Connected Self offers numerous programs tailored to empower both individuals and organisations to achieve their goals, develop resilience and work flexibly and adaptively. Click on the icons below to explore our range of services.

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Wellbeing Services

Our unique blend of experienced psychologists, counsellors, occupational therapists, art therapists and speech pathologists offer numerous modalities to support you to achieve your wellbeing goals.

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School-Based Services

Connected Self offers a broad range of programs to support the diverse needs of school communities.

This includes a variety of on-site therapeutic and academic support, classroom wellbeing programs and professional development programs for teachers and school staff.

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Training & Development

We offer a wide suite of trauma-informed training programs designed to strengthen individuals and workplaces to achieve higher levels of wellbeing, engagement and productivity.

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NDIS-Funded Programs

As an accredited NDIS agency we work with individuals, children and families to help achieve quality outcomes.

How Do We Do It?

We do this by recruiting qualified, talented, inspirational and committed people and supporting them to work with you to identify the outcomes that you want to achieve. Our people then employ evidence based and innovative approaches to help you achieve these outcomes in a sustainable way.

As our name suggests we are about making connections. We believe that by supporting people and organisations to create connections to themselves (who they are), their family, community and customers, their environment and aspirations they can achieve higher levels of wellbeing, personal fulfilment and productivity.

Our unique blend of experienced psychologists, art therapists, youth practitioners, mindfulness facilitators and consultants assist many individuals and organisations to achieve their goals.

We are also a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) accredited provider and a preferred provider with the Department for Education and Department for Child Protection.

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Polyvagal Practices

Polyvagal practices aim to enhance physiological regulation, restore a sense of safety, and promote engagement through autonomic nervous system regulation.

This enhances social and emotional learning, including recognising and regulating emotions (from a physiological lens) and developing empathy for others.

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PACE

Developed as part of attachment-focused family therapy, PACE is a trauma-informed approach aiming to create safe, trusting, emotionally connected relationships with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma or attachment difficulties. PACE stands for:

Playfulness

  • Approaching with an open, ready, calm, relaxed and engaged attitude.
  • Not taking yourself/situations too seriously.
  • Diffusing difficult/tense situations.

Acceptance

  • Unconditionally accepting the current state/mood/behaviour.
  • Accepting that there are things unseen that lie below behaviour.
  • Acceptance supports feeling secure, safe and loved

Curiosity

  • Understanding the child gently and without judgement.
  • Supporting child to bring awareness to their inner life.
  • Wondering statements.

Empathy

  • A sense of compassion and understanding for young person’s feelings and thoughts.

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