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Brad Smith
Provisional Psychologist | Brisbane
Brad Smith is an experienced Provisional Psychologist, with a Master of Professional Psychology, and currently completing his Master of Clinical Psychology.
Brad has completed clinical placements with Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) and the Youth Step Up Step Down (YSUSD) Unit, where he worked extensively with children and adolescents presenting with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, behavioural challenges, and complex neurodevelopmental conditions.
Approach & Philosophy
Brad is passionate about supporting children and adolescents to develop emotional regulation, resilience, and coping skills through collaborative, strengths-based, and developmentally informed care. He brings a warm, professional, and culturally responsive approach to his work and is committed to ongoing learning, supervision, and ethical practice.
Brad is highly skilled in the administration and interpretation of cognitive, behavioural, and adaptive assessments.
Brad is confident in integrating assessment findings and therapeutic support into meaningful, practical recommendations for young children, adolescents, adults and families.
Services Offered
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Psychology in Practice
Brad is highly skilled in the interpretation and support of the following support needs:
- Emotional Regulation
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Depression
- Autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions
- Behavioural concerns
- Life transitions
- Stress and Burnout
Frequently Asked Questions
Brad provides assessments and ongoing therapy for young children, adolescents and adults. Brad is experienced and interested in supporting younger children through taking a play-based approach to working with children in a safe and supportive therapy environment.
Read more about our Hively Bumblebees paediatric support.
A referral is not required to book with Brad. As a provisional psychologist, he offers sessions at only the out-of-pocket rate per session. However, you are welcome to receive a referral from your specialist to facilitate ongoing communication between your support systems.
Brad’s approach is client-centered, meaning support and strategies are all about you. Brad aims to understand your journey and goals through using various therapy styles including DBT, CBT and ACT.
Read more about these therapy types here.
Get In Touch or Make a Referral
Brad supports our team to provide personalised, evidence-based therapy in clinic or via telehealth, wherever it works best for you. If you’re ready to get started, book directly or make a referral below.
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