Services

We offer tailored strategies to foster emotional well-being, resilience, and self-understanding. Whether addressing mental health concerns or enhancing overall quality of life, we are here to empower you on your journey to greater balance and connection.

Our psychologists are passionate about helping clients make meaningful change in their lives, and cover many different mental health areas and concerns. 

Our EMPOWR team draw on a broad range of therapy approaches including;

• ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 
• CBT - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing 
• Schema Therapy 
• DBT - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy 
• Mindfulness 
• Grief therapy
• Gottman Relationship Strategies
• Nature Based Therapy
• Breath work
• Play Based Therapy
  

Therapy Delivery Options:

Telehealth (video link) so you could be from somewhere else in the state or country and still be connected; 

Face to face in our clinic; 

Community, home, school or nature based locations

Throughout the assessment and therapeutic process, it is common for psychologists to work closely with other allied health and medical professionals to ensure a consensus of shared information and to provide complementary services to ensure that an individual's goals are being achieved.
If you require an assessment, please contact us as we are happy to discuss your needs and take you through the process step by step so that you are aware of what is involved, the costs and the timeframes before making an appointment.
We can provide a range of diagnostic assessment services for adults and children including: 

• Autism Assessments 
• Comprehensive Needs Assessments
• Functional Capacity Assessments
• Cognitive Assessments 
• Specific Leaning Disorder Assessments
• Behavioural Assessments e.g. ADHD
• Updated Diagnostic Assessments
• Early Intervention Screening Assessments
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Assessments

Assessments are undertaken on site and require multiple appointments and interviews.

The Optimum Intake Dietician team have collaborated with Empowr Health Collective, providing a weekly clinic each Monday.  We aim to make our dietetic service enjoyable and meaningful, empowering for individuals to thrive.

Do you live with a chronic health condition or disability, have fussy eaters, lack cooking skills or want to boost your energy and mood with food?

Optimum's highly skilled, experienced, and compassionate non-diet dietitians will help you reach your health and nutrition goals, while fostering a positive relationship with food.

Speak with our Care Coordinators, and we’ll pair you with the right dietitian to meet your unique nutrition needs in 

 Chronic Health Conditions, Child Nutrition, Eating Disorders, Bariatric Nutrition, Aged Care Packages, Food Allergy & Intolerances, NDIS Disability Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Weight concerns, Vegan and Vegetarian Nutrition, Women's Health Fertility and Pregnancy nutrition.

Footprints Podiatry is committed in providing high-quality podiatry services to the Port Stephens communities in a warm and inclusive environment from Empowr Health Collective. 

Pier Graham and his team are dedicated in professional development to embrace the newest methods, trends and evidence to keep you feeling good from the feet up. 

Footprints Podiatry's expertise extends to treating various foot, ankle, and heel conditions, such as Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and pain in the foot and ankle.  Our podiatrists utilise advanced techniques, including orthotic therapy, shockwave therapy, and dry needling, to provide the best care. 

With our combination of expertise and cutting-edge treatments, we are committed to helping you achieve optimal foot and ankle health with the latest foot and ankle care advancements.

Our state-of-the-art 3D scanning technology ensures that our custom orthotics provide the most accurate and effective solution for your specific foot needs. 

Shockwave therapy is a new treatment option for common foot conditions such as Achilles Tendinopathy and Plantar Fasciitis. 

Dr Michelle Chan (BAppSci.Osteo, M.Osteo, GradCert.Paed, MPH) is a practicing Osteopath in Port Stephens.

Osteopathy is a hands on approach to healthcare recognising the important link between the structures of your body & the way it works. Osteopaths focus on how your skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves and circulation work together to improve your health & well-being. 

Michelle has post graduate qualifications in infant and paediatric manual therapy (Victorian University of Technology) and Workplace Ergonomic Assessment (Corporate Work Health Australia).

 Michelle is an Australian registered Osteopath with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a member of the Osteopathy Australia (OA). As a recipient of a scholarship funded by the Services for Australian Rural and Remote Health (SARRAH) organisation, Michelle completed a Master of Public Health with Distinction at the University of Newcastle in 2019.