How Can Our Adult Psychologists Help?
Our Psychology & Mental Health team are experienced in supporting teenagers, young adults and adults to navigate life’s challenges using a wide range of evidence-based psychological practices. Whether you’re facing stress, uncertainty or ongoing mental health concerns, we’re here to help with compassionate, practical support.
Are you or someone you care about experiencing any of the following?
- Anxiety or stress
- Depression or grief
- Trauma
- Relationship difficulties
- ADHD
- Autism
- Anger or emotional regulation challenges
- Addiction or dependence
- Social withdrawal or isolation
- Low self-esteem or confidence
- Family or interpersonal conflict
- Identity or life direction concerns
- Bullying or peer pressure
- Behavioural or adjustment difficulties
If so, our team of Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses, Counsellors, and Behaviour Support Practitioners can provide tailored support through assessment, counselling, therapy, behaviour support plans, consultation and guidance for teens, young adults and adults. Our adult Psychology & Mental Health team can offer these services and supports across our clinics, and in some cases, via telehealth to suit your needs.
Benefits of seeing our adult Psychologists
At Beam Health, our adult Psychologists are experienced in supporting teenagers, young adults, and adults to build the skills, insight and confidence to navigate life’s challenges. We use evidence-based therapeutic approaches to help individuals work through personal difficulties and strengthen their ability to manage emotions, relationships, and daily demands more effectively. We aim to explore psychological concerns in a way that is empowering and non-stigmatising; fostering self-awareness, resilience and a healthy self-image rather than focusing on labels or limitations.
Our multidisciplinary team, including Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Behaviour Practitioners can collaborate to provide integrated support where needed.
If you or someone you care for could benefit from seeing a Beam adult Psychologist, we’re here to help.
Local Adult Psychologists in Newcastle, Cessnock, North Brisbane, and the Central Coast
Beam Health has psychology clinics based in Newcastle, North Brisbane, Cessnock, Tuggerah and Gosford. Where necessary or preferred, an adult Psychologist can offer telehealth services for online video sessions.
We can help in the following areas:
Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. Some of the signs of mental health concerns tend to be:
1. Feeling anxious or worried
2. Feeling depressed or unhappy
3. Emotional outbursts
4. Sleep problems
5. Weight or appetite changes
6. Quiet or withdrawn
7. Substance abuse
8. Feeling guilty or worthless
9. Changes in behaviour or feelings
If you or your child or teenager is experiencing mental health concerns or just not themselves, it is may be important that you seek professional support sooner rather than later. Our child Psychologists are experienced at supporting children, teenagers and families managing mental health concerns. Our child Psychologists offer a professional and private telehealth & online service, using technology that enables you to access services wherever your location in Australia.
Don’t forget that you can ask your GP for a referral as part of a Mental Health Care Plan and medicare will then cover some of the cost of seeing the child Psychologist.
Challenging behaviours can present in many ways such as verbal opposition and aggression, acting out, socially inappropriate behaviours, escalations and tantrums and even property damage. It can be confronting to be faced with difficult behaviours in children and young people. You might even notice your response is highly emotive or increasingly stressed and it can impact your own wellbeing when faced with these behaviours.
We can work with you and your child to provide behavioural assessments, therapy and consultation to address immediate risks and help you plan effective responses to challenging behaviour. Our child Psychologists and Behaviour Practitioners are experienced in providing counselling, developing behaviour support plans and consulting with professionals and families to implement appropriate strategies and supports. Our supports can be provided at our clinic, in the home or at school.
We also offer telehealth psychology and online service to help make it easier for those who are unable to visit our child Psychologists clinics in person.
Traumatic memories can remain unprocessed long after the experience. They are stored differently to everyday memories and can be triggered by even the simplest reminders, such as smells, sights or sounds. It can appear as though your child is “hyperactive” or even has stunted learning and concentration. If you are concerned your child may be struggling from the impact of trauma we can help. We will work with you to offer a safe environment so your child can make sense of their experience and develop effective skills to manage unhealthy emotions.
