About Banksia,
Hi, I'm Sam Lumley, Clinical Psychologist (Registrar). I created Banksia Clinical Psychology, a telehealth practice based in Redhead, NSW, to support Neurodivergent children, young people, families, parents, and other individuals who prefer the accessibility and ease of online psychology support. My approach is warm, evidence-based, and genuinely neurodiversity-affirming. If you prefer, in-person appointments can also be arranged if you reach out and contact me directly via email.
Who I work with. My door is open to children, adolescents, and young adults from age 3 through to 25, along with the parents, carers, and support teams around them. I see young people for the full range of concerns that show up in childhood and adolescence, including anxiety and worry, low mood, big feelings, school refusal, friendship and peer struggles, sleep, self-esteem, grief, family change, and working together to understand behaviour that doesn't quite make sense.
Neurodivergence is my passion, where I have extensive experience supporting people with differently wired brains and the wonderful individual difference and strengths that usually arise and are deeply misunderstood. For example, Autism, ADHD, Giftedness, Specific Learning Differences (SLD’s), and many other unique brain profiles. I don't approach neurodivergence as something to fix, manage away, or mask over, but something to understand, support, and celebrate about oneself.
How I work. Children and young people don't exist in isolation, and neither does my work with them. Advocating for a young person rarely happens inside the therapy hour alone, so I wrap the therapy with the things that actually move the needle:
Therapy with children, adolescents, and young adults — tailored to interests, sensory needs, and communication style. Sessions often use gaming, creative work, or a young person's own passions as the container for deeper work.
Family support — because the adults around a young person are almost always part of the change.
Teacher and school consultations — joining with educators to support learning, friendships, and the schooling journey.
NDIS work — writing reports, attending plan meetings, collaborating with teachers and other allied health clinicians, and doing the quiet, repetitive, capacity-building work that actually changes outcomes.
What matters to me. Meaningful change for a young person and their families. I believe this comes from consistency, from an adult who takes their inner world seriously, and from the slow, patient work of building skills, self-understanding, and a life that fits who they actually are.