Children, Teens & Families
At With Grace Therapy, we work with children, teens and families who are trying to make sense of what feels hard right now.
Sometimes that looks like big feelings, anxiety, school refusal/school can’t, shutdowns, eating concerns, family conflict, grief, separation, neurodivergence, or a young person who no longer seems like themselves. Sometimes parents come to us because they feel like they have tried everything, read everything, asked everyone and still feel unsure what their child needs.
Our team brings together social work, psychology and dietetics to support the whole picture, not just the behaviour, diagnosis or symptom that brought you here. We take time to understand your child, your family, your relationships, your routines, your stressors, your strengths and the systems around you.
Families are not one-size-fits-all, and neither is therapy. Whether your family is biological, blended, separated, foster, kinship, chosen, extended or still finding its rhythm, we meet you with curiosity, care and respect.
Our role is to help families feel less alone, better understood, and more supported to move forward in a way that fits.
Our Services include:
- Child counselling and play-based therapy to support emotional expression, regulation, confidence, grief, anxiety, behaviour and adjustment.
- Teen counselling for young people navigating anxiety, low mood, identity, school stress, friendships, family conflict, neurodivergence, eating concerns or life transitions.
- Parent Coaching & Support: Equipping caregivers with tools to support their child’s emotional and behavioural development.
- Family therapy and family support to strengthen communication, connection and understanding across the family system.
- Dietetic support for children and young people experiencing eating concerns, ARFID, restricted eating, sensory-based food preferences, eating disorders, body image concerns or nutrition difficulties.
- Neuroaffirming support for autistic children, ADHDers and neurodivergent young people, with a focus on understanding needs rather than changing who they are.
- School and Community Collaboration: Working alongside schools and other services to create cohesive support networks.
- Life Transitions and Adjustment Supports: Assisting families through difficult times, such as separation, grief, or changes in family dynamics.
Our Commitment to Child Safety and Wellbeing
At With Grace Therapy, the safety, wellbeing and rights of children and young people are central to the way we work.
We are committed to providing safe, trauma-informed, inclusive and respectful services where children and young people feel heard, valued and supported. You can read more about our commitment to child safety and wellbeing below.
Child & Teen Therapy Brisbane & Sunshine Coast
Children and young people do not grow, struggle or heal in isolation. Their wellbeing is shaped by the people, places and systems around them e.g. family, school, friendships, community, culture, identity, health, development and life experiences.
At With Grace Therapy, we look at the whole picture. We do not see one child as “the problem” or one parent as needing to “fix it.” Instead, we work alongside children, young people and families to better understand what is happening, what might be contributing to the stress, and what support could help things feel safer, clearer and more manageable.
For some families, therapy may involve parents and caregivers being actively involved. For others, particularly teenagers, therapy may be a more private space where the young person can speak openly and begin to understand themselves with support.
When teenagers are able to make their own decisions and want to attend therapy independently, we respect their need for privacy and autonomy. We also take our responsibilities seriously. This means we are clear about consent, confidentiality, safety, risk and duty of care from the beginning.
There may be times where family involvement is helpful. There may also be times where it is not safe, appropriate or what the young person needs right now. Our role is to hold this carefully supporting the young person while also meeting our ethical, legal and safeguarding responsibilities.
Where a young person does want to involve their family, we can help them think through what they want to share, how they want to say it, and what support might make those conversations feel safer.
Our work is guided by:
- Strength-Based Practices: Highlighting the inherent strengths within your family to build resilience.
- Trauma-Informed Care: Ensuring safety, trust, and empathy for those with lived experiences of trauma.
- Developmental Theories: Understanding how individuals grow, learn, and form relationships allows us to provide developmentally appropriate interventions.
- Collaboration and Inclusivity: Partnering with families, respecting diverse cultures and values, and fostering teamwork in every step of care.
Common reasons to seek therapy:
- Behaviour and emotional issues
- Bullying
- Communication difficulties
- Difficulties with self-regulation
- Difficulty engaging with other therapies
- Gender and identity
- Grief and loss
- Family Separation
- Mental Health challenges
- Neurodiversity - ADHD, Autism
- Navigating relationships
- School transitions
- Trauma
- Global Developmental Delay
- ARFID, eating challenges and eating disorders
- Anxiety, low mood, stress and overwhelm
- Friendship or peer challenges
- Difficulties with confidence, self-esteem or identity
- Parent-child relationship challenges
Contact us to find out more
With Grace Therapy Sunshine Coast and Brisbane has availability for child, teen and family therapy at our Kedron or Caloundra clinic. Seeking further information about how therapy might be able to help your child, teen or family? Please contact us below.
