Therapeutic & Allied Health Services

Our Therapeutic & Allied Health Services include:

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

Wellness Recovery Action Plan Pathway (WRAP)

Speech and Language Pathology / Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

DivergAntz Collective can offer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy as part of our service to clients.

Janine Hogg is an accredited Social Worker with specialised training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and approaches her practice through a neuro-affirming lens.

What is EMDR Therapy?

EMDR therapy is a contemporary approach to mental health treatment, focusing on the unique process of eye movement to facilitate the processing of traumatic memories. Established with the goal of aiding healing from trauma and distressing life experiences, EMDR was first clinically investigated in 1989. Subsequent research has demonstrated its effectiveness, often achieving results more rapidly than many traditional methods. Unlike conventional therapy, EMDR does not necessitate a detailed discussion of distressing issues. Instead, it concentrates on altering the emotions, thoughts, or behaviours stemming from a traumatic experience, enabling the brain to recommence its natural healing process.

Who Can Benefit from EMDR Therapy?

EMDR is applicable to a broad spectrum of individuals, including neurodivergent adolescents, teenagers, and adults of various ages who have experienced traumatic events.

How much does EMDR cost?

Initial session 90 minutes $290.98 (+GST for private paying clients $320.08)

Additional sessions are 50 minutes – fees are charged at $193.99 per hour (+GST for private paying clients $213.39).

This service does not attract a Medicare or Private Health Insurance rebate. As such a GP referral is not required. This service is claimable for NDIS participants.

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Wellness Recovery Action Plan Pathway (WRAP)

We all know how to manage ourselves, our lives, and our wellness….. until we don’t.

It’s always easy….. until it’s not. Then sometimes, it’s too hard to make it easy again.

Difficulty getting out of bed, social withdrawal, increased need to stim, more frequent or intense meltdowns….. sound familiar?

How do you know when you’re in a good place? How do you, and those around you, know when you’re not? And, when you’re not, what treatments, medications, support, or people do you want around you?

What on earth do you need to do to maintain enough stamina to keep going?

When it all becomes chaotic, and you’re spinning your burnout wheels…… what happens next?

Proactively planning for your mental health is essential. It allows you to put some strategies on paper, create a plan you can share with whoever you choose, and pre-think the answers to some questions before you’re in a position where they are urgently needed.

We use the WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) model, merged with or own neuroscience and sensory-based clinical practice, to help you create a personalised, and actionable mental health plan.

This plan will outline what looks like when you are well, and when you are not, along with what others should do if signs appear, and how you want care during your most vulnerable moments.

Our Accredited mental health Social Workers are specially trained to guide this process, with the option to involve others or keep it one-on-one.

Make sure you have a structured therapy and crisis response plan tailored to YOU, to look after your brain and body the way YOU choose, with the people YOU want around you.

Access a Wellness Recovery Action Plan as one of many therapies, assessments and supports that DivergAntz Collective can provide, and get back YOUR SPOONS.

Overview of the Assessment

Clients accessing our Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Pathway, will be able to acquire a Comprehensive Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) which provides them a therapy and crisis response plan to increase their capacity to self-regulate and identify key signs and factors in their life which could result in a decline to their functional capacity, or decrease their mental health.

Purpose and Benefits
These plans are excellent tools to respond to depression, Autistic Burnout, Neurodivergent Meltdown, and many other neurodivergent dysfunctions. They essentially provide a roadmap to recovery and are underpinned by the Triple A framework of Authenticity, Autonomy and Acceptance. This report also includes an ABAS-3 Assessment and Recommendations for NDIS funded support.

Process

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan includes:

Background and holistic information regarding disability, mental health, emotional regulation and support needs.
Results of ABAS-3 Assessment with clinical interpretation and analysis.
Strategies and interventions to support an improvement to your mental health.
Recommendations of funded supports for the NDIS.

The WRAP Plan Pathway will require participants to complete a few questionnaires regarding their wellness, as well as the questionnaire to enable the ABAS-3 assessment to be completed.

