Clinical Assessment

Mudgee Psychology is able to offer specific assessment services where a formal diagnosis is being investigated, or where assessment is required to investigate cognitive and learning functioning.

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Assessment areas include:

• Assessments for behavioural and emotional disorders

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnostic assessment

• ADHD diagnostic assessment

• Dyslexia diagnostic assessment & learning difficulties assessments

• Developmental assessments

• Cognitive assessments (IQ testing)

Treatment & Therapy

Mudgee Psychology is able to offer intervention programs and treatment for children and adolescents for a range of emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. A child psychologist will employ specific techniques and approaches that are applicable to working with children, and will engage the parents to become part of the treatment / intervention as appropriate.

In the initial consultation the psychologist will assess the child and talk to the parent/s to better understand how to tackle the key issues and present a plan that includes specific goals and evidence based treatment approaches.

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We can work with children and adolescents in a range of areas including:

• Childhood anxiety – fears, OCD, separation anxiety, social anxiety, generalised anxiety

• Excessive sadness – childhood depression or grief and loss

• Adjustment issues, especially following a move, divorce or other significant events

• Childhood trauma

• Sleep issues

• Anger management and frustration tolerance

• Bullying and friendship issues, social skills and assertiveness

• Autism and Aspergers

• Resilience building

• ADHD  (attention deficit disorders)

• School refusal

• Behaviour difficulties

• Self harm or suicidal thinking