We are based in the centre of the township of Naracoorte and most staff reside locally.
Smiles All Round is a psychology & counselling service committed to promoting strong mental health & resilience with young people & families across rural Australia. Smiles All Round is a psychology and health service committed to promoting strong mental health and resilience with young people and their families across rural Australia. We operate from offices based in Naracoorte and Mt Gambier and Goroke (West Wimmera, Victoria). We have a good knowledge of our community needs and we have a strong connection with our community. Smiles All Round adopts a prevention and early intervention approach to mental health and specialises in early childhood, children and adolescence (0-18 years). We offer therapy, workshops, small group programs and professional development in a variety of platforms. This includes onsite, online and at various sites across the SE of SA and Western Victoria as requested. Smiles All Round engages families, educational staff, allied health and medical practitioners from within a 150 km radius of Naracoorte including Mount Gambier, Port Macdonnell, Lucindale, Penola, Kington SE, Millicent, Robe, Frances, Mundulla, Padthaway, Bordertown, Keith, Edenhope, Apsley, Goroke, Casterton and Harrow. Our business was thrilled to receive the Best Small Business Award for our region at the 2017 WIBRD Influential Women in Business Awards. We were also awarded third place in the Ausmumpreneur Awards 2020 for the Health and Wellbeing category for SA/WA.
04/11/2025
🎉 Today we had double the reason to celebrate — Mandy’s birthday and Ellie’s farewell as she heads off on maternity leave! 💕
The whole Smiles All Round family is wishing Ellie and Will all the best as they embark on the exciting and nerve racking (nervecited) journey of parenthood 👶✨
Remember, you’ve got a whole team behind you for reassurance, baby cuddles, hugs, meals, reading story books, guidance, and plenty more!
We can’t wait to meet the newest little member of the Smiles All Round family! 🍼💫
03/11/2025
🎉 Happy Birthday Mandy! 🎉
Today we are celebrating our longest-serving Smiles All Round team member, the wonderful Mandy Clark! 💐
Mandy has been with Smiles since 2016 and is fast approaching her 10-year anniversary. From the early days when it was just Lana-Joy and Mandy, to now helping lead our passionate crew of nine, she’s been there every step of the way.
With her can-do attitude, great sense of humour, compassion, and incredible organisation skills, Mandy truly does it all, from finance and administration, to coordinating workshops and assessments, and keeping Smiles running smoothly (and keeping the boss lady in line, well at least trying to 😉).
She is also an amazing mum to three children (21, 16, and 11), juggles family life, helps run a business with her husband, and somehow still finds time to stay fit and healthy.
Thank you, Mandy, for being such a pillar of Smiles All Round, for caring about our local rural community and for everything you bring to our team. We hope your birthday is as fabulous as you are! 💖🎂🎈
30/10/2025
A little reminder to slow down and actually smell the roses — literally and figuratively. Life gets busy, minds get noisy, but pausing for a moment to notice what’s around can make a difference.
Sometimes a tiny pause is all we need to breathe and reset.
Wish you could smell this Double Delight - living up to her name!
23/10/2025
That concludes our 5 part series of community workshops in Bordertown for 2025! Last nights topic - Planning for Hectic Times and School Transitions. Very timely given the time of year 😉
What an amazing group of community members - parents, grandparents and educators. Thank you for investing into your families and school communities throughout the year.
What a priviledge to partner with Tatiara District Council to offer the workshops free to the community, with thanks to funding from The Department of Human Services. Thank you Tracey Grosser for making this happen!
Together we can keep fostering stronger mental health and resilience with our young people, families and rural communities 😊💪🧠👬👫
20/10/2025
19/10/2025
🌟 Last Chance: Tatiara Community Workshop – Planning for Hectic Times amd School Transitions🌟
It’s a mix of emotions heading into this workshop – It has been such a privilege connecting with parents, caregivers, and educators throughout our 5-part workshop series this year. We will miss you and have truly appreciated your honesty, commitment, and participation in each session.
Our final workshop runs this week, and it isn’t too late to register!
