Evolving Minds Psychology Clinic Refer a patient

Coffs Harbour · Clinical Psychology

A steady place to send the people you're worried about.

Evolving Minds is a clinical psychology practice for children, adolescents and adults on the Mid North Coast. AHPRA-registered clinicians, neurodivergent-affirming assessment, and reports written to be used — by schools, by the NDIS, and by you.

Refer a patient I'm looking for support
AHPRA registered APS members Medicare provider NDIS · self & plan-managed Board-approved supervisor
A welcoming Evolving Minds consultation space

4

registered clinicians, plus a dedicated intake coordinator

For referrers

Referring takes about two minutes.

Send a Mental Health Treatment Plan, a paediatrician letter, or a plain note. We'll confirm receipt the same business day and let you know the likely wait before your patient hears from us.

Secure fax and Medical Objects also accepted.

01

Send it however suits you

Email, fax or Medical Objects. Include the plan, relevant history and what you'd like answered.

02

We triage and confirm

Same-day acknowledgement, with the clinician allocated and the expected wait stated plainly.

03

You hear back

A letter after the initial session and at review, written for a clinical reader — not a summary of feelings.

The team

Who your patient will actually sit with.

Full profiles & credentials →
Shagun Gulgulia, Clinical Psychologist

Shagun Gulgulia

Clinical Psychologist · Founder
Jacinta Yamine, Clinical Psychology Registrar

Jacinta Yamine

Clinical Psychology Registrar
Danielle Brooke, Registered Psychologist

Danielle Brooke

Registered Psychologist
Mika Colbert, Provisional Psychologist

Mika Colbert

Provisional Psychologist
Jo Smith, Reception and Intake Coordinator

Jo Smith

Reception & Intake Coordinator

Assessment

Formal assessment, written to be used.

All assessment services →

Autism Spectrum

Strengths-led diagnostic assessment across childhood and adolescence, framed around how a person actually experiences the world.

ADHD

Neurotype-affirming ADHD assessment for children, adolescents and adults, including collateral from school or workplace.

Cognitive & educational

Full cognitive and academic profiling to identify learning difficulties and specific learning disabilities, with school-ready recommendations.

Adaptive functioning

Daily-living and independence profiles suitable for NDIS evidence, schooling supports and care planning.

Therapy

Ongoing psychological therapy.

Children & adolescents

Neurodivergent-affirming individual therapy for young people navigating anxiety, low mood, trauma, school refusal and social difficulty — with parents kept genuinely in the loop.

Ages 4–17 · Cool Kids · Secret Agent Society

Adults

Individual therapy for depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, grief and adjustment — including adults recently identified as autistic or ADHD who are making sense of it late.

CBT · ACT · DBT-informed · Trauma-informed

Group programs

Structured, manualised groups that build social confidence and emotional skills alongside peers — often the right first step for a child not yet ready for one-to-one work.

Cool Kids · Secret Agent Society · LEGO®-Based Therapy

Clinical supervision

Board-approved supervision for registrars and provisional psychologists, and consultation for allied health colleagues working with complex child and adolescent presentations.

Board-approved supervisor · In person or online

Fees & funding

No surprises for the family you're sending.

Costs are confirmed in writing before the first appointment, every time.

Medicare

Rebates available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral. All registered clinicians are Medicare providers.

NDIS

Self-managed and plan-managed participants welcome. Assessment reports written to meet evidence requirements.

Private health

Claimable under most extras policies. No referral required to see us privately.

Fee schedule

Current session and assessment fees are sent with every referral acknowledgement, and on request.

Find us

Northside, Park Beach Road.

Reception hours

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Ground-floor access and parking on site.

PHOTOGRAPH TO COME

The clinic itself — reception and the waiting area,
empty and calm. Shows a family what to expect
before they walk in.