Pricing and Fees are capped at:

NDIS clients: Total cost $2,000.00
Non-NDIS clients: Total cost $2,200.00 (cost increase is only due to GST, no other price difference between NDIS and private services).
Non-NDIS / Privately paying client services are subject to GST
Adding a privately paid Diagnostic Assessment for Autism and/or ADHD, or PTSD for participants who access this pathway will only incur an additional charge (privately paid) of $300.

*Diagnostic assessments must be paid privately and cannot be funded using NDIS funding.

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Occupational Therapy

DivergAntz Collective Occupational Therapists (OT) are allied health professionals who hold a current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration as an Occupational Therapist. Occupational Therapists promote health and well-being by helping people of all ages to be as independent as possible, while engaging in everyday activities. Occupational Therapists play an important role in enabling people experiencing functional limitations to lead more fulfilled lives by developing and implementing methods that support their everyday lives. This may include creating new habits, and routines, working with
teachers, families, carers, or employers to educate and assist with changes to improve the environment or changing an activity as required to allow participation.

Occupational Therapists can help children who have missed developmental milestones for their age, who have trouble interacting with people or objects in their environment, who revert to old behaviours after learning new ones, and who have learning problems or physical limitations, including injuries – to name a few.

Occupational Therapists can assist by:

Working on fine motor skills, which will assist with developing handwriting and computer skills, as well as holding a knife and fork or picking up and playing with toys.
Teaching life skills such as brushing teeth, getting dressed, showering, brushing hair, and personal hygiene.
Developing hand-eye coordination, which will assist with schoolwork when copying information from the board and playing sport.
Occupational Therapists can prescribe equipment that will enable independence. This includes items such as communication aids, wheelchairs, bathing equipment, sensory regulation devices and dressing devices.
Cognitive (thinking) skills can be worked on through play, scaffolding (breaking tasks into smaller parts), practicing problem solving and multi-tasking using visual timers, checklists and routines.
Teaching self-regulation by using coping and calming skills like movement breaks, distraction, and engaging in special interests.

Occupational Therapists can assist adults in the same way as children, working on goals that the client has and helping the adult to fine-tune their everyday living skills. These may include:

Enabling social inclusion through confidence building.
Helping to manage chronic pain and physical weakness.
Improving memory skills and cognitive functioning.
Looking at any special equipment that may improve the client’s everyday living and independence, and adaptions to tasks that increase their capacity.
Working on techniques to improve emotional regulation, looking at activities that help improve mental health and wellbeing, which will depend on the client’s interests.
Assessment and treatment to identify personalised self-management tools to optimise ability.

Occupational Therapy can address functional problems that arise from physical, sensory, and mental health difficulties.

How much does Occupational Therapy cost?

Our services unless otherwise offered, are provided in an e-therapy setting. An Occupational Therapist’s services can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your or your child’s NDIS plan. The Occupational Therapist will look at your NDIS goals and ensure that these form part of your treatment plan.

The service of an Occupational Therapist is an hourly rate of $193.99.

*Please note PRIVATE client services attract GST

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Developmental Educator

Developmental Educators are members of the Developmental Educators Association Incorporated (DEAI). Developmental Educators are allied health professionals who are qualified to be considered as disability specialists.

Developmental Educators work with participants to provide practical support to minimise the impact of disability and increase functional capacity/independence.
Developmental Educators often work with people who are neurodivergent, have physical or neurological disabilities, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury
or other neurological injuries, differences, changes or neurotypes. Developmental Educators work closely with carers, families, other allied health professionals and doctors to improve their clients’ choices, community participation and quality of life.

In the e-therapy program, the Developmental Educator considers your child and their meaningful activities in life as a starting point for the therapy. To keep the intervention motivating and relevant, they continuously evaluate and reassess to ensure the needs of your child are met.

How much does a Developmental Educator cost?

A Developmental Educator can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your or your child’s NDIS plan. The Developmental Educator will help the client reach their NDIS goals by incorporating these into the treatment plan.

The service of a Developmental Educator is an hourly rate of $193.99.

