Psychologist-designed · Canterbury, Melbourne

Build It

Where kids connect, belong, and grow.

A psychologist-designed social group where neurodivergent kids find peers who actually get them, and build the social confidence that's hard to grow alone.

  • Designed by a registered psychologist
  • Bilingual psychologist (English & Mandarin)
  • NDIS · Medicare · Private
Small groups of 4–8Ages 8–17In person, weekly

Cooperative play, not worksheets — skills that stick, built through real connection.

About

Social skills, the way they actually stick

Build It is a small, in-person group where neurodivergent kids learn social skills through real connection — not worksheets. Build It is designed by a registered psychologist and delivered by trained facilitators. Every child is assessed by the psychologist before they join, so each group is the right fit. Part of Melbourne Chinese Psychologists in Canterbury, and our psychologist is bilingual in English and Mandarin.

Groups

Two small groups, by age.

PrimaryAges 8–12

Making and keeping friends

For kids who find friendships hard to make or hard to keep, and who do better with peers who think like they do.

AdolescentWAITLIST OPEN
Ages 13–17

Confidence with peers who get it

For teens building social confidence in a group of peers who understand them — without pretending to be someone else.

Why it works

A different kind of group.

Peers who get them

Kids spend the session with others who think and connect in similar ways.

Cooperative, not instructional

Skills grow through play and shared goals — not lectures or worksheets.

Psychologist-designed

Built by a registered psychologist who personally assesses every child before they join.

In person

Real bodies, real rooms, real connection — the way social confidence actually grows.

Psychologist-designed & assessed
Bilingual psychologist (English & Mandarin)
Small groups 4–8
NDIS · Medicare · Private

Practical details

How it runs.

Term length
10 weeks, one session per week
Format
In person, in Canterbury
Starting
New families begin with a 2-week paid trial
Payment
NDIS (self- and plan-managed), Medicare, and private payment

Waitlist

Join the waitlist.

A short, non-clinical form. We'll be in touch within 1 business day.

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