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LifeWorks Occupational Therapy High quality occupational therapy for daily life challenges related to mental health, chronic pain and fatigue, sleep, chronic conditions, and neurodivergence.

We help build the skills, strategies and environments you need to live life well. A caring and experienced Occupational Therapy service for people with chronic conditions, including mental health conditions and chronic pain. We will help you overcome barriers, and improve your function, to live life well.

This OT Week, we’re celebrating the people behind Lifeworks Occupational Therapy. 💙Occupational Therapy is about much mo...
31/10/2026

This OT Week, we’re celebrating the people behind Lifeworks Occupational Therapy. 💙

Occupational Therapy is about much more than a diagnosis or a set of symptoms.
It’s about understanding what matters to a person and helping them find practical ways to participate more fully in everyday life.

Across mental health, persistent pain, chronic and complex health conditions, rehabilitation and beyond, our OTs work alongside people to build confidence, develop strategies and make everyday life more manageable and meaningful.

We’re incredibly grateful for the knowledge, care, creativity and commitment our Occupational Therapists bring to their work every day.

Happy OT Week to our Lifeworks team and to OTs everywhere.

Sometimes a simple activity isn’t actually simple.Going to an appointment might involve getting ready, travelling, manag...
30/10/2026

Sometimes a simple activity isn’t actually simple.

Going to an appointment might involve getting ready, travelling, managing pain or fatigue, concentrating during the appointment, getting home and then recovering afterwards.

Cooking dinner might involve deciding what to make, shopping, standing, preparing food and cleaning up.

That invisible workload matters.

Occupational Therapy looks at the whole activity, not just the final task.

Understanding where the demands are coming from can help identify practical ways to make everyday life more manageable.

29/10/2026

You don't have to earn your rest.

Whether you're recovering from an injury, feeling unwell or simply managing everyday life, rest is important.

Jacinta is practising what she preaches, taking a simple break in nature, enjoying fresh air, moments of wonder and even whales with her family.

Her reminder? Rest isn't something you have to deserve. It's an important part of recovery and everyday life.

💬 When was the last time you gave yourself permission to truly rest?

A few lovely moments from our Lifeworks OT Week morning tea! 💚☕A chance to come together, enjoy some delicious treats an...
29/10/2026

A few lovely moments from our Lifeworks OT Week morning tea! 💚☕

A chance to come together, enjoy some delicious treats and celebrate the wonderful work of occupational therapists.

It's the little moments of connection that make OT Week special. 😊

Happy OT Week!

Come and visit Lifeworks Occupational Therapy at Booth T2 at the National Convention Centre Canberra on 29–30 October.Al...
28/10/2026

Come and visit Lifeworks Occupational Therapy at Booth T2 at the National Convention Centre Canberra on 29–30 October.

Alongside our mental health and rehabilitation work, we’ll be sharing two opportunities created specifically for clinicians.

Comfort Club for Clinicians:
Conference attendees can access 3 months of complimentary membership.

https://jacintha-bell.mykajabi.com/comfort-club-clinicians-3-months

Small Group Professional Supervision:
Conference offer available until 5 November 2026.

$720 + GST upfront
or $133.33 + GST per month for 6 months.

https://jacintha-bell.mykajabi.com/supervision-conference-offer

Come and speak with the Lifeworks team at Booth T2 if you’d like to know which option may be relevant to your professional practice.

A difficult day or flare-up can make it feel like all your progress has disappeared.It hasn’t.Living with a fluctuating ...
28/10/2026

A difficult day or flare-up can make it feel like all your progress has disappeared.

It hasn’t.

Living with a fluctuating health condition often means your capacity changes from day to day.

Part of learning to manage that is developing strategies for the harder days as well as the better ones.

That might include adjusting your routine, reducing demands temporarily, using pacing strategies or having a plan for gradually returning to your usual activities.

Progress doesn’t have to look perfect to still be progress.

Rest can be easy to see as something you do only after you’ve reached your limit.But for people living with pain, fatigu...
26/10/2026

Rest can be easy to see as something you do only after you’ve reached your limit.

But for people living with pain, fatigue or chronic illness, planned rest can be part of staying engaged in everyday life.

Instead of waiting until your body forces you to stop, building recovery time into your routine may help you approach activities more sustainably.

That doesn’t mean spending your life resting.

It means finding a rhythm between activity and recovery that better matches your current capacity.

Sometimes doing things differently is what allows you to keep doing the things that matter.

It’s OT Week 2026 From 26 October to 1 November, we’re celebrating Occupational Therapy and the many ways OTs support pe...
26/10/2026

It’s OT Week 2026

From 26 October to 1 November, we’re celebrating Occupational Therapy and the many ways OTs support people to participate in the things that matter to them.

This year’s theme, Participation Matters, feels especially meaningful to us at Lifeworks Occupational Therapy.

Participation can look different for everyone. It might mean returning to work, managing everyday routines, connecting with others, caring for family, getting back to a meaningful activity, or simply finding ways to take part in life with greater confidence.

That is at the heart of Occupational Therapy: supporting people to engage in everyday life in ways that are meaningful to them.

Throughout OT Week, we’ll be celebrating our profession, our team and the people we work alongside.

Happy OT Week 2026!

Some days, the challenge isn’t knowing what you want to do.It’s having enough energy left to do it.Living with persisten...
24/10/2026

Some days, the challenge isn’t knowing what you want to do.

It’s having enough energy left to do it.

Living with persistent fatigue or a chronic health condition can affect everything from getting ready in the morning to working, parenting, cooking, exercising and spending time with people you care about.

Occupational Therapy can help you look at how your energy is being used across the day and where small changes might make things more sustainable.

That could mean adjusting routines, planning recovery time, changing how a task is completed or deciding what genuinely needs your energy today.

The goal isn’t to fit more into your day.

It’s to help everyday life work better for you.

Lifeworks Occupational Therapy

One week to go until the OT Mental Health Forum 2026.Lifeworks Occupational Therapy will be exhibiting at the National C...
23/10/2026

One week to go until the OT Mental Health Forum 2026.

Lifeworks Occupational Therapy will be exhibiting at the National Convention Centre Canberra on 29–30 October, and you’ll find our team at Booth T2.

Lifeworks supports people across mental health, persistent pain and rehabilitation, and we also provide professional supervision and developing clinician-focused support through Comfort Club for Clinicians.

If you’re an Occupational Therapist or another professional working across mental health and allied health, come and meet the team and learn more about what we’re developing.

We’re looking forward to connecting with the OT community in Canberra.

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150 Walcott Street
Mount Lawley, WA
6050

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Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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