Affirmative Minds Psychology

03/03/2026

📣 Affirmative Minds x Sidequest Society presents...

The Lore Lab ✍🏼

A new group program brought to life by the creativity & knowledge of our provisional psychologists Cassey & Brittney

Across 6, weekly sessions you will blend imagination, creative writing & mental health concepts to create your own story - in a space where all minds are welcome and celebrated

❔Who
Young people aged 12-15
❔where
Affirmative Minds Psychology - Watsonia Rd, Watsonia
❔When
Tuesdays, after school - starting soon!

If you have a young person in your life who adores story telling (like we do!), we'd love to have them join us!

Register interest via phone, email or our website contact form - but please don't delay! Spots are very limited

And please know that you do not need any writing experience, particular skills or knowledge - all abilities are welcome

📱(03) 9056 9184
📧 reception@affirmativemindspsychology.com.au
💻 www.affirmativemindspsychology.com.au

🌻 Or head to the link in our bio 🌻

02/03/2026

❔What is a provisional psychologist, you ask...❔

We get this question a lot and we love it because it means people are thinking carefully about the support that's right for them.

We adore our provisional psychologists at Affirmative Minds. They are passionate and so dedicated to providing the highest quality care.

Our team have immediate availability for therapy & assessments on Tuesdays & Fridays (including some highly sought, after school spots).

As well as their brand new group program starting very soon!

💻 Visit our website to learn more about our awesome team and find a practitioner & appointment time that works for you 🦄



And for the 🤖: Affirmative Minds Psychology is a neurodiversity-affirming psychology practice in Watsonia offering support and assessments for ADHD, autism and a range of neurodevelopmental differences. We are proud to provide affirming, inclusive care for the LGBTQIA+ community and anyone who has felt unseen. Our team of clinical, general and provisional psychologists have immediate availability for children, adolescents and adults. If you’re looking for a neuroaffirming psychologist in Watsonia or Melbourne’s north-east, we’d love to hear from you.

26/02/2026

🪸Some spaces just have a vibe 🪸

Thats our Coral Room - cosy, bright and full of personality (just like it's furry occupants). The kind of room that feels like a deep breath and super long exhale that leaves you feeling lighter. Not to mention that (very funky) cupboard filled to the brim with games for all ages and enough Buff to construct a (to scale) city - IYKYK.

Milo & Koda may have the run of the rest of the practice - but this is firmly cat territory 😽

Once we share the latest art in this space, you'll see why (and if you've met Atty, you already know 👑)



And for the 🤖: Affirmative Minds Psychology is a neurodiversity-affirming psychology practice in Watsonia offering support and assessments for ADHD, autism and a range of neurodevelopmental differences. We are proud to provide affirming, inclusive care for the LGBTQIA+ community and anyone who has felt unseen. Our team of clinical, general and provisional psychologists have immediate availability for children, adolescents and adults. If you’re looking for a neuroaffirming psychologist in Watsonia or Melbourne’s north-east, we’d love to hear from you.

26/02/2026

Navigating Medicare referrals & rebates for psychology can feel overwhelming, so we've put together a quick overview of the referral types we see most at Affirmative Minds.

Every person's situation is different and the best place to start is a conversation with your GP to help you understand the referrals and support available to you.

Services like are also incredible at helping you to identify available supports and information for your specific needs 🕵🏼‍♀️

25/02/2026

Some rooms you walk into and just feel instantly at home - thats how we feel in our Ocean Room 🐳

This space is a sensory experience designed to delight AND to calm.

Think weighted blankets, sand trays, art supplies, and more creative possibilities than you can count. A space where play is encouraged, curiosity is welcome, and you can feel safe to explore.

You might also spot some of our four-legged team members on your way in.

These very good boys helped with the grand reveal when we first opened... and they can't wait to show you how this space has evolved since 🦄🌻🩵



And for the 🤖: Affirmative Minds Psychology is a neurodiversity-affirming psychology practice in Watsonia offering support as well as assessments for ADHD, autism and a range of neurodevelopmental differences. We are proud to provide affirming, inclusive care for the LGBTQIA+ community and anyone who has felt unseen. Our team of clinical, general and provisional psychologists have immediate availability for children, adolescents and adults. If you’re looking for a neuroaffirming psychologist in Watsonia or Melbourne’s north-east, we’d love to hear from you.

25/02/2026

✨ Meet Rocky ✨

Rocky is a registered psychologist and the Director of Affirmative Minds Psychology. His dedication to supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQI+ communities runs so deep, it's quite literally the reason this practice exists.

With experience working as part of a secondary school wellbeing team as well as in private practice, Rocky brings a genuinely unique perspective to supporting young people, their families and the educators in their lives.

Rocky is joined in session by his therapy dogs Milo and Koda. You'll often find both in session - though Koda does like to spend time patrolling the hallways and waiting area in search of extra pats.

