Caterpillar Clinic

05/11/2025

A good day out of the office for the Caterpillar Clinic team, learning about Collaborative & Proactive Solutions from THE Dr Ross Greene (yes, author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School, amongst others). A great approach focused on problem solving and generating solutions to difficult situations by working with (not on) the child and developing their skills to prevent problem behaviours. Back to the office to keep the good work going tomorrow!

15/10/2025

📣Exciting news! We are now approved for Improved Relationships (Positive Behaviour Support) services for NDIS clients (children/adolescents). We have experienced BSPs (including Board Approved Behaviour Analysts) available to meet and discuss your concerns and start on your PBS journey. Contact us for more information and to book an initial intake. ☎️07 4281 6886 📧admin@caterpillarclinic.com.au

13/08/2025

We are super excited to introduce our TWO new provisional psychologists who have joined the Caterpillar team. Pyper comes on board with great experience from the NDIS sector as a previous Behaviour Support Practitioner, alongside clinical experience in a range of areas. Sara joins us in her fifth and final year of training to be a registered psychologist, having completed her clinical placements under her Masters training. Both Sara and Pyper are fantastic additions to the Clinic and allow families to access as many sessions as needed with a lower session rate than our fully registered psychologists, with clinicians who have existing clinical experience and full supervision. Check out our website http://www.caterpillarclinic.com.au to view their profiles, and feel free to contact us via phone (07 4281 6886) or email (admin@caterpillarclinic.com.au) for more information or to book in your child. Limited wait times currently! 🥳

17/04/2025

Great show, great actress, great attitude. 😊🤜🤛

02/04/2025

The theme for World Autism Awareness Day 2025 is “Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

This theme focuses on:

- Recognizing the value of different ways of thinking and perceiving the world 😎
- Connecting autism acceptance to broader goals of creating inclusive, sustainable communities 🏘️
- Finding ways to include autistic people in efforts to build a better world for everyone 🌍

The theme highlights how accepting and including autistic people benefits all of society and connects to the UN’s global plan for a better future. ❤️

20/12/2024

The Caterpillar team had our annual planning day to review the year just gone and set up for the year ahead. We're super excited about all we've achieved and all that we have planned in 2025! Although we are sad to see Dawn leave the team from her bright and bubbly role in admin, we're also very happy for her to start a well deserved retirement. 🍾

We'd like to congratulate Clinic Director Dr Rachel Pearce on her successful completion of her PhD! It's been a juggle for Rachel managing her research and clinical commitments for the last few years, but it seems to have been worthwhile with a published paper, a paper currently under review pending publication, and nominations from both thesis examiners for an Outstanding Thesis Award. Rachel hopes her research will benefit practitioners supporting anxious autistic children and developing children's coping abilities, and she's very excited about working with more young people and their families on her fulltime return to the Clinic. 🎓

So that's a wrap for Caterpillar Clinic for 2024! Our office is closed from Tuesday 24 December 2024 until Monday 06 January 2025. We hope all Caterpillar kids and their families have a very safe and happy time over Christmas and New Years, and we look forward to seeing you again in January to help get the year started in the best way possible! 🎄🎆

19/12/2024

I've just wrapped up two inspiring days with the wonderful team at Caterpillar Clinic in Cairns, Queensland!

Want to know what gives me hope for our kids' future? Seeing children's therapists who truly get it - who understand that supporting kids from two-home families means seeing the whole picture.

The Caterpillar team's commitment shone through as we explored:
• Making therapy work smoothly when children have two homes
• Supporting kids through family changes with real understanding
• Helping children feel secure, no matter their family setup
• Keeping both parents in the loop about their child's progress

To parents considering therapy for your children - it's heartening to know therapists like these are deeply committed to supporting all types of families. Your child's wellbeing matters, whatever changes your family is experiencing.

Thank you, Caterpillar Clinic team, for your dedication to every child who walks through your doors 💙

09/10/2024

When it comes to mental health, meaningful connections matter.

Connections with loved ones, connections with community, connections with colleagues, connections to supports and services, connections to Country – and connections to yourself. ❤️

Who can you connect with today?

https://worldmentalhealthday.com.au/

03/10/2024

Join the team at Caterpillar Clinic and be a part of a service that creates real change for children and families!

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03/10/2024

You know you're in safe and responsible hands at Caterpillar Clinic - we just passed our NDIS recertification with 100% compliance! The auditors were impressed by our 'client focused care that is data driven' and 'strong collaborative practice' with other professionals across the sector. Our quality staff give children and families a quality service and the best possible outcomes, and we're very proud for that to be recognised. 😁🥳

02/09/2024

Additional session times have been made available at Caterpillar Clinic for school-aged children and adolescents seeking psychological intervention and/or assessments - Medicare rebates available for all our clinicians. Contact our brilliant admin team on 07 4281 6886 or email admin@caterpillarclinic.com.au.

Psychology services for children & adolescents, formal diagnostic/assessment, effective intervention

23/08/2024

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our newly registered general psychologist, Rebecca (Bec) Byrne! Bec has completed all the many requirements of a provisional psychologist from start to finish at Caterpillar Clinic and will now continue in the team with full registration. We're very proud of Bec and her work supporting children and families, and thank all of those that have been involved in her journey to complete her studies and training. We are now team of all fully registered psychologists, woohoo!!