​​Sophie Smith is a Clinical and Developmental Psychologist and Clinic Director at The Young Mind Clinic (www.theyoungmindclinic.com) with more than 17 years experience. Sophie is a Psychology Board Approved Supervisor for both the Clinical Psychology and Educational and Developmental Psychology areas of endorsement. A large part of her practice is providing supervision to psychologists, school counsellors and other health professionals int he area of child and adolescent therapy and assessment. Sophie has a gentle, empathetic style combined with an evidence-based and results oriented approach. 

Services

THERAPY - CHILDREN, TEENS & PARENTS

• Generalised anxiety
• OCD
• Social anxiety
• Specific phobias
• Mood difficulties
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Behaviour disorders
• Emotional dysregulation
• Bullying and social difficulties
• Other mental health problems
• General behavioural concerns
• Managing 'out of the ordinary' difficult behaviour 
• ADHD management
• Feeding 
• Toileting
• School refusal
• Addressing emotional issues for very young children (too young for 1:1 therapy <7 years old) via parent strategies.

ASSESSMENT
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• Diagnosing learning disorders 
• Identifying giftedness
• Intellectual (cognitive) ability assessment 
• Achievement
• ADHD assessments
• Full report provided
• School observations/consultation available if required.
• Autism assessments are available at the clinic also

CLINICAL SUPERVISION

• Supervision of fully registered psychologists int he area of child and adolescent practice including therapy and assessments.
  
• Registrar supervision for Clinical and Ed/Dev endorsement areas.
  
• Provisional psychologist supervision - typically as a secondary supervisor, unless the intern is working within the practice.
  
• School Counsellor supervision - small groups of up to 4 or individual supervision available.
  
• Supervision available for other health professionals seeking support in the area of child and adolescent mental health.