Child & Teen Counselling Services
Many children and families experience positive and constructive outcomes from the counselling process. At Excelsis Psychology our counselling approach is informed by current scientific evidence. This means we only recommend strategies and advice that have been shown by rigorous evidence-based research to be most effective when counselling children and adolescents.
Our approach to enhancing the wellbeing of children and adolescents is to equip them with practical strategies to flourish in all areas of wellbeing:- emotional, social, physical, relational, behavioural, spiritual and academic. We believe this is best achieved through identifying and building on each child’s unique individual strengths during sessions.
It is important that parents attend a parent intake session or join their child or teen in their first counselling session. Strengthening and encouraging a healthy parent-child relationship can greatly assist the success of counselling. Parents are also provided with regular feedback, strategies and advice to assist their child or teen. Once a child and parent feel comfortable with the process, the psychologist will start one-on-one sessions.
*Confidentiality*
It is however important for us to point out that confidentiality becomes somewhat more complicated when we are working with children. In order to best help your child, we need to establish a safe and trusting relationship with them. To this, it is important for your child to be able to discuss all their worries and concerns with us with the knowledge that their privacy will be maintained. As such, when we work with children we are very clear with both the child and the parent that we will keep their sessions private. We also make explicit that the exceptions to this relate to occasions where we feel the child’s psychological and/or physical safety is at risk. Other occasions may include when a child asks us to assist them in telling a parent something difficult or when the parent needs to be involved in the process in order to reinforce principles or strategies discussed in session. When these situations occur, we discuss these matters in session with the child and parent present, encouraging the child to initiate the conversation.
Please phone (08) 6115 0024 or email West Leederville Clinic on reception.epwl@excelsispsychology.com or Joondalup Clinic on reception.epj@excelsispsychology.com to enquire about how we may be able to assist your child.
““Every day, in a 100 small ways, our children ask, ‘Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter?’ Their behaviour often reflects our response.” ”
Counselling for Parents
At Excelsis Psychology we can support you with parenting, dealing with an anxious or depressed child / teen, parent attachment issues, navigating the school system or dealing with challenging aspects of family life and much more. At Excelsis Psychology our approach to parenting is informed by current scientific evidence. We will provide you with evidence-based strategies, advice and action plans so that you can help your child reach their full potential and excel in life.
Please phone (08) 6115 0024 or email Please phone (08) 6115 0024 or email West Leederville Clinic on reception.epwl@excelsispsychology.com or Joondalup Clinic on reception.epj@excelsispsychology.com to enquire about our parenting workshops and personal parenting sessions.
Women’s Counselling
At Excelsis Psychology we specialise in women’s health issues. We provide counselling for women on a diverse range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief & loss, relationships, parenting & family concerns, past trauma, and perinatal anxiety, depression and other concerns. Our experienced and compassionate psychologists will provide you with a personalised treatment plan to suit your individual circumstances and will assist you to live your best life now.