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Occupational therapy that comes to you

We assess and treat where life actually happens — at home, at work, in the community. Across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast, Maitland and Port Stephens.

  • Currently accepting new referrals — we respond within two business days

AHPRA-registered occupational therapists

NDIS · Support at Home · Medicare · Private

Ages 14 and over

Home visits, no clinic required

• AHPRA-registered occupational therapists • NDIS · Support at Home · Medicare · Private • Ages 14 and over • Home visits, no clinic required

Start where you are

Three people land on this page with three different questions. Here’s the shortest route to yours.

I have an NDIS plan

Assessments, reports, equipment, home modifications and therapy that build capacity for everyday life. Self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed participants all welcome.

See NDIS supports

I’m a support coordinator

Current capacity, the suburbs we cover, agreed report turnarounds and a referral form that takes about two minutes. We confirm receipt the same day.

Refer a participant

I’m older, or a carer

Under Support at Home, occupational therapy is fully government funded. Nothing for you to pay. Here’s how to access it.

Aged care funding

What we can help with

How working with us goes

No clinic, no waiting room, and no guessing about what happens after you get in touch.

Step 1

Get in touch

Referral form, phone or email. Anyone can refer — you don’t need a GP referral for NDIS or private work.

Step 2

We call you back

Within two business days, to talk through goals, funding and when we can get to you.

Step 3

We visit you

The assessment happens in your home, workplace or wherever the difficulty actually occurs.

Step 4

Report and plan

Clear recommendations you and your team can act on, delivered within the timeframe we agree upfront.

Where we visit

We travel across five regions and see people in their own homes, in supported accommodation, in aged care, and out in the community.

  • Newcastle

  • Lake Macquarie

  • Central Coast

  • Maitland and the Lower Hunter, including Dungog and Stroud

  • Port Stephens

Not sure whether you’re inside the line? Call and ask — we’d rather tell you than have you wonder.

Map of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast and Maitland/Lower Hunter areas
Ellen Williams, Principal Occupational Therapist at Live Free Health

Ellen Williams

Principal Occupational Therapist

Master of Occupational Therapy, University of Sydney, 2015. Complex home modifications, complex equipment, and mental health therapy.

Ainslie Howarth, Occupational Therapist at Live Free Health

Ainslie Howarth

Occupational Therapist

University of Newcastle, 2018. Neurological conditions, complex seating, aged care and disability.

Jess French, Occupational Therapist at Live Free Health

Jess French

Occupational Therapist

University of Newcastle, 2021. Pressure injury prevention, home modifications and equipment prescription.

Grace de Rijk, Occupational Therapist at Live Free Health

Grace de Rijk

Occupational Therapist

Australian Catholic University, 2024. Mental health, adolescent health, neuroaffirming practice and chronic pain.

The people who’ll actually turn up

You’ll know which occupational therapist you’re seeing before they arrive, and you’ll keep seeing them.

Read the full team bios and what each clinician specialises in →

Referring a participant?

Capacity is updated fortnightly, report turnarounds are agreed before we start, and the form takes about two minutes. We confirm receipt the same day it arrives.