Supporting children and families to blossom in their everyday play, learning and activities.
Our Philosophy
At Ocean Grove Occupational Therapy, we believe that working together as a team is the best way to support your little one to grow, develop and to do the things that they need and want to do each day! .
As a mobile service, we also believe that your little one will learn best in the places that are most familiar to them - their home, education setting (child care / kindergarten / school) and their local community; this is why we travel to you!
Our Team
Shona Hanley
Occupational Therapist / Director
Shona is an AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist, having completed her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at Monash University in 2015. She has loved working as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist since this time and has found a passion in working to support children and families to blossom. Shona has many years of experience working with children from 2-12 years with varying developmental needs and from different cultural backgrounds. Shona has gained experience working as an occupational therapist across the Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast areas throughout her career.
Shona truly believes that every child already has their own set of incredible strengths, skills and an authentic and individual little personality! Shona loves to work with children, caregivers and other important people in the child's life (such as their educators) to support them to become more independent and engaged in daily activities that are meaningful and important to them.
Shona feels that all children have the right to discover their true sense of self and to feel that they belong, making inclusion an important value in her work in supporting children and families. Shona would describe her approach as gentle, strengths-based, neurodiversity- affirming and family-centred.
How we can support you
Ocean Grove Occupational Therapy can support you by providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention to explore your child's needs and how we can work to support them within life's everyday activities. Examples of goal areas that we may support you and your child include:
SELF CARE SKILLS
Helping your child to become more independent in their daily living skills (toileting, eating, sleeping, getting dressed etc.)
FRIENDSHIPS AND PLAY
Helping your child to better understand themselves and those around them. Learning, creating and developing through play.
SENSORY NEEDS
Helping you, your child and educators to discover your child's unique sensory needs and exploring ways that they can be supported within their environments and activities.
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
Helping you, your child and educators to explore ways to support your child to recognise, understand and safely express themselves and their needs.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Helping your child to develop their fine motor skills to help them to draw, write and play.
GETTING READY FOR KINDER AND SCHOOL
Helping you and your child to feel ready to start kinder or school.
NDIS Client Waitlist Closed
Welcome to our website!
Unfortunately we are currently at capacity and we are no longer able to accept new NDIS clients to our waitlist.
Our waitlist remains open for private clients/short term intervention.
If you have questions or need some support with how to find an OT for your child and family, you are very welcome to send an email enquiry via the website link and we can try to guide you in the right direction.