What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy supports people to engage in the activities that matter most to them. Think of us as a detective —we help crack the code behind the barriers for daily life.

By working in partnership, we uncover what might be getting in the way of participation and create practical, personalised strategies to make daily activities feel easier, more achievable, and more enjoyable, based upon your goals.

We Support:

Executive Functioning – finding brain-hacks and tools to make things like planning, organising, and staying focused easier.

Sensory Processing – helping you (and the people around you) understand your sensory needs, and finding tools or tweaks to your environment that make life more comfortable.

Emotional Regulation – learning how to notice what your body’s telling you and building safe strategies for handling feelings when they show up.

Fine Motor Skills – strengthening the small but important skills for things like writing, using tech, or hobbies you enjoy.

Functional Capacity & Energy Management – building confidence in everyday routines and tasks, and finding ways to sustain your energy and capacity so you’ve got it for the things you want to do, not just the stuff you have to do.

Life Skills & Independence – strengthening practical skills to support independence at home, school, work, and in the community, helping you feel capable and satisfied in everyday life.

Activities of Daily Living – supporting individuals with essential routines such as sleep, dressing, bathing, eating, and self-care, to enhance comfort and wellbeing.

Self-Empowerment & Sexual Wellbeing – supporting people to develop confidence and understanding around sexuality, consent and personal boundaries, puberty and hormones, and forming safe, healthy, and meaningful relationships.

Assessments

Functional Capacity Assessment

What is a FCA?

A Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA) is a comprehensive assessment completed by an Occupational Therapist to help understand a person’s current abilities and support needs in everyday life. It includes a combination of both standardised and non-standardised assessments, clinical observations, and personalised recommendations to help guide access to appropriate services and funding. The assessment provides clear and professional evidence to help ensure that the right level of funding and support is in place to meet disability-specific needs. 

Sensory Processing Assessment

What is a Sensory Profile?

A Sensory Processing Assessment is a comprehensive assessment completed by an Occupational Therapist to understand how a person processes and responds to sensory information in everyday life. It draws on standardised questionnaires, clinical observations, and discussions with the individual and their support network to identify sensory preferences and regulation needs. The assessment provides valuable insights into how sensory processing impacts daily activities, participation, learning, and wellbeing. The results help guide tailored strategies, environmental adjustments, and supports that promote comfort, engagement, and independence across home, school, work, and community settings.

Handwriting Assessment

What is a Handwriting Assessment?

A Handwriting Assessment is a comprehensive assessment completed by an Occupational Therapist to understand a person’s handwriting skills and how these may impact participation in everyday life such as academic performance (e.g., the ability to demonstrate learning and knowledge through written expression and keeping up with classroom demands) and functional written skills required for daily activities. It consists of standardised assessments, clinical observations, and discussions with the individual and their support network to explore areas such as fine motor skills, pencil grasp, posture, visual-motor integration, visual perception, and handwriting legibility, all of which can influence written expression. The results provide valuable insights into strengths and barriers, and help guide recommendations for strategies, supports, and accommodations that promote confidence, efficiency, and success in written communication.

Why a FCA might be needed:

  • Wanting to apply for NDIS funding. 

  • To review or update an existing NDIS plan, especially if current supports are no longer meeting your or your young person’s needs. 

  • If there have been significant changes in you or your young person’s abilities or daily functioning.

Why a Sensory Processing Assessment might be needed:

  • Identify a person’s sensory strengths and preferences that support comfort, focus, and engagement.

  • Help the individual and their support network understand sensory patterns, so strategies and environmental adjustments can be tailored to promote wellbeing and participation.

  • Support regulation, attention, learning, or daily routines in ways that align with the person’s sensory needs.

Why a Handwriting Assessment might be needed:

  • If you or your young person has an inefficient or non-functional pencil grasp, impacting comfort, control, and writing fluency.

  • If you or your young person has slow handwriting speed, making it challenging to keep up with classroom tasks and assessments.

  • If you or your young person experience pain or fatigue during handwriting, reducing endurance for written work.

  • Highlight supports and accommodations that enable a student to more effectively show their knowledge and learning.

  • Support applications for extra assistance at school by providing clear evidence of needs and recommendations.

Our Service Fees

Below is a breakdown of our current fees for Occupational Therapy services. Fees vary depending on the funding source and the distance of travel required to deliver the service.

NDIS: $193.99 per hour + travel fees for school & home based sessions outside of Ocean Grove in accordance with current NDIS guidelines.

Medicare / Private: $204 per hour + travel fees for school & home based sessions outside of Ocean Grove.

Funding Pathways:

Enhanced Primary Care: A Medicare rebate available for chronic conditions, approved by a GP, providing up to 5 subsidised sessions with eligible allied health providers including Occupational Therapy.

Chronic Disease Management Plan: A Medicare rebate for chronic conditions, approved by a GP, providing up to 5 subsidised sessions with eligible allied health providers including Occupational Therapy.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): Funding support for individuals who meet NDIS eligibility criteria, providing access to Occupational Therapy services as part of their plan. Occupational Therapy may be funded under Capacity Building or Core Supports.

Billed Services: 

The following services are charged at the standard hourly rate based on your funding type (NDIS or Private/Medicare).

Direct Client / Parent Sessions consisting of; collaboratively establishing meaningful goals, building therapeutic rapport & connection, delivering personalised intervention with people or an individuals support networks, resource development, carer or teacher consultations (support & education).

Care Team Meetings consisting of; liaising with a person's care team formally to align multidisciplinary goals, share therapeutic strategies to ensure consistency across settings.

Forms & Reports consisting of; writing support letters, GP letters, school or university accommodation letters, NDIS reports / NDIS plan review, progress updates.

Assessments consisting of; assessment administration, assessment scoring & interpretation, clinical report writing.

Note: Time spent on each billed service is always discussed and agreed upon, and billed in accordance with relevant funding guidelines.