2eHub Anne Jackson I have been counselling and advocating for and with the twice-exceptional young person for many years. These are young people who are gifted as defined by Gagne’s model of talent development but who also carry an identified disability. Currently I am completing my Doctor of Cognitive Neurodiversity and have been fortunate enough to specialise in the student who carries giftedness and ADHD in the same body. To engage with these wonderfully complex young people I use a combination of Narrative Therapy and ACT as the gifted student is highly likely to bamboozle a counsellor who uses a more directive modality. Such young people may become engaged in a verbal debate over all the reasons that change cannot happen or that change requires others to do something but not them. The result is that many twice-exceptional students will fail to achieve their potential and or become involved in risky strategies to deal with their distress. My passion is to engage such young people on a journey whereby they can become the author of their life story. Being gifted yet disabled is an oxymoron that doesn’t have to be a disaster.
2eHub Anne Jackson I have been counselling and advocating for and with the twice-exceptional young person for many years. These are young people who are gifted as defined by Gagne’s model of talent development but who also carry an identified disability. Currently I am completing my Doctor of Cognitive Neurodiversity and have been fortunate enough to specialise in the student who carries giftedness and ADHD in the same body. To engage with these wonderfully complex young people I use a combination of Narrative Therapy and ACT as the gifted student is highly likely to bamboozle a counsellor who uses a more directive modality. Such young people may become engaged in a verbal debate over all the reasons that change cannot happen or that change requires others to do something but not them. The result is that many twice-exceptional students will fail to achieve their potential and or become involved in risky strategies to deal with their distress. My passion is to engage such young people on a journey whereby they can become the author of their life story. Being gifted yet disabled is an oxymoron that doesn’t have to be a disaster.
2eHub Anne Jackson I have been counselling and advocating for and with the twice-exceptional young person for many years. These are young people who are gifted as defined by Gagne’s model of talent development but who also carry an identified disability. Currently I am completing my Doctor of Cognitive Neurodiversity and have been fortunate enough to specialise in the student who carries giftedness and ADHD in the same body. To engage with these wonderfully complex young people I use a combination of Narrative Therapy and ACT as the gifted student is highly likely to bamboozle a counsellor who uses a more directive modality. Such young people may become engaged in a verbal debate over all the reasons that change cannot happen or that change requires others to do something but not them. The result is that many twice-exceptional students will fail to achieve their potential and or become involved in risky strategies to deal with their distress. My passion is to engage such young people on a journey whereby they can become the author of their life story. Being gifted yet disabled is an oxymoron that doesn’t have to be a disaster.
2eHub Anne Jackson I have been counselling and advocating for and with the twice-exceptional young person for many years. These are young people who are gifted as defined by Gagne’s model of talent development but who also carry an identified disability. Currently I am completing my Doctor of Cognitive Neurodiversity and have been fortunate enough to specialise in the student who carries giftedness and ADHD in the same body. To engage with these wonderfully complex young people I use a combination of Narrative Therapy and ACT as the gifted student is highly likely to bamboozle a counsellor who uses a more directive modality. Such young people may become engaged in a verbal debate over all the reasons that change cannot happen or that change requires others to do something but not them. The result is that many twice-exceptional students will fail to achieve their potential and or become involved in risky strategies to deal with their distress. My passion is to engage such young people on a journey whereby they can become the author of their life story. Being gifted yet disabled is an oxymoron that doesn’t have to be a disaster.
2eHub Anne Jackson I have been counselling and advocating for and with the twice-exceptional young person for many years. These are young people who are gifted as defined by Gagne’s model of talent development but who also carry an identified disability. Currently I am completing my Doctor of Cognitive Neurodiversity and have been fortunate enough to specialise in the student who carries giftedness and ADHD in the same body. To engage with these wonderfully complex young people I use a combination of Narrative Therapy and ACT as the gifted student is highly likely to bamboozle a counsellor who uses a more directive modality. Such young people may become engaged in a verbal debate over all the reasons that change cannot happen or that change requires others to do something but not them. The result is that many twice-exceptional students will fail to achieve their potential and or become involved in risky strategies to deal with their distress. My passion is to engage such young people on a journey whereby they can become the author of their life story. Being gifted yet disabled is an oxymoron that doesn’t have to be a disaster.
