About Us

It is the role of occupational therapy to help individuals to be as independent as they can be in activities they want or need to do in their daily life. Here at Functional Focus Therapy, it is our philosophy to have real-life change guiding all of our assessment, intervention, and decision-making.

We work with children of all ages, and young adults, to develop skills that are required in activities that are important to them or their family. We are firm believers in working toward meaningful goals and that there is no one-size fits all approach to therapy.

We believe that parents are experts of their children and know their children best. Furthermore, we whole-heartedly recognise that all individuals should be liberated in their ability to make decisions about their own life. Our service aims to provide a different lens to see an individual through, that can deepen others’ understanding of that person and provide insight on various ways to support them.

To best meet the needs of our clients Functional Focus Therapy works across clinic, home and community settings. Our service offers a range of comprehensive assessment, intervention and educational options.

Speech Pathology services at Functional Focus Therapy are concerned with improving communication for real-life change. We service children, adolescents and adults with communication and/or social difficulties, with a special interest in intellectual or developmental disability and autism. Areas we support include:

– Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
– Receptive and Expressive Language
– Speech Intelligibility
– Stuttering and Fluency
– Literacy and Written Communication
– Social Communication Difficulties
– Emotional Regulation and Behaviour
– Swallowing and Mealtime Management

Please see the “services” tab for more detailed information about what we can offer.