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💡 Occupational Therapists & OT Assistant, Perth
💛 Acknowledging the Whadjuk Noongar people
🌈 Neuroaffirming, LGBTQIA+, inclusive, person-centred
📝 Functional Assessments, NDIS
🧠 Psychosocial, Intellectual, Physical Disability
☯️ Kids-Adults-Fams

Burnout often presents subtly, particularly in individuals who have spent years masking, coping, adapting, or pushing th...
10/06/2026

Burnout often presents subtly, particularly in individuals who have spent years masking, coping, adapting, or pushing through.

Sometimes it looks like exhaustion, shutdown, irritability, withdrawal, reduced tolerance, difficulty initiating tasks, increased sensory overwhelm, or simply no longer being able to sustain the demands of everyday life in the same way.

Sustainable participation is not built through constant pressure or productivity.
It often requires structured rest, environmental adjustments, nervous system support, reduced demands, and realistic expectations of capacity.

Sometimes, the most therapeutic plan includes protected rest.

We value cohesive, neuroaffirming, and trauma-informed care which recognises the importance of supporting long-term wellbeing, not just short-term performance.

📍 Perth, Western Australia
📩 [email protected]
📲 0492 975 402



“It feels like I'm going backwards.”We sometimes hear this from participants & families.The reality is that support need...
08/06/2026

“It feels like I'm going backwards.”

We sometimes hear this from participants & families.

The reality is that support needs are not always linear, particularly in the context of complex mental health, trauma, autism, ADHD, psychosocial disability, and nervous system overwhelm. Periods of progress can be followed by shutdown, regression, burnout, increased support needs, or reduced capacity to cope with daily demands.

This does not mean someone is failing.
Often, it reflects the reality of living with fluctuating function in complex and dynamic environments.

Bespoke OT clinicians strive to provide clear, defensible recommendations grounded in real-world functioning, not unrealistic expectations of consistency or independence.

Meaningful support begins with understanding the whole person, not just isolated moments of capacity.

🤝 If this resonates, share it with someone who may need the reminder.

📍 Perth, Western Australia
📩 [email protected]
📲 0492 975 402



Trauma does not always present in obvious ways.Sometimes it appears as withdrawal, avoidance, emotional reactivity, shut...
06/06/2026

Trauma does not always present in obvious ways.

Sometimes it appears as withdrawal, avoidance, emotional reactivity, shutdown, difficulty engaging, or behaviours which are easily misunderstood.

These responses are rarely intentional. More often, they reflect protective patterns shaped by a nervous system that has adapted to stress, overwhelm, or past experiences of threat.

When we understand how trauma can show up functionally, we shift from asking “what’s wrong with this person?” to “what has this person experienced, and what do they need to feel safe?”

This changes the way we support folks.
It moves us away from punishment and pressure, and toward regulation, safety, connection, and meaningful understanding.

At Bespoke OT, we value collaborative, trauma-informed, and person-centred care, particularly when working within complexity.

📍 Perth, Western Australia
📩 [email protected]
📲 0492 975 402



The OT lens is nuanced, contextual, and deeply human.At Bespoke OT, we prioritise depth over volume and quality over chu...
04/06/2026

The OT lens is nuanced, contextual, and deeply human.

At Bespoke OT, we prioritise depth over volume and quality over churn. We believe meaningful assessment goes beyond checklists and assumptions, taking the time to truly understand the person, their environment, their nervous system, and the realities of daily life.

Our assessments are comprehensive, defensible, and grounded in real-world function, because meaningful support begins with accurate understanding.

We are particularly passionate about working within complexity and value genuine connection with participants, families, support teams, schools, health professionals, and referrers.

You can visit us in Booragoon, online, or let us come to you (Perth metro).

📍 Perth, Western Australia
📩 [email protected]
📲 0492 975 402



ARFID is often misunderstood as defiance or “picky eating,” but the reality is far more complex.When a child wants to ea...
02/06/2026

ARFID is often misunderstood as defiance or “picky eating,” but the reality is far more complex.
When a child wants to eat but feels unable to, it’s not a lack of effort, it’s a nervous system response rooted in safety, sensory processing, and past experiences with food.
At its core, ARFID is not about behavior; rather, It’s about regulation.
Understanding this distinction changes how we respond, shifting from pressure to support, and from frustration to informed care.
Meaningful progress begins with accurate understanding.

We value collaborative, neuroaffirming, and family-centred care, particularly when supporting complex feeding and sensory presentations in young people.

If you would like to better understand ARFID or explore how we may support, reach out.
📍 Perth, Western Australia
📩 [email protected]
📲 0492 975 402



Life is complex.Context matters.Environment matters.History matters.A therapy plan and a Functional Capacity Assessment ...
31/05/2026

Life is complex.
Context matters.
Environment matters.
History matters.

A therapy plan and a Functional Capacity Assessment should reflect that. At Bespoke OT, we take the time to understand the full picture because genuine value is not obtained in a rush.

True progress is created through careful listening, thoughtful clinical reasoning, and tailored recommendations that actually fit your life. We prioritise clinical integrity over volume to ensure your support is as robust as it is human.



Seeing beneath the mask...The effort to regulate.The effort to plan.The workup to leave the house.The effort to show up ...
29/05/2026

Seeing beneath the mask...

The effort to regulate.
The effort to plan.
The workup to leave the house.
The effort to show up and integrate socially.

Living with psychosocial disability, trauma, and neurodivergence often means expending unseen energy for outcomes others seem to achieve more effortlessly.

We see that invisible labour. And where possible, we help lighten the load; through practical supports, environmental adjustments, and strategies which conserve capacity.



Some days feel manageable.Other days, even the basics feel heavy.Both are real.For many people, particularly with psycho...
27/05/2026

Some days feel manageable.
Other days, even the basics feel heavy.

Both are real.

For many people, particularly with psychosocial disability, trauma, autistic burnout, or ADHD, capacity fluctuates day to day.

Good assessment reflects that full picture, not just the “good” days.
Support that flexes alongside a person tends to be the support that lasts.



If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it doesn’t work.For many people we support, “complex history” is not just a phrase; it is ...
25/05/2026

If therapy doesn’t feel safe, it doesn’t work.

For many people we support, “complex history” is not just a phrase; it is lived experience and it impacts every relationship.

Our clinicians:
• prioritise regulation before goals
• collaborate instead of dictate
• work at the nervous system’s pace
• ensure choice and control

Clinical skill matters.
But relational work trumps all. Safety first. Always.



It’s not laziness.It’s not a lack of motivation.Sometimes it’s that frustrating gap between knowing what to do… and bein...
23/05/2026

It’s not laziness.
It’s not a lack of motivation.

Sometimes it’s that frustrating gap between knowing what to do… and being able to start.

When that gap understood how the brain works, what’s getting in the way, things can begin to shift.

Small, practical strategies.
Less pressure.
A different way of approaching the task.

Independence often grows from working with your nervous system, not against it.



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Canning Highway
Melville, WA
6156

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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