Occupational Therapy

Overview

Allay Occupational Therapy provides assessment, intervention, and consultation for people with difficulties in mental health, development, or disability. We support people from infancy through adulthood via client-driven individual and group therapy. Our therapy is individualized to your needs and can be provided in our clinic or in your home and community.

Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Our team achieves this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement.

Allay will provide individualised assessments via observation, history taking, questionnaires, or profiling. These may be completed within your home, school, or community, or in our clinic. Together with you, the OT would then develop meaningful, targeted goals to increase capacity at work or in education, managing self or the home, relationships, and connection with your community.

Client Services

• Group Therapy: Increase everyday independence in sensory integration, social skills, and routines.
• OT Driver Assessments.
• Functional independent living skill assessments and therapy.
• Sensory integration assessments and therapy.
• Functional behaviour analysis and positive support planning.
• Social skill assessments.
• Fine and gross motor assessment and intervention.

Community Services

• Training for local organisations to increase provision of client-driven support.

Referrals

Allay Occupational Therapy referrals are managed by Lauren Pattinson. Lauren will work to match you with the most appropriate therapist to meet your needs.

• You can refer directly for therapy services, without a formal referral from a doctor.
• If you wish to claim rebates for therapy services through Medicare, then you will need to have a care plan from your GP or specialist consultant. Occupational therapists are registered for Mental Health Care Plans, Chronic Disease Management Plans, and more. 
• If you wish to claim through NDIS, we are a registered provider. 

We are unable to make online bookings for this service; please call us on (03)52223838 to discuss referral and appointment details. Alternatively, you can email info@allayoccupationaltherapy.com.au where your enquiry will be followed up the same day.

Allay Health Services are registered with:

• NDIS
• Medicare
• TAC
• WorkSafe
• Private health