Ability Psychology Services

10/09/2025

🌟 You’re Invited to our North Lakes Clinic Launch & Networking Event 🌟

We’re excited to announce the recent opening of our psychology clinic in North Lakes! 🥳 Over the past few months, we have been working to set up a beautiful space for our clients and to connect with our local community. 🌿

To celebrate this milestone, we’re inviting our local network to join us for a special networking event & meet and greet with our team of clinicians. Whether you're from a local health practice, a community organisation, related industry, NDIS service or of course our fellow health professionals & stakeholders - we'd love for you to join us!

📍 Where: Ability Psychology Services (203/53 Endeavour Blvd North Lakes)
📅 When: Drop in any time between 4pm and 6pm Friday the 3rd of October.

This is a fantastic opportunity to:
✨ Meet our diverse team of clinicians
✨ Learn more about our evidence-based therapy and assessment services (with no waitlists!)
✨ Build referral relationships and connect with other professionals
✨ Tour our beautiful new clinic

We’d love for you to come along, say hello, and enjoy some light refreshments as we celebrate this exciting new chapter. 💛

📩 RSVP: By the 26th of September via this link: https://forms.gle/BUqppLJ3CdZhB3jy6

We look forward to welcoming you to the clinic! 🌿 ✨

08/09/2025

🌟 Free Online Webinar: 'Supporting School Transitions for Neurodivergent Children' 🌟

Parents, caregivers and educators alike often face the conundrum that is navigating change with their child. Whilst valuable for all children, this can be particularly helpful to consider within the context of neurodiversity, such as a child with Autism.

Whilst many new environments can be managed, there comes a time when children will face situations that may be intrinsically challenging for them. The transition to starting school or from one a year level to another are perfect examples of this.

🌟 Join us for a free, online webinar designed to give you insight, tools, and confidence to better support a child through big transitions.🌟

This webinar will be presented by our Managing Director and Psychologist, Jessie Baker. Jessie has obtained a Master of Clinical Psychology and has Post-Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies. She has also worked for the best part of a decade with neurodiverse children and adults including diagnostic testing, skill-building and support, and providing training and education in this area.

📅 WHEN: Wednesday the 15th of October at 12:30pm (allow for approx. 30 mins).
💻 WHERE: Online (video link provided upon registration)

🔑 What you’ll learn:
✅ The psychology behind transitions and planning.
✅ Key considerations for planning and preparing your child.
✅ Practical strategies to support and manage their transitions.

Interested? Register via our website at https://abilitypsychologyservices.com/contact-us -673a-4bd2-bba6-1eabb21ccd18

06/09/2025

🌿 Meet Lauren
📍 North Lakes
🌿 No waitlist

Lauren offers a grounded, warm, and non-judgmental approach and values creating a therapeutic environment that is tailored to your unique needs. With a diverse background working in different sectors, Lauren brings understanding and empathy to every client connection.

🎓 Lauren graduated with First Class Honours in her Bachelor program & has since practiced as a Provisional Psychologist whilst she completes her Master of Professional Psychology. Lauren works with all ages & embraces a neurodiverse-affirming and strengths-based lens.

🌿 Outside of work, you’ll find Lauren spending time with family or on outdoor adventures (even on a quad bike!).

Lauren has no waitlist and is accepting clients now - including limited outreach NDIS services in Far North Brisbane, Glass House Mountain & Sunshine Coast locations.
🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

05/09/2025

🌿 Meet Moujan
📍 Outreach Services (Western & Inner Brisbane Suburbs)
📍 In Clinic Services (Fortnightly Fridays)
📍 Telehealth Services (Online)

Moujan is a warm, approachable clinician who brings a client-focused and collaborative approach to her therapeutic work with individuals and families across the lifespan (including children, adolescents & adults)!

