Treatment

We provide individual and group treatment programs for clinical and forensic issues. Our consultants use evidence-based treatments, which include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).


Our consultants have expertise in a range of areas:


  • Substance abuse, addiction and gambling
  • Acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorders
  • Stress management
  • Depressive disorders
  • Sexual disorders
  • Sexualised behaviour
  • Adolescent issues
  • Adjustment problems
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Violence
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Behavioural and conduct problems
  • Bereavement and grief
  • Childhood problems
  • Coaching and performance
  • Family problems
  • Impulse control problems
  • Internet offending
  • Interpersonal and relationship problems
  • Legal issues 
  • Obsessive-compulsive behaviours
  • Parenting
  • Personality issues
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Self-esteem, self-concept and confidence
  • Sleep problems
  • Terrorism / extremist ideologies
  • Victims of crime 

Sex Offender Group Programme

LSC Psychology facilitates a program designed to specifically meet the treatment needs of sex offenders in the community, run by two co-facilitators experienced in clinical and forensic practice.


The program is hosted in an open group format, and covers topics important in the treatment of sexual offending behaviour, including deviant arousal, victim empathy, intimacy skills, and relapse prevention. In addition, other salient issues for the participants in relation to their offending are addressed, such as anger management, substance abuse, and mental health concerns. This program caters for all types of sexual offenders, including internet offenders. 

 

Participants will be expected to commit to the program and work through particular treatment targets and exercises throughout. As it is run in an open group format, there is no set length for treatment, and rather, duration will depend on the progress of each client individually. Sex offenders and facilitators will liaise with supervising authorities to provide feedback on the participant’s progress. 


Referrals for group treatment can be made directly by:

  • The individual themselves
  • A family member
  • An Allied Health professional, or other mental health professionals
  • Lawyers
  • Courts
  • Probation and Parole officers
  • The Department of Corrective Services 
  • The Department of Juvenile Justice
  • The Department of Communities and Justice
 
The clinical staff at LSC Psychology have extensive experience in the design and implementation of a range of therapeutic group programs. In addition to the aforementioned group, we have experience in running groups in the following areas:

  • Violent offender treatment
  • Anger management
  • Domestic violence
  • Trauma processing
  • Substance abuse
  • Parenting
  • Relapse prevention

Feel free to contact us if you have any enquiries about our treatment services. LSC Psychology will run additional and tailored programs if sufficient numbers of referrals are received.