Parenting therapists in Toowoomba, Queensland QLD, Australia AU
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Chris Chicoteau
Counsellor/Therapist, Master of Counselling, IFS Level 2
Attend to your own parenting approach and gain deeper insight into your strengths and challenges in this area as you find new ways to parent.
16 Years Experience
Online in Toowoomba, QLD Queensland
Dr Israel Berger
Therapist, MBBS, FRANZCP, PGCert(Youth Mental Health), MPsych, PhD(Psych), CCTP
I have experience working with parents, children and adolescents, and families. With online therapy, children fare best with parenting support, while I am able to see adolescents and/or parents when an adolescent is facing difficulties.
20 Years Experience
Online in Toowoomba, QLD Queensland
A to Z Psychology - Enhancing Minds
Psychologist, PhD (psychology), M Psych (professional), B Psych (Hons), MAPS
Parenting a neurodivergent or sensitive child can be both incredibly rewarding and emotionally exhausting. We support parents in understanding their child’s brain, behaviour, and needs while also tending to their own nervous systems, boundaries, and emotional capacity. Whether you’re facing daily battles, school stress, or deeper fears for your child’s future, we're here to walk beside you with practical tools and compassionate guidance.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toowoomba, QLD Queensland
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 Toowoomba, QLD Queensland
Oksana Pueschel
Counsellor/Therapist, Grad Dip Family Counselling, Cert NeurOptimal Neurofeedback
Using Family Systtems approach
19 Years Experience
Online in Toowoomba, QLD Queensland
Toowoomba is Australia's second-largest inland city and the regional hub of the Darling Downs, serving a large agricultural hinterland across one of Australia's most productive farming regions, and its mental health landscape reflects both the needs of a regional city and the particular stresses of farming communities navigating drought, financial pressure, and geographic isolation. Darling Downs Health provides public mental health services, and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) based in Toowoomba contributes trained counsellors and psychologists to the local mental health workforce through its psychology programs. Agricultural stress, the mental health impact of prolonged drought, and the challenges of rural isolation are among the most significant mental health issues in the broader Toowoomba region, and the city serves as the access point for mental health care across a wide rural area. Common therapy concerns include farm and rural stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and the adjustment challenges of agricultural and service sector workers in a regional city.
Parenting therapists in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Statistics
Parenting therapists in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 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 |