THE WHOLISTIC BRAIN & MIND APPROACH
"The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together"
Your brain is the most important part of you. It controls everything you do, from breathing, walking, talking, thinking and learning, to making friends, storing memories, and making you the unique person you are today. Unfortunately, we can often forget about our brains, because unlike our bodies or our bad habits/behaviour, we cannot see our brains. However, success in almost anything you do starts with your brain!
At the Wholistic Brain & Mind we focus on discovering your brain's unique strengths and differences to help make sense of patterns of behaviour, and tailor interventions to help strengthen new pathways and create strategies/workarounds for challenges. We use a Therapeutic Assessment framework -which views assessment as a collaborative process designed to help people understand themselves better, explore their identity, and find solutions to their persistent problems.
The Wholistic Brain & Mind team have a warm, inclusive, and affirming approach, and we strive to make clients feel as comfortable as possible throughout the whole assessment process. Our two clinic locations are in the beautiful Northern Rivers hinterland/Bundjalung country which provides a peaceful, non-clinical setting.
In addition to providing neuropsychology assessments, Cara's interest in neuroplasticity led to previous research and current clinical offerings in cognitive rehabilitation and brain stimulation. Her PhD thesis used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine areas of the brain involved in social cognition, and her honours research looked into the relationship between executive function and health behaviours. She continues to use non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (tDCS) in her clinical practice for treating clients with depression and chronic pain.
THE WHOLISTIC BRAIN AND MIND CORE VALUES
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Communication
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Transparency and Integrity
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Wholistic, Person-Centred Care
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Continuous Learning and Curiosity
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Therapeutic Assessment/Collaborative approach
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Balance and Sustainability
Disclaimer: The Wholistic Brain & Mind clinicians are neuropsychologists/psychologists, not medical practitioners. Therefore we cannot prescribe medications. All strategies and recommendations provided are advisory. Symptoms or presentations that might warrant further investigation will be referred to other specialists/ doctors where necessary.