FamilyWorks Associates
The following practitioners are trusted colleagues who partner with FamilyWorks from time to time.
Sue Coleson
Sue is a Psychotherapist and Counsellor with over 32 years experience. For the past 12 years she has specialized in Parent-Infant Psychotherapy.
Being with, and caring for, babies and young children can be a delight but it can also be baffling, frustrating, infuriating, depressing or distressing – in other words it can stir up big, difficult feelings in parents and caregivers. Sue’s focus is on working with you and the child or children in your care, to help you think about ‘What is Really Going On Here?’ By paying attention together to the emotional world of little ones, Sue aims to awaken curiosity and understanding to support your efforts, not just to manage difficult behaviour but to positively nurture and guide each unique child’s growth and development, particularly the vital development of emotional regulation and resilience. Nurturing secure relationships between parents and their infants underpins all Sue’s work and her gentle, supportive approach will help you to find more enjoyment and delight in caring for the babies and small children in your life. Sue is available for individual Parent-Infant Therapy, and also offers consultations (including Reflective Supervision) with staff at Early Childhood and Child Care Services where Inclusion Support is available for children with additional needs. She is a Senior Facilitator for Mother-Baby Nurture Groups in Gosnells and Fremantle. Sue Coleson 0409 885 130 BA (Hons) Social Administration Adv. Dip. Psychotherapy and Counselling Advanced Training in Infant Mental Health |
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Bernadette Robinson
Bernadette graduated at the Physiotherapy School at the Georg August University Göttingen, Germany, in 1980. Prior to moving to Australia she worked for 15 years as a Physiotherapist in the Children's Hospital & Child Development Centre in Oldenburg, Germany. Here she treated children of all ages with a variety of medical conditions. During this time she specialised in the treatment of children with developmental, neurological and respiratory conditions. After she passed the AECOP Exam in 1999, she worked for a couple of years at Rocky Bay, treating young adults with neuro muscular conditions, before she became the Senior Physiotherapist at the Fremantle Child Development Service. Bernadette still holds this position and works one day per week in her private practice.
Over the past 16 years Bernadette extended her knowledge and experience in working with infants & toddlers in Western Australia. Early Gross Motor Skills and Emotional Wellbeing of Infants & Young Children Bernadette observed that the development of specific early gross motor skills is fundamental for many of the infant’s developing social, emotional and physical functions and relationships. For example, infants with weak stability and poor control of their core trunk muscles often have concomitant difficulties with not only fine motor skills, but also with the feeding relationship and feeding, sleeping, speech, language and communication. Daily care activities can become a stressful experience for the infant and the caregiver if lifting, carrying, lowering, bathing, feeding, positioning, and protection are awkward and if infant’s cues are misunderstood. Paediatric physiotherapy involves a mother and infant who are in the very early stages of their relational journey together. Bernadette tries to enhance this relationship by collaborating with mothers to develop positioning and handling skills that make both the babies feel physically secure and the caregivers more confident in their parenting role. Bernadette is available on Fridays for home consults. Physiotherapy Service for Babies & Toddlers Bernadette Robinson Physiotherapist (Paed) SHENTON PARK WA 6008 Mob: 0407382561 |
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