Is Blooming Heart Therapy a registered NDIS provider?

Blooming Heart Therapy is not currently listed as a registered NDIS provider on the NDIS Commission register. They may still support plan-managed or self-managed NDIS participants — contact them to confirm.

What services does Blooming Heart Therapy provide?

Blooming Heart Therapy provides Psychology and Behavioural Support.

Which areas does Blooming Heart Therapy cover?

Blooming Heart Therapy is based in Coorparoo, QLD.

How do I connect with Blooming Heart Therapy?

You can call +61 490 232 773 and visit their website, or send an enquiry through EarlyBloom — it goes straight to the provider and is always free for families.

How do Medicare rebates for psychology work?

Your GP can prepare a Mental Health Care Plan and referral, which lets you claim a Medicare rebate for a set number of sessions per calendar year. The exact number and rebate are set by Medicare.

Do we need a referral?

Not to see a psychologist privately. A GP Mental Health Care Plan and referral are needed to claim Medicare rebates.

When should I consider a psychologist for my child?

If worries, mood, or behaviour are affecting your child's daily life, friendships, or learning, an assessment can help clarify what support would suit.

Is psychology covered by the NDIS?

It can be, where psychological support relates to a participant's disability and plan goals.

Blooming Heart Therapy · Psychology · Coorparoo, QLD

What Blooming helps with

Play Therapy

A therapeutic approach where children express and process emotions, experiences and difficulties through play — their natural language. A play therapist creates a safe space where the child leads and works through challenges at their own pace.

AutPlay Therapy

A play-based approach for children and adolescents with Autism, dysregulation issues, or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Blooming Heart Therapy is the only qualified Brisbane-based private practice providing this specialised treatment.

Therapy for Adolescents

Works with teens to develop self-understanding, self-advocacy, and address challenges including self-esteem, trauma, school life, and sexuality as they transition into adulthood.

Family Therapy

Therapy that works with the whole family — or key members — to improve communication, resolve conflict and strengthen relationships. It recognises that difficulties often affect and are affected by family dynamics, and works on shared patterns rather than focusing on one individual alone.

Individual Adults Therapy

Provides sessions for adults addressing anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, trauma, relationships, self-esteem, sexual health, parenting, family separation, life transitions, and pregnancy-related concerns.

Parent Coaching

Guidance and skill-building for parents and carers to better understand their child's development, manage challenging behaviours and build a warm, secure relationship. Programs may be one-on-one or delivered in groups and draw on evidence-based frameworks tailored to the family's needs.

Tele-Play Therapy

Delivers Play Therapy principles via technology, helping children process feelings and build coping strategies through expressive and creative modalities in scheduled sessions.

Filial Therapy

Trains parents to use play therapy techniques with their children aged 3-12, teaching reflective listening, play session structuring, and appropriate limit-setting to foster open communication and emotional expression.

Couples Therapy

Therapy for couples experiencing relationship difficulties, communication breakdowns or major life transitions. A therapist helps partners understand each other's perspectives, improve communication and work toward a healthier, more connected relationship.

Gottman Bringing Baby Home Workshop

A class designed to help couples prepare for life with a new baby, increasing parenting joy and providing tools to keep partnerships strong while developing intentional parenting strategies.

Our approach

Play Therapy uses play as the primary medium for children to communicate, process emotions, and solve problems in a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic space. Sessions focus on helping children work through a wide range of challenges including anxiety, trauma, behavioral difficulties, grief, and social struggles. The therapeutic rooms are designed as secure spaces where emotional processing is encouraged without fear of judgment. The provider tailors the play approach to suit each individual child, recognising that effective therapy is built on trust, empathy, and meeting the child where they are. Additional approaches include AutPlay Therapy for children with autism or neurodevelopmental differences, and specialised therapy for adolescents who need a safe space to develop self-understanding as they navigate the teenage years.

Working with families

Parents and carers are central to the therapeutic process at Blooming Heart Therapy. The provider offers Filial Therapy, where parents are trained in play therapy techniques to use at home with their children, and Parent Coaching to help parents develop strategies for managing challenging situations and deepen their understanding of their own reactions. Family Therapy sessions create a respectful space where all family members can express themselves and be heard, with the therapist working in partnership with every member to strengthen communication and reconnect. Regular communication between therapist and parents helps track progress and ensures the therapeutic approach supports the whole family system.

Meet the team

Sarah Harwood leads the practice as a registered Play Therapist, psychotherapist, and counsellor with a Master of Arts in Counselling specialising in marriage, child and family work. She is a past President of the Australian Play Therapists Association and founder of the Queensland Institute of Play Therapy. The team includes multiple qualified therapists with credentials in Play Therapy, counselling psychology, and specialised training in areas such as Trauma Play, Theraplay, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, and the Gottman Method. Team members hold memberships with the Australian Counselling Association and Australian Play Therapists Association, and all are committed to ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.

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