Awesome environment
Integrated team
Experience and Skill
My Therapy House® is a small family owned business. We understand children, communication and relationships. We have over 75 years of combined experience in helping children interact and communicate with others.
Our services are personalised. We know that each child is unique, and therefore all our programmes are unique to suit your child. We understand that each child interacts and communicates differently.
We have an environment which has specially designed inside and outside play areas supporting children’s interactions and learning in natural ways. Children feel it is their place. They run in with confidence, joy and excitement. After one or two visits they start interacting and communicating with others. Parents better understand how to interact and support their child.
If you want the best start for your child, contact us online now.
Children and relationships are our passion.
Phone: 08 8277 7002
Learn more about our team!
We have experience in helping children interact and communicate with others.
DANA BALTUTIS
“I believe the foundation for all relationships is understanding and communicating.” Certified in DIRFloortime®, Hanen Parent Training and Marte Meo, BAppSc(SpPath), MSc(CommDisStudies), GradDip(EdAdmin)
DANA BALTUTIS
DIRFloortime® Certified Speech Pathologist, Trainer, and Supervisor
ALYSSA CUMMINGS
“I believe understanding our own and other’s individual profiles is the foundation for connection and relationships.”
BAppSc(OccTh)
ALYSSA CUMMINGS
Occupational Therapist
KERRY HERBERT
“I believe that each child learns through play in their own way, and it is up to us to discover and embrace their way.”
Dip T (Early Childhood Education)
KERRY HERBERT
Early Childhood Educator
PATSY TAN
“I believe music speaks when other forms of communication fail.”
PhD (MUSIC THERAPY) Board Certified Music Therapist, MT-BC (USA) Registered Music Therapist, RMT (Australia) Certified in Neurologic Music Therapy, NMT (USA) Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Music Therapy, NICU-MT(USA)
PATSY TAN
Music Therapist and Supervisor
CELESTE DWARKA
“I believe each family and child are unique and precious.”
Diploma of Management; Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAE); Certificate IV in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and Training; Certificate IV in Front Line Management
CELESTE DWARKA
Family Support Worker and Administration Assistant
CRAIG CLARKE
“I believe all families deserve a high quality service.”
Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training; Bachelor of Business (Marketing and International Business)
CRAIG CLARKE
Operations and Human Resource Manager
REBECCA ABBOTT
“A good relationship starts with good communication”
B.Com (Accounting and Finance); Level 1 and 2 Occupational Health and Safety Course
REBECCA ABBOTT
Administration Assistant
Together as a collaborative team, we respect, embrace and empower our clients and their families, to enable them to be the best they can be!
Does your child have difficulty with the following?
Our Speech Pathologist, Music Therapist and Early Childhood Educator can help. |
Talking
Our Speech Pathologist, Music Therapist, Early Childhood Educator and Occupational Therapist can help |
Responding
Our Speech Pathologist, Early Childhood Educator, Music Therapist and Occupational Therapist can help |
Understanding
Our Occupational Therapist, Music Therapist and Early Childhood Educator can help |
Sitting Still
Our Occupational Therapist, Early Childhood Educator and Speech Pathologist can help |
Playing with others
Our Occupational Therapist, Early Childhood Educator and Speech Pathologist can help |
Sharing
Our Music Therapist, Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist can help |
Listening
Our Music Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Early Childhood Educator can help |
Concentrating
Do you have any other concerns?
How do you know we are the
best practice for your child?
Have a chat to learn more about how we can help
Phone: 08 8277 7002
Learn more about our process
Contact us online now and we will take care of the rest
Before your Child’s Assessment
Your Initial Assessment
We work with children who live with the following
Global Developmental Delay
Autism Spectrum Disorder
ADHD
Anxiety
Pathological Demand Avoidance Disorder
Down Syndrome
Hearing Impairment
Visual Impairment
Dyspraxia
Retts Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Phelan McDermid Syndrome:22q13
Other Syndromes
Our Policies in Pictures
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Pathway for Developmental Therapy
Communication & Confidentiality
Child and Family Centred
Access to Services
Privacy and Security
Feedback
Clinic Consults
We provide assessments and therapy sessions in a purposefully designed home like environment to help children and families feel comfortable and inspired to learn and develop. We have invested time and resources in training staff and building up many resources to address children’s different needs. Each room has sensory motor equipment and suspension points to hang swings and hammocks; we have a wide range of musical instruments including a piano, keyboards, various drums, guitars, percussion instruments and an Autoharp; we have a wide range of toys that promote language, pretend play, helping children talk about their experiences and inner worlds using a mode that they are comfortable with; we have various resources to promote speech and language development. Each resource, piece of equipment and toy has been carefully chosen keeping children’s development and learning in mind. During your initial visit you will be able to see our indoor and outdoor spaces and why children enjoy coming to My Therapy House®
Visiting Consultants
At My Therapy House® we work closely with visiting consultants as part of the team to ensure families have a seamless service. Sometimes the consultants are local, other times they are from interstate. At this stage, we are working closely with Dr. Margaret Kyrkou, who is a Medical Consultant (GP) specialising in Developmental Disabilities. All of our staff work closely with interstate or international supervisors in the area of childhood development and special needs. These supervisors and mentors provide us with the latest evidence based best practice to ensure the service we deliver to children and families is the latest in child development and parenting.
Dr. Margaret Kyrkou works under the Medicare Scheme. Margaret Bulk Bills all families via Medicare. Margaret’s appointments at My Therapy House® typically last 45 minutes. Home visits or school visits can be arranged and may attract a gap fee. Margaret may also be able to participate in a multi-disciplinary case conference under the Medicare Scheme. This may also attract a gap fee.
Online Consults
Many families have asked us if we can offer online consults. Now we can! Online consults are for families and professionals who need that bit of help, guidance and/or advice between appointments around their child’s development and best ways to support their child, or for families who can only visit us during school holidays because they live further away. Before the online consult we ask families to complete our Online Consultation form and have a video ready (if possible) to view. We then watch the video together with the family and talk about what we saw, what the family experienced and possible strategies to trial. We are also available to observe parents or carers playing with their child live, and then provide online coaching during the play session and short feedback after the session. If parents do not have a video, then we can discuss strategies. It is often best to see a video together and discuss what was experienced for the parent and child.
Resources
At My Therapy House® we have developed resources to help children develop through music and play. Our resources are developed by the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that all areas of the child’s development are addressed. We are continuing to develop resources to help your child’s development and you as a parent to support them.
Parent and Professional Training and Mentoring
The My Therapy House® team offer information sessions for parents. We also offer professional training and development in terms of small or large group training and/or mentoring, individual mentoring and online training. Please visit our Resources page for online training modules. Please contact us if you would like training and/or mentoring for yourself (parent or professional) or staff.
