Most people choose to come to therapy to gain an outside perspective on their experience, within an inviting space, and a warm, trustworthy, and confidential relationship. Therapy may be sought out for many reasons, including mental health support, maintaining wellbeing, goal-setting and skills- building, personal development and self-discovery, or assistance during life-changing transitions or decisions.

To best support our clients, we love to collaborate with others wherever it’s helpful for you, in order to provide holistic care across the medical, allied health, school, home, and family settings.

Like any other stage of life, adolescence comes with its own unique challenges and changes. Therapy can provide young people with a safe space to be heard, reflect, problem-solve, and build the confidence to navigate difficulties as they arise. It can support adolescents with a wide range of concerns, including adjustment difficulties, anxiety, coping with medical issues, depression or mood difficulties, emotion regulation, family and peer relationship challenges, grief and loss, identity exploration, mindfulness, school refusal or school-related stressors, sleep problems, social skills development, and trauma.

For children, therapy often uses creativity and play to explore and understand the emotions underlying behaviours of concern. Through these approaches, children can develop important skills in emotion regulation, communication, and self-expression. Therapy can support children with a wide range of challenges, including adjustment difficulties, anxiety, coping with medical issues, depression or mood difficulties, emotion regulation, family and peer relationship difficulties, grief and loss, identity challenges, mindfulness, school refusal or school-related stressors, sleep problems, social skills development, and trauma.

Daisy is the official therapy dog at Mind Matters. She completed her Therapy Dog and Handler course with Lisa in March 2022 and brings warmth, comfort, and joy to the clinic. Daisy loves squeaky toys, chewing sticks, long walks, blueberries, playing tug, and cuddles, and her sister Sunny keeps life lively. In therapy sessions, Daisy helps clients feel safe, calm, and relaxed, providing a friendly, non-judgmental companion who can reduce stress and tension, encourage empathy, and make sessions more enjoyable and comfortable for people of all ages.

We are looking forward to launching therapy groups and skills groups soon, so stay tuned! Group work can be beneficial to connect people with others with similar experiences, build social skills, normalise discussions about life’s challenges and mental health, and share in offering compassion and kindness to one another.