“I’m committed to supporting young people to live their BEST life according to THEM.

What I’ve learnt from my time working with children, adolescents and families is that our kids are growing up in an environment of constant perceived pressure. External factors like peers, societal expectations, familial discord, excessive use of social media or technology, lack of connectedness to a positive mentor, often leads to our youth experiencing a number of mental health concerns. More particularly, after years in the juvenile justice environment, I learned that children will mostly do what they can to get by. Sadly, this sometimes means they gravitate toward anti-social peers, substance use or act out in a way that makes them even more difficult to understand.

In the current climate, many of our kids appear to find it more challenging to assert themselves appropriately, to understand and express their emotions, to make requests appropriately and to communicate effectively with their family members and peers. This often impacts their family, school or wider community relationships.

I have developed a practice which is dedicated to supporting young clients and their families to Build Essential Skills Together, whether through counselling, assessment and recommendations or the evidence based group therapy programs offered at Hargan Psychology

After many years of working with young people and their families, I am beyond excited and incredibly honoured to have developed a practice which provides an environment whereby we work collaboratively and proactively to make a difference in the lives of young people and their families.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well I’d love for you to recognise the friendly team at Hargan Psychology as a fundamental part of that village.”