*** Due to changes in personal circumstances, ConnectAble Therapies is no longer taking on 1:1 clients. Thank you for your understanding. ***
If you are someone, or supporting someone, living with disability, please see below referral options.
'Rubix Supports' sees people with intellectual impairments with complex support needs and offers individualised sexuality and relationship education covering a variety of topics such as; puberty, sexuality, relationships, cyber safety, consent etc..
- General info here.
- Online referral form, here.
'Thrive Rehab' offers LGBTQIA+ inclusive and gender affirming sexuality occupational therapy services and supports for NDIS participants. Services include; neurodivergent affirming OT, psychosocial disability, accessing assistive technology, clinical supervision etc.
- General info here.
- Online referral query, here.
'Rubix Supports' sees people with intellectual impairments with complex support needs and offers individualised sexuality and relationship education covering a variety of topics such as; puberty, sexuality, relationships, cyber safety, consent etc..
- General info here.
- Online referral form, here.
'Thrive Rehab' offers LGBTQIA+ inclusive and gender affirming sexuality occupational therapy services and supports for NDIS participants. Services include; neurodivergent affirming OT, psychosocial disability, accessing assistive technology, clinical supervision etc.
- General info here.
- Online referral query, here.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
The NDIS helps eligible people under 65 with a permanent and significant disability. ‘Significant’ means the disability affects how people live every day and includes physical, intellectual, sensory, cognitive and psychosocial disabilities. ‘Permanent’ means the disability will not go away.
As an occupational therapist and certified somatic sexologist, I address goals towards increased opportunity to participate in activities of daily living (ADLs) such as domestic or community aspects, with a focus in sexuality, intimacy and relationships. With my functional perspective, consultations with me may include goal setting, verbal assessments, problem solving, prescription of adaptive/assistive toys to aid in personal intimate satisfaction, communication (social and relational), health promotion and addressing ways to improve connection with yourself and your well-being.
I am a non-registered provider of the NDIS, therefore, am only able to see ‘plan managed’ or ‘self-managed’ NDIS participants. I am a community OT, and see clients in their homes; therefore my fees include travel costs.
***Please note: I do not do home modifications or seating & wheelchair assessments***
I assist clients with:
- Consent
- Understanding vulnerability and how to protect yourself
- Anatomy, including pleasure anatomy & education
- Self-care
- Sexual function
- Sexual health
- Communicating needs, desires, wants, respectfully and safely
- Appropriateness in relationships and boundaries
For plan managed participants:
For self managed participants:
Service agreements:
A service agreement is a legal document that you say yes to with the service provider. I, the service provider will have a service agreement for use with the participant, or am happy to use your/the participant’s service agreement if preferred.
A service agreement talks about:
For more details about my therapeutic approach, see the about page.
As an occupational therapist and certified somatic sexologist, I address goals towards increased opportunity to participate in activities of daily living (ADLs) such as domestic or community aspects, with a focus in sexuality, intimacy and relationships. With my functional perspective, consultations with me may include goal setting, verbal assessments, problem solving, prescription of adaptive/assistive toys to aid in personal intimate satisfaction, communication (social and relational), health promotion and addressing ways to improve connection with yourself and your well-being.
I am a non-registered provider of the NDIS, therefore, am only able to see ‘plan managed’ or ‘self-managed’ NDIS participants. I am a community OT, and see clients in their homes; therefore my fees include travel costs.
***Please note: I do not do home modifications or seating & wheelchair assessments***
I assist clients with:
- Education and interventions relating to impacted sexual function
- Access to intimacy aids enabling independent and partnered intimacy
- Potential techniques and assistive equipment for solo and/or partnered intimacy
- Interventions relating to sexual dysfunction
- Intimate positioning
- Relationship education and training; social, intimate, with staff/support workers
- Behaviour management (appropriate behaviours, public vs private including interactions with staff)
- Social communication skills towards friendships and intimate relationships
- Supports with dating, communication, safety, behaviours etc
- Access to adaptable pleasure aids and sexual health education towards pleasure integration/reintegration
- Assessments and interventions towards greater understanding of legal and appropriate behaviours in the community and living spaces
- Education regarding contraception towards informed decision making
- Sexuality education;
- Consent
- Understanding vulnerability and how to protect yourself
- Anatomy, including pleasure anatomy & education
- Self-care
- Sexual function
- Sexual health
- Communicating needs, desires, wants, respectfully and safely
- Appropriateness in relationships and boundaries
For plan managed participants:
- Your Plan Manager must be an NDIS registered provider
- Your Plan manager must confirm they will pay for my supports, before services commence
- My fees are in line with the NDIS set price guide
For self managed participants:
- My services must be in line with what is included in your plan, who provides these supports and how they are delivered
- My supports must link to the goals in your NDIS plan
- My fees are in line with the NDIS set price guide
Service agreements:
A service agreement is a legal document that you say yes to with the service provider. I, the service provider will have a service agreement for use with the participant, or am happy to use your/the participant’s service agreement if preferred.
A service agreement talks about:
- The services and supports you need
- What the service provider will do for you
- What you need to do for the service provider
For more details about my therapeutic approach, see the about page.
