This service provides ongoing occupational therapy sessions, typically these sessions are 50 minutes each with 10 minutes allocated to administration.

Other services we provide are once off functional capacity assessments and sensory assessments.

Tuesday to Friday

9am-5pm

Possible times can be allocated to after hours sessions, emails will not be monitored if it is not within our business hours.

This means that we do not have a clinic location and we work primarily via telehealth.

Please note we do not do school-based sessions.

Locations are determined by interest and reducing travel costs for all clients. Please reach out for any clarification. We are currently gathering interest in south side Brisbane locations.

Please note that this service is predominantly Telehealth based.

This services does see people with co-occurring conditions. This service provides OT to children and young adults with psychosocial disabilities on a case by case basis. This service does not provide crisis support. Please note that OT does not assist people for treatment of a primary diagnosis of acute psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and OCD.

Unless otherwise stated, the fees below are for a standard session, which consists of 50-minutes direct time with the clinician, 10 clinical notes and reflection.

Authentically Me Occupational Therapy adheres to the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. This is currently 193.99 per hour.

Currently taking referrals for the below participants.

• NDIS - plan and self-managed (self-referral accepted)

• Private fee paying (self-referral accepted)

• GP Chronic Disease Management Plan (referral from GP)

• Up to 5 partially rebated sessions per calendar year for certain conditions

• Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Plan (referral from paediatrician or Psychiatrist)

  Up to 20 partially rebated sessions for certain conditions under age 25 (inc. autism).

Private clients are billed at the same rate as NDIS.

Non Face to Face Work: This is typically at request and will receive client consent before completing. Examples: Writing reports or letters of recommendations, Providing clinical recommendations or assistance via phone to teachers or other allied health professionals, Functional Capacity Assessments, Creating individualised therapy resources or home plans.

Travel Time

Charging less than the standard cost under NDIS Priceline Arrangements and Guidelines. Travel is charged at the same rate of $193.99 per hour, up to a maximum of 30min, unless you are the very last client of the day ( max 1 hour total). This is in line with the guidelines and the Modified Monash Model that the NDIS uses to set costs. Travel Costs will be advised and discussed before sessions. All home sessions will be organised to support the minimisation of travel costs where possible.

If you need to cancel an appointment, please allow us a minimum of 2 business days (48 hours) before the appointment. If the appointment is cancelled with less than 2 days notice, or without notice. These short notice cancellations are charged at 50% of the agreed fee associated with the activity.  

Cancellation fees must be paid prior to your next schedule appointment. If the cancellation fee is not paid or arrangements to pay the cancellation fee has not been arranged, your next appointment may be cancelled.  As a courtesy, a reminder text message will be sent 2 days prior to your scheduled appointment. However, the responsibility for keeping track of appointments remains with you regardless of whether or not the reminders are received. 

Short notice cancellations include:

• 'no show' - not showing up for a scheduled service within a reasonable time, or not present at the agreed place and within a reasonable time when the therapist has travelled to provide a service

• Giving less than two (2) business days’ notice

Due to the scheduling challenges in the disability sector, it is typically not feasible to fill cancelled appointments at short notice. However, if we are able to schedule other work in your time slot, the fee will be waived. This policy ensures the effective management of our schedule, the viability of our service, and the provision of high-quality services to all our clients.