Our Services
Areas of Speciality
The psychologists at Psychstuff 4 Kids specialise in the following areas of child and adolescent psychology:- Depression
- Fears and Anxiety
- Selective Mutism treatment program
- Behaviour and Attention difficulties
- Eating disorders and body image concerns
- Parent-Child relationships
- Peer difficulties
- Managing emotions
- Self harm behaviour
- Low self-esteem
- Parent-teen conflict
- Adjustment to parenthood, Postnatal depression and Postnatal anxiety
- The psychological impact of learning difficulties
Assessments
Assessment is a time to engage with parents, the child or teen who has been referred, and at times their siblings. We hope in the first appointment to help your child or teen feel comfortable. We also aim to hear each person’s concerns that have prompted the referral for psychological treatment. Treatment commences at assessment and as part of the assessment we work collaboratively with you to form an understanding of the presenting concerns, develop treatment goals and discuss the treatment options. In instances when parents are living in separate households, it remains important and helpful to hear each parent’s perspective. We would in those instances provide each parent with a separate assessment appointment with the child or teen who has been referred for psychological treatment. The first appointment lasts around 75 minutes. Subsequent appointments are 50 minutes. We do not specialise in assessments for the family court and do not provide legal reports.
Therapy approaches
The child clinical psychologists in the practice use a variety of different therapies including the following:- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Systemic Family Therapy
- Attachment-based Family Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Seminars
Previous seminars we have offered include:- Understanding and managing anxiety in children and adolescents for educational professionals (e.g., staff development day)
- Anxiety in children with learning difficulties
- Assessment and treatment of selective mutism
- Assessment and treatment of eating disorders and body image concerns
Call us on 02 9098 4099 for
Chatswood and Westmead offices
