Anxiety, low mood or a hard period has changed daily life
The basics have become harder to manage, and you want practical support alongside your care team.
Cheltenham · Melbourne South · Occupational Therapy
Mental health OT in Cheltenham
When getting ready, managing tasks or keeping a routine feels difficult, Joanne can assess how mental health affects your day. Ask our Cheltenham team about practical occupational therapy support, fees and appointments.
Asking doesn’t commit you to anything.
Prefer we ring you? ↓- Mental health occupational therapy with Joanne · adults
- Daily tasks and routines assessed around your goals
- Recommendations talked through before anything is arranged
You can enquire for yourself or someone you care for.
Callback
Prefer a callback?
Leave your name and mobile to request a call about mental health and daily life.
Sound familiar?
Does any of this sound familiar?
An OT looks at how mental health affects daily tasks, sensory needs and interoception, and what support looks like alongside your existing care.
Sensory overload and shutdown are common
Busy places or demands build up until you are overwhelmed, and you want to understand what helps.
You are rebuilding after a difficult time
You are ready to work on routine, confidence and participation, with support that moves at your pace.
Your occupational therapist
Mental health occupational therapy with Joanne.
Paediatric, cognitive and mental health Occupational Therapist based in bayside Melbourne.
Joanne supports clients through trauma-informed and neuro-affirming OT at Cheltenham, by telehealth, and in home or community settings.
- Paediatric, cognitive and mental health OT
- Neuro-affirming and trauma-informed intervention
- School refusal, social programs and practical life skills
Occupational Therapist · Paediatric, cognitive and mental health OT. More about Joanne.
How OT helps
What an OT looks at with mental health and daily life
Start with what is hard day to day, then build practical strategies around it.
Daily tasks and routine
Getting up, eating, washing, leaving the house, study or work — and where mental health has made those harder.
Sensory needs and interoception
How noise, light, crowds and body signals affect how you feel, and strategies that help you regulate.
Participation and connection
Rebuilding the routines, roles and activities that matter to you, at a pace that works.
Recommendations follow the assessment. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
Clinician scope
How Joanne works with mental health and daily life
Joanne is a cognitive and mental health occupational therapist based in bayside Melbourne. She works in a trauma-informed and neuroaffirming way, at Cheltenham, by telehealth, and in home or community settings, with a focus on mental health, interoceptive awareness, sensory needs and functional assessments.
- Mental health occupational therapy for adults
- Trauma-informed and neuroaffirming practice
- Interoceptive awareness and sensory assessments
- Routines, daily living and participation
- Functional assessments and support planning
First call and assessment
What happens after you get in touch
- Tell us what is happeningCall or request a callback and describe how daily life, sensory needs or routine have been affected.
- We talk it throughThe Cheltenham team asks what has become hard, confirms the location and appointment availability, discusses funding or referral details, and explains whether OT with Joanne fits.
- You decideNothing is arranged until you have talked it through and agreed it fits your goals.
Who it’s for
Who mental health occupational therapy is for
This service suits adults in Melbourne who want a practical OT view of what is happening. You can call for yourself, or as a family member, support worker or support coordinator — starting with your own contact details.
- Adults in bayside Melbourne who want practical support with daily life alongside mental health care
- People whose GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or support coordinator has suggested an OT view
- Family or a support worker looking for practical strategies that help at home
- Practical strategies and routines considered together
Before you call
What to mention when you call
Talk through the routines, sensory needs or mental health barriers making everyday tasks harder with Joanne — the Melbourne team will help you work out whether OT fits your goals.
- What has become hard day to day, and how long it has been that way
- What care or supports are already in place, if you are comfortable sharing
- Any funding, referral or support coordinator details already available
Melbourne South
Cheltenham clinic details for mental health occupational therapy
Mental health occupational therapy enquiries in Melbourne go straight to the local team. Call, or use the form and the team rings you back.
Call clinic(03) 7042 9731
Address284 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
- Bayside Melbourne team
- Trauma-informed practice
- Works alongside your care team
Questions
Melbourne questions about mental health occupational therapy
This is not a crisis or emergency service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. For crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
This service focuses on how mental health, thinking and sensory needs affect daily activities. It is not a diagnostic assessment. Ask the team how Joanne’s support could fit alongside your existing care.
No. Occupational therapy focuses on daily tasks, routines and participation. Joanne works alongside your existing mental health care where that is part of the picture.
No diagnosis is needed to ask. The team talks through what is happening and confirms whether occupational therapy fits before anything is booked.
Ask the team about fees, referral requirements and funding options before booking. Any existing plan or referral needs to be checked for the specific service.
Ask the team about fees, referral requirements and funding options before booking. Any existing plan or referral needs to be checked for the specific service.
Prescribing equipment, mobility aids and home modifications is outside Joanne’s scope. If those needs come up, the team talks through what else may fit and who can help.
Next step
Talk through mental health OT in Melbourne
Tell us what has become difficult — the local team talks it through with you and explains whether an OT assessment fits.
Describe what has become difficult and Joanne’s team talks it through with you — including what an assessment involves — before anything is arranged.
284 Bay Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
- Ask the team about fees, referral requirements and funding options before booking. Any existing plan or referral needs to be checked for the specific service.
- No diagnosis is needed to ask about occupational therapy
- Equipment prescription, mobility aids and home modifications sit outside this service
Callback
Prefer a callback?
Leave your name and mobile to request a call about mental health and daily life.