Megan provides comprehensive educational assessments—also known as psychoeducational, learning, or diagnostic assessments—for children from 6 years old and above. These assessments aim to support inclusive school practices by building on each learner’s strengths, interests, and individual profile.

Educational assessments are used to:

• Understand a student’s cognitive, academic, and developmental profile

• Identify learning strengths and areas where support may be beneficial

• Explore factors that may be impacting learning or engagement

• Inform personalised strategies to support educational and emotional wellbeing

Where appropriate, assessments may also contribute to the identification of neurodevelopmental conditions, including:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Specific Learning Disorders (e.g., Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia)

• Intellectual Disability

• Giftedness

These assessments provide evidence-informed insights to help guide parents, educators, and health professionals in supporting the child or young person. The focus is on working collaboratively to enhance learning outcomes and promote wellbeing in educational settings.

Megan Henderson is a registered psychologist with over a decade of experience in private practice, providing therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Her approach is grounded in optimism, collaboration, and evidence-based care.

Megan draws from a range of therapeutic models including:

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Positive Psychology

These approaches help individuals better understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Therapy may involve building awareness of unhelpful thinking patterns, developing skills to shift perspective, and working toward actions that align with personal values—even in the presence of emotional discomfort.

The aim is to support psychological flexibility, emotional resilience, and meaningful engagement in life.

Focus and Availability

Megan Henderson offers therapy for young children and their families, with a focus on early intervention and collaborative parent involvement.

Megan works part-time (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) and enjoys working with parents who are ready and motivated to support their child’s treatment.

If your goals align with Megan’s current scope of practice, we welcome the opportunity to work together in supporting your child’s emotional and developmental wellbeing.

Areas of Focus

Megan enjoys working collaboratively with children and families to support a range of emotional, behavioural, and developmental challenges. Her approach is warm, practical, and grounded in evidence-based strategies tailored to each child’s needs and strengths.

Megan has a particular interest in supporting children who experience:

• Anxiety and worry – including generalised anxiety, separation anxiety, and specific fears

• Social difficulties – such as social anxiety, friendship challenges, or difficulties with confidence in group settings

• School refusal or school-based distress – working closely with families and educators to understand the underlying concerns and support gradual return-to-school planning

• Self-esteem issues – helping children build a stronger sense of self-worth, self-compassion, and confidence in their abilities

• Perfectionism and fixed mindset – guiding children toward a more flexible, growth-oriented approach to learning and mistakes

• Performance-related stress – assisting children involved in sport, music, academics, or other areas to manage pressure and perform at their best while maintaining wellbeing

Megan’s sessions often involve skill-building, emotion coaching, and parent collaboration, ensuring that strategies are reinforced at home and in everyday contexts. Her work is informed by a belief in the importance of early support, strong relationships, and fostering resilience through strengths-based, developmentally appropriate approaches.

Limitations to scope of practice

Please note the following limitations to Megan’s current practice:

Due to her part-time availability, Megan is not currently able to support clients with high or complex needs requiring intensive or crisis intervention. This includes presentations such as: complex trauma, eating disorders, self-harm and suicidality, substance use and personality disorders.

Additionally, Megan does not specialise in family therapy related to separation, custody disputes, or legal proceedings. Families navigating separation are encouraged to seek support through services such as:

Megan is a Board-approved Supervisor. Megan has experience supervising Provisional Psychologists and Psychologists working in private practice and in educational settings. Megan offers clinical supervision for Provisional Psychologists, Registered Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists Registrars, and early career Clinical Psychologists working across the lifespan.

Megan offers a warm and collaborative approach to her supervision. She provides honest and nurturing feedback, and aims to create a reflective supervision space that nurtures growth in professional development and competence of supervisees. Supervision is offered via videoconference.