Wide Bay Psychology is a private practice providing assessment, treatment and counselling to individuals.
- Children / Young People
- Child Development
- Educational Support
- Perinatal
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Social Skills and Development
- Autism
- Neurodevelopment
- Assessments
Why do children see child psychologists?
Children are referred for lots of different reasons and sometimes a combination of
reasons, such as emotional problems like stress, anxiety and depression, physical symptoms
What will happen at the first appointment?
This will depend on the reason your child has been referred. Generally, the psychologist will just see a parent / caregiver during the first appointment so that they can get a good understanding of the background of the problem. The psychologist usually asks questions about your child’s development, things that are happening at home, and about the family generally. These questions help your psychologist to understand the problem and to work out why it is there and what has kept it going. The length of the first session is 50 minutes. In the next session, the psychologist usually sees your child. The aim is to find out what your child is good at and what he or she finds difficult.
What do we do?
Your child’s psychologist will aim to build self-esteem, improve communication, provide emotional support and improve emotional vocabulary with your child.
The psychologist will use activities such as games, drawing, pretend and unstructured play to share feelings and resolve problems, as children can’t always translate their feelings into words. CBT and ACT with guide therapy sessions.
admin@widebaypsychology.com.au
Elizabeth Street (opposite Miller St)
Urangan, QLD 4655
mobile: 0491 150 087