GBY (Guided By You) Therapy

Get to know GBY (Guided By You) Therapy

From GBY (Guided By You) Therapy's website.

• Our approach

  At GBY Therapy, the approach is warm, collaborative, and evidence-based, tailored to each child and family's unique needs. Sessions integrate multiple therapeutic frameworks—including CBT, DBT, EMDR, attachment-focused work, and trauma-informed practice—selected based on what will best support the child. The practice operates from a strengths-based, neuro-affirming perspective that celebrates children as they are while helping them understand and overcome internal barriers. Family involvement is central, with therapy often including parents or caregivers in sessions to build skills, confidence, and understanding. Sessions create a safe, reflective space where children can reconnect with themselves, build emotional awareness, and develop practical coping tools for everyday life.

• Working with families

  Parents and carers are actively involved throughout the therapeutic process. The practice delivers several evidence-based parenting programs—Circle of Security, Tuning into Teens, and Cool Kids Anxiety Program—that teach parents practical strategies and skills to support their child's emotional regulation and wellbeing. Many individual therapy sessions include parents or caregivers working alongside the clinician to build understanding and confidence. The team works closely with parents to support emotional development, behaviour management, and communication across home, school, and community settings. This collaborative approach recognises that lasting change happens when parents and children work together with professional support.

• Meet the team

  The team at GBY Therapy is an all-social work practice with clinicians bringing additional backgrounds in education, psychology, and related disciplines. The principal therapist and founder is Cassandra Gavel (BSW, AMHSW), a Medicare provider with over a decade of experience, specialising in complex trauma, eating disorders, and attachment-focused work, with extensive post-graduate training in EMDR, ACT, Family-Based Treatment, and trauma-informed therapy. Caitlin Gaffney (MSW, AMHSW) is a Medicare provider with expertise in eating disorders, trauma, self-harm, and substance use. Jen Elhindi (AMHSW) has a Master of Mental Health and specialises in supporting teens, young adults, and neurodivergent families with a strengths-based, values-driven approach. Teighan Beckley (MSW) holds a Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Psychology, with extensive experience supporting children aged 3–13 in NDIS, disability, and mental health settings with trauma-responsive, attachment-informed practice.