Our child Psychologists offer therapy-based approaches to address trauma, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Telehealth services is emerging, particularly during current global health conditions. Our psychologists in Newcastle offer professional private online sessions for those are not able to visit our child Psychologist’s clinics in person.
It is estimated that 1.1% or 290900 Australians have autism. There may be different signs of autism at different ages. If you are concerned your child or teenager may have autism or a early years or school-based professional is concerned, it may be worthwhile to talk to us about whether your child should be assessed for autism. Children and young people with autism can be easily misunderstood and often benefit from further assistance from health professionals including child Psychologists, Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists.
We offer assessments and therapy supports for autism, including counselling and advice, liaison with schools and early years services, behaviour support plans, therapy and family support. We can also provide educational information for parents and care-givers on how to support their child or teen’s different communication and interaction characteristics.
Your child may be eligible for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) financial assistance. For more information see our NDIS page or the NDIS website.
While life has it highs and lows, some children and young people will experience prolonged episodes of sadness. As a parent or carer you might notice that your child or teenager is withdrawing from others for no apparent reason, has lost interest in things they enjoy or is constantly struggling with concentration and memory. Research says the best course of action for depression is early treatment.
Our child Psychologists can provide psycho-education and therapy for your child or teenager to support them in moving out of the tunnel of depression towards a brighter life. We can offer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based techniques for depression.
It is common for children and young people to experience some anxiety and it is hard to know exactly how much anxiety is too much. If anxiety is interfering with day to day life, at home, in school, study or social areas, it is very important for your child or teenager to receive professional help as early as possible. Our child Psychologists can help by providing evidence-based strategies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to support your child or teen to build the skills and capacity to better manage their difficult emotions and moods.
Would you like help with parenting, navigating life’s challenges as a parent or dealing with any challenging aspects of family life?
Our child Psychologists can provide you with support, counselling and strategies so you can help your kids learn to overcome challenges at school, at home and in life.
With the right support and advice you can help your kids reach their full potential and thrive!
You might feel as a parent that you are fighting a losing battle when it comes to the influence of your child’s peers. It is often typical as children enter adolescence they begin to feel pressure around acceptance with their peers. You may have much more influence than you realise. Often the connection between you and your child in times of confusion and uncertainty can have a significant influence on their decisions.
We can help you support your child to develop the skills they need to manage conflict and enhancing resilience. We provide counselling and therapeutic support for children and teenagers. We can also offer family-based intervention including parenting skills and resilience building strategies.
If you are concerned your child is struggling in the classroom a learning assessment can be of great value. A common fear of parents is that a learning difficulty means their child cannot achieve academically. If your child does have a learning difficulty, this does not mean they have low intelligence. A learning difficulty impacts the way your child takes in, remembers and processes information.
We can assess for a potential learning difficulty using our high quality assessment tools. Following consultation, we will work with you closely to develop the right strategies to allow your child to achieve to the best of their ability.
Many parents struggle with children or teenagers whose behaviour is challenging, sometimes to the point of anger and violence. You might feel like you have failed your child or that you should keep the aggression behind closed doors. You may also be concerned about your child displaying signs of aggression in social settings. It is okay to seek help if you feel that anger issues are too much to handle by yourself.
We can provide support to you and your child to understand what may be contributing to the anger, while maintaining a focus on restoring your relationship with each other.
Social relationships matter as your child will grow a strong sense of identity from the peer groups they form. As a parent it is only natural that you want your child to grow healthy and safe social relationships. If your child has difficulty building healthy peer relationships or they lack confidence with social skills we can provide support.
Please get in touch if you and your child would like to focus on building interpersonal skills and resilience.
