ABOUT ORIT
Orit has been working with young children and their parents for over 25 years, at the Prince of Wales Hospital as well as her Bondi private practice. She has gained experience working with everything from Terrible Twos/Tantrums, preschool sleeping/toileting issues, through to more complex difficulties in primary school aged children in her work on a multidisciplinary team where she works with complex mental health problems in children and their families.
Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Orit conducts detailed assessments, gives detailed feedback and uses practical strategies to treat the children that she sees. Orit works closely with parents and where relevant the child to improve child as well as family functioning.
Orit has run numerous workshops in the community for preschool parents and teachers- titled “Terrible Twos: Managing 2-5 Year Old Tantrums” and has presented at several Child Mental Health Conferences. Her area of specialty is 0-12 year old children with behavioural and emotional difficulties. She is registered with the Australian Psychological Society, College of Clinical Psychologists (Child Interest), Australian Association of Psychologists, and Australian Clinical Psychology Association.
Qualifications include;
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Bachelor of Psychology (Science) BScPsych with First Class Honours, UNSW
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Masters in Clinical Psychology MAPS, USyd
Registered with the Allied Health Professional body (AHPRA), Orit is also a recognised practitioner with Medicare and Health Insurance.
Rebates for sessions can be gained by obtaining a mental health care plan referral from the GP under your child’s name. Sessions can be conducted in person or on telehealth.
Orit is a Board Approved Supervisor, and is available for supervision of Psychologists looking to improve on their child CBT skills either in individual or peer supervision groups.
SERVICES
In her clinical child psychology practice, Orit specialises in the 0-12 year old -toddler, preschool and primary age groups - with emotional, anxiety, behavioural, attentional, social, sleep and toileting difficulties.
Every referring parent is offered a set of assessment sessions- a meeting with the parent(s), and then a meeting with the child, to examine the causes for the concerns in the child.
Following a comprehensive assessment, an individualised treatment plan is written to help parents and children with the changes that they would like to make in their home. Parents receive a detailed formulation of the problem, ruling out significant childhood diagnoses. They are then offered a course of therapy sessions, working closely with parents and older children to improve the child’s emotional and behavioural wellbeing, leading to a happier and more functional home.
Areas of speciality include:
Tantrums
Separation Anxiety
Toilet Training
Defiant or Aggressive Behaviour
Generalised Worries/Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Difficulty Following Instructions
Specific Fears
Self Esteem
Difficulty Sleeping and Settling
Difficulty Keeping Still and Focussing
Sibling Rivalry
CONTACT
Level 7, Harley Place, Suite 705/251 Oxford St
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
0414 265 295