Living wise, Living well
The LifeWise Centre - where your mental health matters - Our compassionate, professional, highly skilled team provide individualised services in a welcoming, respectful, safe environment.
Our offices are in Maitland and Warners Bay. We provide counselling for depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, pain management, grief and loss, sexual assault, relationships, parenting and various other issues. We are accredited with NDIS and experienced in working with NDIS clients.
Client Feedback Results for 2024
We are proud to announce that the feedback provided in both April and June and September have shown consistent feedback with 92% of our psychology clients were very happy with the services provided by The LifeWise Centre.
Come Join Our Team!!
We are currently recruiting! If you are a Registered or Clinical Psychologist looking for a role based near beautiful Lake Macquarie, send your resume through to tlc@lifewise.com.au.
We would love to hear from you!
Best thing I learnt in therapy……
• “I like coming here because it helps me realise I can make my brain better” (6 yr old client)
• “I learnt how to be louder than my worried voice and the boss of my own brain” (9 yr old client)
• “I realised I can feel my emotions and that’s okay” (15 yr old client)
• “Never should yourself; replace the should with ‘I would like to’…. Take the pressure off!” (Adult client)
Does your child need an assessment for school or NDIS funding purposes?
Click over to our assessment page for more information on how we can help.
Therapy Transformed (VR)
Therapy Transformed is our Virtual Reality (VR) Programme using custom-designed virtual therapeutic environments created from 30 years of international research. Therapy Transformed immerses people in controlled virtual environments, allowing them to work through their fears/phobias and other symptoms in safe and caring surroundings fully supported by our specifically trained clinicians.
This programme can assist with symptoms such as phobias, exam stress and other related issues – talk to our friendly client support staff for more information.
Phobia? We can help!
Our Virtual Reality programme in our Phobia Clinics support clients to learn psychological techniques for overcoming phobias. Specifically trained clinicians work through client’s fears with them using simulated scenarios. Through exposure in a safe and supportive manner, the client develops coping mechanisms to handle situations in the real world.
Whether it’s fear of heights, public speaking, spiders or needles this programme can be highly effective and is currently assisting people 12 years and over.
Book a free initial 20 minute phone interview by calling 49320432.
Exam Stress/Anxiety
We can help - our study assistance virtual reality programme targets exam and study stressors. Our personalised, fun and effective 5 session Virtual Reality therapy programme helps people of all ages to address fears, anxiety and barriers to exam and study success.
Give yourself and/or your teenagers the help they need to move past their current fears that prevent them from successfully completing their studies, and moving through future studies with ease and confidence. Talk to our friendly staff today about the details of this programme.