Couples Counselling

All relationships require careful thought and consideration and working with our therapists to develop new methods of working with challenges can have immense benefit. Our therapists utilise evidence based relationship counselling rather than a "best guess" approach to work alongside all members of a relationship to reinforce care and compassion as well as forgiveness and the ability to move forward.

Individual Therapy

Therapy sessions are a safe place to work through problems in a relaxed, comfortable setting. Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, usually requires many visits to work through problems, so don’t expect any instant solutions to your problems during the first day. Therapy will give you life-long tools to deal with problems, and it’s not a “quick fix.”

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Positive Behaviour Support

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Group Programs

Joining a group of strangers can be intimidating at first, but group therapy has many benefits that individual therapy may not. In fact, psychologists say that group members are almost always thrilled by how rewarding the experience of group therapy can be.

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Telehealth

Telehealth gives us the opportunity to provide the supports and therapy inputs that you need when you cannot come in the Clinic. Utilising the same theraputic modalities designed to suit your needs we are happy to engage with Videoconferencing or Teleconferencing. We have worked to ensure that all of our platforms are compliant with Australian Data Protection Principles to ensure that your confidentiality is maintained.

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National Disability Insurance Scheme

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a new system being implemented across Australia and it has its own fairly unique approach. This assessment is designed to provide a report for the person to address criteria for eligibility under the legislation associated with the scheme as well as recommendations for what is reasonable and necessary for supports under the scheme.

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Forensic Assessment

Forensic assessment refers to a variety of psychological assessments that are used to aid a legal fact-finding team. It is one of the most common applications of psychology to the law, and is used in a variety of legal settings. This is a fairly new discipline. Forensic assessment is one of the fastest growing fields within clinical psychology.

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Diagnostic Assessment

Diagnostic assessment is a form of assessment that allows a Psychologist to determine a person's individual strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, skills, symptoms and impairments to lifestyle. It is primarily used to diagnose difficulties and to provide a diagnosis recognised using the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual or International Classification of Disease to inform treatment and interventions to assist the person.

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Contact Us

Please feel free to contact us to have a chat about anything that we can be of assistance with. You can contact us directly on the phone number and email address below or complete the contact form. Consultation with a therapist is by appointment only however our admin staff would be delighted to assist you at any time during business hours.

Email

admin@distinctdirections.com.au

Phone

(02) 63321833

Office

PO Box 699, Bathurst NSW 2795
Bathurst Clinic — 103 Piper Street, Bathurst NSW 2795
Orange Clinic — 8 McNamara Street, Orange NSW 2800
Dubbo Clinic — 7/77 Myall Street, Dubbo NSW 2830