Our services
Eastern Suburbs Child Psychology offers comprehensive assessment and intervention in the following areas:
Early Childhood Years (infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers)
- parenting skills
- feeding, sleeping, settling and toilet training
- concerns about child’s development and reaching developmental milestones
- concerns about child’s behaviour and temperament
- fears and separation anxiety
- problems in relationship (attachment) between child and parent(s)
- transitioning to pre-school or school
- disability assessment and support
- autism spectrum disorder
- sibling conflict
Primary School Years
- behavioural, conduct, attention/hyperactivity problems (ADHD)
- emotional problems, such as depression, anxiety or low self-esteem
- learning difficulties and underachievement
- assessment and support of gifted children
- bullying and peer problems
- family conflict and sibling rivalry
- grief following divorce or death of a loved one
- treatment of Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised-anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety, specific phobias, and other presentations
High School, University Students and Adults
- behavioural, conduct, attention/hyperactivity problems (ADHD)
- emotional problems, such as depression, anxiety or low self-esteem
- treatment of Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised-anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety, specific phobias, and other presentations
- learning difficulties and underachievement
- assessment and support of gifted children
- bullying, resilience building, adjustment difficulties and social skills training
- stress management and structured problem solving
- academic procrastination and improving study skills
- anger management and emotion regulating difficulties
Parents
- parenting support, education and counselling for all parents, new or experienced, including those with children with special needs
- parenting management strategies for defiant and oppositional behaviours, child and adolescent depression and anxiety management, coping with bullying, positive self-esteem and sibling conflict
Comprehensive Assessments
At Eastern Suburbs Child Psychology we use the latest assessment methodology for reliable diagnosis.
- psychoeducational: intelligence (IQ) and educational achievement assessments
- assessment for giftedness
- behavioural and emotional difficulties assessment
How do we carry out the assessment?
You will be asked to complete a background information questionnaire about your child in the first session.
We collect information about your child from you and your child’s pre-school or school. Following the assessment, we provide a full report with recommendations for you and your child’s teachers.
All information gathered about your child and your family will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Intervention
Intervention is evidence-based, practical and uses your child’s strength to overcome difficulties. We work with your child’s teachers and health professionals, as needed, to support your child.