Counselling in Geelong for anxiety during pregnancy & the period after birth as your family adjusts to the significant changes. Birth trauma, postnatal depression and anxiety.
Helping you manage the emotions that trying to become pregnant can bring. Counselling for infertility, IVF support and miscarriage. Surrogacy Support Counselling & Assessments. Psychologist in Ocean Grove & Geelong.
The symptoms of trauma can occur in response to a severely distressing event or series of events. Trauma can be experienced to varying degrees. Psychologists at Happy Minds Psychology have undergone specialist training to support you through your trauma counselling.
Happy Minds Psychology on the Bellarine Peninsula blend positive psychology and attachment-based approaches to help you form a more harmonious relationship with your child and build your confidence as a parent. We work with children to help them flourish and build skills to navigate their world.
The clinicians at Happy Minds Psychology treats sexual health issues using evidence-based psychological frameworks and methodologies. Often sexual issues relate to other experiences in our life, or the way we function psychologically. We look at the whole picture, rather than just the symptoms.
Happy Minds Psychology provides counselling and treatment for eating and dieting disorders, body image issues and problematic exercise that is industry leading and best practice.
Our clinicians at Happy Minds Psychology will work with you to uncover the mechanisms underlying your anxiety and depression and support you to work towards resiliency and mental health.
Trauma related to birth can include both physical injury and emotional trauma from the way they were related to throughout the birth by professionals. Psychological intervention and support can aid women to learn strategies to manage anxiety, and to process their trauma in healthy, productive ways.
Miscarriage and stillbirth support is vitally important. While there’s a good chance our bodies will heal themselves physically with the right care, the emotional effects of pregnancy loss can be harder for both women and men to handle and work through.
Sperm/egg donation and surrogacy in Australia is another way to create a family. Whether for medical or social reasons, sperm/egg donation or surrogacy might be something you need to know more about or are already pursuing. Happy Minds Psychology provides independent Psychological Assessments for Surrogacy in Victoria and across Australia, as well as surrogacy counselling. Face to face or via Telehealth.
Grief has no set pattern. Everyone experiences grief differently. However, taking the time to process your loss will help you begin to create new habits and experiences that work around your loss.
Like any rite of passage, becoming parents together requires a relinquishment of the old relationship, facing up to the fears and uncertainties of the new, and eventually emerging with a new sense of identity. Our clinicians work with you to pave the way for your new family.
Happy Minds Psychology helps you to flourish by creating meaningful and sustainable positive change. The team at Happy Minds Psychology work with individuals during the most vulnerable times in their lives, with a particular focus on the perinatal period.
The journey to becoming a parent can be paved with stress, anxiety, and at times, a deep sense of loss. Becoming a parent is a big adjustment and can leave individuals feeling isolated and judged.
We help people balance the demands of a career and caring for children with their own health and mental wellbeing.
Later on, we can assist throughout the menopause phase and dealing with other later life transitions.
As a Positive Psychologist based in Ocean Grove and servicing the entire Greater Geelong region – our job is to help individuals focus on the positive aspects of their life and health, using that as leverage to create further significant change.
Happy Minds Psychology uses the latest evidence-based psychology and is built on the foundations of positivity, dignity, and family, within a nurturing and compassionate environment.
Our friendly clinic is based in Ocean Grove, not far from Geelong, on the Bellarine Peninsula. You’re welcome to take advantage of our beautiful location or, if you’re a little further away, simply choose a convenient telehealth session.
We offer Medicare rebates for anyone with a Mental Health Care Plan. These can be obtained via your local GP or medical centre. We can assist you with this if needed.
If you have private health insurance, you may be entitled to a partial rebate. You’ll need to have ‘psychological counselling’ selected as an extra.
Sarah-Jayne Duryea is the Founder & Principal Psychologist at Happy Minds Psychology.
Sarah-Jayne and her team are proud to support the community of Geelong, Ocean Grove, Torquay and its surrounds with psychology and counselling.
We do most of our work with women who are experiencing feelings of anxiety, have experienced loss or trauma, or find their new reality challenging.
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Jaclyn is a Psychologist, fully registered with AHPRA and a board approved supervisor with over a decade of experience. Her passion and purpose is working with clients wherever they are on their fertility, perinatal or parenting journey. She is skilled in the use of CBT, ACT and DBT and is an EMDR practitioner. Clients describe Jaclyn’s style as positive, ‘cocooning’ and warm.
Jaclyn has lived experience in the infertility and perinatal space and aspires to support you while you seek a place to be vulnerable and held while you process your experiences and discuss your inner thoughts. You may have experienced trauma, be navigating infertility experiences, be a new parent, undergoing stressful life changes and adjustments or looking at learning new coping skills. Jaclyn has a strong relational focus and is here to be your biggest fan and ally through these experiences.
Outside of work, Jaclyn enjoys a strong cup of coffee, thrill seeking through bungy jumping and skydiving and relaxes when she is adventuring in her caravan with her partner and young son.
Maddy is a Provisional Psychologist who will be finishing her period of supervised practice with the Happy Minds Psychology clinic in Geelong.
Her main areas of interest are working with women and children of all ages who are experiencing hardships, and working together to further build coping strategies and tools. She is also experienced in working with children in a school setting and conducting cognitive assessments.
She studied psychology at Deakin University and Australian Catholic University and is looking forward to beginning the practical path of becoming a registered psychologist, specialising in perinatal psychology.
Maddy brings a warm and relaxed approach to the therapeutic relationship, hoping to create a space where you feel understood. She is working closely with our Principal Psychologist Sarah-Jayne to complete her registration and gain experience in perinatal psychology.
Outside of work, you may find Maddy out at the beach with her partner and two dogs, or participating in one of her various craft hobbies, knitting and cross-stitch.
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Surrogacy is a complex and emotional journey that involves many different parties with their own needs, feelings, and perspectives. It’s a journey that requires a great deal of support, both practical and emotional, in order to be successful. The right
When you need support, our qualified psychologists and counsellors in Geelong, Ocean Grove and Torquay can help.
Our team are here to listen and provide positive strategies to help relieve stress, anxiety, and depression, and move you forward.