Vitality Unleashed Psychology - Gold Coast

12/04/2023

🥳 🥳 Today is our 10 YEAR Anniversary!! 🥳 🥳 What an incredible milestone that we have achieved. It has been an absolute delight for our clinic providing psychological and (in more recent years) dietetics services to our community over this past decade.

Our clinic has evolved and grown SO much in the space of 10 years from very humble beginnings to an absolutely incredible psychology clinic that we have today consisting of 7 Psychologists (inc Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist Registrars) and an Accredited Practising Dietitian, in addition to our Management and Admin team.

Our Clinic has grown from a 15sqm space to an 84sqm space, and now to a fully rebuilt 200sqm space on Level 1 of our building that is just absolutely beautiful.

We now not only provide psychological therapy, but we also now have a very comprehensive psychological testing library with a big range of psychometric/cognitive tests to support people in their requests for more in-depth testing of Autism, ADHD, concussion/mild traumatic brain injury), intellectual impairment, learning and memory issues, executive dysfunction, in addition to psychometric tests to further test for a wide range of mental health disorders as well.

With our amazing Accredited Practising Dietitian within our team, we also provide more comprehensive treatment for people experiencing eating and feeding disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia, ARFID and others.

We are now also a workplace that provides Board-Approved Supervision to our Clinical Psychology Registrars to assist them with their goal of becoming a Clinical Psychologist!

Thank you to everyone in our team, our referrers (including GP's, Sports Physicians, NDIS, NRL and more), and our amazing clients and community who have been such a wonderful part of our journey to helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our community.

We absolutely LOVE what we do and pride ourselves on providing high quality service to our clients from admin to clinical, and we look forward to another 10 Years of servicing our community! 🧡

27/03/2023

Have you had your mental health checkup today?

With life being so busy, it can be easy to forget to take care of your own mental health and let it take a back seat priority.

Make time to look after you too, as getting those important things done in life can be so much harder when we don't have good mental health.

Contact our friendly team today to arrange your next Psychology appointment on 07 5574 3888 or email contact@vitalityunleashed.com.au

26/03/2023

Win the morning to win the day. Don't forget to start your day off early with something positive such as exercise, mindfulness, or going for a stroll through the park or along the beach.

26/03/2023

*ADHD* Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

This condition is diagnosed by Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists and Psychiatrists using the diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revised (DSM-5-TR).

There are three subtypes of ADHD. They include 1. Combined Presentation where both symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity are met; 2. Predominantly inattentive presentation where only enough symptoms for inattention are met; and 3. Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Presentation where enough symptoms of only hyperactivity-impulsivity are met.

It is important to note that enough ADHD symptoms (that are part of the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria) must be met prior to the age of 12, and in more than one context, in addition to considering various other diagnostic criteria before it can be best explained by ADHD. It is important to understand that there can be many other explanations/causes for by someone's symptoms/experiences can present as ADHD when it may not be ADHD.

Whilst saying you have ADHD seems to be becoming trendy on TikTok and IG, given the complexity of making an accurate diagnosis, it is thus imperative to *not* self-diagnose, and instead see a fully qualified practitioner who has knowledge and experience in assessing and diagnosing ADHD.

ADHD can also be a condition that can go undetected amongst adults for many years, leaving the person to feel that something with them is making things a bit harder than usual, but not fully understanding what or why.

Accurate diagnosis can be very helpful for people who do indeed have ADHD and is the first step in living a more well functioning life.

If you suspect that you could have ADHD or another condition, please contact our clinic today on 07 5574 3888 or email us at contact@vitalityunleashed.com.au to discuss with us how our ADHD assessments could help you.

14/03/2023

Website issue: please be advised that our website is currently slightly broken due to tech issues. We’ve actioned this the past week and we currently have a whole new website being re-built as we write this and it should be completed in about 2 weeks.

To view our team/practitioners, visit:

https://www.vitalityunleashed.com.au/meet-the-team/

To book online, click the *Book Online* button or phone 07 5574 3888 or email contact@vitalityunleashed.com.au. Admin is open 7am-6/7pm Monday-Fridays.

We look forward to connecting with you!

