Echidna Psychology is a Redlands-based practice that provides trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming services for adults and children. Dr Meg Forbes has particular focus on neurodivergence including autism and ADHD, trauma including dissociative disorders, eating disorders, and related mental health concerns. Appointments are available on-site at our Mt Cotton clinic, via telehealth across Australia, or at home for those with barriers that prevent access to travel or telehealth, offering compassionate care for clients through evidence-based support.
About Echidna Psychology
Echidna Psychology is a warm, client‑centred practice led by Dr Meg Forbes, a clinical psychologist who combines clinical expertise with warmth and creativity. Meg's areas of interest include trauma, neurodivergence, and eating disorders. Meg works primarily with adults, and enjoys working with older adults and those seeking to explore neurodivergence. Meg also enjoys working with neurodivergent primary school aged children and their families.
Based in Mount Cotton in the Redlands, South East Queensland, Echidna Psychology supports children and adults through evidence‑based assessment and therapy. For those who can’t attend in person, we also offer flexible telehealth appointments online. Alternatively, where appropriate, for clients who would prefer to engage in therapy outdoors, walk and talk sessions are offered in and around Mount Cotton Park on the practice's doorstep.
Why "Echidna Psychology"?
While the echidna may not seem an obvious choice to represent a psychology practice, these fascinating monotremes are remarkably resilient and adaptable, thriving across Australian habitats. They continue to thrive despite the tension that often exists between their traditional way of life and the modern world, providing parallels that are often salient for neurodivergent individuals and people recovering from trauma. Echidnas also provide a beautiful representation of the "spikey" strengths and challenges profiles often experienced by people who are neurodivergent.
Today, roads intersect echidnas' native ranges, and introduced species interrupt their safety. Despite this, they often thrive and remain Australia's most wide-spread animal, found in every habitat from snow to rainforests, desert to beaches, and even thriving across many of our suburbs. Echidna's continue to flourish across much of the Redlands where our practice is based, and they are often observed in the backyards and parklands of Mount Cotton.
