Finding the right mix for you
Scattered thoughts don't only need a mind-based approach. We've found that mindfulness, acupuncture and improving your gut health can all help settle a busy, scattered mind, and they work well alongside therapy whether or not you have ADHD.
Our Thriving as a Neurodiverse Adult workshop and group are also a chance to build skills alongside others who get it. Get in touch to find out when the next one is running.
You're also welcome to speak to the Client Experience Officers or your therapist about what might work best for you.
If you'd like more information for some self-help, we invite you to read through our library of blogs, or consider books our team has recommended.
Call us: (07) 3137 1553
Email us: Hello@UnburdenPsych.au
Note, our reception can be busy and at times unable to answer the call. If this happens, please complete the form above or send us an email.
Formal assessments
Some people need clear answers, or a report for school, work, NDIS or a doctor. For them, we offer formal assessments for adults and children:
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ADHD assessments
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Autism assessments
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Cognitive assessments, to understand how you or your child think, learn and process information, including strengths as well as challenges
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Learning disorder assessments, such as for difficulties with reading, writing or maths
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Comprehensive assessments, combining ADHD and cognitive testing
Our assessments are thorough. We gather information from several sources, including you, family members and teachers where relevant, use recognised and well-researched tools, and write a report you can actually use, with practical recommendations rather than just a diagnosis. A good assessment also looks carefully at what else might explain what's happening, so you get the right answer, not just an answer.
Because every assessment is different, there isn't one set fee. Fees start from $1,999 and increase depending on the type and complexity of the assessment you need. If you're already a therapy client with us, your assessment fee is reduced, because we don't charge twice for the same work. The easiest way to find out what your assessment would cost is to email us your requirements at Hello@UnburdenPsych.au, or book a 10-minute phone call with our assessing psychologist. ADHD, cognitive and learning assessments aren't covered by Medicare, though some private health funds offer a partial rebate. Autism assessments for people under 25 may attract a partial Medicare rebate with a referral from a paediatrician or psychiatrist.
About medication
We don't prescribe medication. If it's something you'd like to explore, our assessment report can support that conversation with your GP, paediatrician or psychiatrist. With or without medication, therapy and practical strategies can make a real difference to everyday life.
Read at your own pace
Interesting information on ADHD and assessments from our library
You've lost your keys again. There are twelve tabs open, three half-finished projects, and an email you meant to answer last week. You start the day with a plan and end it wondering where the time went. You can lose hours in something that grabs you, but the boring, important things just don't get done.
For as long as you can remember, people have called you lazy, scatty, too much, or "not living up to your potential". You've built clever workarounds and you work twice as hard to keep up, but you're tired of it. Then a friend gets diagnosed, or you see a post online, and something clicks. Could that be me?
Or maybe it's your child. The school reports say "easily distracted" or "could try harder".
Homework ends in tears. They're bright and funny, but they can't seem to sit still, wait their turn, or remember what you asked them two minutes ago. Or they're the quiet, dreamy one, slipping through the cracks.
Maybe it is ADHD. But maybe it isn't.
Trouble concentrating, forgetfulness, restlessness, feeling overwhelmed and big emotions can all be signs of ADHD. They can also be signs of anxiety, depression, trauma, stress and burnout, poor sleep, grief, or the hormone changes of perimenopause.
If you've been through difficult things, in the past or right now, your brain may be working overtime just to keep you safe and get you through the day, and that can look a lot like ADHD. For children, big changes at home, bullying or a learning difficulty can do the same.
That doesn't mean what you're experiencing isn't real. It means it deserves a proper look, and the right kind of help.
Books we recommend
An upbeat, easy read from two psychiatrists who both have ADHD themselves. Focuses on strengths as well as struggles, with practical strategies.
ADHD 2.0
by Dr Edward M. Hallowell and Dr John J. Ratey
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Written by one of the world's leading ADHD researchers. Practical and structured, with short sections that are easy to dip in and out of.
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Dr Russell A. Barkley
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For women who were missed as girls, and who are tired of trying to fit a mould that was never built for them.
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
by Sari Solden and Dr Michelle Frank
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For parents. Helps you understand your child's executive skills, such as planning, organisation and self-control, and how to build them at home.
Smart but Scattered
by Dr Peg Dawson and Dr Richard Guare
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Ready when you are
Whether it turns out to be ADHD or something else, we can help you find the right place to start. Request an appointment at our Graceville or Rocklea clinics. If you're not sure where to start, give us a call. Our Client Experience Officers are more than simply receptionists, they are specially trained to help work out the best starting point for you, whether that's choosing a therapist, booking an assessment, or considering a few of our services.
We'd love to help you unburden.
Contact
Find us in Graceville: Level 1, 296 Oxley Road, Graceville, QLD 4075
Find us in Rocklea: Level 1, Building G, 385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea, QLD 4106
(07) 3137 1553
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How Unburden can help
Whatever is behind what you’re experiencing, if it's getting in the way of your life, you deserve support. And you don't need a diagnosis to get started.
Start with therapy
For most people, seeing one of our therapists is the best place to start. Together you'll work out what's really going on, whether that's ADHD, something else, or a mix of things, and start working on it straight away. That might be practical strategies for focus, organisation, emotions and energy, or working through what's sitting underneath, such as stress, anxiety or past experiences. If it starts to look like a formal assessment would help, your therapist will talk you through that too.