We are Lifeworks Occupational Therapy
We help people with complex persistent health conditions and psychosocial disabilities
to live their best lives possible
Origin Story
Humble Beginnings
Our founder and Director, Jacintha, started Lifeworks OT in 2014 with a dream to fill the gap in service delivery for people with a mental illness living in the community. This grew out of working within public community mental health services and becoming frustrated by the constant requirement to provide crisis intervention, leaving no opportunity for primary prevention or therapeutic intervention that would reduce the incidence of crises occurring and improve people’s quality of life. Jacintha started by seeking Medicare-funded mental health referrals from consultant psychiatrists working in private practice. The work was highly rewarding, as the primary focus was therapeutic intervention, and clients were having successes and achieving goals. All the work was home or community visits, as Jacintha was working on her own, out of her home office.
Growth
Jacintha was then invited to work within a multi-disciplinary pain management service, which lead to a passion for improving the lives of people experiencing persistent pain. Hence, our niche area of pain management. This clinic closed down, however the pain specialist was keen to continue referring his clients to Jacintha, and so the pain management work continued. Gradually, other people started to join the team, and some of these initial team members include Peta, who is currently our Practice Manager, and Elyse, who is the Principal OT in our North team. We have worked from a few different locations to provide clinic-based services, including, Joondalup, Subiaco, Leederville, Bibra Lake, Fremantle and Mt Lawley (twice). We started to add other complex conditions to our repertoire of services, including connective tissue disorders (EDS, HSD), and Functional Neurological disorders, as we found that our unique skill set across mental health, pain and fatigue was very helpful for people with these conditions. In 2019/2020, the NDIS took off in WA, and we started to become overwhelmed with work. This was exciting for us, as finally people with psychosocial disability were receiving funding, for the very first time.
Today
Our team continued to grow, and we started to need a bigger premises and somewhere to base our administrative services. In 2021, an exciting move occurred – we moved into our very own premises in Mt Lawley. We are continuing to help people with psychosocial disability, mental illness, persistent pain, connective tissue disorders, functional neurological disorders, chronic fatigue, and other chronic conditions. We also continue to support an train OT’s and OTA’s to be able to help people with these conditions. In 2022 we have added external clinical supervision to our suite of services, and taken on our first OT students, which aligns with our vision of promoting the profession and ensuring all people have access to quality OT services.
We believe that everyone deserves to live life well
Lifeworks Occupational Therapy exists to give people with chronic or complex health conditions the knowledge, skills and power to move forward with confidence, and overcome barriers, so they can live their best possible life
We value excellence in every aspect of our work
At Lifeworks Occupational Therapy we strive for excellence in everything we do and work closely with our clients, carers, families, and other providers to ensure the best outcomes for everyone. We always interact in a professional and respectful manner and are committed to being open, honest, and doing what is right. We also strive to think creatively and tailor our approach to each individual’s unique circumstances.
Our People
Meet our awesome team. We searched high and low for people who were highly qualified with years of experience in their fields. Checkout their bios to learn more about them.
Our Clinics
We currently have three clinics in Western Australia
