Please complete this form and email back to reception@uniqueupsychology.com.au to register for group therapy. We will contact you to confirm attendance. Please note that groups are capped at 8 attendees and we will add you to the next group list if the group is already full. Please call us on (03) 9134 8744 if you have any questions.
Group Cancellation Policy: Refunds are not possible for change of mind. Please note that groups are very popular and if you accept a spot you have committed to the 6 or 10 weeks. We are unable to fill any vacant spots once group has commenced.
Rebates for groups are possible with a Mental Health Care Plan issued by your doctor.
Please note: new and existing clients (not currently scheduled with a clinician for ongoing therapy) will need to attend an initial consultation prior to group starting to determine suitability of group.
These 6-week groups will focus on building self-understanding and relationships through exploration and celebration of participants' autism diagnosis. Because many autistic teens feel alone and have not had the opportunity to meet other peers on the spectrum, this group is a wonderful way to focus on the internalised/female presentation of autism and provides support in fostering new friendships.
Topics include: what are autism spectrum conditions and how are autistic girls often different, celebrating autistic strengths and identifying common challenges, how to build and maintain friendships, and relationship safety.
This is a one hour group. The 13-16 year old stream will include a brief parent summary in the last 15 minutes.
This 6-week group is a neurodiversity-affirming social support and friendship group. Topics will cover: types of friends, making and keeping friends, conversation skills, saying no and being assertive, common friendship problems, and bullying. It will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded peers. This is a one hour group with a brief parent summary in the last 15 minutes.
My Unique Brain is an online neurodiversity affirming group for diagnosed or self-identifying as autistic adults. The aim of this group is to explore and understand your own unique autistic brains in a safe and affirming space. The group is for female or female-identifying adults. Each session will follow the DSM-5-TR criteria for Autism, exploring how these are uniquely experienced by group members, moving beyond the medical model, and supporting members to an increased self-understanding of their diagnosis.
10 week program at 2 hours per session
Sexclusive EdU is a 6-week group that has been designed for autistic teens and aims to provide psychoeducation and safety around intimate relationships and sex, consent, connection, and self-confidence and self-love. Each session will run for 1 hour and will include a 15-minute parent summary for the parents in the last 15 minutes.
Welcome Back U, is an online monthly drop-in group only for clients who have completed My Unique Brain and/or Uniquely U adult groups. These are drop-in sessions and participants can come and go and do not have to commit to ongoing group sessions. Minimum in group is 5, capped at 15. Group will not be scheduled for less than 5 attendees, instead those attendees will go on the list for the following month.
Registration: Please email reception with request to join group by the 1st of every month. Group will run 2 weeks later and date will be advertised on our website.
For women (or who identify as women) who are either diagnosed with Autism or ADHD or self-identify as autistic or an ADHDer. This 10-week neurodiversity affirming group explores what it means to be neurodivergent in a neurotypical world. The following topics will be delved into (and more!): nurturing an authentic neurodivergent identity, masking, whether and how to share your diagnosis, the power of your senses and interests, preventing burnout, exploring your social needs so that are meaningful and authentic to you, and exploring Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and Persistent Drive for Autonomy (PDA). The group will provide an opportunity to meet your fellow neurokins while supporting you to learn more about your self and relationships with others.
10-week program at 1.5 hours per session
This 8-week parenting education program will teach you how to use emotion coaching strategies to help your adolescent feel heard, understood, and supported. Tuning in to Teens™ emotion coaching will teach you to view your teen’s emotions as an opportunity for connecting and teaching, assisting you to help your teen to describe their emotions and facilitate problem-solving and negotiating boundaries. Topics include: connecting and emotional acceptance, building connection and showing empathy, and emotion coaching: sadness, fear, and anger. This will be delivered online in a neuroaffirming way with additional sessions added to address autistic sensory processing, stimming, self-regulation, and masking. Each session will run for 75 mins via Zoom.
