Parenting therapists in Darwin, NT
Browse Parenting therapists in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Parenting
Oksana Pueschel
Counsellor/Therapist, Grad Dip Family Counselling, Cert NeurOptimal Neurofeedback
Using Family Systtems approach
19 Years Experience
Online in Darwin, NT
Parenting
Anna Dafna
Psychologist, MEd, BEd, QTS, GMBPsS, ADHD & Executive Function Coach Accred, Leadership, Somatic & Polyvagal Cert
Parent Coaching for Neurodiverse Children - Complimentary Consultation
Are you finding it challenging to support your neurodiverse child?
Perhaps your own neurodiversity makes parenting more complex, or you feel unsure whether your current approach is helping your child thrive.
Many parents unintentionally fall into common patterns that can make daily life more stressful for both themselves and their child.
Specialist coaching can help you better understand your child’s needs and develop supportive strategies that strengthen communication, emotional regulation and confidence at home.
With the right guidance, you can feel more confident in your parenting and see meaningful progress in your child’s wellbeing and development.
Book a complimentary consultation to explore how we can work together.
24 Years Experience
Online in Darwin, NT
Parenting
Dimitri Hawa
Psychologist, Psychologist-BA, BPsycSc (Hons), GradDipProfPsych
The best advice ‘be well within self’ and your children will thrive. Therapy can offer expert guidance and psychological support to clients confronting diverse parenting challenges. This is provided within a compassionate and non-judgmental space, allowing individuals to delve into the intricacies of their roles as parents. Employing evidence-based techniques (schema therapy methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic approaches, attachment approaches), fostering a healthy safe therapeutic alliance and tailoring interventions to each client’s unique needs, the psychologist aids parents in navigating a wide array of issues, spanning from child behavior and discipline to effective family communication. Whether the challenges revolve around child development, implementing effective discipline, or nurturing healthy parent-child relationships, the psychologist is dedicated to assisting clients in their journey towards achieving success and fulfillment in their roles as parents.
Call for a free consultation. Medicare rebated sessions (obtained from a GP called mental health care plan) and private health insurance rebates session available.
Dimitri's experience extends to conducting psychological assessments and offering counselling support to Victims of Crime through (VOCAT), clients associated with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Workcover clients, and those covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and has previously provided psychological support within prison settings.
10 Years Experience
Online in Darwin, NT
Parenting
Dr George Booty. The PsychoTRAUMA Clinic (Convergence College of Psychotherapy)
Registered Psychotherapist, Dr, DPsych, MA Couns, MA Psych, PG Dip Spvn
Parenting problems need wisdom to resolve not just techniques. Super Nanny I am not. But a wise father I am. Parenting needs to be armed with information and training to deal with situations used to come from the elders who were treated as wise and respected as such whereas nowadays the knowledge gained form the internet does not teach application only gives knowledge and this is where we need to work more to help assimilate the knowledge and using what we now know fo the mind brain interface and child development we are more informed and can with help become better parents and teachers and leaders to children and adolescents.
31 Years Experience
Online in Darwin, NT
Parenting
Kristen Bayliss
Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, BSc, MA
You may choose to attend parenting counselling alone, with your partner, or with your child, in order to effectively work through the issues facing your family. We can work alongside you, to better understand your child or teenager and their developmental stage, and identify strategies to support you in this challenging role as a parent.
28 Years Experience
Online in Darwin, NT
Darwin is Australia's most remote and northerly capital city, a frontier community in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory with a distinctive character shaped by its military presence, geographic isolation, significant Indigenous population in the broader region, and a transient workforce that moves in and out of the city on short postings and contracts. The mental health landscape reflects the specific stresses of remote tropical living—extreme heat and humidity, cyclone anxiety, isolation from family and major urban centres, and alcohol-related harm—alongside the acute needs of Darwin's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. NT Health provides public mental health services through the Top End Mental Health service, and a private therapy sector serves permanent residents and longer-term workers; telehealth is widely used for those in more remote communities across the Top End. Common therapy concerns include anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship stress, and the adjustment challenges of a city where many residents are perpetually in transition.
Parenting therapists in Darwin, NT Statistics
Parenting therapists in Darwin, NT average 17 years of experience and charge around $173 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (82%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (61%), and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) (55%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$173
Accept insurance
61%
Offer sliding scale
55%
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
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| 34% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 73% |
In Person and Online |
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| 27% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 82% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 61% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 55% | Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) |
| 55% | Narrative Therapy |
| 52% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 45% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 42% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 70% | Teen |
| 67% | Senior |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 48% | Children |
Client Focus
| 79% | Women |
| 76% | Men |
| 61% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Middle Eastern |