Central Coast Family Psychology takes a family-centered, strengths-based approach to building skills and creating solutions for children and adults to reach their full potential.
Reviews for Central Coast Family Psychology are genuinely mixed, making it difficult to draw consistent conclusions. Several reviewers describe positive experiences with specific practitioners — Dr. Kymbra, Debora (who runs behavioural workshops), and Edele are each mentioned favourably for being caring, knowledgeable, and supportive — while two separate one-star reviewers raise serious concerns, including repeated last-minute appointment cancellations and one allegation of paying for reports and a diagnosis that were never delivered. One additional reviewer felt discouraged and that their child's needs were deprioritised, possibly due to not having NDIS funding.
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Central Coast Family Psychology takes a family-centered, strengths-based approach to building skills and creating solutions for children and adults to reach their full potential. They believe in building and improving functional competencies at a pace that meets each person's needs and challenges them when necessary, empowering kids and families to set goals, reach them and then set some more.
Assessment and therapy provided by a registered psychologist to support mental health, emotional wellbeing and behaviour. Psychologists work across the lifespan — helping children, adolescents and adults understand and manage challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma and learning differences.
A multi-disciplinary evaluation that determines whether a child or adult meets the criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It usually involves observation, standardised assessments and parent or teacher interviews, resulting in a diagnostic report that opens access to therapy and NDIS supports.
A thorough evaluation by a psychologist using standardised tests, interviews and observation to understand a person's cognitive, emotional and behavioural functioning. Results inform diagnosis and guide recommendations for therapy, school adjustments and support services.
A creative therapy in which drawing, painting and other art-making processes are used to help children and adults explore emotions, reduce anxiety and process difficult experiences. No artistic ability is required — the focus is on the process, not the product.
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 is an integrated family play therapy framework informed by the neurodiversity paradigm perspective.
Groups for individuals who understand that others don't always view the world as we do.
Services supporting early intervention and NDIS-eligible clients.
NDIS-approved supports, from the Commission register.
