Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSWs) work with people across the lifespan - including children, adults and older persons - and provide a unique contribution to the mental health space in their holistic approach to working with a person. The advanced training of a AMHSW prepares and provides them with the skills for working with people with very complex presentations and co-morbidities, including: • Depression and other mood disorders • Anxiety disorders • Personality disorders • Psychosis • Suicidal thoughts • Relationship problems • Life crisis • Adjustment issues • Trauma • Family This may involve family, as well as individual counselling, and group therapy. Social workers recognise the broader implications of an individual having a mental illness and the impact on friends, family, work and education.

Naomi is a medical doctor, an accredited pregnancy (GP) shared care provider with Grampians Health, and an accredited Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC, or “Possums”) practitioner. Naomi provides parents and those looking to become parents, with care and support throughout pre-conception planning, pregnancy, the postpartum period and early parenting/infancy. Naomi is passionate about biologically-aligned and evidence-based information when providing support around breastfeeding and other forms of infant feeding, infant sleep and settling, growth and development, utilising a Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC or “Possums") approach to help you enjoy your baby and being a parent.

Sometimes words are hard to find. Art Therapy can help to make sense of the world and give expression to experiences through different creative processes. These processes include drawing, painting, clay work, sand play, collage, dance & movement, or voice work. The focus of Art Therapy is not diagnosis or to produce a high-quality artwork. It allows issues to emerge through creativity, in a safe, non-threatening and supported way. It can be one to one with the Art Therapist, or in groups, or whole families. Art therapy builds self-awareness, and by using it as a therapeutic approach, the Art Therapist can facilitate the development of coping strategies for the stresses and anxieties in life. It can also help to explore emotions and their impact on others.

Our registered psychologist provides mental health support, therapy and childhood psychological assessments. They treat children and work with all sorts of conditions, both pre-existing and those that have evolved recently, including stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, sleep difficulties and mood disorders. Kate’s therapeutic approach includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with a strong emphasis on the parent-child relationship. Kate also provides comprehensive psychological assessments to investigate suspected childhood disorders such as ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Specific Learning Disorders, and Intellectual Disabilities.

Our Educational & Developmental Psychologist provides therapies, education and support to children age 8-16 years. This period of a child’s life can provide many life challenges as the young person transitions from young child through puberty, and then ultimately to adulthood. The rites of passage during this period can be tough, as your young person tries to make sense of the world. • Concerns with a child’s • Development and/or parent-child relationship issues • Managing a child’s challenging temperament or behaviour • Assisting a child with disabilities • Sibling rivalry • School transition • School avoidance • Learning difficulties • Poor peer relationships. • Low self-esteem. • Physical or sexual abuse • Sexuality issues • Child psychological assessment & diagnosis

The Early Parenting & Infant Mental Health Consultant (EPC) provides support and education to parents during pregnancy, in the immediate period following birth, right through the primary school years. They provide services both in-home and at the Centre. The Early Parenting Consultant’s areas of expertise include maternal and paternal emotional support in transition to parenting, breastfeeding counselling, bottle feeding and infant formula advice, oral tie assessments, parent-infant attachment relationships, empirical health & development assessments of infants and young children, settling & sleep, toddler behaviour guidance, pre-schooler behaviour strategy, childhood emotional wellbeing, childhood nutrition & approaches to fussy eating, paediatric gut health & overall wellbeing.

Melinda is a humanistic psychologist who is authentic and down to earth. She has worked extensively with people living with anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment issues and life transitions throughout the life span and is passionate about supporting people as they navigate the parenting journey. First Nations families, Rainbow families and neurodivergent clients will find Melinda’s practice affirming, understanding and welcoming. She is committed to delivering high-quality and compassionate care for each unique individual she works with. Melinda will support and guide you towards a deeper understanding and insight of yourself and your situation, offering you the opportunity to experiment with new ways of approaching your experiences while becoming more self compassionate so that life begins to feel more satisfying. Melinda holds a Masters degree in clinical psychology and over 20 years of professional experience. She has worked within diverse settings with clients, including services for women and children, perinatal mental health, secondary schools, private practice and youth dual diagnosis services. Her therapeutic approach is influenced by training in Dadirri, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Circle of Security, and the Collaborate Proactive Solutions Model. Melinda works with infant / parent dyads, children aged 8+, adolescents and adults.