Our Services
Psychological assessment and treatment
Individual, couple or group based treatment for improving psychological health or coping with life stressors.
Medicolegal and cognitive assessments
Psychological and cognitive assessment and report writing for educational, legal or employment purposes
Workplace psychological services and EAP
Support and education to create and sustain mentally healthy workplaces.
Assessments of cognition, Autism and ADHD
Health in Mind Orange offers cognitive and intellectual assessments for children and adults. These assessments help to identify academic strengths and weakness. Where appropriate, the assessing psychologist can provide feedback to parents and schools about the results of testing and recommendations about how to support your child’s academic growth and promote learning.
Health in Mind Orange specialises in assessment of Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), for persons of all ages. We are committed to neurodiverse affirming practice. Our clinicians are trained in the use of the ADOS, ADIR, Connors scales, and many other assessment tools.
Cognitive assessments are useful for diagnosing learning difficulties or intellectual disorders.These reports can also provide supportive documentation for NDIS or disability funding.
Cognitive assessments can include administration of:
– Tests of intelligence such as the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC V).
– Assessment of adaptive functioning (e.g. Vinelands Adaptive Behaviour Scales).
– Tests of memory and attention (such as the Weschler Memory Scale).
– Tests of specific academic achievements in maths, writing or reading (such as the Weschler Individual Achievement Test).
Please talk with one of our clinicians or our administrative team to be provided with a quote for costs of an assessment, or to discuss how your assessment needs can best be supported.
What can a psychologist help me with?
Psychologists can help anyone who is experiencing a mental health issue or having difficulty coping with life stressors. We work with people of every age, sexual or religious orientation, or cultural background. We work with children and adults across the lifespan. Issues that are commonly addressed with a psychologist include:
- Depression and anxiety
- Drug or alcohol use or other impulsive or addictive behaviours (such as shopping, gambling or pornography use).
- Difficulties as a result of traumatic events (including childhood abuse, domestic violence, traumatic births, natural disaster or involvement in an accident).
- Grief and loss counselling
- Pain management
- Couple and individual counselling for relationship difficulties
- Sexual disorders (such as experiencing pain during sex, managing low or high libido)
- Difficulties coping with life stressors such as retrenchment, retirement, divorce or separation, unemployment, infertility, etc.
- Anger management
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Eating or body image problems (eating disorders)
- Personality Disorders.
- Psychotic disorders
- Management of self-harm or suicidal thinking
- Issues common in children- such as separation anxiety, school refusal, or behavioural difficulties.
- Behavioural and psychological support for persons with disability or their carers.
What should I expect when I meet my psychologist?
Your psychologist will aim is to work collaboratively with you on the issues that are important to you – by providing you with expert advise and support.
Your psychologist will spend the first session getting to know you and finding out what issue you would like assistance with. This will involve you talking about what has happened, how you are coping, and what symptoms you may have. Lots of people are unsure or anxious about their first appointment and what they will say. This is all OK! Your psychologist will understand and will guide you by asking questions about your experience.
The aim of a first appointment is for the psychologist to understand what is going on, and for you to collaboratively agree on what the psychologist will help you with and decide how many sessions you may need. Treatment goals can be things such as improving mood, improving relationships, or improving sleep.
The number of sessions needed will vary based on the severity of the problem. Most people will have around 6 sessions with a psychologist. However, more severe issues may require longer term therapy, and some may only need 1-3 sessions.
Medicolegal and assessment reports
Health in Mind Orange offers psychological assessments and reports. These can include:
- Assessment of psychological injury as a result of an accident or traumatic event.
- Pre-employment psychological assessments (such as required prior to commencing missionary work or NSW Police Force).
- Completion of supporting documentation and assessments for the Disability
- Support Pension or an NDIS Access Request form.
Employer Services
What can a psychologist offer my workplace?
Research suggests that a mentally healthy workplace is a big contributor to workplace productivity and a key feature of a successful business. It is estimated that up to 50% of staff absentees may be due to mental health issues. If staff are experiencing mental health difficulties (either as a result of personal or workplace issues), they are likely to be less productive. Further, if managers are ill equipped to manage mental health in the workplace, this may negatively effect the team as a whole. A mentally healthy workplace is attuned to the mental health risks of the workplace, encourages open discussion of mental health issues, and supports early intervention and support for staff identified as struggling.
Evidence suggests that employers who invest in mental health initiatives in the workplace receive a 2.5- 5 times return on their investment, in the form of increased staff retention, improved productivity, and reduced absenteeism.
Health in Mind Orange offers a range of services to support the development of mentally healthy workplaces, including:
- Psychological support for workplace critical incidents (e.g. accidents, illness or death of a colleague, abuse from members of the public etc).
- Workplace psychological support (such as for retrenchment or termination, or coping with organisational change)
- Seminars or information sessions for staff on topics such as stress management, trauma informed care, or basic mental health management.
- Training for managers on managing mental health in the workplace.
- Employee Assistance Programs: offering a limited number of sessions for staff or family members of staff.