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Help Your Child Thrive With Personalised Occupational Therapy

Looking for a children’s occupational therapist near Burwood East? At Little Stepping Stones, we provide evidence-based occupational therapy for children aged up to 15. We help kids with sensory processing challenges, motor skill delays, emotional regulation, school readiness and more.

Child occupational therapy session - fine motor skills

Current clients, please contact us directly for appointments.

Comprehensive assessments

Personalised therapy plans

Feeding therapy option

Joint session option with Speech Pathologist

Parent, caregiver & teacher coaching

Telehealth appointments

Book your child's OT appointment today

50 mins Occupational Therapy session with marina, Maegan or Rylie at our Burwood East Clinic: $226.32 (Gap fee of $164.52 for Medicare clients)

 

We welcome the following payment methods:

  • NDIS self-managed

  • NDIS plan-managed

  • Medicare (with a $164.52 of out-of-Pocket session fee)

  • Private pay

  • Private insurance

An appointment confirmation email and an online client intake form will be sent to your nominated email address after the booking request is submitted. Please complete the intake form prior to attending the appointment.

 

If you can't find a time slot that suits you please click here to request an appointment or call 03-9886-4545.

 

We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to support your child!

Child occupational therapy session - gross motor skills

What our paediatric occupational therapists can help with

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Self-Care
  • Difficulty dressing or grooming independently

  • Finds feeding themselves challenging

  • Problems with using the toilet independently

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Balance & Movement
  • Difficulty running, jumping, or climbing

  • Trouble with balance and coordination which leads to falling often

  • Appears clumsy or uncoordinated

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Regulate Emotions
  • Gets upset easily and struggles to become calm again

  • Trouble identifying and communicating their feelings

  • Feels upset when changing tasks or routines

  • Demonstrates impulsive behaviour and struggles with self-control

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Fine & Gross Motor Skills
  • Trouble grasping small objects or using utensils

  • Difficulty with writing or drawing

  • Struggling to button clothes or tie shoes

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Sensory Processing
  • Overly sensitive to sounds, touch, or lights

  • Avoids certain textures in clothing or food

  • Seeking excessive movement or sensory input

  • Strong reactions to changes in environment

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Social Interaction
  • Difficulty playing with other children

  • Trouble following rules in games

  • Avoiding social interactions or group activities

  • Difficulty focusing or paying attention

  • Struggles with following classroom routines
     

Meet our paediatric OT specialists

Click on the therapist's image to learn more about them

Marina Youssef - Occupational Therapist

Marina Youssef

Occupational Therapist

Master of Occupational Therapy

Penni Hohtoulas - Occupational Therapist

Penni Hohtoulas

Occupational Therapist

Master of Occupational Therapy

Maegan Miller - Occupational Therapist

Maegan Miller

Occupational Therapist

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Samara occupational therapist

Samara

Occupational Therapist

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist - Lora

Lora Guirguis

Occupational Therapist

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Why parents in Eastern Melbourne choose our clinic

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Personalised Therapy Plans

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Joint Speech Therapy Sessions Available

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Multilingual & Diverse Team

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Telehealth

Appointments

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NDIS, Medicare & Private Clients Welcome

How we work with you for positive outcomes

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Detailed Assessment

In our first appointment, we’ll conduct a detailed assessment and evaluate your child’s strengths and needs of support.

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Joint Goal-Setting

We’ll discuss our findings and share an overview of our therapy plan. We’ll then set goals in consultation with you.

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Personalised Plan

Depending on your child’s and your personal needs we’ll determine joint therapy needs, how often we should meet & out-of-home support.

Frequently asked questions

Get directions to our Burwood East clinic

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