QLD Clinics Update

Hello friends and families,

Welcome to the October edition of the Early Start Australia - QLD Clinics Update. 

In this edition we have a spotlight on our Carina clinic and introduce you to a few of our amazing team members who provide psychology and other support services. 

We also have some exciting news about our Toowong team! Before we share that news however, you may be interested to know that we currently have appointments free for some services across our clinics.

Current availability

We have immediate availability for ongoing therapy appointments and assessments at the following clinics:

Call our Client Care Team on 1300 372 439 to make an appointment or complete the Referral Form via the button below.

A New Home for Toowong

Our Toowong clinic is on the move! 

From Monday 13th November 2023 all in-clinic appointments will be held at our new address -

Level 11, Suite 11B, 39 Sherwood Road, 

Toowong QLD 4066

Our new purpose-built therapy centre is fully accessible via lift, and will feature large therapy rooms and comfortable waiting area. We are now able to accommodate more in-clinic appointments. Please call our Client Care team on 1300 372 439 to make an appointment or call the clinic directly for any other queries. 

Amazing Allied Health Assistant Available at Carina

Meet Holly!

Holly is currently completing her third year of her psychology bachelor’s with the hopes of becoming a registered psychologist in the future. 

Holly has been in her current AHA position for almost two years!

Holly currently plays a large role in organising and assisting in group programs at Carina. She is also able to assist clients with individual sessions to support progress through collaboration with our psychologists. 

Holly enjoys attending mental health expos where she can to provide information about our services and share her own experiences. In her free time, Holly enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and keeping up with her study. 

To make an appointment with Holly, please call the Carina clinic directly or email carina@earlystartaustralia.com.au.

Many ESA clinics have Allied Health Assistants. If you are looking to boost your child's therapy program, fast track their progress and increase their support network, our AHAs can help. Call your local clinic to find out more.

Meet our Provisional Psychologists at Carina

Our Provisional Psychologists are tertiary qualified and completing their final year as interns under supervision in order to achieve their full registration. 

Provisional Psychologists have experience with supporting children and families across a range of areas. At Early Start Australia we offer therapy with our Provisional Psychologists at a reduced rate - making therapy even more accessible to families! NDIS funding can also be used to access therapy with a Provisional Psychologist. 

Meet Mandy 

Mandy is a warm and understanding Provisional Psychologist who is passionate about working with children, families, parents, young people and adults, addressing a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties, and mental health concerns. She aims to create a welcoming and safe therapeutic environment with a person-centred approach, incorporate therapeutic aspects from other modalities, such as cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy, tailored to individual needs. She believes in play based therapeutic approaches when working with children, and recognises the importance of incorporating parenting practices to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

Mandy enjoys working with both adults and children. A special interest of hers is perinatal psychology and the transition to parenthood (which she studied as part of her PhD in Psychology), including antenatal or postnatal depression or anxiety, adjustment and parenting difficulties, and how to navigate the first 12 months with a new baby.

Outside of work, Mandy enjoys spending time with her family, including her two children. She also likes to enjoy the simple things in life such as going to the beach or a park for a picnic, and catching up with friends for coffee. 

Meet Julia

Julia is a passionate and motivated Provisional Psychologist who recently moved to Brisbane. Julia has been studying psychology since 2018.

Julia’s passion is providing supports in early intervention and recognises the importance of working with both children and families in the clinic and community settings. 

We are so excited to have Julia bringing her experience and fun loving nature to our ever growing team. 

Julia has specific interest in using client-centred approach and evidence-based practice with children, youth, and families, using a collaborative approach to meet needs and goals. 

Julia has experience providing group and individual psychological treatment and intervention for a variety of client presentations, including but not limited to:

• Social and emotional learning, including promoting resilience and coping skills.
• Behavioural difficulties and disorders, including managing challenging behaviours.
• Emotion regulation difficulties
• Learning difficulties
• Anxiety, fears, and phobias
• Sleep disturbances
• Depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation
• Managing anger
• Social skills and friendships
• Trauma, grief, and loss
• Managing divorce and parental separation
• Managing symptoms of disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder, Adjustment Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Julia is also able to provide the following psychometric assessments under supervision:

• Cognitive ability
• Memory difficulties
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Learning Disorders
• Socio-emotional, behavioural, and adaptive functioning assessments
• Academic Assessment

In our next edition we will be providing an update on group therapy programs that will be running over the December/ January holidays. We look forward to sharing that update with you soon!

Dr Nicole Grant

Qld Regional Manager 

We love to meet community groups, disability services, and individuals within our community who work with and support the families we work with. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, to see what we do or if you would like us to come to you, please get in touch. 

Dates to Remember

Qld Public School Terms

• Term 4: Tuesday, 3 October to Friday, 8 December

Events 

• Next week is OT week! Learn more about how Occupational Therapists help children here - Children's Occupational Therapy - Early Start Australia

New to ESA? Here's a bit more about us.....

At Early Start Australia (ESA) our therapists provide therapy to children and young adults with developmental delays including autism spectrum disorder. Our therapists focus on all important life skills such as language development, and development of motor, cognitive, social, play and emotional skills. We also offer assessment services to assist with NDIS access and reviews, and diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, learning disorders, speech/ language disorders, intellectual disability, and other diagnosable conditions.

We are a registered NDIS provider.

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