Ballarat Psychology Clinic

Get to know Ballarat Psychology Clinic

From Ballarat Psychology Clinic's website.

• Our approach

  Ballarat Psychology Clinic uses evidence-based techniques tailored to your child's needs, incorporating modern psychology approaches to create sustained change. Sessions focus on building awareness of thoughts and feelings and how these shape both helpful and unhelpful behaviours. The clinic aims to help children and adolescents manage emotions, anxiety, depression, challenging behaviour, social difficulties, school refusal, trauma, family separation, and life stress. Therapy works toward children feeling capable of managing challenging emotions, reframing unhelpful thinking patterns, and altering behaviours that no longer serve them, with a strong focus on parental involvement for sustainable change.

• Working with families

  The clinic strongly believes that sustainable and effective change is achieved through parental involvement and, where necessary, communication with the school. Children thrive when there is a connected care team surrounding them. The referral system is designed to match you with the best clinician for your needs, and depending on your child's age and presenting concerns, the team may meet with you individually in the first session to understand the difficulties your child is having and the therapy goals you have for them.

• Meet the team

  The clinic has an experienced and diverse team of clinicians including Veronica Johnston (Managing Director, Clinical Psychologist with 15+ years' experience with children and adolescents), Julie Jammet (Principal Psychologist), multiple psychologists at various levels (Clinical, Early Career, Experienced, and Provisional), occupational therapists Mackenzie Piper, Nisha Nair and Patricia Capino, and a dietician Angelique Fong. Team members hold psychology degrees and relevant qualifications, with combined experience spanning over 75 years in the industry.

• Your first visit

  Depending on your child's age and presenting concerns, the first session may include a meeting with you as parent or carer individually. This allows the clinic to take a detailed history and gives you space to speak honestly about your child's difficulties and your therapy goals for them. The team is committed to guaranteeing a supportive first session experience where they seek to understand your specific challenges and areas of focus. After your first session, you'll have a detailed therapeutic plan to help you move forward.