A Life Simply Lived Psychology Naomi Malone has been a counselling psychologist for almost 20 years, and has worked her entire career in our beautiful Mallee region. Over this time, she has had the absolute honour to work beside many rural people, families and communities, providing support through the tough times, and celebrating the wins. Naomi's clinical approach is trauma-informed, inclusive, and neuroaffirming, and looks beyond all of the diagnoses and labels to really connect with and understand those who she works with - human to human. Naomi's areas of special interest and experience are supporting late identified neurodivergent adults and those who have experienced trauma, as well as supporting cross neurotype couples.
Acorn Psychology Kelly Murray We complete assessments in line with the Practice Guidelines, for children and adults. We utilise a model of care to support our clients with CBT based skills, while working on rebuilding self-esteem and sense of self. We also work with functional supports around executive function.
Acorn Psychology Meg Blackie At Acorn Psychology we can provide psychological support for ADHD, including assessments to to aid in seeking a diagnosis, as well as the learning of compensatory strategies to manage symptoms on a daily basis.
ADHD Melbourne One of the many goals of ADHD Melbourne is to provide a supportive, nurturing, and fact-based educational environment online for people in Melbourne and regional Victoria with ADHD, including family members such as partners and children with ADHD. We are also aiming to significantly improve all Australian government’s and community’s acceptance and support of ADHD. ADHD Melbourne was born along side the many internet sites beginning to improve the understanding of ADHD. One of our goals is to augment and unite them. Please feel free to get in contact if you have an ADHD based organisation and would like to be part of this global movement. There are a growing number of ADHD related internet sites in the world, and in Australia several have emerged this last year alone. We are encouraged by this as ADHD is possibly the most undiagnosed mental health issue in Australia. Our belief and our goal is to freely connect and communicate as a peer to peer community in an online capacity. We started out as a Facebook page and a Facebook group by its founding members Mark Szili, Peter Scholem, and Simon Watts.
Adult ADHD Melbourne Adult ADHD Melbourne is a group for adults with ADHD, their family and friends, and health professionals working in the area. The purpose of the adult ADHD group is to provide peer support, shared resources, information, and advocacy. We meet once a month in inner Melbourne at the library at Docklands, The Dock – 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade Docklands 3008. We also have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AdultADHDMelbourne
Amelia Slater - Community Wellbeing We celebrate all neurotypes and use neurodivergent affirming practices at Community Wellbeing. We are for the quirky, cool, fluid, non-conforming and creative. As a neurodivergent herself, Amelia is understanding and passionate about helping people feel safe to be their unique selves, build confidence, and self-esteem, find their passions and follow their dreams. All services are tailored to your needs.
Amelia Slater - Community Wellbeing We celebrate all neurotypes and use neurodivergent affirming practices at Community Wellbeing. We are for the quirky, cool, fluid, non-conforming and creative. As a neurodivergent herself, Amelia is understanding and passionate about helping people feel safe to be their unique selves, build confidence, and self-esteem, find their passions and follow their dreams. All services are tailored to your needs.
Amelia Slater - Community Wellbeing We celebrate all neurotypes and use neurodivergent affirming practices at Community Wellbeing. We are for the quirky, cool, fluid, non-conforming and creative. As a neurodivergent herself, Amelia is understanding and passionate about helping people feel safe to be their unique selves, build confidence, and self-esteem, find their passions and follow their dreams. All services are tailored to your needs.
Amelia Slater - Community Wellbeing We celebrate all neurotypes and use neurodivergent affirming practices at Community Wellbeing. We are for the quirky, cool, fluid, non-conforming and creative. As a neurodivergent herself, Amelia is understanding and passionate about helping people feel safe to be their unique selves, build confidence, and self-esteem, find their passions and follow their dreams. All services are tailored to your needs.
Amelia Slater - Community Wellbeing We celebrate all neurotypes and use neurodivergent affirming practices at Community Wellbeing. We are for the quirky, cool, fluid, non-conforming and creative. As a neurodivergent herself, Amelia is understanding and passionate about helping people feel safe to be their unique selves, build confidence, and self-esteem, find their passions and follow their dreams. All services are tailored to your needs.
