DECEMBER-JANUARY APPOINTMENTS

Positive Young Minds will be closed from the 23rd December 2023 to the 4th of January.  You can book online for an appointment for the 4th of January or later at anytime.
 Whether it's one session or a series of three, booking appointments in January can is a great idea for many people.

The Secrets of School Success

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Why book an appointment in January?

• Identify School Challenges.  Your child has experienced ‘school can’t’ patterns. The reduced school stress over the school holidays can make it a great time to identify and work through the underlying problems  causing your child’s behaviour.
• Address Back-to-School anxiety.  Your child is expressing consistent anxiety or distress about returning to school.  This distress can be verbal or seen in activities such as avoiding uniform shopping, arguing with you about school bags and lunch containers, and/or avoiding catching up with their school friends over the holidays.
• Refreshed Routines for the New Year. You can start the year with refreshed, stress-reduced morning and afternoon routines. Together we can identify stuck points and come up with strategies to reduce the morning stress and after school meltdowns.
• Review Learning Concerns. You can review and problem solve learning and behavioural concerns, including: lower than expected academic progress, boredom, school can’t behaviour, difficulties asking for help in the classroom, difficulties concentrating in class, and difficulties completing homework. 
• Practice and Refinement. You can help ensure that your child continues practicing and refining skills that are being learnt in counselling sessions.
• Consistent Therapeutic Support. You can maintain a strong therapeutic relationship for consistent and reliable support.
• No School Disruption. You can have appointments without your child missing school.

I work with children, adolescents, and parents to reduce overwhelm and loneliness and create calm, connection and confidence.  Using a skills based approach focusing on understanding, awareness, compassion, and action I can help your child with emotional and behavioural regulation; including anxiety management, school difficulties and school refusal, and sleep problems. 

You want to reduce your overwhelm, maintain calm and enjoy being a parent.
You want your children to increase their joy, find their voice, and experience a sense of deep belonging.
You want to understand your child's struggles and know what to do when things just aren't turning out the way you pictured when you first held your baby in your arms.

I can help.

All counselling and consultation services are delivered using an online video platform (Telehealth).  .

Start the Year Strong: Book Your Child's January Appointment Today.
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Why book an appointment in January?

• Your child has experienced ‘school can’t’ patterns.  The reduced school stress over the school holidays makes it a great time to identify and work through the underlying problems/challenges causing your chlid’s behaviour.
• Your child is expressing consistent anxiety or distress about returning to school.  This distress can be verbal or you may see it in behaviours such as avoiding uniform shopping, arguing with you about school bags and lunch containers, and/or avoiding catching up with their school friends over the holidays.
• You can start the year with refreshed, stress-reduced morning and afternoon routines. Together we can identify stuck points and come up with strategies to reduce the morning stress and after school meltdowns.
• We can review learning and learning behavioural concerns, that have come up through the year.  These include lower than expected academic progress, boredom, school can’t behaviour (also known as school refusal), difficulties asking for help in the classroom, difficulties concentrating in class, and difficulties completing homework.
• You can help ensure continued practice and refinement of skills that are being learnt in counselling sessions.
• You can maintain a strong therapeutic relationship for consistent and reliable support.
• You can have appointments without your child missing school.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT ​

SERVICES

Therapy. How it works. What to Expect.

For children and adolescent of all ages, especially if your child

• is struggling to cope with big emotions
• has a mental health plan
• has school and learning based difficulties
• has an NDIS plan
• is seeking private counselling

I help children manage their tricky thoughts and feelings through understanding, acceptance, self-compassion and action.

Parenting. The Untold Story

For parents, if you want to

• reduce your overwhelm, find your inner calm and avoid parental burnout so that you can be your best self for your family
• vent, explore and look at things differently

The heart of Positive Young Minds

The heart of Positive Young Minds is about working together to create calm, connection and confidence.  Accessing your calm dynamic allows you to choose your responses and act according to your values, connection is an antidote to loneliness and confidence reflects the bravery to do what matters.  

Positive Young Minds believes:​

• ​​Children (and parents) do the best they can.  
• Looking after yourself is to be supported and honoured, not just something else tacked on to your to do list.
• It's never too early, or too late to seek mental health support and help your home be calmer and happier. 
• Physical and mental health are intertwined, therefore physical movement is an important part of most interventions.
• Reducing isolation and loneliness and increased connection  is the key to mental health, family wellness and world healing.​

You can find out more about me and my journey as a psychologist and mother here. ​​

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