Caring For The Gympie Community
We Are Locals Supporting Locals
Apricity Therapy and Consultancy Services was created in 2024 after identifying the growing need for everyday Australians in regional geographical areas to have access to quality psychological services and mental health support.
Our clinicians have lived and worked in the local Gympie region for many years and the need for mental health support in the way of counseling and focussed psychological services, NDIS social work providers, and Family Consultants has grown exponentially during this time.
Apricity Therapy and Consultancy Services is the only private family report writing service in Gympie, meaning clients no longer need to travel to metro areas such as Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast to engage in this service.
Our experienced clinicians provide evidence-based psychological interventions to clients in all stages of their lives, including children, youth, adults, families, and couples. The support we provide is at an exceptional level where our clients always come first. We take time to build a therapeutic relationship and tailor assistance to every individual’s needs.
“Apricity can define an unexpected change in attitude when your heart senses a feeling of hopefulness. Not entirely committed, but willing to accept that while all may not be well, there is wellness at this moment.”
This phrase is one of the statements that sets a foundation for all the work we do at Apricity Therapy and Consultancy Services.
Meet Our Owner & Director
Amy Covington
Amy Covington has over 15 years of diverse industry experience and has empowered clients’ lives both internationally and domestically. She is a current member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and an Affiliate member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
Amy studied for her Bachelor of Social Work at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and at Condoria College in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States of America.
Amy has worked in many areas of Queensland and in Victoria in statutory Child Protection, living in remote areas of Queensland with First Nations families and children, and overseas in Papua New Guinea and Nauru with asylum seekers and refugees. Amy has worked with in-patients in hospital settings in anti-natal, maternity, paediatrics, rehabilitation, palliative care, emergency department, and general medicine.
Most recently Amy has worked towards her expertise in mental health, and over the past few years has supported children, adolescents, and adults with complex and mild-moderate mental health presentations. Amy has also worked in the disability sector having been a support worker for people who have physical and intellectual disabilities.
Amy has held several leadership roles across her career, including as a team leader, coordinator, and senior social worker. Amy’s most profound achievement to date is the creation of Apricity Therapy and Consultancy Services.
Amy has firsthand experience as mother of a neurodivergent child and therefore understands the challenges that can come with this.
No matter if you require support with mental health therapy, social work services through the NDIS, or a forensic report writer for parenting matters with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Amy can provide these specialists services.
Meet Our Therapy Dog!
Pickles - The Mini Groodle
Pickles is miniature Groodle who is just a little puppy at the moment, however, once old enough she will undertake a course to become a certified therapy dog.
Pickles is a cheeky and adorable girl who loves cuddles and affection and is being raised to provide therapeutic support to clients.
Pet Therapy is a form a psychotherapy and has been proven to assist people of all ages by improving mood, decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety, improving communication, developing social skills, decreasing loneliness, providing emotional support, pain reduction, stress management, and cognitive benefits.
If you would like Pickles to be incorporated into sessions, as part of either NDIS social work services or psychological therapeutic support, please let us know and this can be arranged.
Where Do We Service?
Apricity Therapy and Consultancy Services is based in Gympie, Queensland 4570. We can hold face-to-face sessions at Gympie Community Place, 18 Excelsior Road, Gympie. Home visits are available for our NDIS Social Work Services, and telehealth is available for all services offered by us. Our Family Consultant services have the capacity to service Australia-wide. Please contact us for more information.