Service Area

My face-to-face service area is Gwandalan to Bateau Bay to Tuggerah areas, though if an urgent referral is needed elsewhere on the coast, please send me an enquiry as I may be able to accommodate it.

I offer telehealth services throughout NSW. To determine if my telehealth services can support you, please call or send an enquiry via our enquiry form.

Central Coast NSW Map
Central Coast NSW Map

Frequently Asked Questions

  • An OT is an allied health professional who provides client-centred supports to restore, adapt or compensate function to increase everyday performance.

    • Restoration interventions seek to regain a lost capacity. For example, therapy to restore fine motor function reduced by a stroke.

    • Adaptation interventions seek to reduce the difficulty of a task to make it easier to perform. For example, a grabrail in a shower or a stool in the kitchen can allow us to perform tasks in these areas with less concern for balance or fatigue.

    • Compensation interventions seek to change the way a task is completed. For example, using a wheelchair instead of walking or an emergency pendant instead of a mobile phone.

    These approaches commonly overlap, and the same intervention may be classed differently depending on the person or goal. It is the role of the OT to assist clients to achieve functional and meaningful solutions.

  • As every person and disability is unique, OTs provide a wide range of supports. These include:

    • Mobility supports, including modifying your home.

    • Behavioural and emotional regulation strategies.

    • Skill building for independent living, like cooking or financial management.

    • Fatigue or pain management.

    • Strategies to support schooling or working.

    OTs will also ask you about your strengths, priorities, and goals. We are not just seeking ‘a solution’, but ‘your solution’, the one that provides you the greatest sense of independence and accomplishment.

  • Alacrity OT provides services for ages 18 and over, including aged care.

    If you have a child aged 9-17 are seeking OT services for, please give me a call to discuss their goals and what I am able to support them achieve.

  • As a mobile service, Alacrity OT is unable to provide comprehensive speciality OT services for early childhood (per the NDIS, children younger than age 9) such as a sensory clinic or group-based therapy. I would generally recommend engaging a specialist early childhood OT service.

  • If you are seeking to pay for my services privately, please reach out to me directly.

    If you are seeking subsidised services, you are typically required to be under the Support at Home program. If you have questions about this program, I recommend calling My Aged Care on 1800 200 422.

    If you are receiving Support at Home supports, and are managed by a Registered Aged Care Provider, you may request them to make a referral to me on your behalf.

  • If you are seeking to pay for my services privately (non-NDIS funded), please reach out to me directly.

    If you are seeking NDIS subsidised OT services, you (or your authorised representative) can make an enquiry or submit a referral via our website.

    Alacrity OT will seek to arrange an initial assessment with you, to meet and better understand your needs and goals.

  • Alacrity OT is able to accommodate private services, private health funded services, and Medicare services.

    Feel free to make an enquiry or use our referral form if you would like to get in touch with us.

  • Alacrity OT’s fees are set and changed in accordance with NDIA pricing caps (for disability), and Support at Home pricing practices (for aged care).

    We will ensure you are provided full pricing and billing information prior to performing our services, typically via a service agreement.