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Amherst Psychology

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Amherst Psychology

We’re a private mental health practice located in Mount Pleasant and Canning Vale.

23/10/2025

Many people think therapy is only helpful or necessary in a crisis, but it can also help with managing stress, enhancing relationships, building coping strategies, and personal growth (among other things!). Don’t wait for a crisis to reach out for support. We’re here to help.

20/10/2025

When emotions feel overwhelming, grounding techniques can help bring you back to the present moment. These simple tools are about steadying yourself, calming your body, and giving your mind a chance to reset. They can be useful whether you’re feeling anxious, stressed, or perhaps caught up in racing thoughts.

If you don't find it helpful to connect to some types of sensory input, just leave them out and create a version that works well for you. And remember, like any strategy, grounding may not work every time! Be patient and try again another day.

17/10/2025

You don’t need a referral to start therapy - you can simply reach out and book an appointment with us. However, if you’d like to access Medicare rebates, a valid referral from your GP is required. Visiting your GP to discuss your mental health and your eligibility for a treatment / care plan is often a good first step. Either way, support is just a call or click away.

15/10/2025

October is ADHD Awareness month. Here’s three things we’d love you know about ADHD:
1. ADHD isn’t about not paying attention - it’s about paying attention to lots of things at once
2. Everyday stuff like planning, organising, or remembering time can be way harder than it looks.
3. Alongside the challenges, ADHD brains often bring creativity, big ideas, and heaps of passion when something clicks.

14/10/2025

Unless you're working in neurodiversity affirming spaces, it can be difficult to know how to find trustworthy and current information about key ideas. And there's been a profound shift over the last decade in understandings about neurodivergence and, therefore, the most appropriate language to use.

As a neurodivergent-led business with a focus on neurodiversity-affirming practice, we get lots of questions about this from business leaders and educators so we've put our most practical and to-the-point advice into a one-hour webinar. The information will still be relevant if you're not in a business context as we cover the reasons behind affirming terminology, not just a list of terms.

We'd love you to join us on Monday, 27 October 2025, 1:00Pm to 2:00PM AWST. Tickets are available here: https://www.amherstpsychology.com.au/event-details/neurodiversity-affirming-language-at-work

13/10/2025

We have appointments available throughout October. If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy or counselling, now is the perfect time to book in.

Call us on (08) 9456 0411 or submit a new client enquiry form https://www.amherstpsychology.com.au/newclient

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day - a reminder that mental health matters just as much as physical health. Let’s continue breaking the stigma and supporting one another on the journey toward wellbeing.

08/10/2025

Language matters 🗣 Using neurodiversity-affirming language helps create understanding, respect, and inclusion. Small changes in the way we speak can make a big difference in how supported and seen people feel.
To learn more about applying these changes in the workplace, join us for a webinar on Neurodiversity Affirming Language at Work: https://www.amherstpsychology.com.au/event-details/neurodiversity-affirming-language-at-work

06/10/2025

It’s WA Mental Health Week from 4 to 11 October ☺️ It’s great to see mental health care becoming part of everyday life through initiatives like this. Check out the offical website for events near you: https://mentalhealthweek.org.au/events

05/10/2025

A very warm welcome to our new Clinical Team Leader, Vanessa Rankin. She will work closely with our Clinical Manager, Eimear Quigley, to support our practitioners and will also have a small number of her own clients.

Vanessa is a Clinical Psychologist and board-approved supervisor with experience leading teams and improving governance and service delivery in the government sector. She has provided assessment, therapy, clinical supervision and line management for over 15 years. She worked for several years in the Department of Justice and has a passion for feedback-informed treatment, deliberate practice, and trauma-informed care. In the past couple of years, she’s focused on clinical care in a group private practice setting.

01/10/2025

October is National Safe Work Month!
As a practice who works with many neurodivergent people, we'd love to share the following tips about psychological safety at work:

Normalise Clear and Transparent Communication, e.g.,
• Share expectations in writing (e.g., meeting agendas, task outlines)
• Encourage questions without judgment
This reduces the need for guesswork and lowers anxiety around “hidden rules.”

Respect Different Processing and Interaction Styles
• Allowing alternative ways of contributing (e.g., written input after a meeting instead of speaking up on the spot).
• Recognising that each of us has different preferences for things like eye contact, tone of voice, or pacing and not equating this with disengagement or lack of competence.

Valuing Strengths
• Actively highlight unique problem-solving approaches, creativity, or attention to detail.
• Match people’s strengths to tasks where possible, instead of focusing only on “fixing”

30/09/2025

Our Clinical Manager, Eimear Quigley, presented our September Masterclass on Su***de Risk Assessment and Management. Having led and lectured in this area and worked with many clients experiencing suicidality, Eimear brought a wealth of compassion and expertise to this contemporary and practical refresher training for our team.

Address

Unit 12, 2 Batman Road
Canning Vale, WA
6155

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+61894560411

Website

https://www.amherstpsychology.com.au/

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We are a private practice in Canning Vale dedicated exclusively to mental health care. We take a down-to-earth and compassionate approach in our work. Our experienced and dedicated team includes Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers and Clinical Psychologists.

We provide mental health care for children, adolescents and adults, including couples therapy. We also conduct autism diagnostic assessments for children and adults. Out team are happy to collaborate with GPs, paediatricians and psychiatrists to enhance client wellbeing.