Welcome to Red Robyn Paediatric Occupational Therapy

We can’t wait to see you GROW and SHINE bright!

Our Services and Supports

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    Individual Child and Family Centered Therapy

    Every child is unique and comes to therapy with a unique set of skills and abilities in addition to areas of difficulty. We provide targeted support for both your child and the family as a whole, focusing on skill acquisition to enable your child’s successful engagement in their daily activities. Targeted intervention might include fine and gross motor skill development to support school readiness, prewriting and handwriting, toilet training support, fussy eating and social/ emotional support in relation to home, community and school-based participation.

    Therapy sessions are one hour face to face in addition to 10-15 minutes for the formulation of a customised home/kinder/school program or recommendations. If you would like to discuss flexible options for session structure, we can do this based on you and your child’s needs.

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    OT Assessments

    Occupational Therapy Assessments are important for identifying a child’s individual strengths and areas of difficulty that require intervention. The choice of assessments will be discussed with you and will be based on outcomes from the initial session and areas of priority that you and your child have highlighted.

    For example, a formal assessment of your child’s handwriting skills including legibility, letter formation and sizing, spacing, alignment and pencil grip can be conducted using the DASH (Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting). A comprehensive report can be provided to support applications for special considerations in VCE and recommendations for accommodations and support.

    We can provide formal assessment for school readiness using the Bracken School Readiness Assessment (BSRA) in addition to formal fine and gross motor skills assessments using the Bruinicks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-3). These assessments support your therapist in analysing the skill areas in need of targeted intervention.

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    Short Term Intensive Intervention

    Waitlists for Occupational Therapy can be lengthy. We want to help families in this situation by providing short term intensive intervention and support tailored to your childs individual needs. These sessions can be provided face to face, via telehealth, phone or a mixture of all.

    These services may involve the development of specialised home programs to target specific areas of skill acquisition and occupational engagement.

    For the initial 2-3 weeks of intensive short term therapy, your therapist will be available via email or text to guide and support you through the recommended strategies and speciliased home program. For example, this might involve support through toilet training, sleep difficulties, meal time difficulties/ fussy eating, sensory modulation support and regulation.

    Please reach out if you would like to discuss the flexible service options available to meet you and your child’s needs.

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Robyn Marett

Paediatric Senior Occupational Therapist and Director of Red Robyn Occupational Therapy Services

Robyn is an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist with over 11 years of clinical practice. Robyn completed her Masters in Occupational Therapy Practice, graduating from La Trobe University in 2010 and has since worked in both community and government organisations including mainstream schools, special developmental schools, community and private practice settings.

Robyn is trained to provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to individuals with a range of developmental profiles and diagnosis including autism, ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), global developmental delay (GDD), sensory processing difficulties and mental health concerns. Robyn has worked as a school based Mental Health Practitioner for the Department of Education for over three years, in addition to her role as a private practice OT director and clinician.

Robyn has completed additional training in the areas of sensory modulation, fussy eating, Rhythm2Recovery to support social connectedness, mental health and regulation, and CPS (Collaborative and Proactive Solutions). She has extensive expertise in the areas of fine and gross motor skill development particularly in the context of school readiness and school performance (e.g. handwriting)

Robyn is passionate about servicing the local community to provide expert occupational therapy services tailored to each child’s unique strengths and needs. She sees each child as part of a wider system that supports their wellbeing. This system includes family members, teachers and the wider community and signifies the importance of nurturing healthy interconnectedness for growth and development.

Robyn provides both mobile/outreach based and clinic support in the Northeastern Suburbs of Melbourne. Telehealth appointments are available based on your child’s individual goals.

Robyn has three young children and enjoys spending slow weekend mornings with her family baking, creating and exploring the beautiful hidden gems of our local community!

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Contact Us

Please reach out to enquire about our services. You can complete the contact form or alternatively email red_robyn@outlook.com or contact me directly on 0456 416 363