*Please note PRIVATE client services attract GST

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Speech and Language Pathology / Therapy

DivergAntz Collective Speech Therapists (or Speech-Language Pathologist) are allied health professionals who are certified Speech Pathologist (CPSP) as approved by Speech Pathology Australia.

Speech Therapists are educated in the study of communication, speech development, and speech disorders. Speech Therapists assess speech, language, cognitive-communication, and oral/feeding/swallowing skills. This lets them identify problems and the best way for treatment. Our Speech Therapists will work with your child to achieve their goals by using motivating activities that suit them. Through e-therapy, they provide strategies and exercises that can be implemented in daily life to enhance the skills they learn in their sessions.

How much does Speech Therapy cost?

Our services unless otherwise offered, are provided in an e-therapy setting. Speech Therapy services can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your or your child’s NDIS plan. The Speech Therapist will look at your NDIS goals and ensure that these form part of your treatment plan.

The service of a Speech Therapist is an hourly rate of $193.99.

*Please note PRIVATE client services attract GST

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Psychologists

A Psychologist is a professional who has a current AHPRA registration as a Psychologist. DivergAntz has both General Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists.

Many of our clients benefit from accessing the services of a Psychologist. Psychologists can help people with complications in their life, such as coping skills, trauma, identity issues, learning difficulties, depression, and anxiety.

Some examples include:

School students with learning difficulties.
A person dealing with sexuality or identity issues.
A new parent not coping or parents navigating a new diagnosis of their children or themselves.
Couples and families with relationship challenges.
Individuals struggling with mental illness.
A person contemplating suicide.
People dealing with chronic health problems.
Individuals fighting addiction.
A person who suffers from disabling anxiety, depression or OCD.
A person looking for ways to offload some of their worries in a safe space.

How can Psychologists help?

Psychologists help their clients thrive by empowering them. They are highly skilled at identifying mental and biological functions that drive behaviour. Via e-therapy, a Psychologist will listen and talk to you / your child, assess your / their needs, and provide advice and support. They will develop strategies for support to benefit the whole family, supporting mental health and positive behaviour.

Assessments Conducted by Psychologists

A Psychologist can diagnose and provide assessments such as:

Specific Learning Disabilities & Differences (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia)
Cognitive Assessments (Giftedness/2E, Intellectual Functioning/Disability)
Attention and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Autism
Emotional and behavioural difficulties/differences (aggression, anxiety)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Personality Disorder

During therapy sessions, the Psychologist will always utilise your / your child’s strengths and interests, for example, technology or favourite characters, and can involve art and play as a way to engage your child. Psychologists are highly skilled in helping clients recognise and name emotions. They often assist clients with tools to help regulate emotions, which will benefit many children who struggle with emotional regulation. To improve your child’s well-being, the Psychologist can collaborate with you as a parent/carer to assist with strategies and knowledge on how to help your child.

Psychologists can help you understand the way your brain has responded to situations you’ve experienced and understand the possible reasons behind your cognitive responses, reactivity, and methods of problem-solving. Psychologists may also be able to help with those recovering from substance-abuse related issues or coming out of situations of domestic and family violence, sexual assault, or other traumatic events.

Pricing and Fees

A Psychologist can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your / your child’s NDIS plan. Your psychologist will help you work towards meeting your NDIS goals.

The service of a Psychologist is an hourly rate of $222.99.

*Please note all prices are GST exclusive as they are aimed at NDIS clients (our primary clientele). We are most happy to provide the same quality services to private (non-NDIS participants) for the same price, but GST will be added to each of the quoted prices.

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Social Workers

A Social Worker is an allied health professional who is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Social workers work with people to address difficulties and barriers in their lives. Social workers support people through, counselling – a confidential discussion between therapist and client talking about all aspects of life that are causing challenges. Our Social Workers provide individual counselling in an e-therapy / online forum.

How can Social Workers help?

Social workers can support people with issues relating to:

gambling and addiction.
challenging behaviour – Social Workers are highly skilled in supporting social challenges and building relationships. They know that behaviour is a form of communication, and they can assist you / your child in handling difficult situations.
alcohol and/or drug misuse.
homelessness or housing stress.
mental wellbeing and mental illness.
domestic and family violence.
physical health and disabilities.
social injustice and discrimination.
whole family support.
self-determination and fulfilment.
advocating for accommodations in various areas of your / your child’s life, for example, in work or educational settings.
assisting with identifying emotions and developing strategies to regulate those emotions.

