Parents of babies and toddlers regularly face sleep disruption, breastfeeding and lactation problems, crying and fussing, developmental worries, and the impacts of all this on their own mental health. Advice is often conflicting and one-size-fits-all, so parents are left unsure what to trust or what to do next.
The Brisbane Possums Clinic provides one-on-one clinical consultations grounded in Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC/Possums). Led by Possums founder Dr Pamela Douglas and NDC Accredited nurse Bree Cosgrove, the clinic offers in-person appointments in Brisbane and telehealth within Australia, including urgent appointments when timely care is needed.
A Brisbane Possums Clinic consultation is one-on-one and usually lasts 60 minutes. Possums consultations are built from the understanding that biologically, each family and infant is unique and the system needs to be addressed as a whole. Sleep, feeding, crying and fussing, development, and parental mental health all interact, so the appointments are comprehensive in order to get the best outcomes for your family.
Your practitioner will take a detailed history across medical background, sleep, feeding, sensory-motor needs and development, then will explain what is causing the problems in your situation. You will then work together on a personalised plan that aligns with your own values and goals, including changes to start experimenting with and implementing now and clear follow-up options.
The Brisbane Possums Clinic is based out of Generations Medical in Taringa, Brisbane. There are covered car spaces off of Alexandra Avenue nearby. Take the elevator to level 1 where you will find the clinic at Generations Medical.
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:30am – 4:00pm
Generations MedicalLevel 1, 144 Indooroopilly Rd, Taringa QLD 4068
Online appointments available (Australia only)
hello@thepossumsclinic.com.au
(07) 3507 1110Bree Cosgrove is a Registered Nurse with 9 years of experience and an NDC (Possums) Accredited Practitioner. Bree is also an educator with The NDC Institute, contributing to the training providers and educators in Neuroprotective Developmental Care. She is a mother of two, so Bree understands how quickly early parenthood can become overwhelming, especially when advice conflicts and problems span multiple areas.
Bree consults on infant and toddler sleep, breastfeeding and lactation concerns, cry-fuss problems, and antenatal education. She is particularly passionate about helping parents weave their antenatal and postpartum journeys together, easing the transition between these special, but sometimes challenging periods.
Dr Pam is the founder of Possums and creator of Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC / The Possums Programs). Dr Douglas is a GP, PhD, researcher, author, IBCLC, breastfeeding medicine physician, and grandmother.
The suite of programs and support I received through the Possums Clinic in Brisbane shaped my whole experience of motherhood… Today, my little boy is three and thriving
Kate
With Dr Pamela Douglas:
Bree Cosgrove (RN)
All prices in $AUD. Fees may change. Confirm current pricing at booking.
Brisbane Possums Clinic consultations use Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC/ The Possums Programs), an integrated early life framework designed to work with infant evolutionary biology. Rather than treating baby or toddler sleep, feeding, crying and fussing, development, and parental mental health as separate problems, we assess how they interact in your situation and focus on practical changes that reduce unnecessary diagnosis and medicalisation. Possums does not rely on one-size-fits-all rules, behavioural sleep training methods, or advice not based in research and clinical effectiveness.
When families need timely care, the clinic will try to offer an urgent appointment within 24 hours. Please call reception to check same-day availability. If your baby seems acutely unwell, seek emergency medical care.
If you need to cancel or reschedule, please give the clinic at least 24 hours notice. Cancellations within 24 hours incur a $100 fee.
As a healthcare service, refunds are not available.