Using a variety of evidence-based frameworks, Moujan offers flexible and compassionate care to her her clients. Her approach is strengths-based and neurodiverse-affirming in nature, and she enjoys collaboration with clients and their families to tailor services to their unique needs, goals and preferences. Moujan is passionate about building strong therapeutic alliances and empowering clients to improve their emotional wellbeing and quality of life.

✨ Moujan is interested in how different platforms, client interests, and innovations can enhance the therapeutic process - making therapy accessible and engaging for the individual and generalising learnings in accordance with their strengths and preferences. From developing psychology skills through creative activities (which the kids tend to love!) through to collaboration and incorporation of a client's broader support team (e.g., NDIS services) - Moujan's approach is truly person-centred.

After 4 years with Ability (preceded by 4 years or tertiary education in psychology) and passing the National Psychology Exam, Moujan is in the final stages of her provisional pathway as a psychologist! This means that in the not-too-distant future, Moujan anticipates expanding her availability to different referral pathways. At the moment, Moujan welcomes referrals privately, under the NDIS and EAP referrals and has immediate availability for new clients.

Outside of work, you will find Moujan enjoying quality time with loved ones, doing one of several creative hobbies or gaming! 🎮

📞 Want to learn more or connect with Moujan?�Visit: 🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

04/09/2025

💬 "They were fine all day, yet at home they completely unravel.." 💬

Today we're talking about masking - a well-documented but often misunderstood experience amongst neurodivergent individuals. In neurodivergent young people, masking may be somewhat harder to distinguish - after all, a child's development can be as varied as it is nuanced! 🌟

💡 In Moujan's recent blog post, she explores what masking is, how it can look in children, why it happens, and how to support children who may be masking more than they let on. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or support professional, this article may offer practical insights to better support and understand neurodivergent young people.

Visit our website to read more:

By Moujan Seifouri

03/09/2025

🌿 Meet Bhargav – Psychologist at Ability
📍 North Lakes, QLD
🌿 Now Accepting New Clients (No Waitlist!)

We’re excited to reintroduce Bhargav, a warm and experienced psychologist who brings compassion, professionalism, and a collaborative approach to every session.
Bhargav works with clients across the lifespan, from children to adults, and has a special interest in supporting neurodiverse individuals and families. With a rich background in hospital settings, private practice, community mental health, and disability services, Bhargav is well-equipped to work with a wide range of client presentations.

🧠 Bhargav’s approach is:
✔️ Person-centred and trauma-informed
✔️ Grounded in evidence-based frameworks
✔️ Focused on building a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship
✔️ Culturally responsive and affirming

He holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and a Master of Literature (Psychology), and continues to build his practice through regular training, supervision, and professional development. In the future, Bhargav hopes to give back to the field of psychology through pursuing research in an interest area.

✨ Bhargav regularly supports:
* Individuals and families
* Children, adolescents & adults
* Third-party schemes and frameworks (e.g. Medicare/GP referral, NDIS, schools, EAP etc)

🌍 Bhargav is fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati and offers a culturally inclusive space for his clients.

🏏 Outside the clinic, you’ll likely find him with his friends and family, enjoying a game of cricket, or getting outdoors.

📞 Bhargav has no waitlist and is accepting clients now - including limited early morning and after-school sessions!🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

02/09/2025

🌟Resilience🌟 from a psychological perspective, is far more than simply “bouncing back” from hardship. It is the capacity to learn, adapt, and grow through life’s challenges using internal strengths and external supports.

Psychologists view resilience not as a fixed personality trait, but as a developable mindset and skills; shaped by emotional regulation, problem-solving abilities, supportive relationships, and the resources available in a person's environment.

In our latest blog, our psychologist Bhargav shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help children and young people develop resilience!

👀 Read more (and other great resources) on our website here! 🌟

By Bhargav Dave

01/09/2025

🌿 Meet Rachel – Our Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Manager
📍 North Lakes, QLD
💡 Limited appointments available Fridays (in clinic or online & including supervision services)

We’re excited to introduce Dr Rachel, a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience across mental health service delivery, supervision, and clinical leadership.
Rachel holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Board-Approved Supervisor. Rachel leads our clinical governance framework and supports our team through supervision and quality assurance.

