Family & Children's Therapy

Acua champions healthy families that are able to share, support and grow together  through our family therapy services.

Apart from assisting couples in our parental counselling, Acua also offers a range of services for children. Acua works in a network of practitioners including Psychologists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and others to support the development of children of all ages. Acua is committed to setting up  each child for success across Melbourne and the Gold Coast.

Our therapists use a range of interventions and tools including;

Behavioural Therapy

• Anxiety and Depression

• Concentration

• Social Cues, Socialisation and Group dynamics 

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ODD)

• Fears and Phobias 

• Trauma and Grief

• Developmental Delay

• Behavioural Challenges

• Boundary Theory

• Gratitude and Volunteering

• Self Care

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Developmental Therapy

• Sequential and Non-Sequential Information Synthesis

• Conceptualisation

• Visual/Aural/Kinaesthetic Learning Techniques

• Multiple Intelligence Development

• Memory, Learning Models, Schema and Pattern development

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Expressive Therapies 

• Art Therapy 

• Drama Therapy

• Music Therapy

• Play Therapy

• Movement Therapy

Speech Therapy 

• Letters and Numbers,

• Sounds, Phonics and Phonetics

• Articulation, Stuttering, Language and Speech

• Literacy, Sentence Structure, Writing and Reading

• Voice Production, Presenting, Scripting and Creative Communications

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Group Sessions

All clients work with a therapist one on one.

Children's therapy and parenting counselling go hand in hand, and parent/s are expected to be present in the session. Children progressing well in individual therapy may be invited to attend group therapy sessions like Drama Therapy to transfer skills to a social setting. Group sessions provide a safe space for children to test their skills, grow confidence, connect socially and build resilience and self-esteem—an integral part of our family therapy approach.

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Assessments

Acua works with practitioners to conduct observations (informal), diagnostics and assessments (formal) for conditions, disorders or disability. These assessments inform therapy interventions to give each client the best possible outcome. 

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Practitioners

Acua practitioners are either Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists or Educators. This combination of therapy and education has resulted in interventions which have helped many children adjust, grow and overcome hurdles. 

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NDIS

Children with a disability are welcome. Acua provides all NDIS clients with Invoicing to claim their therapy.