The purpose of this blog is two-fold: firstly, it’s to help parents decide whether I’m the right child psychologist for you and your family.  As with many areas of expertise, it’s not uncommon to find very different views and opinions on how to best fix a problem, and this is very much the case when…

I don’t have a huge media profile. I don’t do speaking engagements or guest appearances on radio and TV. I see parents and children in my private practice, usually referred by GP’s, Paediatricians and schools, and a lot by word of mouth.  In nearly 20 years, I’ve had over 20,000 appointments, talking with parents and…

After nearly 20 years and over 20,000 appointments with parents and children discussing children’s behaviour problems, here are the top ten things I’ve learnt along the way: Children need to just DO AS THEY’RE TOLD! Children are not “Their own Boss”!  You (the parent) are THE BOSS! Children’s misbehaviour is usually just that, children misbehaving….

For quite a while now the good old parenting strategy known as Time-Out has been copping a lot of negative flack. It has been claimed that Time-Out is harmful to children; that using Time-Out can traumatise children and cause them short and long-term harm.  It’s been argued that Time-Out sends the message that the child…

TeleHealth Video Consults are now available as an alternative to clinic-based appointments. Details are available via the TeleHealth page on my website. Having seen thousands of children with behavioural issues, in my opinion the majority of issues are best treated with the implementation of strategies that a parent or parents will put into place at…

Does counselling for children really work? In my practice, I regularly see children of all ages who have been referred to me for counselling.  Usually this is due to the child showing signs of behavioural issues.  In fact, this is a common belief in today’s world – if a child is angry or having tantrums…

A Common Cause of Children’s Behavioural Issues. We live in an era where, as a parent, if your child has behavioural issues, you will likely be told that your child has underlying issues, or even worse, an underlying condition.  It’s also well know that diagnoses such as Attachment Disorders, ADD/ADHD, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder are…