For GP’s and Community Referrers.
Mindful Families Australia – Referral Summary
Practice: Mindful Families Australia
Location: Suite 5/19 Cotton Street, Nerang, Gold Coast
Phone: 07 5655 0620
Email: referrals@mindfulfamilies.com.au
Fax: 07 56 417 891
Website: www.mindfulfamilies.com.au
*Our preferred pathway is via Medical Objects
Overview
Mindful Families Australia is a boutique psychology practice providing evidence-based therapy and assessment for children, adolescents, adults, and families. We work from a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, and systemic framework, supporting individuals and family systems across a range of presentations.
We value collaborative relationships with referrers and ethical, client-centred care.
Professional Standards
Mindful Families Australia operates in accordance with:
APS Code of Ethics
AHPRA standards
Relevant legal and professional obligations
Populations Supported
We provide psychological services for:
Children and adolescents
Adults
Families and family systems
Neurodivergent individuals (including those diagnoses with Autism and ADHD)
We work with a broad range of presentations, including anxiety, mood difficulties, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, relationship and family difficulties, life transitions, and neurodevelopmental differences.
Our Approach
Our clinicians work from a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, and systemic framework. We recognise the importance of relationships, environment, and broader context in psychological wellbeing.
Across all services, we prioritise:
Ethical and evidence-based practice
Collaboration and informed consent
Strengths-based and person-centred care
Respect for autonomy, diversity, and lived experience
We do not take a one-size-fits-all approach. Therapy and assessment are tailored to individual needs and circumstances.
Therapeutic Modalities
Our practitioners draw on a range of evidence-based approaches, including:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Mindfulness-based and Compassion-Focused therapies
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Systemic and Family Therapy
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Modalities are selected collaboratively and reviewed throughout treatment.
Services Offered.
Individual Therapy – Children & Adolescents
Therapeutic support for children and adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioural, developmental, relational, or life-stage concerns. Therapy is developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and may include parent or caregiver involvement where clinically indicated.
Individual Therapy – Adults
Therapy for adults experiencing emotional, relational, occupational, or life-stage challenges. Support is provided within a collaborative, evidence-based, and neurodivergent-affirming framework.
Family & Systemic Therapy
Clinical family therapy supporting communication, attachment, emotional regulation, and relational functioning within family systems, including families navigating separation, blended family transitions, and complex relational dynamics.
Neurodevelopmental Assessments
Comprehensive autism and ADHD assessments conducted in line with current best-practice guidelines. Assessments aim to support clarity, understanding, and practical recommendations for individuals and families.
Family Court Matters
Mindful Families Australia provides therapeutic services only.
We do not undertake forensic assessments or provide court reports, expert opinions, or letters for legal proceedings.
Where court orders permit or direct a child to attend therapy, services may be offered subject to:
Review of current court orders
Confirmation that therapy is permitted
Appropriate consent from parties with parental responsibility
How to Refer.
Referrals may be made by:
Including Mindful Families Australia on a Mental Health Care Plan
Sending a referral letter via secure email, fax or Medical Objects
Encouraging the client or family to contact us directly
Contact Details:
Location: Suite 5/19 Cotton Street, Nerang, Gold Coast
Phone: 07 5655 0620
Email: referrals@mindfulfamilies.com.au
Fax: 07 56 417 891
Website: www.mindfulfamilies.com.au
*Our preferred pathway is via Medical Objects
We aim to respond to referral enquiries within 1–2 business days.
