About Sprout Child and Family Psychology

Whilst we do work with separated families, and families who are going through court processes, we focus upon intervention and treatment (for example for a child presenting with behavioural issues in the context of family change) rather than upon evaluation of parenting for court purposes.

Sprout Child and Family Psychology offers paediatric and mental health services to children and their families from as young as 6 months to 18 years of age.

Our premise is to not only work with the child, but also their family system and wider environment in order to ensure sustained change over a long period of time. Within therapy sessions we seek to identify and include the whole family in the treatment plan and spend time with both the child and family in implementing changes in behaviour.

At Sprout Child and Family Psychology, we are also experienced in identifying and assessing a range of childhood disorders and developmental issues including Autism Spectrum Disorders, cognitive difficulties and learning problems, anxiety issues, and social skills.

Our goal is to offer tailored practical solutions that can be used within the home, school or other environments in order to ensure that both our assessments and interventions are relevant to your child.

About Ben Tuppack

B. Psych Sc (Hons), Pgrad Cert Family Therapy and Counselling, MAAPI.

Ben Tuppack is a registered psychologist, and Member of the Australian Association of Psychologist (AAPIS) with extensive experience in the areas of child perinatal and child mental health, disability and child protection. Ben has a particular interest and focus upon working with the whole family and their extended environment in order to effect positive change over the long term. Ben also has experience in providing psychometric assessment and intervention for children in relation to Learning Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and behavioural problems.

Ben is an accredited provider of Triple P (the Positive Parenting Program), 1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching, and the Circle of Security Parenting Education (COS-P) program.

Ben’s enjoys work with families on a range of child emotional and behavioural difficulties, including anxiety and emotional regulation (dealing with feelings like anger), sleep difficulties, ADHD, and oppositional behaviour. Ben’s other interests include working with new parents to overcome postnatal depression and parenting anxiety and assisting in adjusting to parenthood.

What should I look for in a child psychologist?

Registration

Under Australian Law, all psychologists need to be registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority. You can check our registrations here (external link).

Professional membership

We are both full Members of the Australian Psychological Society - the peak body for Australian Psychologists. As part of this memberships, we undertake regular education and training to extend our skills and ensure that we are making use of the best evidence based information to inform our assessments and therapy interventions

Experience

We have extensive experience in working with children and youth
across a variety of age groups and across a range of issues and
contexts.

Child and Family Approach

As a part of our assessment and interventions, we focus upon both the child and their family, creating sustained effective changes.

Treatment team

In order to best support you, your child and your family, we work alongside other professionals, encouraging a holistic approach to treatment with your healthcare team.

Strengths base

We take time to get to know your child and your family, as a means of
identifying the things that your child can do well and their other positive qualities which we then use throughout the therapy process