What we do
Assessment and Diagnosis
Psychological assessment is a process that involves meeting with a psychologist as well as completing validated and reliable measures like paper and pencil questionnaires and/or the completion of puzzle like tasks and activities. The assessment process helps identify areas of strength and difficulty and any underlying diagnosis. The outcome is a better understanding of your child’s individual needs allowing for targeted and meaningful recommendations.
Cognitive Assessment:
Assists in determining cognitive capacity by identifying thinking and learning potential, and areas of cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
Educational Assessment:
Measures academic ability in a range of areas. We highlight academic strengths and weaknesses, areas for targeted support, and can assist in determining underlying learning disorders.
Developmental Assessment:
Identifies strengths and challenges in a range of developmental domains including cognitive, social, emotional, language, physical development and adaptive behaviours such as self-care and self-direction.
Behaviour, Social, and Emotional Assessment (including ADHD):
Examines potential concerns in regard to, for example, hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression, sustaining attention, depression, or anxiety.
Autism Assessment:
Evaluates a child against Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic criteria including areas of communication, socialisation, restricted or repetitive behaviours, interests or activities and sensory sensitivities.
Psychological Therapy
We offer a range of evidenced-based psychological treatment modalities tailoring treatment to meet your unique needs.
We assist with a range of challenges including:
Mood and emotional disorders such as depression, poor self-esteem, grief and loss, and emotional dysregulation
Anxiety disorders like separation anxiety, specific phobias, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, performance anxiety and school refusal
Attention and behavioural difficulties including behavioural and learning problems, ADHD, and anger management issues
Autism Spectrum Disorder including difficulties with making friends, social skills support, coping with bullying or exclusion
Relationship difficulties including conflict resolution, social skills, difficulties with friends, parent/child relationship challenges, and parenting support
