Connection
Strengthening attachment and relationships between parents and children.
Parent support · Carine, Perth & online Australia-wide
Supporting parents.
Strengthening connections.
Nurturing families.
Parenting can be challenging, particularly when your child is experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. It can be difficult to know how best to respond, how to support your child and how to maintain connection during times of distress.
Founder & Principal Practitioner
What we focus on
Connection, understanding, support
Understanding
Helping parents understand the emotional and mental health needs underlying their child's behaviour.
Support
Helping parents feel less alone and more confident when family life becomes difficult.
Our approach
When children struggle, parents need support too.
At Perth Parenting Consultancy, we believe that strong, secure relationships are central to children's emotional wellbeing. We offer compassionate, evidence-informed parenting support to help parents better understand their children's emotional needs, strengthen attachment and navigate the challenges that can arise throughout childhood and adolescence.
Our approach recognises that when children struggle, parents need support too. We work alongside parents to build confidence, develop a deeper understanding of their child's experiences and find practical ways to foster connection, emotional safety and positive family relationships.
Our team brings experience and training across family and marital therapy, couples work, attachment-informed approaches and child and adolescent emotional wellbeing. We draw on a range of therapeutic frameworks to support families in ways that are respectful, collaborative and tailored to their individual needs.
You don't have to have all the answers. Sometimes, strengthening the connection is the best place to start.
Our services
Parent support sessions — Perth and online
One-on-one sessions for a parent, or for both parents together, focused on what is actually happening in your family right now — and on developing a plan you can genuinely follow.
- Individual or couple sessions
- Tailored to your family and your kids' ages
- Short-term or ongoing
- Online or face to face in Perth
Meet our practitioners
The people you'll work with
Kate O'Donovan
Founder & Principal Practitioner · Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Therapist
- 20+ years in mental health
- Family & Marital Therapy
- Accredited EMDR Practitioner
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Tuning in to Teens
Kate is a Mental Health Social Worker and Therapist with more than 20 years of experience working across government and non-government mental health services in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Kate has extensive experience supporting children, adolescents and families experiencing mental health and emotional difficulties, including complex presentations and challenges with emotional regulation and behaviour. Her background includes working in child and adolescent mental health services, first episode psychosis services and specialist services supporting people who have experienced trauma.
Kate has a particular passion for supporting parents to strengthen their relationships and attachment with their children, especially when children and young people are experiencing mental health or emotional difficulties. She recognises that when a child is struggling, it can also be an overwhelming and uncertain time for parents. Her approach is grounded in attachment, connection, understanding and emotional safety, helping parents make sense of their child's experiences and feel more confident in responding to their needs.
Kate is passionate about helping parents feel supported rather than judged. She believes that strengthening the parent-child relationship, particularly during challenging periods, can play an important role in supporting a child's emotional wellbeing.
Her approach is warm, thoughtful and collaborative, recognising that every family is different and that parents don't need to have all the answers. Sometimes, having the right support, understanding and guidance can make all the difference.
Qualifications and training
Kate holds a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), a Masters in Human Service Counselling and a postgraduate one-year Certificate in Family and Marital Therapy. She has undertaken training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), is an Accredited EMDR Practitioner with the EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA), and has completed training in the Tuning in to Teens parenting program. Her broader therapeutic experience includes Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
How it works
Three simple steps
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Get in touch
Email us with a short message about what you're looking for.
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Book
Book online through Halaxy, or through The Dash Health Hub in Carine.
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Meet
Face to face in Perth, or by secure video link anywhere in Australia.
Online sessions are held over secure video. They work well for parent support sessions — especially for parents in regional areas, or anyone whose diary doesn't allow for travel.
Where do the sessions take place?
Sessions can be provided via telehealth or in person in Perth, Western Australia. We have an office in Carine, but we can also provide sessions in other locations by negotiation.
How do online sessions work?
Online sessions are held over secure video. A link will be sent to you before the appointment to connect with your clinician. Online sessions can work well — especially for parents in regional areas, or anyone whose diary does not allow for travel.
How often would we meet?
Sessions usually occur fortnightly, however they can be at whatever frequency works for you, your schedule and your needs. Sessions can be 1:1 or with your partner.
Do both parents need to attend?
Either one parent or both parents can attend — whichever works for your family. LGBTQIA+ families, blended families and all types of families are welcome.
What does it cost?
Sessions are paid at the time of the appointment — please get in touch to enquire about fees.
Costs & cancellations
Our cancellation policy
When you book, both the appointment time and the room are secured for your session. A cancellation at short notice usually can't be refilled, and it also means another family misses out on a spot they could have used. The fees below reflect that.
- 2 business days' notice or moreNo fee
- Less than 2 business days50% fee
- Less than 1 business day100% fee
Get in touch
Send a short message about what you're looking for and we'll get back to you within 2 business days.
Book by phone
Or contact The Dash Health Hub in Carine.
Where
The Dash Health Hub, Suite 2c, 2 Gemstone Boulevard, Carine WA 6020
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Face to face at Carine in Perth's northern suburbs — convenient for Duncraig, Karrinyup, Sorrento, Hillarys, Trigg, Doubleview, Stirling and Joondalup · Online sessions Australia-wide