Our services
Treehouse child and perinatal services offer counselling, small group programs, parenting support, professional development and supervision.
We work with a diverse range of children and adolescent’s 0-18 years and women pre and post pregnancy.
The Treehouse team can assist with providing support for;
Behavioural concerns
Anxiety disorders
School related concerns
Sleep difficulties / nightmares
Trauma / grief and loss
Family separation
Attachment and relationship concerns
Depression
Sensory disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety
Parent-infant relationship difficulties
Pregnancy grief and loss
Difficulties adjusting to parenthood
We have a range of services to assist children, adolescent’s, parents and allied health workers / educators in a respectful and family friendly environment.
Child and Adolescent Counselling
There are many benefits of counselling for children and their families. Therapy can assist parents and children to learn new skills and ways to communicate in the family, build emotional regulation, and facilitate positive changes in the brain within a safe expressive environment.
Our Treehouse therapists engage you as the parent to be a 'co-therapist' to support your child. Working with parents is a wonderful way to develop a sense of safety, self-compassion, and self-esteem in our children.
Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services offers support to children, parents and families with concerns relating (but not limited to)
Behavioural concerns
Anxiety disorders
School related concerns
Sleep difficulties / nightmares
Trauma / grief and loss
Family separation
Attachment and relationship concerns
Depression
Sensory disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Once a parent intake is completed, your therapist will meet with you and your child to explore creating a therapeutic plan and tailor one-on-one therapy counselling sessions to work through their concerns and learn effective strategies and tools.
Our therapists work closely with you as the parent to provide feedback on how your child is going in therapy, and will also teach you strategies learned in sessions so that skills can be translated from the counselling context to home and school.
Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services provides a child friendly space, which includes access to an indoor sensory therapy space and an outdoor sensory garden with our treehouse secret garden art mural. Therapists at treehouse use a range of interventions including, theraplay, interplay, EMDR, cognitive behaviour therapy, expressive art therapy, solution focused therapy, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy.
Perinatal Counselling
At Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services, we provide perinatal counselling and support to mothers and their families prior to conception, during pregnancy and following the birth of a baby throughout infancy and childhood.
Perinatal counselling and support can help if you experience:
Antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety
Parent-infant relationship difficulties
Pregnancy grief and loss
Difficulties adjusting to parenthood
Our therapists provide a nurturing and safe space for parents to explore issues, allowing you as the parent the time to reflect, to strengthen your capacity to shift and make changes to the challenges you may be facing. We draw on evidence-based theories including attachment and psychodynamic theories, as well as infant development research to help understand the problems at hand.
Group Programs
Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services provides group therapy programs to address a range of issues including grief & loss, self-esteem, anxiety, friendships, emotional regulation and much more. We offer programs each school term at the treehouse office as well as in educational settings such as primary / secondary schools and early learning centres.
Some of the programs we offer are;
Drumbeat
Seasons for Growth
Lego Therapy
Friends for Life
Parenting Support
Parenting isn’t always easy. If you are struggling with feeling a sense of hopelessness, don't have any more to give, or just need some support and guidance Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services is here to help.
It’s ok to get some help to create a positive and nurturing family environment and build new skills. Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services has a focus on helping you to develop positive parenting skills and building solid relationships with your children.
Our staff can help guide parents how to balance the need for setting limits with the need to show compassion and warmth when emotions are running high, supporting parents and caregivers to navigate strong emotions and to develop deep connections with their children.
Our staff are trained in a number of parenting programs such as;
ABCD Parenting Young Adolescents Program
Tuning in to Kids Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Program
Bringing Up Great Kids Parenting Program
Triple P Positive Parenting Program
Parenting support sessions can be provided face to face or online for those that live out of the Albury/Wodonga area.
Safe and Sound Protocol Program
“Think, feel, and connect better through nervous system regulation”
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a powerful listening therapy designed to help regulate the nervous system, so you can better connect with yourself, others and the world around you.
The Safe and Sound Protocol is based on Polyvagal Theory, developed by Dr Stephen Porges. This non-invasive intervention involves listening to music that has been processed specifically to retune the nervous system to introduce a sense of safety and the ability to socially engage. This allows a person to better interpret not only human speech but, importantly, the emotional meaning of language. Once interpersonal interactions improve, spontaneous social behaviours and an enhanced ability to learn, self-regulate and engage are often seen.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is safe, effective, enjoyable for children, adolescents and adults and proven to:
Decrease anxiety and trauma-related behaviours
Decrease auditory sensitivities
Enhance social engagement and participation
Improve emotional regulation
Increase resilience
Improve attention
Improve ability to focus at school
Promote a calmer emotional and physiological state
The SSP may be helpful in reducing symptoms and supporting overall health and resiliency for people seeking support for:
Depression and anxiety
Neurodevelopmental differences, such as autism, hyperactivity and attention
Learning difficulties
Sensory processing differences
Trauma history
And more
Accessing the Program at Treehouse Child and Perinatal Services
We arrange an initial consultation to discuss the SSP program in more detail, the listening schedule, and what to expect in each of the sessions.
You can listen to the music of SSP either in person at the Treehouse office with one of our certified therapists or remotely from the comfort of your own home, allowing for flexibility and ease. Our Treehouse team will collaborate with you on a listening plan that works for you.
For more information on the safe and sound protocol
To see how the SSP program benefits a wide range of children and adults
The treehouse team offers a range of professional development including group sessions, mentoring and consultancy. We offer a variety of educational workshops and trainings including;
Understanding and responding to challenging behaviours
Supporting children with emotional regulation
Staff wellbeing / stress management
Supporting neurodivergent children
We provide consultations to early childhood centres such as childcare centres and preschools along with primary and secondary schools seeking specific child-sensitive practice guidance. This may involve conducting school observations, meeting with teachers, aides and leadership to provide specific strategies related to support in the classroom and the school yard.
Contact us to find out more information or to request a tailored workshop, training session or one on one consultancy appointment.
Professional Development
Supervision
Professional supervision provides a forum for reflection and learning and is a core practice standard for social workers. The aim of supervision is to enhance the professional skills and competence of practitioners and thereby strengthening their capacities to achieve positive outcomes for the people with whom they work. Engaging in supervision provides ongoing professional learning that enhances capacities to respond effectively to complex and changing practice environments.
Rebecca, the Director and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker provides professional and clinical supervision to a range of professionals including social workers, counsellors, chaplains and community health workers.
Both individual and group supervision is available and can be provided face-to-face, via telephone or online platform.
Student Placements
Treehouse child and perinatal services offers clinical student placements for people studying social work and psychology. Treehouse offers two clinical placements per year. Applications can be emailed to rebecca@treehousechildandperinatalservices.com please attach a copy of your resume. Your university may contact us on your behalf to arrange an initial interview and to discuss the opportunity for a placement.
