New Clients - The Young Mind Clinic

The Young Mind Clinic is focused on children and adolescents aged up to 18 years, so clients have access to highly experienced psychologists who work exclusively with young people and their families.

As a small practice of experienced psychologists, we aim to provide the most evidence based therapy and assessment for a wide range of difficulties facing families. If we cannot help, we will seek to provide you with referrals to those who can, as assisting families to find their individual solution is our aim.

Our services are able to be rebated under Medicare with eligible Mental Health Care Plans (MHCP) as well as private health funds and self managed NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme).

Anxiety including phobias, social anxiety, separation anxiety, generalised anxiety
Perfectionism and procrastination
Exam stress and other academic concerns
Obsessive Compulsive behaviours and tics
Depression
Sleep problems
Emotional dysregulation
Social difficulties (including bullying as part of normal childhood and adolescent challenges as well as in the context of more pervasive difficulties such as and Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Behavioural difficulties
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Oppositional behaviour
Parenting issues

If your child is experiencing a difficulty not listed, please contact the clinic as this is not an exhaustive list.

The Young Mind Clinic

Booking with us

You do not need a referral to see a psychologist, however if you wish to obtain a Medicare rebate, you can visit your GP or specialist paediatrician or psychiatrist to obtain an eligible Mental Health Care Plan.

Claiming through private health insurance generally does not require a referral, however you will need to confirm the conditions around private health claims for your particular policy with your private health insurer. To make an appointment, please phone the clinic on 02 9420 0896 or email the clinic.

WHAT TO EXPECT

If your child is under 16, it is likely that you will be asked to come in first for an initial consult without your child, to provide an opportunity to go through necessary background information (including, developmental and medical history, preschool and school adjustment, family situation factors and family history as well as important information regarding the presenting problem and history of the presenting problem).

This allows for frank and open discussion prior to engaging the child in the therapy process and also determines what might be the best next step (e.g. parent based sessions, individual therapy for child, psychometric or diagnostic assessment).

If your child is 16 and above (and occasionally if the child is younger, depending on issue and individual), you will be invited to attend with your child for the first consultation.

It is likely that you and your child will spend some time with the psychologist together and separately for this session.

Please let admin know when booking in if you have any mobility issues as there are some stairs to negotiate to enter the clinic.

We also offer Telehealth as an option (for which Medicare rebates may still apply as with in clinic consultations if your child has an eligible Mental Health Treatment Plan).

Contact info:

Phone: 02 9420 0896
Fax: 02 8088 6388
Email: info@theyoungmindclinic.com

Location:

Our clinic is within close reach to the lower and upper North Shore and Inner West of Sydney as well as being close to link roads across the bridge to the Eastern Suburbs. We are located at Suite B & C, 161 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove, in a small building of office suites situated behind the main row of shops. You will see a sign located near the footpath out the front with “The Young Mind Clinic” written on it out the front of 161 Burns Bay Rd. We are in the back building (behind the bike shop), down Charlish Lane, adjacent to the IGA. There is a flight of stairs going up the outside of this building and our door is the first on the right. You will see signing on the window, so you will know you are in the right place.

Parking

There is ample free parking (mostly with a 2 hour time limit) on the streets surrounding us including Burns Bay Rd itself, as well as Fig Tree St and Ross Smith Pde.
Please do not park in the IGA carpark as this is for their customers only.

The Young Mind Clinic

Psychology for Children & Adolescents in Lane Cove,
Lower North Shore, Sydney

The Young Mind Clinic is focused on children and adolescents aged up to 18 years, so clients have access to highly experienced psychologists who work exclusively with young people and their families.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

Child & Adolescent Psychology in Lane Cove

Therapy
and Treatment

Psychoeducational
Assessments

Childhood
Anxiety

Depression /
Mood

Self
Harm

Behavioural
Issues

Obsessive Compulsive
Disorders (OCD)

Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD)

ADHD

COMMON REFERRALS