Behavioral Therapy Adelaide

Behavioral Therapy in Adelaide For Kids

Behavioral therapy in Adelaide South Australia, is considered to be the most effective and most widely used talk therapy. It has shown significant results in the treatment of anxiety disorders. It works through the modification of dysfunctional emotions and behaviors. Best child psychologist in Adelaide New Paradigm Living was founded by Samuel Weightman (BSW) for the purpose of servicing the needs of the children, adolescents and families that require psychosocial support via behavioral therapy and social psychology. Our team believes that our clients are not who they think they are, but rather what they do. Our therapists will work with you to get to know your strengths, weaknesses, values and goals in order to develop a plan that supports your personal growth while allowing you to achieve personal goals.

Behavioral Therapy in Adelaide At New Paradigm Living We provide individuals with a supportive and challenging therapeutic environment for their clinical development that integrates training, education about the psychology of addiction, psychotherapy skills learned through trial and error, personal involvement, feedback from trainers or experts, as well many other strategies designed to increase cognitive competence. Our All Behavioral therapies in Adelaide are individually tailored towards your individual needs but may include treatment techniques which can be used across multiple different addictions including recreational drug use, gambling disorders such any anxiety disorder, etc.

At New Paradigm Living, we provide behavioral therapy in Adelaide for children, adolescents and families in the form of social psychology.

For Behaviour Theripist in Adelaide

What Can We Offer?

In clinic or off-site visit behavioral therapy
Individual family support letter writing (school, pediatrician, external support)
Eco systems behavior support plan (individual, family and external supports)
Resource development (visuals, routine schedule plans, social stories)
School/kindy visits (transition/re-entry/behavior plan meetings)
NDIS progress report writing and applications
NDIS support coordination

A paradigm shift in pediatric behavioral therapy

In kindy I needed support to learn how to play and this often involved setting me up with activities where I would use toys independently. In reception, I was enrolled in a private school where I first experienced the label ‘naughty boy’. At five years old I began to dread being sent to the Principal’s office and was often sent there crying. After 3 terms of this, we were encouraged to leave the school. I then transitioned to Montessori learning. Although the new education approach did assist me in ways, ultimately the same situation occurred whereby my impulsive behaviors led to parents demanding the naughty boy removed. The rejection I felt was significant. Finally, I arrived in a public school in year 3 where a balance of structure and stimulation was achieved. In year 4, I had the good fortune of having an excellent teacher who encouraged us to have me assessed for Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D). After a two-week placebo trial, my teachers believed if the second week was the real thing, we will take it. After commencing medication my concentration time doubled and my learning reflected this, particularly in reading and writing (memory and math skill were still rubbish, however this is often the case with an executive function disorder). Fortunately, from this point on I was able to complete my schooling and form strong peer relationships that I maintain to this day.

More Learning to Come

Considering academic accolades were not a thing for me (yet*), most of my self-worth came from sport and I spent most waking hours participating in some way. Nevertheless, the time came to grow up. Fast forward 10 years and after having every process/labor job under the sun, I was still clueless as to what my purpose was in terms of adulting. Aside from the obvious fact that one needs to earn a wage to live, I was also dealing with the issue of having a hidden disability and the pervasive societal misunderstanding that I was dumb or lazy.

The Good News

All people have value and worth and we deserve to know it. For me, my pathway to purpose was when I followed my sister’s advice to enroll in Foundation Studies at UniSA (hesitant to be sure*) and I discovered that my adult brain had far less background noise (friends, sports, girls, cars etc.) than my adolescent brain! Obviously, to my delight and amazement, I began to turn in work worthy of high marks, and it became clear that my strength was, and always has been human interaction.

The Takeaway

Disability does not define people, or their identity. What defines us is our resilience to persevere when we are faced with hurdles and rejection. As parents, support persons, family and friends, we all have a role to play in building the reflective armor in young people that they will need to grow. This is what I call, new paradigm living. – by Samuel Weightman

TESTIMONIALS

What clients say about us

My husband had his treatment at New Paradigm Living for Sleep Disorder relly happy with the result.

we have 5-year-old daughter are really New Paradigm Living for helping her to improve her speaking with the help of therapy.