As a parent and psychologist, I’ve found 'Planning for Hectic Times' tips incredibly practical. Whether it is:
Helping children manage busy parts of the day, like getting ready for school or going on a holiday
OR
Supporting students with classroom routines or special events, like excursions, camps, or sports days
…this workshop focuses on creating predictability and clear expectations. The goal? Increase the knowns and decrease the unknowns, making hectic times more manageable for everyone.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there! For those who have already registered, don’t forget to set a reminder for our grand finale 😉
Smiles,
Lana-Joy
14/10/2025
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All feelings are important. What’s also important is the story - the ‘why’ - we put to those feelings.
When our children are distressed, anxious, in fight or flight, we’ll feel it. We’re meant to. It’s one of the ways we keep them safe. Our brains tell us they’re in danger and our bodies organise to fight for them or flee with them.
When there is an actual threat, this is a perfect response. But when the anxiety is in response to something important, brave, new, hard, that instinct to fight for them or flee with them might not be so helpful.
When you can, take a moment to be clear about the ‘why’. Are they in danger or
Ask, ‘Do I feel like this because they’re in danger, or because they’re doing something hard, brave, new, important?’
‘Is this a time for me to keep them safe (fight for them or flee with them) or is this a time for me to help them be brave?’
‘What am I protecting them from - danger or an opportunity to show them they can do hard things?’
Then make space for ‘and’, ‘I want to protect them AND they are safe.’
‘I want to protect them from anxiety AND anxiety is unavoidable - I can take care of them through it.’
‘This is so hard AND they can do hard things. So can I.’
Sometimes you’ll need to protect them, and sometimes you need to show them how much you believe in them. Anxiety can make it hard to tell the difference, which is why they need us.♥️
14/10/2025
Lana-Joy & Mandy are in Melbourne this week for the AAPi National Psychology Conference! 🧠✨
There’s always something new to learn, be reassured about, or feel inspired to sharpen up on. These events are a great reminder of the power of connection, ongoing growth, and staying current in the ever-evolving world of psychology.
By showing up, learning, and sharing, we’re not just growing as professionals, we’re strengthening the support we can offer our communities across the Limestone Coast and West Wimmera.
11/10/2025
We have incorporated this video clip into one of our key presentations for years now. Still as relevant today, as the day Susan David shared her TED talk!
Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life, says Susan David. Here’s why she says you shouldn’t cast painful feelings away — no matter how tempting it may be: http://t.ted.com/gUcdbP0
Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth an...
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Smiles All Round is a psychology and health service committed to promoting strong mental health and resilience with young people and families across rural Australia. Our vision is: Every child in Australia knows, “I am the boss of how I think, feel and act.” Our core values are: Practical, Evidence Based, Fun and Genuine. We are based in the centre of the township of Naracoorte and we have an office located in Mount Gambier. Most of our team reside locally.
Our Director and Psychologist, Lana-Joy Durik grew up in Naracoorte, South Australia and moved to Melbourne to complete her tertiary education. After living in Melbourne for 17 years she returned to Naracoorte with her husband and two sons. She feels privileged to have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the community that invested into her life all those years ago. Lana-Joy has a bubbly, down to earth approach and enjoys connecting with young people at their level. She is passionate about upskilling those that she connects with and prides herself on adopting a “practical solution focus” approach when providing therapy and presenting workshops.
Mandy Clark is our friendly, positive and approachable Practice Manager and is also Lana-Joy’s Assistant. Mandy is the first point of contact at Smiles All Round and oversees all bookings, payments and enquiries. She does her absolute best to provide clients with a high quality service ensuring a positive experience at our centre.
We have a passionate and genuine team including our Admin Assistant (Anna Barnett), Counsellor & Educator (Gez Walter), Counsellor (Amy Pietsch) and Social Worker/Intake Co-orindator (Melissa Jordan). We offer Autism Spectrum Assessments and an Educational Assessment service (once per term). We have a good knowledge of our community needs and a strong connection with our community and are passionate about improving the resilience and “mental health” of our community.
Smiles All Round adopts a prevention and early intervention approach to mental health and specialises in early childhood, children and adolescence (0-18 years) and parent support. Smiles All Round engages families, educational staff, allied health and medical practitioners from within a 150 km radius of Naracoorte including Mount Gambier, Port Macdonnell, Lucindale, Penola, Kingston SE, Millicent, Robe, Mundulla, Padthaway, Bordertown. Keith and Tintinara.
Our business was thrilled to receive the Best Small Business Award for our region at the 2017 WIBRD Influential Women in Business Awards.
