Our mission is provide the highest quality, evidence-based psychological services to children, adole
07/11/2025
When the world feels too loud, too bright, or too much - it can be more than just overwhelm.
Sensory overload happens when the brain takes in more information than it can process, and it’s common in autism. 🌿
In our latest blog, learn what sensory overload looks like, what can trigger it, and how to help create calm when things feel unmanageable. (link in bio)
24/10/2025
ADHD Bingo… a little chaos, a lot of creativity! ✨
How many squares do you relate to?
This ADHD Awareness Month, we’re celebrating every unique way an ADHD brain works. 💡
22/10/2025
What does ADHD look like in adults?
Have you ever wondered if you might have ADHD?
Do you already have an diagnosis or are you supporting a loved one with a diagnosis?
Check out Psychologist Kelcey's latest blog Understanding and Supporting Adults with ADHD: A neuroaffirming perspective where Kelcey unlocks how you can thrive with ADHD, what supports help adults with ADHD, what burnout and masking look like, daily life challenges for adults with ADHD and what happens with ADHD goes untreated or unrecognised. Finally Kelcey explores assessment and treatment of ADHD and how psychology can help.
Click the link in our bio to read the full blog 😁✨
20/10/2025
Ready to build, connect and create? ⛏️
Our Minecraft Club returns this January - the perfect mix of fun, friendship and psychology-led learning.
Give your child a space to unwind, create and grow these school holidays.
🗓Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th of January
🕛Group 1 (7-9 years old) - 9:00am - 10:30am
🕛Group 2 (10-12 yrs old) - 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Head to our website for more information!
15/10/2025
Join on his outing to the clinic
09/10/2025
At Solution, when we hire, we hire purposefully. Our team is hands on in the process because culture matters. We take our time to find the right fit and set you up to thrive.
About the role
📍Moonee Ponds
🗓️ From 3 days to full time
🚸 Paediatric focus
📝 Apply via seek or our website
09/10/2025
At Solution, when we hire, we hire purposefully. Our team is hands on in the process because culture matters. We take our time to find the right fit and set you up to thrive.
About the role
📍Moonee Ponds
🗓️ from 3 days to full time
🚸 Paediatric focus
📝Apply via seek or our website
07/10/2025
Just like Taylor, we’ve dropped an album… (well, two actually) 🎶
💿 Before The Grad Lab - the soundtrack to every early-career psych just trying to keep up.
💿 After The Grad Lab - growth, clarity, and confidence on repeat.
Created and delivered by Natalie Mizzi, 2023 Early Career Excellence Award winner - The Grad Lab helps early-career psychologists not just survive private practice, but thrive in it.
Gain practical tools, on-demand learning, and real-time supervision.
Choose your level or join the waitlist for the November Live Lab via the link in our bio.
06/10/2025
✨October is ADHD Awareness Month✨
ADHD Awareness Month is an opportunity to understand ADHD more deeply - beyond stereotypes or quick assumptions.
At Solution Psychology, we’re passionate about sharing real, evidence-based information that helps children, adolescents, and adults feel understood and supported.
Throughout October, we’ll explore what ADHD really looks like in daily life - from the challenges to the incredible strengths.
Stay tuned for practical insights, myths debunked, and new ways to reframe ADHD.
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Melissa began her career as a psychologist in 1998 having completed her Honours thesis on ADHD and her Masters thesis on Autism and Asperger’s under the guidance and supervision of the amazing Prof. Bruce Tonge. Over the years Melissa has shared her expertise not only with her client community but with many of the psychologists she has trained and supervised. Melissa’s expertise is highly sought after by local Paediatricians, GPs and schools leading to high demand which prompted Melissa to open Solution Psychology as a group practice in 2012. Since then, Melissa has expanded her team and built a practice staying true to her strong values, being regarded as leaders in the field of paediatric psychology.
As director of Solution Psychology Melissa is proud to lead an amazing team of passionate psychologists whose core value is to make a difference in the lives of others. We are a team of professional and committed psychologists who aim to provide solutions in a warm and inviting space.
All psychologists at Solution Psychology are highly qualified, holding at least Masters level in Educational and Developmental Psychology. Our focus is primarily in working with children, adolescents, young adults, parents, families and schools. We are proud of our established relationships with paediatricians, GPs. schools and other allied health professionals.
Our director Melissa together with her team of psychologists have the unique ability of knowing how to effectively support children who are experiencing social, emotional or behavioural challenges in the home or classroom environment. Our solutions are all evidence based.
Our values
Child focussed
Ensuring that your child’s mental health is paramount Making a difference
Making a positive difference to your child’s overall wellbeing
Commitment
Providing psychological support that is above and beyond
Warmth
Building warm and positive relationships
Communication
Communicating goals and strategies effectively
Collaboration
A holistic approach that ensures that your child is supported across contexts
Our goal
To be leaders in our field by providing the highest level of psychological services.
We constantly reflect on, review and evaluate the quality of our services to provide the highest standard of evidence-based psychological service.
We aim to foster positive relationships with those who have entrusted their care in us.
Facebook Group
If you are a teacher or aide join our group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/619338038538489/?ref=bookmarks
This is a group for early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher aides to get together and receive support, education, advice and resources from an Educational and Developmental (child) Psychologist with over 20 years experience working in schools, with teachers and students with challenging behaviour. Here you can ask questions about classroom behaviour management to help make your classroom the best space it can be.