This group was created for parents/guardians of children who have been diagnosed with ADHD/ADD/ASD and adults with ADHD in the Ballarat (Victoria, Australia) and Surrounds areas (regional, western Melbourne) The environment we support is neither for or against both medications and alternative therapies, it is more of taking on a community mindset in a non judgmental environment. A community to help prop us up on the bad days, help advocate for our children and offer any advice/strategies to help each other. Join their Facebook page here
Are you looking for support outside of your family and friends? Christine Savides BSc, Gestalt Psychotherapy is a Somatic Exeriencing Practitioner in Training (Intermediate Level). She works with adults and teenagers who need someone to talk to when they have a sense that things are not as they should be, or a feeling that something needs to change. Christine is trained in Gestalt Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing, and continuously staying abreast of the latest neuro-scientific research. Now running her own psychotherapy practice in St Kilda Road Melbourne she cherishes every single moment she spends with her clients. She truly cares for every client that has walked through the door. Click here to find out more
Dr Cristina Cooper - Integrative GP MB BChir MA (Cantab) DRCOG DCH FRACGP MACNEM CSB Dr Cristina Cooper has a passion for vibrant health and helping people create sustainable life changes. She graduated from Cambridge University in 2002 and made Australia her home 9 years ago. She specialised in nutritional and environmental medicine and techniques to re-pattern the subconscious mind and connect with the wisdom of the body. She loves to foster self-empowerment in a space of non- judgement; to help folks come home to themselves and move beyond shame and illness into possibility. Dr Cristina is also a certified sex and pleasure coach. Key areas of interest: Embodiment, Medicinal Cannabis, Gut health, fatigue, nutritional approaches to mental health, autism and ADHD, bio-identical hormones, menopause, andropause, remediating environmental toxicity, adrenal and thyroid health, stress management, nutritional supplements (including intramuscular and intravenous vitamins and compounded formulas for adults and children) She is trauma-informed and is LBGQIT+ friendly. For more information and how to book, visit: www.usawa.com.au
Dr Jossy Antony MBBS, MRCPsych, FRANZCP is a Consultant Psychiatrist. He started Reflect Health with the vision to provide not just affordable, high quality care incorporating various treatment modalities under one umbrella but also to help you grow through this process. The vision is not to compete with anyone but to be genuine, innovative and true to our values. It’s only then we can truly focus on you. At present his primary aim is to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment based on a truly holistic and integrative approach, for a wide range of conditions. This is done through telehealth, face to face and at times home visits. Dr Jossy has a special interest in ADHD and believes he provides quality assessment and treatment. Click here to find out more
Dr Laura Connolly Laura prides herself on approaching all of her clients with an empathetic and warm attitude, which she believes helps her to improve validity and reliability of the assessments she completes and improves outcomes in therapy sessions. Laura has extensive experience in completing a broad range of neuropsychological assessments with adults with ADHD, Autism /Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning disorders. Laura is an experienced group facilitator having offered groups for people with ADHD. Laura is skilled in the provision of psychological interventions to assist people with ADHD and utilises Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT),Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT) and mindfulness-based interventions. Laura is located at Yarra City Psychology in rooms in Richmond, with Burnley Railway Station a 3 minute walk from the clinic and a tram at the front door. For further information please go to https://www.yarracitypsychology.com.au/
MBBS DCH FRACP Consultant Paediatrician Dr Mindi Fernando is a specialist in General Paediatrics and cares for children from birth through to 18 years of age. She graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2008 and completed a Diploma of Child Health through the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, SA in 2010. She completed her paediatric advanced training in Melbourne having worked at Monash Health and Eastern Health. Her interests in paediatric care include poor growth, feeding difficulties and sleep concerns. She also has an interest in developmental paediatrics including developmental delay, ADHD, Autism and learning difficulties.
Dr Sarah Morris is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral research in ADHD. She also has lived experience and is passionate about supporting adults with ADHD. Solid Rock Psychology runs a group program for adults with ADHD which uses a cognitive behavioural therapy approach (an evidence-based therapy for adults with ADHD). We can also work with clients individually if preferred. Solid Rock psychologists are also able to screen for ADHD, or conduct formal assessments for ADHD, depending on the preference of the client.
Dr Sarah Morris is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral research in ADHD. She also has lived experience and is passionate about supporting adults with ADHD. Solid Rock Psychology runs a group program for adults with ADHD which uses a cognitive behavioural therapy approach (an evidence-based therapy for adults with ADHD). We can also work with clients individually if preferred. Solid Rock psychologists are also able to screen for ADHD, or conduct formal assessments for ADHD, depending on the preference of the client.
Dr Sarah Morris is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral research in ADHD. She also has lived experience and is passionate about supporting adults with ADHD. Solid Rock Psychology runs a group program for adults with ADHD which uses a cognitive behavioural therapy approach (an evidence-based therapy for adults with ADHD). We can also work with clients individually if preferred. Solid Rock psychologists are also able to screen for ADHD, or conduct formal assessments for ADHD, depending on the preference of the client.