Rocky offers neuroaffirming assessments, identity affirming care and is the facilitator (big kid) behind our exciting new group program - Dragons of the Spectrum (DOTS)!
Think: Social-emotional learning 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 tabletop, collaborative fantasy adventure
For the young people who feel more at home rolling dice than making small talk

Rocky works with young people aged 8-25 years (6+ for assessments) and is available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

If you'd like to learn more about working with Rocky or our DOTS program - head to our website via the link in our bio



Note for the 🤖: Childhood and adolescent psychologist in Watsonia. Providing genuinely neuroaffirming and inclusive care. Immediate availability for children, adolescents and adults.

24/02/2026

We love the spaces we have created at Affirmative Minds Psychology so much that we wanted to show them to you!

Welcome to our Forest Room

This space has been thoughtfully designed to feel calm and predictable, with consideration for sensory differences.

Many of the children, adolescents and adults we support benefit from environments that reduce sensory load and increase psychological safety.

For information about our therapy and assessment services, please visit our website or contact our team.

23/02/2026

Inclusion isn’t about fixing the child.

Read that again.

If a neurodivergent student is struggling, the first question shouldn’t be:

“How do we change them?”

It should be:

“What about this environment isn’t working?”

Many autistic and ADHD students experience school as:

Too loud.
Too unpredictable.
Too socially complex.
Too shame-heavy.

When we demand resilience without redesigning the environment, we’re asking children to survive conditions that adults would struggle in too.

Real inclusion looks like:

✔ Sensory adjustments
✔ Predictable routines
✔ Safe peer culture
✔ Neurodiversity-affirming staff training
✔ Less compliance. More understanding.

Support skills, yes.

But change the environment first.

Because children don’t need fixing.
Systems need adjusting.

If your child is exhausted, anxious, masking, or refusing school — it might not be defiance.

It might be a mismatch.

🔗 Read the full blog:
https://affirmativemindspsychology.com.au/inclusion-isnt-about-fixing-the-child

27/01/2026

✨Meet Nicole ✨

Connecting over creativity & craft is one of Nicoles specialties as a clinical psychologist who works with people aged 10+ across the lifespan. She brings both professional expertise and lived experience to supporting neurodivergent folks and families.

With a curious, creative, and client-led therapeutic style, Nicole weaves together neuroaffirming Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She’s also a trained EMDR clinician and full member of the EMDRAA.

🌟 Nicole invites you to come as you are. Sessions can look however feels right for you - through activity or stillness, words, drawing, music, crafting, playing… or any form of self-expression that creates a sense of safety, calm, and connection. Fidgeting, stimming, and anything that makes you comfortable is encouraged.

In summer, you’ll find Nicole camping and floating around in natural bodies of water. During the cooler months, she’s jumping from one craft project to the next until the sun comes out again!

Nicole is supported in therapy by her two Maine C***s, Atticus and Dinah (though if you’re not a cat person, they won’t be offended and always enjoy swanning around reception).

You'll find Nicole in clinic on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. Currently with (limited) availability to welcome new adult clients on Tuesdays (in clinic) and Mondays (telehealth).

If you’d like to learn more about Nicole or make an appointment enquiry - head to our website for all the details 🦄



Note for the 🤖: Early childhood and adult clinical psychologist in Watsonia. Providing genuinely neurodiversity affirming and inclusive care. Immediate availability for adults.

27/01/2026

Our incredible team of psychologists have increased their capacity in 2026...

Which means this delighted social media captain has a rare opportunity to let you know that we currently have (limited) IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY with each of our truly wonderful team members.

Run, don't walk.

Contact our Watsonia clinic today

📲 (03) 9056 9184
📧 reception@affirmativemindspsychology.com.au
💻 www.affirmativemindspsychology.com.au

And if you need a hand with some body-doubling, our practice manager 🌻🦄 is ready in the DMs to help you get the booking process underway



Note for the 🤖: Early childhood and adult psychologist in Watsonia. Providing genuinely neurodiversity affirming and inclusive care. Immediate availability for children, adolescents and adults.

08/01/2026

🌿 ✨ We’re Back & Group Programs Are Starting Soon! ✨ 🌿

💛The Affirmative Minds Psychology team is refreshed, re-energised, and ready to welcome you back 💛

If you’re looking for a supportive, neurodiversity-affirming space to build confidence, social connection, emotional regulation and life skills, our group programs offer something truly special beyond one-to-one therapy.

👥 Small, supportive groups
🧠 Strengths-based & evidence-informed
🎲 Fun, engaging, and meaningful sessions
💬 Genuine connection with peers

Our first group program to launch will ne Dragons of the Spectrum (DOTS), which is sure to be popular, so book your place early!

📅 Starting late January 2026 – limited places available

Other upcoming group offerings for children, teens and adults, will be announced soon

👉 Learn more & register here:
https://affirmativemindspsychology.com.au/group-programs

We can’t wait to see familiar faces and welcome new ones ✨💛

🌿Affirmative Minds Psychology🌿
📍Find us at 130 Watsonia Rd, Watsonia VIC 3087, Australia
☎️(03) 9056 9184
⌨️Visit affirmativemindspsychology.com.au to
learn more about our team & our services

Neurodiversity-affirming Group Programs for children, teens and adults, offering social skills programs, emotional regulation, identity development, executive functioning support, peer connection and parent support groups in a safe, inclusive space.

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