My name is Letitia and I’ve been an Occupational Therapist for more than 10 years. I realised very early in my degree that my passion was mental health and I have worked in this area since graduation. I have focussed on working alongside adults living in the community with a mental illness. I am based in the West Lake Macquarie area so am central to Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and lower Hunter centres. I will visit you in your home or am happy to meet somewhere in the community that suits you.

I’m passionate about working with people to achieve their goals and to be engaged in the activities that they love.

I believe in…

• listening
• creative problem-solving
• the therapeutic value of ‘doing’
• considering all treatment options

My experience includes working with people to:

• overcome their anxiety in order to achieve their goals
• learn more about their mental health and develop coping strategies
• develop and/or improve living skills such as self-care, home management, financial management, social/communication  skills
• reconnect with past interests or hobbies or identify new ones
• consider and engage with work or study options

I am registered with the NDIS to provide Therapeutic Supports. I’m also a member of Occupational Therapy Australia and hold registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

“I’m an occupational therapist, an obscure profession if there ever was one. We are few and far between, maybe because we have chosen to serve people with disabilities. All disabilities.

Not a glamorous endeavour, nor a lucrative one. And I say serve because we deem that in helping we see weakness, while in serving we see wholeness.

We’ve opted for wholeness nearly a century ago and have been at odds with the system ever since. We don’t fix people, you see: with them, we simply try to find a way to meaning, balance, and justice.

I chose occupational therapy because it blends science and humanism, intellectual rigour and compassion.”

-Rachel Thibeault

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