Our experienced clinicians are highly skilled at helping children, adolescents and their families when they are facing difficult times in their lives. At Lighthouse Child and Adolescent Psychology we offer child counselling and psychology services in Double Bay, Sydney. These services include a diverse range of therapies and treatments to address the following behavioural and emotional problems that children and adolescents may face.

  • Anger and negative emotion management

  • Anxiety

  • Attention and concentration difficulties

  • Assertiveness training

  • Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

  • Bullying

  • Behavioural difficulties

  • Bereavement and grief

  • COVID-19 related stress

  • Depression

  • Developmental delay

  • Disordered eating

  • Exam stress

  • Emotion regulation problems

  • Family separations (see “Separation” page on this website)

  • Family conflict

  • Fears and separation anxiety

  • Giftedness

 

  • Generalised-anxiety disorder (GAD)

  • Grief and coping with loss

  • Home Schooling issues

  • Insomnia and poor sleep health

  • Oppositional defiance disorder (ODD)

  • Obsessions and compulsive behaviours (OCD)

  • Panic Attacks

  • Phobias

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  • Parenting support

  • Sibling rivalry

  • Social and performance anxiety

  • Social skills training (ASD)

  • Self-esteem issues

  • Self-harm

  • Study-related stress, study skills and procrastination

  • School refusal

  • School problems (school visits provided)

  • Trauma

  • Transitioning to pre-school, school or high school