Smiley Happy People
Unit 1/603 Boronia Rd, Wantirna VIC 3152
- Clinic
About Smiley Happy People
Smiley Happy People is an early childhood intervention service located in Wantirna, Victoria. They believe every child is unique and awesome, and their vision is to empower children with knowledge, skills and strategies to successfully navigate social and physical environments throughout life. They provide play-based early intervention for children aged 0-18 years experiencing developmental, behavioural and/or emotional regulation challenges, specializing in ASD, ADHD, Anxiety and PDA.
What's offered
Clinic sessions
Services provided
Smiley Happy People lists
- One-to-one Support
- Individual sessions with Suzie tailored to each child's individual needs and family or NDIS goals.
- Term-based Group Programs
- Group sessions designed to enhance opportunities for children to develop skills across all areas of development with peer scaffolding.
- Holiday Programs
- Programs during school holidays combining fun and early intervention support.
- Animal-assisted Intervention
- Programs utilizing gentle animal-assisted therapy to support social and emotional development.
- Rooms For Regulation™
- An innovative circuit of sensory rooms supporting emotional-regulation through play, designed to increase interoception awareness and develop an emotional regulation toolkit.
Get to know Smiley Happy People
From Smiley Happy People's website.
Our approach
Smiley Happy People uses a play-based approach grounded in evidence-based strategies including the Alert Program®, Applied Behaviour Analysis, the Berry Street Educational Model, and Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports. Sessions focus on helping children develop an emotional-regulation 'toolkit' through intentional teaching in carefully designed sensory and learning environments. Children move through a unique circuit of rooms—from active play to calm spaces—designed to increase their body awareness and help them recognize and manage triggers like anxiety and overstimulation. The approach emphasizes building on each child's strengths and interests while scaffolding support for challenges, creating opportunities for peer learning and skill development across all developmental areas.
Meet the team
Suzie Bissett is the founder and lead therapist, bringing early childhood education qualifications (Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies from Melbourne University), autism-specific training (Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies from Griffith University), and animal-assisted intervention certification. Marli Bissett, titled 'Magical Marli', is a qualified Allied Health Assistant who leads the support worker team and specializes in supporting neurodivergent children; she facilitates group sessions and coordinates support workers for individual children. The team also includes a pool of trained Smiley Happy Support Workers available for one-to-one sessions depending on family needs.
Locations & areas served
Wantirna
Unit 1/603 Boronia Rd, Wantirna VIC 3152
Get directions to Wantirna (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Opening hours
- Mon–Fri
- 8 AM to 5:30 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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