Sharyn's Services
Please feel free to call or email Sharyn should you wish to make a referral. Referrals can be made by individuals or agencies/organisations (Non for Profit Organisations, Courts, Child Protection, Schools, Maternal and child Health Centres, childcares and kindergartens, veteran communities, doctors and mental health services).
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
I provide Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, which is a therapeutic intervention that aims to look at lies behind your child/adolescents’ behaviour. If your child/adolescent is experiencing intense emotions, problem/high risk behaviours and difficulties in relationships, using my approach, I am trained to understand what their behaviour is communicating this behaviour may be verbal or non-verbal.
I have many years of providing therapy to children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. My approach helps them understand what their behaviour is communicating and assists in reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.
I begin by getting to know your child/adolescent then meet parents/caregivers and then meet with the child/adolescent parent/caregiver together about what I understand is happening and how we can work together to reduce or prevent symptoms occurring.
Infant Parent and Carer Therapy
As a parent‐infant psychotherapist my intervention involves meeting with parents/carers and infants together. Together they aim to address concerns and anxieties, improve the parent/carer‐infant relationships, strengthen bonding and attachment, and promote infant development. It may be a short-term intervention involving just a few sessions, or it may involve regular scheduled sessions over a longer period.
I provide parent infant psychotherapy to children who are residing in foster care.
I place a high value on working with parents/carers who are the central person in the child’s life.
I provide psychotherapy to pregnant mothers, soon-to-be parents who may wish to think about themselves as a parent before the baby’s arrival. Parents-to-be may be concerned about their relationship with their own parents. They may hope to raise their child differently from how they were raised. Alternatively, they may be wanting to replicate their own experience of childhood.
Consultation
I provide Secondary Consultation, to schools, childcare, and out of home care agencies. I have expertise in working with high-risk children and adolescents who have experienced abuse and trauma or children who have diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and who are presenting with high risk, aggressive or disruptive behaviour.
I assist service providers or schools in understanding the behaviour and provide strategies to reduce the child/adolescents presenting difficulties.
I have experience in working with schools and parents with children/adolescents who are refusing school.
Frequently Asked Questions
Service Areas
Sharyn currently services appointments:
- At her office (148-150 Maroondah Hwy, Croydon VIC 3136),
- Throughout the eastern suburbs of Melbourne,
- Or via online.
Contact Sharyn
Referrals can be made by individuals or agencies/organisations (Non for Profit Organisations, Courts, Child Protection, Schools, Maternal and child Health Centres, childcares and kindergartens, veteran communities, doctors and mental health services).
You can use the form below to contact Sharyn, or you can contact Sharyn on 0438 145 888 or contact@sharynbrewpsychotherapyandconsultation.com.au
