Melbourne Children's Psychology Clinic

24/02/2026

Big news 🤍 Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic is joining Malu Health, allowing our clinicians to focus even more on what matters most: supporting children, families, and high-quality care.

We are helping make mental health care exceptional through innovative tools, therapeutic community, and personalised resources for clients and clinicians.

06/02/2026

https://www.melbournecpc.com.au/blog/what-to-do-when-teens-shut-down-(and-when-counselling-might-help)

Expert insights on What to Do When Teens Shut Down (And When Counselling Might Help) from Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic. Supporting children, adolescents and families across Melbourne.

07/12/2025

https://www.melbournecpc.com.au/blog/when-your-child-runs-out-of-“spoons”-understanding-energy-capacity-and-meltdowns-through-spoon-theory

Expert insights on When Your Child Runs Out of “Spoons”: Understanding Energy, Capacity, and Meltdowns Through Spoon Theory from Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic. Supporting children, adolescents and families across Melbourne.

29/11/2025

Most parents have been in a situation where their child is suddenly overwhelmed, tearful, angry or inconsolable. Even simple requests can become impossible. You may want to stay calm and supportive, yet in the moment it can be hard to know what will help and what might escalate things further. Big e...

29/11/2025

Dr. Dan Siegel’s “Flip Your Lid” concept is a game-changer for parenting.

It helps us understand what’s really happening when kids lose control, and how connection helps bring them back.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

21/11/2025

Many parents notice that their child handles the school day fairly well but then falls apart shortly after getting home. A child who has spent the day keeping it together may suddenly become overwhelmed, tearful, irritable, or unable to handle even small requests. Some children become flat and withd...

21/11/2025

Most parents know the feeling of sensing that something at school is not quite right. Maybe your child comes home unsettled, emotional or unusually quiet. Perhaps mornings have become harder, or homework has turned into a battle. Teachers may report that things are “fine”, yet what you see at ho...

18/11/2025

Here is trusted information about the upcoming changes in Dec 10…

❓ Catching up on the social media delay for under-16s?

Get the facts as well as helpful resources from our social media age restrictions hub.

Our resources are informed by extensive consultation and feedback from key partners including mental health and support organisations, such as headspace, Kids Helpline Official, Beyond Blue, raisingchildren.net.au and ReachOut Australia.

💻 You can also sign up for a free webinar tailored to give practical advice and tools to parents and carers as well as educators.

🔗 Visit our social media age restrictions hub to register for a webinar, find out the facts about the social media delay and download resources to help you get ready: https://news.esafety.gov.au/42moZ6R

16/10/2025

✨ It’s OCD Awareness Week ✨
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can be confusing and stressful - not just for children, but for the whole family. Understanding OCD is the first step in helping your child manage it.
At Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic, we support children and families with practical strategies, education, and therapy tailored to each child’s needs. You don’t have to navigate OCD alone - we’re here to help.

12/09/2025

Following the fatal shooting at Utah Valley University, you may come across online content that is distressing.

Online spaces should be safe for everyone. If you see violent, distressing or harmful material:
1️⃣ Don't share it further – even if your intention is to help or raise awareness, you may cause distress to others.
2️⃣ Report it to the platform to help get the material removed quickly.
3️⃣ If the material is not removed, or if it's seriously harmful, you can report it to eSafety: eSafety.gov.au/report

Your actions could protect you and others from seeing that content again. Find more guidance and information at: eSafety.gov.au/help-with-distressing-content

eSafety is engaging with platforms about this material and asking them to apply content warnings and labels to protect children or others who do not want to see it. For some of the most graphic material, we are assessing the material to determine what other steps may be appropriate. All online platforms have a responsibility to protect their users by quickly removing or restricting illegal harmful material.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents and carers may want to take extra precautions against their children seeing disturbing content online. eSafety has a range of helpful resources on:
➡ Having agreed rules as a family: eSafety.gov.au/parents/resources/family-tech-agreement
➡ How to get started with parental controls: eSafety.gov.au/parental-controls
➡ What young people can do themselves: eSafety.gov.au/young-people/disturbing-content

🏫 Schools can circulate our guidance to their educators, wellbeing staff, and parents and carers. We can provide them with strategies to reduce the risk of children and young people being exposed to this content, and to support those who are. See our Toolkit for Schools: eSafety.gov.au/educators/toolkit-schools

If you or a child have seen disturbing content online, talking to someone can make it easier to decide what to do and how to deal with its impact. Get support: eSafety.gov.au/about-us/counselling-support-services

07/09/2025

Introducing our very special team member at Ivanhoe - Nova - the therapy Cat. 🐈‍⬛🐾

07/09/2025