Our Approach
At Unique Minds Psychology, we recognise that every person brings their own strengths, challenges, experiences, and ways of understanding the world.
We take a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach that values individual differences and works collaboratively with clients and families to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Our goal is to create a safe and supportive space where individuals feel understood, empowered, and equipped with practical strategies to navigate life's challenges across the lifespan.
Chantelle Bubalo
Psychologist | Co-Director
Chantelle is a registered psychologist who supports children, adolescents, young adults, and their families in a warm, collaborative, and neuroaffirming way. She is passionate about helping young people better understand themselves, navigate challenges, and build confidence in their strengths. Chantelle has extensive experience working across private practice, school psychology, and educational consultancy settings. She enjoys providing evidence-based therapy and conducting comprehensive assessments that help young people, families, and schools gain a deeper understanding of an individual's unique strengths, challenges, and support needs.
Chantelle's areas of interest and experience include:
Intervention
• ADHD and autism
• Anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, and related difficulties
• Depression and low mood
• Emotional dysregulation and behavioural challenges
• School attendance concerns (including “school can’t”)
• Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
• Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
• Learning differences and executive functioning challenges
• Friendship difficulties and social confidence
• Self-esteem, identity development, and gender diversity
• Self-advocacy and understanding individual strengths and
..support needs
• Neurodivergent burnout and wellbeing
• Trichotillomania and body-focused repetitive behaviours
• Parenting support and family relationships
• Collaboration with schools and multidisciplinary teams
Assessments
• Cognitive assessments
• Giftedness assessments
• ADHD and behavioural assessments
• Educational assessments for Specific Learning Disorders
..(including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia)
• Intervention and diagnostic review assessments
• Special examination arrangement assessments
Chantelle enjoys helping young people, families, and schools work together to better understand individual needs and develop practical, meaningful strategies that support wellbeing, learning, and long-term success.
Outside of work, Chantelle enjoys spending time with her husband, three dogs, family, and friends. She loves spending time in the sunshine, being by the ocean, tackling renovation projects, and expressing her creativity through interior design. You'll often find Chantelle planning her next project, discovering a new bakery, or listening to a podcast exploring human behaviour and personal growth.
Rebecca Rowland
Psychologist | Co-Director
Rebecca is a registered psychologist who supports children, adolescents, adults, and families in a warm, genuine, and neuroaffirming way. She is passionate about helping people better understand themselves, navigate life's challenges, and create meaningful, lasting change. Rebecca has experience working across private practice and school settings and enjoys supporting clients through both therapy and assessment. She has a particular interest in neurodivergence across the lifespan, especially high-masking and subtle presentations in girls, teenagers, and women, as well as adults seeking answers later in life.
Rebecca's areas of interest and experience include:
Children, Adolescents & Families
• Neurodivergence, including ADHD, autism, and
..high-masking female presentations
• Emotional and behavioural regulation
• Anxiety, separation anxiety, and school can't
• Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
• Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
• Self-esteem, identity development, and belonging
• Supporting neurodivergent children and adolescents
..using neuroaffirming practice
• Parenting support, particularly within neurodivergent families
• Collaboration with schools, care teams, and families, including
..advocacy and support planning
Adults & Women's Wellbeing
• Late-identified neurodivergence and adult diagnosis
• ADHD and autism, including high-masking and female ..presentations
• Anxiety, depression, and emotional wellbeing
• Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
• Self-esteem, identity development, and belonging
• Perimenopause and midlife transitions
• Role, relationship, and identity changes
• Divorce, separation, blended families, and family ..transitions
Assessment Services Across the Lifespan
• Cognitive assessments
• Educational assessments for Specific Learning Disorders (including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia)
• ADHD assessments
• Autism assessments
• Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments for children, adolescents, and adults
A self-confessed foodie and psychology nerd, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her husband, three teenage children, dog, family, and friends. Outside of work, you'll often find her at the beach, walking through the bush or along the river, curled up with a good book, exploring a new café or restaurant, or learning something new about human behaviour.