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Where your mental well-being is our priority.

At Woodside Centre, we offer counselling and psychological support for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Whether you are navigating anxiety, stress, burnout, identity concerns, relationship challenges, emotional overwhelm, or major life transitions, our clinicians provide a safe and supportive space to help you feel heard, understood, and empowered moving forward. Our clinicians work from neuroaffirming, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and person-centred frameworks to ensure clients feel safe, respected, and understood.

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Our clinicians tailor therapy to each individual using evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT-informed strategies, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and creative interventions where appropriate.

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What to Expect

Counselling is a collaborative and supportive process tailored to your individual needs and goals. Sessions may involve exploring emotions, identifying patterns, developing coping strategies, improving relationships, building self-awareness, or learning practical tools to navigate challenges with greater confidence and clarity.

You may seek counselling support for: 

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Burnout and overwhelm

  • Self-esteem and self-worth

  • Emotional regulation

  • ADHD and Autism related suport

  • Identity and cultural concerns

  • Study or workplace stress

  • Relationship difficulties

  • Family conflict

  • Parenting support

  • Grief and loss

  • Life transitions

  • Feeling “stuck” or disconnected

  • School refusal and peer difficulties

  • Social anxiety

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Psychological Therapy

What to Expect

Psychological therapy provides a supportive and evidence-based space to better understand your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and experiences. Our psychologists work collaboratively with clients to develop practical strategies, build resilience, improve emotional wellbeing, and support meaningful long-term change. The therapeutic approach is tailored to each individual’s circumstances, goals, strengths, and needs, with a focus on creating a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental environment.

You may seek psychological support for: 

  • Depression and low mood

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Emotional

  • Trauma and adverse life experiences

  • ADHD and executive functioning challenges

  • Autism related supoort

  • Obsessive-Compulsive concerns

  • Alcohol and other drugs

  • Gender and sexuality

  • Personality disorders​

  • Relationship and interpersonal challenges

  • Phobias

  • Anger or irritability problems

  • Adjustment and life transitions

  • Panic attacks and social anxiety

  • Sleep difficulties

Therapeutic Approaches

Our clinicians draw from a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and tailor therapy to each individual’s needs, goals, strengths, and preferences.

These may include:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-informed)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Solution-Focused Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Mindfulness-based approaches

  • Art and creative interventions

  • Trauma-informed approaches

What to Expect

Childhood and adolescence can be periods of significant emotional, social, and developmental change. Our child and adolescent psychologists provide a warm, supportive, and developmentally appropriate space for young people to explore emotions, build confidence, and develop coping skills.

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Therapy may involve play-based, creative, behavioural, or talk-based approaches depending on the child’s age, needs, and goals. We work collaboratively with parents, caregivers, schools, and other supports where appropriate to help children and adolescents thrive emotionally, socially, and academically. Parents and caregivers may also be supported with strategies to better understand and assist their child both at home and in everyday life.

Child & Adolescent Support

Children and adolescents may benefit from support with:

  • Anxiety and school-related stress

  • Emotional regulation and big emotions

  • Attention and concentration difficulties

  • ADHD-related support

  • Autism-related support

  • Social skills and peer relationships

  • School refusal or school avoidance

  • Behavioural challenges

  • Low self-esteem and confidence

  • Friendship difficulties

  • Family separation, grief, or major life changes

  • Bullying and social challenges

  • Study stress and academic pressure

  • Identity and self-development

  • Sleep difficulties

  • Transitions and adjustment challenges

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We also provide Psychometric assessments, assessments for Autism & ADHD and school readiness evaluations.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags

Woodside Centre acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their cultures and Elders past and present . We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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