Social Workers are skilled in identifying an issue that requires change, which makes them excellent at helping clients change areas of their lives to improve personal and social well-being. They are trained in complex problem solving as well as counselling and family support. Many of our client’s experience overwhelm of navigating daily life with several disabilities, and this is where a social worker’s service is of great benefit.

Assessments Conducted by Social Workers

A Social Worker can identify which factors contribute to the difficulties you or your child may experience via assessment and observations. They can also participate with a multidisciplinary team to conduct Diagnostic Assessments.

Assessments a Social Worker might perform include:

Sensory Profile Assessment
Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessment (used by GPs when diagnosing mental health disorders)
Functional Capacity Assessment

Additional Therapies Offered by Social Workers

Some of our Social Workers are trained to provide Eye Movement & Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. This type of therapy has been proven to be exceptional in responding to trauma and is proving very successful with our current participants.

Many of our Social Workers also provide Counselling and Emotional Regulation Assistance via facilitated discussions and various therapeutic exercises. If provided by a Social Worker, this is priced at the Social Worker rate, not the Counsellor rate.

Pricing and Fees

A Social Worker can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your / your child’s NDIS plan. A therapy plan will include working towards meeting your goals in your NDIS plan.

The service of a Social Worker is an hourly rate of $193.99.

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Counsellors

All Counsellors in our e-therapy program are either members of the Australian Counselling Association or accredited Registrants with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.

How can Counsellors help?

Counsellors can assist clients in navigating life’s challenges, adapting to changes, and enhancing overall mental health. By providing a supportive and confidential environment, counsellors facilitate personal growth and self-understanding, enabling clients to develop effective strategies and make positive life adjustments.

Assessments Conducted by Counsellors

Counsellors employ various assessments to understand each client’s unique situation and needs. These evaluations focus on identifying specific problems, emotional patterns, and life circumstances. Through these assessments, counsellors gain insights that guide the development of personalised therapeutic plans to achieve the client’s wellness goals and address their concerns. Some specific types of assessments conducted by counsellors include:

Mental Health Assessments.
Coping and Stress Assessments.
Relationship Assessments.

Pricing and Fees

A Counsellor can be accessed using NDIS funding from the Capacity Building supports in your / your child’s NDIS plan. Under Improved Daily Living Skills.

The service of a Counsellor is an hourly rate of $156.16.

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ND Counselling

In our work with neurodiverse populations, we use a holistic approach that considers your sensory profile and individual needs. Our therapy sessions will help you develop coping strategies, build resilience and self-esteem, and develop skills for functioning and overall well-being. Our goal is to empower you to feel safe and grounded within yourself and the world around you so that you can thrive in your life.

We recognise and embrace the uniqueness and complexity of neurodiverse individuals. We understand that neurodivergent people process information differently and may face different challenges in their daily lives. Therefore, we adopt a neuro-affirming and strength-based approach that focuses on identifying and building upon your strengths, resources, and abilities. Accredited Counsellors, able to bill under the NDIS Counselling line item, who provide warm, relational support that you lead and only cover experiences, thoughts, and situations that you’re comfortable covering. Counsellors are keen to help you thrive by deepening your understanding of how you respond and managing Autistic and neurodivergent experiences. Our accredited Counsellors and Social Workers facilitate our Counselling sessions: Jason Stuart and Alex Hogg (Social Worker). Therapy is provided over Zoom, in-person and Eco psychotherapy (by arrangement with your counsellor)

How much does ND counselling cost?

ND counselling can be billed at as per NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23 or privately for 50-minute sessions with a Counsellor at $156.16 (+GST for private paying clients $171.77) or a Social Worker $193.99 (+GST for private paying clients $213.39).

*Please note PRIVATE client services attract GST

*Please specify in your enquiry form if you would like a counsellor or social worker*

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