Psychology
What is Psychology?
Psychologists can help children with social-emotional difficulties.
The big emotions that children experience as they navigate life can hugely impact their behaviour, and their ability to interact with other people, and the environment around them. Detecting and addressing concerns early can prevent these difficulties from escalating into more serious problems later in life.
How might psychology help?
You may be concerned about your child’s social-emotional wellbeing – this may be anxiety, low self-esteem, low mood, anger, grief and loss, seeking isolation, intense behaviour, attention and learning difficulties or difficulties making friends.
Psychologists can support children to understand and manage feelings, to help build emotional stability, confidence and resilience.
Our team provides a range of therapeutic interventions tailored to meet the unique needs of each child. They also work in a family-centred way, meaning they consider the unique needs of your family when working when working with your child.
It can help support:
- Self-esteem: psychology can help your child feel confident, capable and valued by fostering a positive sense of self-worth and resilience in the face of challenges.
- Emotion regulation: psychology can help your child to understand and manage intense emotions.
Psychology at Royal Far West
At Royal Far West our team of experienced psychologists support children, their families and their educators to help them thrive.
Our psychologists focus on helping children to:
- Understand where their difficulties come from and why they’re dealing with these difficulties
- Understand and change the thoughts, behaviour and emotions that might be contributing to their difficulties
- Find ways of coping with their difficulties or managing parts of their lives
Our services in action
We’ve been supporting country kids via telehealth for over 10 years.
Find out more about how Royal Far West helped support Keaton with his speech and language development via telehealth.
Our Services
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists (OTs) assist children in daily activities that bring meaning to their lives. They focus on development, helping children become more independent and engage in meaningful tasks.
Speech Pathology
Our speech pathologists help children with communication difficulties, including speech sounds, stuttering, reading, and social skills to improve their communication to engage confidently with the world.
Social Work
Social workers help individuals, families, and groups improve their wellbeing. They help support children and families connect to resources and develop strategies that help stressful or difficult situations.