Lead The Way Psychology and Animal Assisted Therapy
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Lead The Way Psychology and Animal Assisted Therapy

  • 91 Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully Victoria 3156
  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Adversity
  • Animal training and assessment
  • Anxiety
  • Bi Polar
  • Complex trauma
  • Corporate wellness
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Intellectual disability
  • Learning & development
  • Learning difficulties
  • Loneliness
  • Mental health support
  • Neurodiversity
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Psychiatric conditions
  • Psychosocial disability
  • Social & emotional skills
  • Stress management
  • Suicide prevention
  • Troubled youth or disengaged learners
  • Veterans and First Responders
  • Visitation animal program

Work with qualified psychologists and mental health professionals towards your wellbeing goals. Enjoy the benefits of working alongside our therapy animals, including;

  • Child, adolescent, adult and family psychology and counselling
  • Low cost counselling (student clinic)
  • Groups for children

For schools and organisations: Our therapy dog and handler teams can offer general support and/or tailored mental health and wellbeing support, including

  • Small groups addressing mental health and wellbeing
  • Individual counselling with a qualified mental health professional
  • Informal support for events (e.g., exam stress, wellbeing events)
  • Corporate support for staff and professionals
  • Funding via the Schools Mental Health Menu

Integrate your own dog into your therapy sessions with our WellPaws program. Learn strategies for your dog to support your mental health and wellbeing as an emotional support dog (ESD). Depending on your dog’s temperament, and your needs, some dogs may go on to receive full certification as an Assistance Dog under Australian law. 

  • Assistance animal trainer/assessor
  • Undertaken training to work alongside animals
  • Registered Psychologist
  • Qualified Mental Health Worker
  • Registered Counsellor
  • Registered Allied Health Professional
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) delivered by a registered health professional with education and specialized expertise within the scope of practice of his/her profession.
  • Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) which incorporates a trained handler and animal team to provide comfort, distraction, motivation & stimulation to people in a variety of settings.
  • Animal-Assisted Learning (AAL) which incorporates animals and a facilitator within a structured training program to assist an individual or a group to achieve predetermined learning outcomes.
  • Certification or train Assistance Animals (AA) to support people with a disability in accessing various aspects of personal and public life.
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Registered office Queensland.

ATL is an Australian health promotion charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) and holds Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

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 the people, the cultures and to the Elders past, present and emerging.