Rachel plays a vital role in shaping our clinical services, helping ensure that all clients receive effective evidence-based and compassionate care. Rachel provides clinical supervision to all members of our team, and work regularly with our third party stakeholders to establish service delivery models for clinical service provision. Rachel believes that great outcomes in therapy come from a strong, collaborative relationship between psychologist and client - where a person's experience and clinical knowledge come together in a therapeutic alliance.

💡 Looking for a psychologist with current availability?�Our team can help connect you with a clinician that suits your needs. 📞 Contact us or learn more at:�🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

29/08/2025

🌿 Meet Georgie - Team Leader & Clinician at Ability
📍 North Lakes, QLD
🌿 Increased availability from September 2025!

Georgie is our incredible team leader and a valued clinician at Ability. She brings a warm, collaborative and person-centred approach to her work with clients of all ages - from children through to adults.

After approx. 3.5 years with Ability, we’re so proud to share that Georgie is nearing the completion of her provisional pathway (what a journey)!! This exciting milestone is an absolute achievement and is preceded by several years of tertiary education in psychology, followed by thousands of hours of supervised practice under Board-Approved Supervisors. To provide more context here - these are components of the requirements an individual must meet to apply to become a generally registered psychologist in Australia - that is a minimum of 6 years of education/training including supervised practice and a National Psychology Exam (just to name a few). Georgie herself has spent the best part of 8 years studying and training in the field of psychology and is THRILLED to be approaching this huge milestone.

Before psychology, Georgie has a background in both community mental health and the not-for-profit sector, having worked alongside hospitals and acute teams to support patients transitioning back into the community. Georgie has worked for many years in not-for-profit settings and in community mental health teams which helped to develop her knowledge of different systems and frameworks that people are faced with, and of course, her person-centred approach.

Georgie has some availability in clinic (including limited late appointment options - 4/4:30pm) and is anticipated to begin accepting an increased range of referrals in the coming months! 🌿

Georgie is passionate about supporting emotional wellbeing through frameworks that are:�
✔️ Trauma and attachment-informed.�
✔️ Neurodiversity-affirming.�
✔️ Strengths-based & flexible to individual needs.

And outside of the clinic? You’ll likely find her at the beach or spending quality time with her family and her much-loved dog. 🐾🌊

📞 Want to learn more or enquire about working with Georgie? Visit: 🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

27/08/2025

🌿 Meet Geoff – Psychologist at Ability
📍 North Lakes, QLD
🌿 Now Accepting Clients (No Waitlist)!

We’re proud to introduce Geoff, an experienced psychologist who brings genuine warmth, care, and clinical insight to his work with individuals and families across the lifespan. 🌿

Geoff has worked across a range of clinical settings, including forensic services, private practice, disability support, community-based services and within group-based programs. His experience makes him well-equipped to support a wide variety of client presentations.

🧠 His approach is:
✔️ Evidence-based and person-centred.
✔️ Guided by collaboration and a deep respect for each client’s unique experiences, preferences, and goals.
✔️ Grounded in trauma-informed, attachment-focused and strengths-based principles.

Geoff particularly enjoys working with a client’s personal values in his work to help people to build their psychological flexibility by accepting difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and then committing to actions that align with their personal values.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours, and is committed to lifelong learning, regularly engaging in additional training and professional development to ensure his practice remains current and effective.

✨ Geoff supports:
* Children, teens, and adults.
* Individuals, families, and systems.
* A variety of therapeutic goals – from emotional wellbeing to life transitions, behaviour change, and more.
* Groups & teams by offering group therapy models, workshops and skills-based groups for all ages.

🐾 Outside of session, Geoff enjoys long-distance running, spending time with friends and family, and volunteering for animal welfare causes.

