At Weave OT, we provide neuroaffirming, trauma-informed and person-centred occupational therapy for young people aged around 12 and over, adults, and the families and support networks around them.

Occupational therapy looks at how people manage and participate in everyday life. This can include caring for yourself and your home, managing responsibilities, connecting with other people, studying, working, getting out into the community, resting, pursuing interests and doing the things that give life meaning.

We work with people living with Autism, ADHD and psychosocial, neurological, cognitive, physical and intellectual disabilities. We also support people whose experiences may involve several diagnoses, health conditions or life circumstances that do not fit neatly within one explanation.

Sometimes a person comes to OT with a clear practical goal. At other times, they may know that everyday life feels harder, more exhausting or less sustainable than it should, but may not yet understand why or where to begin.

We take time to understand the whole picture. This includes the person’s strengths, needs, health, neurotype, history, relationships, routines, responsibilities and environment, as well as what matters to them and what they would like life to look like.

Our role may involve helping someone make sense of patterns that have previously felt confusing or disconnected, identifying what is creating difficulty and working together to find practical ways forward. This may include building skills, adapting tasks or environments, developing routines and strategies, exploring supports or helping the people around them better understand what they need.

We provide functional assessment, individual occupational therapy, capacity-building support, assistive technology and environmental recommendations, advocacy, reports and collaboration with families, support teams and other professionals.

Sessions are available in person across the Greater Geelong region and by telehealth throughout Australia. Our approach is flexible and shaped around the person, rather than expecting the person to fit a predetermined program.

We provide support across the many areas that shape daily life - from home routines and self-care, through to study, work, relationships, community involvement and everyday responsibilities.

We take time to understand what matters to the person, what is already working, what feels difficult or unsustainable, and what kinds of routines, environments and supports may help.

We focus on areas such as:

● Daily living and independence: developing habits, systems and routines that feel achievable and sustainable.

● Cognition and executive functioning: supporting organisation, planning, attention, task initiation and flexible thinking.

● Emotional regulation, overwhelm and energy management: exploring patterns of stress, dysregulation and burnout, and what helps the person feel more settled and able to participate.

● Sensory needs and environmental fit: identifying changes to routines, environments or supports that may reduce overload and improve comfort, focus and participation.

● Self-understanding, values and identity: supporting people to better understand their needs, strengths, preferences and patterns, and make choices that reflect what matters to them.

● Community, study and workplace participation: developing strategies for communication, structure, pacing, confidence and managing demands.

● Social connection, boundaries and self-advocacy: supporting relationships, communication, belonging and engagement in meaningful activities.

● Collaboration with families and support teams: working with families, support workers, support coordinators and other professionals to create support that is more consistent and practical in everyday life.

● Physical and environmental access: considering home and community mobility, assistive technology, adaptive equipment and environmental changes where relevant.

Our aim is to help each person feel better understood and supported to participate in life in ways that are meaningful, sustainable and aligned with their values.

● Find practical strategies that make daily routines, household tasks and responsibilities feel more manageable.

● Better understand your strengths, needs, preferences and ways of doing things.

● Develop practical systems for planning, organisation, memory, time management, task initiation and follow-through.

● Understand sensory needs, emotional regulation, stress, fatigue, overwhelm and burnout.

● Find a more sustainable balance between activity, rest and everyday demands.

● Explore changes to tasks, routines or environments that may reduce unnecessary difficulty.

● Build confidence in trying new strategies without feeling the need to change who you are.

● Communicate your needs, establish boundaries and advocate for yourself more confidently.

● Navigate changes in identity, roles or everyday life following disability, illness, trauma or significant life events.

● Reconnect with interests, relationships, community and activities that give life meaning.

● Develop skills where helpful, while also recognising when support, adaptation or a different approach may be needed.

● Understand what support you need and use it in ways that increase choice, participation and autonomy.

● Explore equipment, assistive technology or environmental changes that may improve safety, access and comfort.

● Help family members, support workers and other professionals better understand what works for you.

● Gather and communicate clear information about your everyday functioning and support needs.

● Build a daily life that feels more manageable, connected and aligned with what matters to you.