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Our Approach

At The Sanctuary Tree, our work is guided by three core foundations:

Safety, Connection, and Growth.

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Counselling and support follow a natural process that unfolds at a pace that feels right for each person.

SAFETY

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​What safety means to us:

  • Feeling heard without pressure

  • Being accepted without needing to mask or perform

  • Moving at your own pace

  • Respect for sensory needs

  • Awareness of cultural identity, beliefs, and lived experience

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This may look like:

  • Interest-based and/or games/based engagement

  • Creative expression

  • Gentle observation and relationship-building

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For parents and adults, safety often begins with:

  • Privacy to share openly and 'unmask' safely

  • Feeling understood

  • Not needing to have all the answers

CONNECTION

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We help build connection by:

  • Respecting the courage it takes to share your story

  • Understanding strengths as well as challenges

  • Working alongside families, not around them

  • Supporting communication and relationships

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Connection may involve:

  • Individual sessions

  • Parent consultations

  • Family conversations

  • Collaborative planning with your NDIS manager, GP, workplace, university, TAFE, etc.

GROWTH

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Growth doesn't look the same for everyone. It may include:

  • Greater emotional understanding

  • Improved confidence

  • Stronger relationships

  • Reduced overwhelm

  • Better support at home

  • Better support in the workplace

  • Better support in academic settings

  • Improved ability to learn and reach towards academic potential

  • Ability to self-advocate

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We support growth by drawing on a range of approaches, including:

  • Story and narrative work

  • Bibliotherapy

  • Art and creative expression

  • Drumming and rhythm

  • Nature-based experiences

  • Strengths-based approaches

  • Sensory-informed supports

Finding the right starting point

You don't need to know exactly what you need before reaching out. 

​Even if you're an expert in your own field, it is different when it is your own child, or your own brain that works quite differently from many others. ​We begin by listening, understanding, and working together to find the right starting point.

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Location: 54 Simpson Street, Ardross WA 6153

Call: 0409 767 212

Text/SMS: 0468 167 912

Email: admin@thesanctuarytree.com.au

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The Sanctuary Tree is a Neurodiversity Affirmative organisation. We recognise and value the diverse ways people think, learn, and experience the world.

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We acknowledge the LGBTQIA+ community, their diversity, and their continuing contributions to community and workplace culture.

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We acknowledge the Whadjuk Noongar people as the traditional owners of the land in the Perth region. We respect and honour their elders, past, present, and emerging.

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