EDUCARE was established in 1999 by Educational and Child Psychologist, Dr Anne-Marie Youlden. It has since developed into a leading multi-disciplinary practice designed to bring many related specialist medical, health and educational services into one location for the convenience of families in the Hunter Region. The EDUCARE team consists of a wide range of highly experienced medical and health specialists, who all work together to empower our clients and their families. Our specialists include paediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and teachers.

We aim to maximise patients hand function by providing high quality assessment and rehabilitation following an injury or chronic hand and upper limb condition.

About Stepping Stones Is your child having difficulties with participating fully in their life? Are they less independent than you would like? Stepping Stones can help. We offer a wide range of occupational therapy services to assist you in helping your child to develop the skills and confidence they need to flourish. We see children from birth to 18 years and can offer a comprehensive assessment and individualised interventions to meet the needs of your child. We are available to see children in our clinics, their own homes, at school or in the community. Occupational Therapists (OT’s) are registered health professionals who help people overcome challenges in their everyday occupations. You might wonder what occupations your child has, and the answer to that is many! The primary occupation of childhood is play. Your child will spend many hours of the day engaged in different types of play activities, and during this time they are busy developing essential physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive (i.e., thinking) skills that lay the foundations for success in later life. Other childhood occupations include self-care tasks (e.g., feeding yourself, having a bath, washing your hair, getting dressed, doing up buttons and shoelaces etc.) and activities of productivity (e.g. kindy/school activities, handwriting, using scissors, doing chores etc.). Stepping Stones OT’s are trained to assess your child’s performance in these areas in order to determine the specific barriers to their success. Using this information we can then design a treatment program to meet your child’s individual needs. We then work with you in order to help your understanding and to give you practical tools and advice that you can use at home.

Beam offers a range of psychology and therapeutic services and support including assessment, counselling, family therapy, guidance and advice for children, young people and family groups. Our services are tailored towards the ages of 8-25. We have extensive experience in supporting problems children and adolescents are facing including anxiety, depression, autism, intellectual and learning difficulties, peer pressure and bullying, stress, drug and alcohol misuse, trauma, aggression, social relationships, family conflict and challenging behaviours. We are also NDIS registered and provide services to NDIS participants with an intellectual or mental health disability or impairment. Our existence is built on an idea. A solution to a problem...mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. The solution was Beam - a service built on extensive knowledge in Psychology, Mental Health and wellbeing of children, youth and families. Our first practice opened in July 2016 servicing Newcastle and Lake Macquarie focusing on mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, autism and bullying. Our expert team of Psychologists and Practitioners are passionate, experienced, caring and determined to help children and young people live their best life. Our Psychology and mental health expertise lies in a range of difficulties your child, teenager or young adult may be experiencing, and we work together with families to reach the best possible outcome. Bulk billing options are available.

Happy Dots Cardiff is a privately owned Paediatric Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy clinic in Newcastle (Cardiff, and Medowie) servicing children of varying conditions aged between 2-18 years of age. We assist children with the following areas of skill development: Sensory Processing Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Self Care Skills, Play Skills, Attention, Language Development & more. We have a team of dedicated, professional & experienced therapists who will work with you to ensure a brighter future for your family.

Providing a range of services, occupational therapist Kaylene Magnay has over 25 years of experience working with adults and children with development disabilities. Her passion is to empower independence.

Our team are experienced in supporting children, adolescents, adults and families to overcome the challenges in their life using evidence-based and individualised treatment approaches. Drawing upon your personal strengths, we will work with you to develop the tools and insights needed to enhance your wellbeing and create sustainable improvements to your mental health.

Beyond Boundaries Rehab is a unique family ran business located in Newcastle and the Hunter. Born in 2016, we have worked hard to provide responsive services reflective of our values, purpose and the needs of our community. We are at our best, when working with people of all ages, living with complex movement disorders, brain injury, neurological disorders and spinal injury/disease. We have a strong passion for early intervention, education and capacity building and love working in a flexible way to suit your lifestyle and needs.

We are Divergent Health and we specialise and champion Neurodiversity affirming allied health services. Our dedicated team offers a comprehensive range of services including Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, Speech Therapy, while also providing individualised support from our skilled Allied Health Assistants. We are committed to providing tailored care for people of all ages, creeds and orientations. Our services are accessible throughout Australia via Telehealth, and we also offer in-person consultations in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, and Maitland areas.

Newcastle hand therapy was established by David Benn in 2008 to offer specialised treatment for hand and upper limb pathology in a private clinic. We are an occupational therapist owned practice and have a good relationship with local GPs, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthopaedic surgeons and hand surgeons. Our goal is to provide the best treatment available for finger, hand, wrist and elbow injuries in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

Have you suffered from a hand injury or accident? Don't suffer any longer. The Hand Surgery centre can help with physiotherapy treatments and rehabilitation. We specialise in hand and microsurgery including trauma, arthritis and workers compensation injuries. Get your hands and wrists moving again. We offer a variety of treatments for individual hand problems. We provide microsurgery procedures and recover procedures. We care for hands and wrists with rehabilitation by qualified physiotherapists. Call today, we can also help with workers compensation claims.

ORS has been in the business of making a difference to people with disability and injuries for 30 years! ORS provides a range of allied health and workplace rehabilitation services across key industries such as the NDIS, Workers Compensation, Health, Injury Prevention and Aged Care. Our service delivery is underpinned by clinically informed, evidence based and person-centered practices which empower others to reach their potential and achieve their goals.

Recovery Station is a national provider of community health and contract services. We specialise in supporting individuals, groups and communities to improve their quality of life, health and independence. With a focus on health, safety, function, dignity and participation Recovery Station works in partnership with our clients to achieve practical, meaningful and positive change

Rex has been an Occupational Therapist since 1994, being the second year to graduate from Occupational Therapy at the University of Newcastle. Rex is committed to the care and advocacy of his patients, many of whom have been known to him for over 20 years. He engages other treating professionals in the care of his patients whenever possible. His practice is based on the belief that independent living and meaningful occupation should be optimised to achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life for everyone.