From the Vitality Unleashed Team ☺️

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: Matt is a fully-registered Psychologist and soon to be a Clinical Psychology Registrar after having completed his Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Bachelor of Psychology. Matt provides psychological therapy and psychometric/cognitive assessment to both adults and children f...

14/03/2023

Meet Ashley: Clinical Psychologist, Principal and Founder of Vitality Unleashed Psychology.

Ashley has extensive experience as a Clinical Psychologist and has been registered and practicing for over 14 years (since 2009).

Ashley obtained her qualifications through James Cook University, Townsville.
• Bachelor of Psychology (with Honours)
• Master of Clinical Psychology
After which point she completed her 2-year registrar training to obtain her final requirements for her Clinical Psychology endorsement within the public psychiatry sector at South-West Healthcare in Victoria.

Ashley has diverse experience in assessment, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health, well-being issues and performance goals, including but not limited to:

• OCD
• PTSD
• Affective Disorders (depression, bipolar)
• Anxiety Disorders (generalised, social, panic)
• Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating)
• Gender Identity disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Grief & Loss inc miscarriage
• Adjustment
• Stress, Anger
• Marital / Relationship issues
• Mindset & Performance inc Elite/Professional athletes
• & More

Ashley also provides psychometric/cognitive testing for a wide variety of suspected impairments to cognitive functioning.

Ashley is also a Board-Approved Supervisor in Clincial Psychology and is the Club-Aligned Psychologist for the NRL Titans.

Ashley works with kids, teens, adults and older adults, of all genders.

Ashley’s approach, is warm, empathetic and caring.

Enquire about how Ashley can help you today on 07 5574 3888 or book online via our website!

14/03/2023

Happiest of Birthdays to our wonderful Clinic Mum (aka Practice Manager), Cindy! Thank you for everything you do for us, our clinic, and our clients! You’re a 💎 wishing you the best year! From Ashley & the Team at Vitality! 🥳🎉🎂🎈

20/02/2023

Welcome to our brand new renovated psychology clinic which opened in Level 1 of our building in September 2022! Many of you already know, we used to have our clinic on the ground floor of our building and mid last year, we spent many months renovating this floor. We completely gutted the insides and had it fully rebuilt to purpose. We are so, so happy with the final outcome! We think it looks absolutely beautiful and we hope you do as well 😍🙈

20/12/2019

If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or struggling and need help, please contact the following support lines available 24/7. For those in Gold Coast, the Acute Care Team is also open 24/7 and their number is 1300 MH CALL (1300 64 22 55). Alternatively call 000 or attend to your local hospital Emergency Department where the mental health team can provide you assessment and care.

Please be safe over this festive season by taking care of yourself, loved ones and others around you.

It’s going to be a VERY HOT summer 🔥🔥🔥 with scorching temperatures so please
• drink plenty of water including coconut water and lemon water
• limit alcohol intake or have hydration in between
• consume plenty of hydrating fruits such as watermelon etc
• wear sun protection

Also, please ensure you
• drink and party responsibly
• take care of your mates
• eat enough food and good quality food amongst the party food and not drink alcohol on an empty stomach
• take a break, unwind, relax and have fun with your friend and family!

See you in 2020!

20/12/2019

Wishing everyone a safe and festive Christmas holiday season! 🎅🎄 Thank you for all of your hard work you have put into yourself and allowing us to help you to work towards achieving your goals this past year! It has been absolutely pleasure! Here’s to 2020 ahead of us!

Our clinic will be closed from today Fri 20th Dec 2019 and will re-open Monday 13th January 2020. Our phone lines will re-open from Monday 6th January Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

Check out our latest blog for 10 tips for a more stress-free and relaxed Christmas this year!

See you in 2020!

Vitality Unleashed 🎅🎄

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04/11/2019

Social Media has become so common place in today’s world, recent 2018 Sensis Statistics show that 79% of Australians now have an active Social Media Account, with 35% of us accessing them over 5 times a day! So it’s fair to say that social media now plays a role in most Australians everyday lives, with most users being between the age of 20 – 35 years of age. But how can be best navigate our Social Media use? And how to know, when you need a break? Find out in the blog below.

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