Learn more about School Refusal Clinic

My name is John Chellew from the School Refusal Clinic based in St Kilda, Victoria. I specialise in treating school attandance problems for children aged 6 to 16. I treat neurodiverse children and teens with social, emotional and behavioural problems including school anxiety and attendance issues, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety-related disorders, depression, sleep disorders, low self-esteem, social isolation, oppositional behaviour, anger management, internet gaming addiction, parenting difficulties and social skill issues.

Our services include:



Clinic based child, parent and family sessions Walk-and-Talk therapy along the St Kilda forshore, park or St Kilda Botanic Gardens using fun activities that children enjoy, i.e: flying drones, playing with RC cars, basketball, fishing etc.) Child forcused parent support Telehealth sessions
Home and school visits Animal-assisted therapy (I have a cute therapy dog named Max who loves playing with children) School liaison and secondary consultation Return-to-school planning at the student's school

Treatments include:

CBT Graduated exposure therapy Behavioural management strategies Weekly gym based group exercise program







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