Create Psychology NQ

Create a life worth living

At Create Psychology NQ, we provide a personalised approach for clients to navigate challenges and uncover their inner strengths, fostering lasting positive change.

Who We Help

Individuals

While dealing with a client’s specific condition, our psychologists help clients understand and manage their thinking styles and beliefs, actions and behaviours, and emotions. We offer services to clients ages 12 and above.

Couples

We work with couples experiencing relationship difficulties and provide practical strategies for improving positive behaviours, effective communication, and conflict resolution.

Groups

Groups provide a supportive environment for individuals to collaborate on skill-building and personal growth, targeting issues like depression, obesity, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse, as well as fostering general improvement in social skills and emotional well-being.

Coaching

Helping individuals, groups or organisations uncover challenges and underlying issues, and bridging the gap between where they are and where they want to be in life.

What we help with

Anxiety

Depression

Self-Harm

Suicide

Addiction

Stress

Grief

Trauma

Abuse

Relationships

Adjustment

Anger

Where we help

Face-to-face

Create Psychology NQ offers face-to-face services at three locations in Townsville.

Kirwan, Condon and Burdell

Telehealth

We also provide telehealth and phone services to anywhere in Australia.

Who we are

Darran is a psychologist with a diverse background encompassing not-for-profit settings, community mental health, and private practice. With a deep commitment to supporting individuals from all walks of life, Darran has extensive experience addressing a variety of challenges, including:

Anxiety and Depression
Stress Management
Grief and Loss
PTSD and Trauma
Adolescent Mental Health
Self-harm and suicide
Adjustment Difficulties
Anger Management
Addictions, both behavioural and substance

Drawing from evidence-based, person-centred approaches, Darran empowers individuals to explore their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, fostering well-being, adaptive coping skills, and resilience.

Proficient in a range of therapeutic modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Mindfulness-Based Therapies, Darran tailors interventions to suit each client’s unique needs.

Access and Referral

Medicare

Medicare rebates are available to those with a GP mental health care plan referral.

Private health

Private health rebates are available. Check with your health fund provider for your level of coverage.

NDIS

Plan-managed or self-managed NDIS participants. We work with ages 16 and up.

DVA / Open Arms

Department of Veterans Affairs and Open Arms referrals accepted.

Do I need a referral to access Create Psychology NQ?
No- having a referral simply means you can have session costs reduced through Medicare or
another scheme.

Am I eligible to receive a Medicare rebate for sessions?
If you obtain a referral from your general practitioner or psychiatrist, you will be able to access a
Medicare rebate for sessions.

How long do appointments go for?
Sessions last for 45-50 minutes. Overall duration of therapy will vary according to a range of
factors, such as the type of problem you are experiencing, as well as your personal resources (such as
supports and strengths). You should have an estimate regarding the number of sessions likely to
be required at the start of treatment.