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Occupational Therapy

Therapy for the things you actually want to do

Occupational therapy is not abstract. It starts with something specific you want to be able to do: make your own breakfast, get to work, shower safely, manage a school day. Then it works backwards from there.

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Start with the goal, not the diagnosis

Our occupational therapists work with you to understand what is getting in the way, whether that is your body, your environment, the task itself, or some combination. Then we change whatever is easiest to change.

Sometimes that is building a skill. Sometimes it is a piece of equipment. Sometimes it is redesigning how a task is done, or changing something about the room it happens in. Often it is teaching the people around you to support differently.

We work where the task happens: your home, your school, your workplace, your community. A skill practised in a clinic does not always survive the trip home.

Reports written to be used

Assessments and reports that your planner, LAC or plan reviewer can act on, with clear evidence, clear recommendations, and clear reasoning linking the two.

What our OTs do

  • Functional capacity assessmentsA clear picture of what you can do, what you need help with, and what support would change that, written for plan reviews.
  • Daily living skillsPractical work on self-care, cooking, cleaning, routines, organisation and getting through the day.
  • Assistive technologyAssessment, trial and recommendation of equipment, from simple aids through to more complex prescriptions, with the reporting to support funding.
  • Home modification assessmentsWorking out what needs to change about your home and specifying it properly. More on home modifications.
  • Sensory and regulation supportUnderstanding sensory needs and building strategies that work at home, at school and out in the world.
  • Support worker trainingTeaching the people who support you day to day how to put therapy recommendations into practice properly.

Delivered under NDIS registration group 0128 Therapeutic Supports. All occupational therapists are registered with AHPRA.

How it works

What to expect from your OT

First conversation

We talk about what is hard right now and what you would like to be different. No assessment tools, just a conversation.

Assessment

We observe the tasks that matter in the places they happen, and use formal tools only where they add something useful.

Plan together

You get clear recommendations, in plain English, with the reasoning. You decide what to act on and in what order.

Do the work

Sessions, equipment trials, training for your support team, and reviews to check whether it is actually working.

Questions

Occupational therapy, answered

Occupational therapy usually sits under Capacity Building, most often Improved Daily Living. If you are not sure what is in your plan, send it through or bring it along and we will read it with you. We charge in line with the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

Talk to us about the specific referral and we will tell you honestly whether it is a good fit for our current team. We are not registered for Early Childhood Supports, so for children under seven who need an early childhood approach we will point you to a provider who is.

Wherever the goal lives. Usually your home, but also school, workplace or out in the community. Telehealth is available for some sessions, particularly reviews and planning, if that suits you better.

Refer to our occupational therapy team

Participants, families, support coordinators, LACs and GPs are all welcome to refer.

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