Sebastian Grandidge
Sebastian Grandidge

Provisional Psychologist

Location: Brisbane / Online
What services do you offer at Scope?

I provide services for children, families, adolescents and adults, including:

Therapy to manage:

  • Anxiety, depression and mood disorders
  • Challenges associated with ADHD, Autism, and other neurodevelopmental conditions
  • Adjustment to significant life transitions
  • Daily living skills support for NDIS participants
  • The impact of trauma and significant distress
  • Family-based therapies for behaviours of concern and acceptance of adolescent identity

Neurodevelopmental assessment for:

  • Cognitive profiling
  • Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder)
  • Specific learning disorder
Who would benefit from seeing you?
I support individuals across the lifespan, from childhood through to older adult years. With experience across both community mental health settings and multidisciplinary NDIS settings, I am skilled at delivering collaborative care for individuals seeking support that includes their family and professional support network.

What has your psychology journey looked like?

I have been working in the mental health and NDIS sector since 2019, delivering counselling, assessment and therapeutic services. I have been fortunate to support individuals living with a range of conditions, including Autism, ADHD, intellectual developmental disorder, FASD, and specific learning disorders. I have also enjoyed supporting individuals experiencing later life health conditions including Inclusion Body Myositis (related to muscular dystrophy) and related adjustment difficulties.

What values underpin your approach?

Equity, respect, and autonomy guide my therapeutic approach with clients in therapeutic and assessment settings. I like to explicitly encourage clients to exercise their choice and control regarding their sessions by utilising time-out signals to reduce sensory overload and manage triggering conversations. For clients who communicate without spoken language, I utilise alternative communication resources including emotion cards, picture exchange, and drawing.
What do you find rewarding about being a psychologist?
I find it incredibly rewarding to be a part of people’s journeys toward recovery and flourishing. Positive outcomes for clients are by far the most rewarding experiences as a psychologist, but the process of providing therapy also provides us practitioners with a “front row seat” to the amazing resilience and compassion people can exhibit during their therapeutic journeys. Finally, it is a bonus that the human mind and brain is incredibly fascinating!
Why do you like working at Scope?
I like the way that our client support team makes the effort to find the correct fit for clients when allocating practitioners. I know how important first impressions are, and I feel confident that clients can achieve the most positive outcomes possible when their choice and control is valued right from the allocation stage! Scope also understands that there is no “one right way”. Every client is different and communication and services adapted to support each client’s specific neurotype, needs, and strengths. I love knowing how supported my clients are in this environment.

What are some of your personal interests?

I love taking rock climbing, hiking, and camping trips with my partner (bonus points if we get to combine those)! And on my less athletic days, I like to watch a lot of comedy shows (e.g., The Inbetweeners), and play video games. I grew up practicing martial arts as well as playing guitar and piano, although I am a little rusty at both these days!