Our Therapy Focus
Youth Mental Health
The Seedpod Therapy is an under 30's Clinic, we deal with all issues that face young people in this modern world. Youth Mental health is as varied as young people themselves. Contact us and have a chat (phone, email, text); if we can't support you, we will do everything we can to find the right service for you.
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through quality assessment, diagnosis and treatment, we can help bring some balance to your everyday functioning.
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma can be exceptionally difficult to integrate into our daily lives. At times, difficult to believe that terrible things have happened. This may lead to adjustment issues or PTSD. Associated disturbances such as sleep, anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. We can support young people and families overcome these symptoms and work towards integration and acceptance through trauma informed practices. Our clinicians are experienced trauma professionals.
Identity and personality related issues
We certainly don't propose to be the experts in this field but we know the people who are. We can help connect you with specialised services, help you develop the tools you'll need and also link you with medical services as required.
Parents/carers and family based issues
We are family and support network friendly. We invite you to be part of our sessions, we believe that youth mental health benefits greatly if they have a well resourced support network. There is no doubt that little and young people are impacted by what is happening in the home environment.
Online Services
One of the clear developments from the COVID -19 experience was the uptake of technology to reduce isolation. Now firmly embedded in our society, therapy is no exception. Online sessions can be requested at any time. All sessions can be considered HYBRID meaning you can choose. Your clinician can see you face to face or a link can be sent via email to host an online session. Online sessions provide safety and convenience.
We also are happy to chat on the phone to you as well.
Our Therapy Toolkit
CBT
All our clinicians will work from a CBT base
DBT
Although, here at The Seedpod we don't provide the full DBT program, our clinicians will utilise the DBT intervention tools to aid your growth. Just to enlighten you on some of these tools, you can look up - Distress tolerance, Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness and emotional regulation. Also DBT offers excellent strategies such as TIPP SKILLS and URGE SURFING
OTHER MODELS USED:
Some of our clinicians are purists and work from particular models and then some of our clinicians will be a little more eclectic.
You will have the opportunity to interact with models such as:
ACT, SCHEMA THERAPY, NARRATIVE THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, ART THERAPY and PSYCHOEDUCATION BASED IN NEUROSCIENCE.
ECO PSYCHOLOGY - what is this?? Want to take a walk and talk...let us know!
We are also looking to expand this arm of our therapy - surfing sessions, mountain bikes, bush walking... yeah, I'm in a better space just thinking about this....! Individual sessions? Groups?? let's talk? Are you a active Psychologist - come join our team!