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Newsletters
You can view our recent and past newsletters from Good Start Psychology below.
Previous newsletter can be found here.
Good Start Psychology Interim Audit
As a certified provider, Good Start Psychology must undertake regular audits.
Participants have the right to feel safe and have quality supports and services. The audit team is independent, which means they don't work for the NDIA or the NDIS Commission.
The audit team visits the provider and checks:
- Whether they are following NDIS rules and quality standards
- What information they keep
- How people feel about the help they get
- Provider's paperwork (files, procedures, computer records)
Pricing Update - Effective from 10th February 2025
Please note the following NDIS pricing update at Good Start Psychology, effective from 10th February 2025, for appointments with Nathan Waldhuter only.
Nathan has recently completed his clinical placement and internship requirements as a provisional psychologist. This means that he has now successfully transitioned to full general registration.
His fees will increase from $225.00 per session to $244.22 per session.
November: Managing and preventing meltdowns
Imagine emotional meltdowns as a mountain your child climbs—a peak of frustration or sensory overload they can’t always control. As a parent, understanding the landscape of these “emotional mountains” in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can help you guide your child more smoothly through the ascent and descent. Here's a look at how to navigate that mountain, step by step.
October: Understanding the Limits of Confidentiality in Psychological Services
Confidentiality is a cornerstone of the therapeutic relationship between a psychologist and their client. It ensures that clients feel safe and secure in sharing their most personal thoughts and experiences. However, there are specific limits to this confidentiality that both clients and psychologists must understand
September: Meet the team!
You may have noticed some changes around the clinic recently and Good Start Psychology has some new faces!
Please welcome to the team Kathy Jones, Hayda Ibrahimi and Caitlin Sakovits.
Hayda and Caitlin are both provisional psychologists working towards general registration. Kathy is a therapist with substantial experience with families and individuals.
August : Phew! It's Normal.
An age by age guide for what to expect from kids & teens - and what they need from their caregivers.
Here are some important developmental stages and the difficult behaviour that might come with them. You’ll often find that their behaviour, is completely normal and a sign that your child is flourishing and making his or her way through childhood or adolescence exactly as they are meant to.
Price Updates – Effective from 11th July 2024
Please note the following NDIS price updates at Good Start Psychology, effective from 11th July 2024.
Provisional Psychologist Session Fee
From 11th July 2024, the session fee with provisional psychologists will increase from $215.00 per hour to $225.00 per hour.
End of Plan Progress Reports
From the 11th July 2024, the cost of end of plan reports will increase from $469.66 (2 hour charge) to $587.07 (2.5 hour charge.)
July: Phew! It's normal (Part 2)
Here are some important developmental stages and the difficult behaviour that might come with them. You’ll often find that their behaviour, is completely normal and a sign that your child is flourishing and making his or her way through childhood or adolescence exactly as they are meant to.
June: Phew! It's normal. An age by age guide for what to expect from kids & teens - and what they need from caregivers
Here are some important developmental stages and the difficult behaviour that might come with them. You’ll often find that their behaviour, is completely normal and a sign that your child is flourishing and making his or her way through childhood or adolescence exactly as they are meant to.
May: Social Skills Groups
Social skills at Good Start Psychology aims to support participants in learning the skills used in daily living. Some of the areas we work on include body language, voice control, conversation, assertiveness and social confidence.
If you are interested in attending our social skills classes or you would like some more information, please contact us on 7286 4939.
March: Autism Is A 'Dynamic Disability'
What does this mean?
This means that an autistic person’s skill and needs fluctuate depending on many factors.
Capacity and functioning are not concrete, and they may fluctuate depending on factors such as environment, cognition, executive function, processing capacity, Interoception/exteroception, neuro-fatigue, anxiety, communication differences, burnout & sensory overwhelm. This means Autistic people may be capable of a task one day, but unable to perform the task at another.
February: ADHD Through a Neuroaffirming Lens
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental condition that involves unique neurological differences in how the brain manages attention, focus, and impulses. Much of the information and language around ADHD is quite negative; we typically hear about children who are hyperactive, inattentive, impulsive, and who struggle to regulate their feelings.
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