A Huisamen Family Practice offers comprehensive assessment and therapy services.

Clinical and Educational Assessment

  • ADHD/Autism Assessment

    Please book an introductory 10-minute call online (head to the booking page) to be added to the waitlist for Term 2 of 2025.

    Comprehensive specialised assessments and support are available. As an experienced lead assessor, Anelda administers various questionnaires, interviews and observations to establish the presence of a diagnosis. Support recommendations are made, and follow up support offered if needed.

  • Initial/ Mental Health Assessment

    Mental health assessments can be done with children, adolescents and adults. You can consult with us for a psychological assessment only, or utilise this service to inform subsequent continued support at the practice. It includes, but is not limited to, the assessment of various anxiety disorders, behaviour issues, compulsive symptoms, psychosis, depression, screen for possible ADHD or autism, and other disorders and concerns.

  • Cognitive and Achievement Assessment

    A full educational assessment (cognitive and achievement) helps identify your child’s intellectual strengths and challenges, and their current level of academic achievement. It helps one understand why they may be having learning difficulties, and also ascertain the presence of learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia). These findings inform evidence-based action to enable learning progress, inform school accommodations, and cultivate self-confidence.

Psychotherapy and Psychoeducation

  • Talk Therapy

    Talk therapy is most suited to adolescents and adults. It is typically a combination of developing self understanding, and improving your ability to function in daily life. Talk therapy can be goal-directed and solution-focused (such as treating OCD or insomnia), or it can take the form of long term therapy to process complex trauma, or to support you through long-standing emotional challenges.

  • Art Therapy

    Art Therapy

    Suitable for all ages, art therapy assists clients who struggle to find the words to express and process complex feelings and experiences. It can also have the added benefit of exploring our emotional word through less of a cognitive/intellectual lens, and offer more spontaneous self exploration. No artistic skill is necessary to take part in art therapy.

  • Play Therapy

    Play is the natural language of the child. It not only allows them a familiar language to process difficult experiences with the support of a guiding therapist, but it also allows them to learn about themselves, to develop social emotional skills, and to build their self concept. It cultivates a safe space for kids who struggle with big changes in their environment and family life.

Group Therapy and Classes

  • Social Emotional Learning Journey

    Developed for kids between Year 1 and 6. In a group therapy format, the aim is to support kids to grow brave and compassionate through a playful Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Journey. Kids develop their sense of self and learn to connect better with the world around them. The program runs over four modules aligned to school terms.

  • Family and Attachment Therapy

    Assessment and therapy of parent-child or family relationships are offered. Whether the family experienced trauma, big changes or going through adoption, families sometimes find themselves lost as to how to reconnect and see each other as whole loveable beings. Family or attachment therapy supports the repair of ruptures in these bonds.

  • Parenting Course or Consultations

    Parenting Course or Consultations

    Although for many of us parenting is a deeply meaningful experience, it comes with equally powerful challenges. As a certified Circle of Security Parenting facilitator, I offer the program online and in person. Parenting support is also offered to parents/ caregivers with children with special needs, such as neurodiversity, anxiety, defiance, and trauma. I also offer courses and support to adoptive parents.

  • HeART Club Holistic Art Classes

    Heart Club Whole Child Art Classes is a small passion project, where children come together to not only develop creativity and artistic skill, but also learn about emotions and their social world. Great for kids who enjoy engaging artistically, but desire more creative freedom and socio-emotional engagement than formal art classes. It’s a joyful learning experience for kids.