Apogee Psychological Services

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Are you worried about your child's behaviour or emotions?
Apogee Psychological Services can provide intervention to help with a wide range of problems. We can help your family figure out what the problem is, what is maintaining the problem and how to fix or manage the problem.

Our service can provide treatment for problems such as anxiety, PTSD, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder & Tic Disorder

Do you have a child or teenager who is struggling at school?
Apogee Psychological Services can provide treatment for problems such as academic under-performance, challenging behaviour in the classroom, peer interaction difficulties and school refusal.r />
*Gina is the founder and Principal Psychologist for Apogee Psychological Services. Gina has worked with young children, adolescents and parents for over 10 years in a variety of settings including private practice, disability services, schools and highly specialised child protection settings. This experience facilitates a capacity to offer services for complex and challenging presentations including: dual diagnosis, developmental trauma, self-harm and suicide.

* Gina brings a bubbly personality, warm and friendly approach and passion for working with children and families. Gina is best known for her pragmatic approach towards resolving presenting problems.

*Gina is also a qualified and experienced primary school teacher with a unique and practical understanding of disorders which impact learning or behaviour in the classroom.

* Gina holds multiple degrees in teaching and psychology and has received training in approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing. She is a member of the Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) Identified Practitioners List.

* Gina is skilled in a range of therapeutic techniques and parenting programs. Gina has delivered programs such as Parents as Teachers (PAT) and the Positive Parenting Program (PPP) and established an intensive local family based support service (Brighter Futures) during her position with Family and Community Services.

* Gina has developed and implemented training packages for a wide range of audiences. Gina has trained child protection caseworkers in policy and procedures, trained multi-level government staff about psychological disorders or presenting issues such as trauma, suicide and self-harm, behaviour management and client motivation. Gina has been involved in the delivery of Train the Trainer programs within a large government organisation, and has developed and implemented staff training for non-government agencies involved in service provision for children and young people. (more)