Knowing the accessibility and potential barriers of a venue allows you to make informed choices. The below information is intended to help support you to understand if this will be an accessible space for your needs. Please let us know if you have any questions or if there are other ways we can support your access needs.

image|An open gate and flat footpath towards a small step onto a verandah. The path has some slightly overgrown bushes encroaching on some of the path|#

image|green tall gate with wide bars and a small latch to the left hand side if facing the property.|#

The entrance path is flat and 95cm wide. There is a wide and tall barred gate to enter the property however this is typically open. If not it can be released by a latch.

image|a small lip in the path followed by a step up to the front door|#

At the end of the path there is a small 6.5cm step followed by a 14cm step to the front door.

image|front door with doorbell to the right hand side|#

The front door is a heavy door. It is 75cm wide and the doorbell is a press button 98cm above the ground.

image|long hallway with several rooms coming off each side an opening into a room at the end|#

The hallway inside the front door is 130cm in width. The hallway and all surfaces inside the building are flat.

image|a small waiting room with a 2 seater sofa and 4 chairs|#

Above is a photo of the waiting area.

image|a narrow toilet only facility|#
image|a second toilet in a bathroom with a shower and basin|#

There is no accessible toilet in the building. No handles or hoists and the toilet / bathroom are quite narrow. Both toilet doors are 70cm wide and open inwards. Both toilets have a sanitary bin.

The standalone toilet is an all-gender toilet and the room dimensions are 140cm x 85cm.

The bathroom toilet is an all-gender toilet and the room dimensions are 165cm x 240cm. The bathroom has a sink that is 87cm high with a lever faucet.

image|a tap with a lever faucet|#

All counselling rooms feature a sofa/couch that are at a seating height of 40cm-45cm high. There are pictures of two examples below.

image|sofa with two red cushions|#
image|sofa with decorative cushions|#

A Social Story or Social Script can help support people with what to expect when they are experiencing a new place, activity or service. Some people from the Autistic community like to have an understanding of what to expect. Like many inclusive practices, everyone benefits. Please feel free to use this resource to help you or a person in your care understand what to expect from your visit to Mind Mirror Therapy.

Download - Social Script - My Visit to Therapy

Sensory Considerations

• Mind Mirror Therapy is a small practice that uses shared counselling rooms and therefore there may be other people in the wait room when you arrive. The waiting room is a quiet space.
  

• The practice is on a busy street where the sounds of cars, buses, trams and people can be heard. Inside the building windows are double glazed and there are heavy walls blocking out noise from outside
  

• Our practitioners do not wear strong colognes or perfumes as these can be overwhelming for some (don't worry though, we don't stink!)
  

• We bring some sensory tools (fidgets) into each session which you are welcome to use. You are also welcome to bring your own.

• If you have any questions, requests or strong aversions please let us know

You are welcome to invite a support person, interpreter or advocate along to your session. As a small business we cannot afford to hire an interpreter on your behalf but you are of course welcome to attend with an Auslan interpreter from your NDIS plan or other language interpreters available to you.

Service animals are of course welcome to attend. There is a patch of grass on the nature strip on the North-East side of the Nicholson Street and Holden Street intersection that may be suitable for toileting your service animal.