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What can a Psychologist diagnose?
Staying in my lane Assessment and diagnosis is a tricky beast to navigate at times, and it can be super confusing to know who is the professional (in Australia) who is trained to assist versus who is accepted as a diagnostician by the funding bodies (looking at you...
ADHD Medications
DISCLAIMER: Not a pharmacist, not medical, I do not prescribe. This is informational only to help you know what medications may be presribed to you, in Australia, if you are an ADHDer and you and your physician (usually psychiatrist and/or paediatrician &...
ADHD Overwhelm
This post is a followup resources from the Distractd talk on Wed 5 June, 2024. Thank you so much, Amanda for having me!!! (sIntroduction Welcome everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something that affects us all—overwhelm. If you have ADHD, this can be...
What is EMDR?
EMDR is a therapy effective for treating autistics, adults, children, for "little t" trauma also known as complex trauma (C-PTSD; ICD-11) and trauma (PTSD). Victoria is a qualified EMDR therapist.Exploring New Avenues in Treating Anxiety and Trauma: EMDR Therapy...
What the Therapy?
What the Therapy? So there a LOT of different therapies, and what the research tells us is that it’s anything up to 95% therapeutic alliance (or the relationship between the client and psychologist) that best determines outcomes of therapy. The following is an...
Over Diagnosis?
Navigating Autism and ADHD Diagnoses In recent years, the number of individuals seeking assessments for Autism and ADHD diagnoses has been on the rise. Some might argue that this increase is indicative of over-diagnosis or even a passing trend driven by social media,...