use immediately. This module introduces a memorable acronym to guide your responses during moments of dysregulation, challenging behaviour, or disconnection — including boundary-setting, repairing ruptures, and supporting your child’s emotional state. You’ll receive fridge-friendly cheat sheets, real-life examples, and be guided step-by-step to build your child’s personalised self-regulation plan for home and school. By the end, you’ll have practical tools and a structured plan that integrate your child’s needs with your own regulation and consistency.
A three-part workshop designed to help you truly understand your child’s AuDHD neurotype — the unique combination of Autism and ADHD traits. Many parents are left wondering: What does AuDHD actually mean? How does it shape my child’s experiences, strengths, and challenges? What’s “Autism” and what’s “ADHD”?
In this neuroaffirming series, we’ll unpack these questions with clarity and compassion, helping you see your child through a new, integrated lens. You’ll learn how AuDHD influences sensory processing, regulation, social and communication, and motivation — and gain practical ways to support your child’s wellbeing, differences, confidence, and growth at home and school.
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, you’re welcome to join the waitlist to be notified when it becomes available.