Brad Nugent Psychology is proudly based in Busselton, Western Australia. It was established in October 2011 to provide a psychology service for kids, young people and parents in Busselton and the surrounding region. While a number of psychologists service the area, the most frequent comment made by locals was that there was nobody specialising in providing counselling for kids. There is now!
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The primary focus of Brad Nugent Psychology is the well-being of children and young people. The goal is to provide a service that offers practical strategies and assistance. One of the basic beliefs that guides the practice is that financial difficulties should not present a barrier to accessing professional psychological consultation when it is required. The fee structure is therefore tied closely to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for counselling services. Other services are priced very competitively. Basically, kids should not suffer because the money is not there.
Brad Nugent Psychology is also fortunate to work closely with SouthWEST Academic Services, another local business that prides itself on the provision of quality service and best practice educational intervention. This alliance has provided a number of opportunities for the local community, including parenting workshops and assessment services.
What services are offered?
* Psychological counselling for a variety of developmental, emotional, behavioural and social difficulties.
* Individual parent coaching and advice: managing behaviour, communicating effectively with kids, setting boundaries, specific questions.
* Workshops for parents and kids: teaching important life skills such as protective behaviours, staying safe online, strategies for beating bullying.
* Psychometric assessment to identify learning disabilities, intellectual giftedness, academic talent. This means a thorough assessment of cognitive and academic abilities with a comprehensive report and recommendations supplied (not just an inadequate two-page summary).
* Consultation service for schools and professional development presentations.
* Specialised literacy tuition: helping kids and adults to improve their reading and writing skills.
Who is Brad Nugent?

Brad Nugent is a registered psychologist with 18 years experience working with children, young people and parents in school settings and private practice. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1993 with a Master of Psychology degree. He realises that most of his clients were not even born then and that sometimes makes him feel older than he should.
Brad is a firm believer that learning is a life-long process. As if to prove that point, he graduated from the University of New England with a Bachelor of Arts (History) and a Bachelor of Law in 1998. He found this study interesting, but still isn’t sure of the practical value of these degrees. They do look pretty on the wall though.
Brad has been lucky enough to travel to several exotic places around the globe: India, Borneo, New York City. He has escorted groups of students to these locales. He particularly enjoyed his time in India, working as a volunteer with a variety of orphanages and other institutions around the country. He is getting itchy feet right now…
But Brad is now a permanent resident of Busselton. However, he understands the boundaries and doesn’t dare call himself a local – apparently you have to be born here to wear that badge of honour. Regardless of this, he has fallen in love with his new home. The community is beyond compare. The people are fantastic. Busselton really is a paradise.
Brad used to fancy himself as a reasonable shooting guard in social basketball teams. Recent experience tells him that he is not quite as young as he used to be and that ‘running the court’ should involve more running and less hands-on-knees wheezing. Nevertheless, Brad does love his sport and is a very passionate supporter of the mighty West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
What else do you want to know? There isn’t much more. Brad is a pretty simple bloke really. He likes spending time with his mates and family. He has ongoing aspirations of writing something worthy of publication beyond the pages of a peer-referenced journal. One day he would like to win Lotto, even Division 2.
Brad has a dog. Annabelle is a loveable Rottweiler x Belgian Shepherd. She is playful and just a little bit naughty sometimes. Brad also adopted a cat when he moved to Busselton. It came with the house. Thinking he was just a temporary imposition, Brad named the cat “FDC” for “Front Door Cat”. Adorned with a more appropriate name, Fergus is now a firmly entrenched member of the household. Enough said.










