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Lifeworks Psychology Australia is excited to welcome a new member, of a different kind, to our team! Meet Remy. A therapy-dog-in-training with our Clinical Psychologist Coleen van Wyk. In addition to being a warm, empathic, highly experienced psychologist, Coleen is also a dog lover and proud new mama to the beautiful Remy. Coleen has seen

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Parents of young children often lament that their kids are not good at playing independently. Here are a few tips that might help. Do you think that you, or your child, would benefit from the support of a psychologist? Call or email Lifeworks Psychology today – (08) 9382 3645 admin@lifeworkspsych.com.au

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Most kids thrive on routine. The predictability of routine can help kids feel safe and calm and give them confidence that the adults in their lives know what’s going on. Obviously, the school holidays are a disruption to normal term-time routine. Some kids love the extra flexibility and ‘down time’ whereas other kids get bored

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Leigh Thomas - Psychologist

Psychologist with immediate availability in Shenton Park! We are pleased to announce the addition of Leigh Thomas to the Lifeworks team. Leigh is a highly experienced, warm, empathic, approachable psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of children and parent support. Leigh can help you with She is also a board approved supervisor and

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A psychologist is a health professional who has studied the brain, mental health, human behaviour, emotions, and relationships. They can diagnose mental health conditions and are trained in effective (evidence based) therapies to treat these conditions with the aim of improving the overall health, function and happiness of their clients. Psychologists can also conduct assessments

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It can often be a long and difficult process to get your child formally diagnosed with a condition. During this process it is completely normal for you to experience many different emotions including anxiety, fear, sadness, grief, overwhelm, guilt and even relief. Often after a diagnosis is received, people ask me what they now ‘do’

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What is a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan? A GP Mental Health Treatment Plan (also known as GP Mental Health care Plan) is a plan written up by a GP for people with a mental health condition. Mental health conditions include, but are not limited to anxiety, depression, and attention deficit disorders. With a Mental

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