Services
Therapy
We offer therapy to children, adolescents and young people for the following concerns:
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Depression
- Deliberate self-harm and suicidal thoughts/ideation
- Adjustment difficulties
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Trauma
- School refusal
- Carer and sibling issues
- Friendship and social issues
- Relationship problems
- Bullying
- Self-esteem and identity issues
- LGBTI issues
- Problematic drug and alcohol use
- Sleep
- Parenting support
- Grief and Loss
- Developmental concerns
- School-based issues
- Study & organisational skills
- Chronic illness
- Pain
- Learning and attention problems
- Behaviour
- Anger
- Psychosis
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Treatment Approaches
Our psychologists always work within a developmental framework, meaning that they use their extensive knowledge and understanding of development to adjust therapy to match each individual and their age and stage of development.
Therapy modalities, techniques and frameworks that we may use include:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Neuropsychotherapy
- Mindfulness
- Family Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Relaxation
Sessions with children may include play, games and art.
Psychoeducational Assessments
At present, we provide Psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents from age 6. Assessments are conducted to identify and provide recommendations to support:
- Specific learning disorders – problems with literacy (dyslexia), written language skills (dysgraphia) and numeracy (dyscalculia)
- Behaviour difficulties (e.g. ADHD, oppositional behaviour)
- Giftedness
- Intellectual Disability
Please contact us on (08) 8352 2217 or info@umbrellapsychology.com.au for more information about assessments at Umbrella Psychology.