- Team Member
- Occupational Therapist
- Nerang, Surrounds & Robina Clinic
I am an Occupational Therapist with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy and additional qualifications in community services, adult learning, and occupational rehabilitation. I value the importance of engagement with my clients, understanding, and being sensitive to their individual needs to best support them in the delivery of a holistic approach towards achieving their goals.
- Ongoing Occupational Therapy (Clinic Based)
- Ongoing Occupational Therapy (Community Based)
- Paediatric Occupational Therapy
- Adolescent Occupational Therapy
- Adult Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Rehabilitation
- Initial Assessments
- Sensory Profile Assessment & Report
- Handwriting Assessment & Report
- Functionality Capacity Assessments
Experience
Donna has over twenty years of experience, in the clinic and the community encompassing a wide range of individuals of different ages impacted by a variety of conditions.
Paediatrics
Donna has significant experience working with children in various settings including childcare centres, schools, and the home.
Donna brings a creative, energetic, and holistic approach to creating meaningful interventions in working with children diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, intellectual impairment and global developmental delay.
As she is a parent herself, she understands the importance of collaborating with parents, other practitioners and the child’s education partners to maximize their child’s performance.
Adolescents
Donna has worked collaboratively with teenagers to support engagement in daily living skills both at home and in the community.
Adults
Donna also works with individuals impacted by a variety of conditions, facilitating goal setting and interventions to support their needs, ensuring that therapy is client centred and promotes emotional well-being and independence. She has a particular interest in Adult mental health.
Report Writing
Donna has experience in completing a variety of assessments and writing thorough, client and family- and family-centred reports. These include initial assessments, targeted assessments such as sensory profiles, handwriting assessments, functional capacity assessments, and NDIS reviews.