Our Psychology Practice
Our passion, skills and experience in supporting children, young people and families enables us to offer effective and individualised psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a relaxed and safe space for children and their families to develop and grow.
Our Treatment Focus
Our focus is to help children and young people feel empowered to learn and become aware of their strengths. These are important as we help guide them to draw on inner strengths as they overcome challenges and build resilience. We achieve this by listening and working with families to provide engaging, creative and hands-on therapy, custom planned to your child’s needs.
Our Client Promise
We promise to be there for every step of your journey. Every path is unique and our goal is to create a connection with your child that will give them confidence in overcoming obstacles, strength in embracing their individuality, and using their skills to shine and move forward into a brighter future.
Individual Counselling
We offer individual counselling to help children and young people in the following areas:
- Anxiety (generalised, separation, phobias, social anxiety and selective mutism)
- Depression and poor self-esteem
- Assertiveness and resilience training
- Sleep disturbances
- Behavioural difficulties
- Social skills and relationship concerns
- Separation and divorce
Social Skill Groups
We offer the following social skills groups:
- Preschool
- Primary mixed
- Primary boys
- Primary girls
- Teenage girls
- Teenage boys
- Siblings
Assessments
We can tailor an assessment to meet your needs in the following areas:
- Mood disorder assessment
- Autism
- Attention and executive functioning
- Learning difficulties and disorders: dyslexia (reading), dyscalculia (math) and dysgraphia (writing)
- Giftedness
Interventions
We believe in following up assessments and consultations by implementing appropriate recommendations and interventions. We offer interventions in the following areas:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Relaxation and mindfulness
- Assertiveness and resilience training
- Anger control (individual and group sessions available)
- Exam, organisation and study skills
- Literacy support (individual and group sessions available)
Family Support
Silverlinings Psychology values a family approach in supporting young people. We offer the following services to assist children and their families:
- Communication skills
- Assertiveness
- Bonding and attachment
- Parenting
- Implementing family routines and rewards