No family is perfect and every individual has an impact on the family system as a whole. If you are questioning your parenting approach or concerned about the impact of your child’s behaviour on your family we can offer family therapy-based support. This approach involves spending time with you and your child in an open and non-judgemental way, focussing on strengths and understanding needs. If family conflict is left undealt with it can significantly rupture future family relationships. Research suggests that negative family interactions can even lead to depression and suicidality throughout adolescence and into adulthood. Our approach to family conflict focuses on the parent-child relationship as we believe this is key to a healthy and happy family.
Our Specialists in Newcastle do offer an evidence-based model to work with families, known as attachment based family therapy. It is a non-threatening and non-judgemental approach to exploring how families can better function and support each other.
Drug and alcohol use during teenage years puts at risk the healthy development of your child’s brain. It can have long-term consequences for their physical, emotional and mental health. It is a serious issue that can be addressed with counselling and family support.
We adopt a non-confrontational, tried and tested strategy in changing behaviour known as motivational interviewing that can help your child with their alcohol or drug use problem.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Adult Psychologists
Our fees are $230 for a Registered Psychologist and $270 for a Clinical Psychologist in Newcastle or as per the NDIS Price Guide. Medicare rebates or NDIS funding may be available.
No you don’t need a GP or specialist referral to see a Registered or Clinical Psychologist. However, Medicare rebates are only available to those clients with a GP referral such as a Mental Health Care Plan or Enhanced Primary Care Plan/Chronic Disease Management Plan. Talk to your GP to find out if you are eligible.
Rebates may be available following an appropriate GP referral. For example, if you have a Mental Health Care Plan from a GP, you may be eligible for a rebate of $88.25 (Registered Psychologist) or $129.55 (Clinical Psychologist) for up to 10 or 20 sessions. Psychology services may also be rebated if you have Ancillary cover with your private health fund.
Our standard consultation includes a 50 minute session, but can be shorter or longer depending on the purpose of the appointment.
The number of sessions you have with your psychologist will vary for each individual. Some issues may only require brief interventions while others may be more complex and require more time. As you work with your psychologist you will develop a plan with them to give you a better idea of what to expect.
At the beginning of the session your psychologist will briefly run through important paperwork with you. This will include a brief information form for you to complete, a consent form (covering issues such as confidentiality and fees), and other important information about sessions. If you have been referred by a third party or have a medical referral this will be discussed.
The remainder of the session will be talking about why you have come to therapy, your concerns, personal circumstances, challenges and what you would like to get from therapy. Sometimes people are worried about what to say but rest assured your psychologist will know what questions to ask to get the relevant information to help you.
There is no “typical” therapy session as there are different methods of treatment for different concerns.
Our psychologists are trained and experienced in conducting a wide range of assessments, including cognitive and learning assessments, behavioural assessments, ADHD, and autism assessments. These assessments are designed to provide insights into your needs, and we offer tailored recommendations for support. Contact us for more information about the types of assessments we offer.
Our Psychologists are required to adhere to a number of policies, rules and guidelines that protect the personal information of our clients and family members. We understand how sensitive this information is and place high importance on maintaining confidentiality. Any information provided to us is treated confidentially (including case notes, records, and psychological test results) and stored securely.
We will not disclose any information without the client’s consent or unless we are legally obligated to do so. If there is a need to disclose information (i.e. to a doctor, solicitor or third party) the client and/or parent will be consulted. The legal limitations to confidentiality will be outlined to clients in the first appointment.
Yes we do. We use a reliable and secure telehealth platform and set this up very easily if preferred including initial appointments. Let us know if you cannot attend the clinic and we may be able to arrange a telehealth session.
We understand confidentiality and privacy can be a concern. Any information disclosed to us is treated confidentially (including case notes, records, and psychological test results) and stored accordingly. No information will be disclosed without the client’s consent. If there is a need to disclose information (i.e. to a doctor, solicitor or third party) the client will be consulted and a release of information will need to be signed by the client. There are some legal limitations to confidentiality which will be explained to clients in the first session.
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