Adolescent Psychology

Many years of experience in working with children of all ages stands behind our effective work with our youngest clients. Therapy sessions with children generally combine play and family therapy with adapted adult treatment methods. Our aim is to provide your child with a supportive and warm environment where they can explore their worries and help us to successfully design a treatment tailored to their needs.

We understand that parents and siblings play a large role in a child’s recovery process, and as result we often include these family members into the therapy sessions. We also highly recommend the support of extended family members as well as the wider community.

Our Child and Adolescents Psychology Services Include:

• Assessment and Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders (Learn More)
• Psychometric Testing (Including IQ Assessments)
• School Counselling
• Self-Esteem and Self-Image Development
• Social Skills Training
• Anger and Behaviour Management
• Bonding and Attachment

Adult Psychology

No matter which stage of life you are in, or how big the problem may be, we are here to support you. We highly believe that treatment starts with listening and can only be effective when the practitioner and the client work as a team. Our psychologists will provide you with the support and resources you need to rediscover your confidence and overcome life’s obstacles and challenges.

Adult Psychology Services Include:

• Assessment and Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders
• Psychometric Testing (Including IQ Assessments)
• Grief Counselling and Dealing with Personal Crises
• Domestic Violence (Education and Prevention)
• Interpersonal Issues (Relationship, Marital and Family Problems)
• Coping with Stress, Anxiety and Depression
• Development of Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem
• Suicide Prevention
• Dealing with Work Issues
• Goal Setting and Life Coaching
• Anger Management Training
• Drug and Alcohol Addictions (Education and Prevention)

If your concerns are immediate and life threatening, please don’t wait for our response, contact 000 immediately.

Elderly Psychology

At Heal the Mind, we believe that age and wisdom should be valued. It has never been more important to involve our older generations into our lives. Whether this is through allowing them to play a part in our children’s lives, volunteering in our communities, or by simply sharing their knowledge, elderly citizens will surely add the highly needed wisdom and warmth into our communities.

We currently see many senior clients with general psychological disorders and social issues. Additionally, we provide them with programs and activities that allow them to socialise and share their experience with the rest of the community.

Other services specific to this population:

• Independence
• Developing Social Connections
• Age-Related Illnesses
• Grief Related to Loss of Spouse
• Enhancing Relationships with Family Members

If you would like more information about any of the services or upcoming events and social groups, feel free to contact our administration team.

Hijama

Hijama therapy is the use of cups to create a vaccuum on certain body points. It has been said to provide the following benefits:

• Faster pain relief
• Keep skin healthy
• Relaxation
• and many more

Mediation

Our company offers Mediation and Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) services. Our accredited practitioners can assist organisations and individuals in resolving conflicts within their workplace or in their business but also help couples affected by separation and divorce to sort out family disputes.

Family Dispute Resolution can help parties to agree on a range of issues relating to property, money, and children.

Applications to Court can be lodged with a 60I certificate, but can also be lodged without a certificate on the basis of the exemptions to undertaking FDR. The requirement to participate in FDR applies to new applications, and applications seeking changes to an existing parenting order. Please note, there are other categories in which an accredited FDR practitioner may issue a s60I certificate for example if only one party is making a genuine effort in the mediation process.

Mediators and Family Dispute Resolution practitioners are impartial and will not take sides. They can help you to explore your concerns in an objective and positive way.

Mediation is not counselling, It follows a facilitative process that focuses on resolving specific conflicts.

FDR can help both parties to discuss concerns, look at options, and explore ways to get to an agreement with which both parties can live with.

Parenting Program

Parenting, like many other roles we have in life, doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Fortunately, research on child development and parenting has come a long way, allowing us to understand developmental milestones and the role that parents have in fostering these milestones. Numerous programs have been developed all over the world and parental advice can be found left, right and centre. This, in part adds to the confusion and frustration that parents sometimes experience. Doing a simple search on parenting can result in thousands of articles and possible strategies.

Our program has selected some of the most used and scientifically proven parenting strategies and has combined them with a range of spiritual and psychological strategies to provide you with a comprehensive parenting program. After meeting each family, our team works together to design a program which will target your key issues. We then work alongside you and your family to teach you how to apply these skills to your relationship with your child. Because our programs are tailored to each family’s needs, we will have more time to focus on things that are important to you.

We recognise that there are limited services available for culturally diverse families and as a result, this parenting program has been designed to easily adapted to each family’s culture. By using our experience and staying in-touch with the latest research, we can shape the components to suit your culture, religion and family. Additionally, all our staff are trained and experienced in providing culturally-sensitive care, so you will never feel like a foreigner in our clinic.

We support parents with:

• Developing positive parenting habits
• Relationship development
• Discipline
• Managing conduct and behavioural disorders
• Preparation for puberty and adulthood
• Coping through separation and other life transitions
• Integration of cultures
• Marital conflict

The general program structure is outlined below.

1. Assessment of Current Situation
2. Measuring Severity of Problem
3. Developing Plan
4. Teaching Parenting Strategies
5. Providing Counselling
6. Connecting with Other Services
7. Staying in Touch

To accommodate a wide range of situations, we will be happy to conduct Home Visits and Online or Telephone sessions with our clients. Please note that the initial session must be conducted at the clinic unless approved by the psychologist.

If you are currently experiencing any of the above issues or have any other problems related to parenting, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Professional Training

Heal The Mind recognises the importance of continual professional development. Working with clients and families on a daily basis can provide us with valuable experience and knowledge. However, sometimes even years of experience cannot prepare us for certain cases. Professional trainings, seminars and workshops can be a great way to refresh your current skills and knowledge and discover new methods and tools which you could use in your workplace.

Heal The Mind has developed a range of interactive and engaging half and full-day workshops. Our half-day training workshops typically focus on a single topic, allowing you to get a strong grasp of that topic and the important factors which surround it. The workshops are highly structured around discovering new skills and learning to apply them to your everyday workload. Our full-day trainings focus on broader topics which may involve a number of important issues and factors to discuss. These training sessions are designed to provide you with relevant and useful information, practical strategies and the opportunity to practice and apply these strategies to situations in your field of work.

Available Training Programs

• Working with Culturally Diverse Families (available in half and full-day delivery)
• Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• Cultural Competence Training
• Cross-Cultural Communication Training
• Working with Interpreters
• Compassion Fatigue
• Administering Mental State Examinations

In our effort to accommodate the needs of our clients, we offer the flexibility of full-day and half-day training sessions. We are also able to offer our clients the option of tailoring our current programs to the needs of their employees, clients and business, as well as preparing new programs that target issues which are specific to your business/workplace.

Contact our friendly administration team to learn more about our Professional Training workshops or to hear about our special corporate packages.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

We work closely with government agencies to provide quality counselling. Our social workers can also help with social issues and can help you find your independence in this country.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers often arrive to Australia with significant trauma, stress and emotional burden. They require support to understand and accept their past, and to find a way to look to a better and brighter future. Additionally, they need qualified professionals to help them understand the Australian culture and the Australian way of life. In particular, they need guidance in education, employment, adapting family and parenting practices and integrating into the community.