Outpatient Therapy
Our day, evening and follow up programs are available after hospital admission, and for those who have not had an inpatient stay at Currumbin Clinic before. Assessment with one of our treating Psychiatrists is required before starting a program. Please contact us directly for up to date schedule.
These programs are designed to work on the skills you need to recover and stay well, and include:
Addictive Disorders
The Addictions program is for people diagnosed with substance relative and addictive disorders and want to learn and expand their knowledge and skills towards abstinence based recovery in a supportive atmosphere. This program may be useful in addressing individual clinical needs.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This program may be useful in addressing individual clinical needs of people recovering from a mental illness such as anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder.
Building Strength and Resilience
This program is for people recovering from a mental health problem like depression, anxiety, addiction and adjustment issues and would like to build on their day-to-day coping skills. This program may be useful in helping to ‘bounce back’ and meet daily demands
Dealing with Distress
This program is skills based and assists participants in tolerating intense feelings and learning to manage self-harming behaviours often associated with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is based on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
People diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder or who self harm, have intense and unstable mood states and unstable relationships, this program may be useful in addressing individual clinical needs. DBT also requires a strong commitment to therapy.
Managing Adult ADHD
This program is useful for people diagnosed with ADHD, who experience ADHDlike symptoms such as difficulties with concentration, attention, and impulse control.
Mens Personal Development Program
Mindful Self Development
This program focuses on the skills needed to manage dysregulated emotions and interactions. It provides the foundation skills of DBT, encourages mindful practice and enables participants to increase their self esteem and self awareness through expressive art psychotherapy and experiential exercises.
Project Art
This program is for people diagnosed with mood disorders, anxiety disorders and addictive disorders and who find creative activities beneficial, or have an interest in finding new ways to express oneself and explore problems creatively are encouraged to attend this program. It is not necessary to have any art skills to participate.
R.E.A.C.H CBT for Mood Disorders
This Black Dog Institute developed program is designed for people diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder and would like to manage it more effectively through the application of proven Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques.