Advocate OT was founded in 2023 to deliver a human-first, business-second approach to service delivery. Our practice is shaped by the founder’s lived experience navigating the complexities of the healthcare system throughout the diagnostic and management journey of an autoimmune condition. This experience underpins our core values and commitment to you:

• Ensuring you feel genuinely heard

• Actively involving you at every step of the journey

• Supporting you to make informed choices

• Empowering you to self-advocate

Who we support -

• Adults aged 18–65+ years

• Progressive neurological conditions (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease)

• Other neurological conditions (e.g. Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury)

• Autoimmune conditions (e.g. Arthritis, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

• Developmental and neurodiverse presentations (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability)

• Ageing in place support (e.g. to live at home for as long as reasonably practicable)

Type of support -

• Capacity building (e.g. improving independence and safety in showering, dressing, managing money and bills, cooking a meal, driving etc.)

• Home solutions (e.g. grab rails, ramps, bathroom modifications, specialist disability accommodation, auto swing doors etc.)

• Seating solutions (e.g. wheelchairs, commodes, day chairs, 24-hour positioning. pressure care etc.)

• Falls solutions (e.g. alert systems, soft fall flooring, sensor lights, emergency preparedness etc.)

• Transfer solutions (e.g. manual handling training, hi-lo beds, hoists or other transfer devices etc.)

• Support solutions (e.g. disability parking permit, disability support pension, companion card, subsidies, support workers, respite etc.)

• Community access (e.g. mobility scooters, travel training such as navigating the local community, catching public transport, accessible vehicles, hire equipment)

• Assessments (e.g. functional capacity (daily living), cognitive screens, sensory profiles, sensorimotor screens, oculomotor screens, falls risk, environmental, pressure risk etc.)

• Reporting (e.g. equipment or workplace support letters, functional capacity reports, home & living reports, NDIS access requests, assistive technology reports etc.)

We also offer a small capacity to support mental health-related presentations, including individuals recovering from Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use. This support is delivered using motivational interviewing and recovery-focused strategies to build meaningful daily routines. We are not a mental health crisis service.

Fee schedule

Occupational Therapy

• $193.99 per hour (face-to-face and non face-to-face support typically billed in 5 minute increments e.g. 10, 15, 20, 25 to reflect real-time)

• $97.00 per hour (travel time - case by case basis)

• $0.99 per km (travel distance - case by case basis)

Therapy Assistant (level 2)

• $86.79 per hour (face-to-face and non face-to-face support)

• $43.40 per hour (travel time)

• 0.99 per km (travel distance)

Funding methods

• NDIS self-managed

• NDIS plan-managed

• Support at Home

• Private*

*You may be eligible for a private health insurance rebate. Check with your provider and we can issue you an invoice at your request.

*Medicare rebates are not available for our service model. Medicare funding for occupational therapy is limited to specific referral-based programs with strict eligibility criteria, capped sessions, and shorter consult structures. These programs do not reflect the time required for comprehensive assessment, intervention, and reporting within our practice model.

We use an evidence-based model of care to deliver positive outcomes and achieve goals. It is known as the Practice Performance Framework Model.

Enter (Initial appointment so we can get to know you, hear your concerns and learn about your needs and wants)

Set the stage (Goal setting and therapy planning, if you are unsure, your therapist can help guide you BUT we want to hear your ideas. Chances are, you have heavily researched what you think will work for you)

Assess (Goal specific assessments to obtain a baseline which will help you and your therapist monitor, evaluate and adapt over time. Your therapy plan will evolve along side you).

Agree (You will receive recommendations aligned with your goals, but because everyone has different preferences, we will adjust our approach to suit what you tell us works best for you).

Implement (Therapy will look unique to each person. Recommendations may include restorative, maintenance or capacity building approaches, task or environmental modifications, compensatory, adaptive or replacement approaches).

Monitor (You will receive agreed upon check in support and reassessment to ensure nothing has changed or to modify the plan to suit your changing needs).

Outcome (We do not just tick things off as complete. You will provide feedback on the effectiveness and together we will determine if it will be achieved long-term or if ongoing monitoring and further recommendations are needed).

Conclude (Move onto the next goal OR conclusion of services. You are always welcome to reach back out should you require any further support).