📞 Want to work with Geoff or learn more? Visit: 🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

24/08/2025

🌿 Evidence-Based Psychological Care for All Ages
📍 North Lakes, QLD
✅ No Wait Lists

We’re kicking off our Meet the Team series by introducing someone at the heart of Ability Psychology...

🎉 Meet Jessie – our Managing Director & Psychologist! 🎉

Jessie is not only the founder of Ability Psychology, but also an experienced and passionate psychologist. With a Master of Clinical Psychology, a post-grad degree in Autism Studies, and a Bachelor of Psychological Science, Jessie brings a wealth of knowledge to her work. She’s also EMDR-trained and a Board-Approved Supervisor.

💬 A bit about Jessie’s clinical background:
* Experienced across government and community-based sectors, including disability, veterans, not-for-profit, private practice, employment and forensic populations.
* Works with a wide range of presentations, including acute psychiatric concerns.
* Special interests in neurodiversity, diagnostic assessment, psychotherapeutic approaches, and the supervision & training of early career psychologists.
* Known for her collaborative, warm, and goal-focused approach.
* Values neuroaffirming, trauma-informed, and strengths-based frameworks.
* Draws from a range of evidence-based approaches including schema, attachment theory, and cognitive-behavioural models.

While Jessie is not currently taking new therapy clients, she is continues to supervise the clinical team at Ability and personally offers:
✔️ Diagnostic and psychometric assessments (no wait list!).
✔️ Clinical supervision (allied health practitioners).
✔️ Workshops and professional development / training.
✔️ Lead the growth and development of our clinic in North Lakes (recently opened).

🧠 Jessie’s work is deeply client-centred and she holds space with empathy and respect, helping individuals build insight, explore their experiences, and make meaningful change.

🌊 Outside the therapy room, you’ll find Jessie soaking up time outdoors (especially near the water!), spending time with her dogs, and keeping active with sports.

📍 Jessie consults in-clinic at North Lakes and online via telehealth.

📞 To learn more or book an assessment, visit:🔗 www.abilitypsychologyservices.com

Stay tuned as we continue introducing the rest of our incredible team over the coming weeks! 🌿

04/08/2025

🌿 Evidence-based psychological care and assessment services for all ages 🌿 North Lakes, QLD 🌿 No Wait Lists 🌿

🎉 Introducing Bhargav! Or should we say, re-introducing..! 🎉

For those who aren't familiar with wonderful Bhargav, he is an experienced psychologist and former member of our team who is coming back to Ability from mid-August! 🥳 🌿

What this means? Bhargav can see clients as EARLY AS NEXT WEEK at our North Lakes clinic with NO WAITLIST! 🌿

It is worth mentioning that Bhargav still has some coveted before hours appointments available (7:30am, 8:30am) and after school appointment times (3:30pm) however these tend to book up quickly!

If you'd like to make an appointment with Bhargav, you can do so by contacting our office on 1300 229 906 or alternatively, book direct through our Client Portal here: https://clientportal.zandahealth.com/clientportal/abilitypsych

So what's there to know? 🔎

- Bhargav works with all ages (children through to adults) and has particular interest working with neurodiverse clients.

- Bhargav can see individuals under all common referral pathways (e.g., Medicare, NDIS, WorkCover). He is also trained and experience in delivering diagnostic assessments (e.g., ASD, ADHD, cognitive testing).

- With a diverse background in clinical settings, including work within hospitals, private practice, community settings and disability, Bhargav is well-equipped to support a wide range of client presentations.

- A fun fact about Bhargav is that he is fluent in three languages (English, Hindi and Gujarati)! Another - that he is wildly competitive in our mid-year charity stepathon each year. On one occasion, he put away over 90 THOUSAND steps in a single day. 🤯 Now that's commitment to a cause! 🌿

For more information about Bhargav, visit his profile on our website: https://abilitypsychologyservices.com/profile%3A-bhargav-dave

And of course - please don't hesitate to get in touch with any other questions! 😃 🌿

Welcome back, Bhargav!