What to expect
Is Thrive Rehab right for me?
Our space has been designed to be respectful and welcoming.
When a client is referred to us, we will send you a referral form for completion. If you have trouble completing this referral form we can assist you to complete it over the phone or via zoom.
Depending on your health needs we will either send you a service agreement and or book an intake call to gather further information. This intake call will help us ascertain the best fit with our therapist.
Contact us if you have any questions or need more information
What to expect
Is Thrive Rehab right for me?
Our space has been designed to be respectful and welcoming.
When a client is referred to us, we will send you a referral form for completion. If you have trouble completing this referral form we can assist you to complete it over the phone or via zoom.
Depending on your health needs we will either send you a service agreement and or book an intake call to gather further information. This intake call will help us ascertain the best fit with our therapist.
Contact us if you have any questions or need more information
Our Services
We respect people of all bodies, sexualities, and genders, with a strong commitment to understanding diverse experiences.
We offer a broad range of Occupational Therapy services to support the needs of our diverse community. Our goal is to understand your unique journey and collaborate with you to engage in the occupations you need, want, and are required to do, enabling you to go beyond survival and truly thrive.
Whether you’re referring yourself or a client, here are some key reasons why Thrive Rehab might be the right choice:
Neurodiversity Support
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Sexuality, Intimacy, & Relationship Support
Our OTs bring extensive experience working with neurodivergent clients, including those with Autism, ADHD, and other neurological or mental health conditions. We provide tailored, neuro-affirming therapies that honour each individual’s needs and sensory preferences, supporting positive engagement with their environment and community. Through collaboration, we co-create routines and develop strategies to enhance performance and explore meaningful activities that boost mental health and quality of life. In every interaction, we practice trauma-informed care to foster safe, empowering health service experiences for our clients.
Our OTs are recruited with lived experience and or allyship with LGBTQIA+ communities. Queer and or trans identity can be central to the OT support you are seeking, for example exploring community connections, activities of daily living that explore/affirm your identity, advocacy within a clinical care team or other settings (such as school or work). Alternatively, many queer and or transgender folks are seeking OT for a range of other life goals and are seeking a service that will honour and respect their identity in every instance, which Thrive Rehab OTs will always do.
At Thrive Rehab, we believe that sexuality and intimacy are essential aspects of health and wellbeing.
We provide respectful, person-centered support for clients wanting to explore this important part of their lives.
On site (at our clinic), Telehealth & Home Visits
NDIS Expertise
Holistic, Client-Centered Care
We recognise that accessing therapy can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Whether due to mobility issues, communication or sensory needs, safety, geographic distance, or other factors, Thrive Rehab offers flexible/accessible therapy options. We can offer: on site appointments at our clinic a purpose built space that meets a range of accessibility needs, telehealth appointments facilitated online or by phone, or can meet you in your home/an agreed upon location in the community.
Navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can be complex, but our team has in-depth experience in supporting clients through the process.
Whether you’re new to the scheme or require ongoing assistance, we provide guidance on NDIS plans, helping clients understand their options and advocating for therapies that align with their personal goals.
At Thrive Rehab, we recognise the intersections of identities, systemic factors that can enable (or hinder) performance of activities of daily living and understand that the environments our clients need to navigate are just as important to consider as the person themselves.
Our OTs are guided by the priorities of the client, rather than assuming we know what is needed. We honour each client as the expert of their own lived experience and aim to empower clients with the skills, strategies/systems, resources, connection to community and advocacy to do more than survive but thrive in their life story.
Neurodiversity Support
Our OTs bring extensive experience working with neurodivergent clients, including those with Autism, ADHD, and other neurological or mental health conditions. We provide tailored, neuro-affirming therapies that honour each individual’s needs and sensory preferences, supporting positive engagement with their environment and community. Through collaboration, we co-create routines and develop strategies to enhance performance and explore meaningful activities that boost mental health and quality of life. In every interaction, we practice trauma-informed care to foster safe, empowering health service experiences for our clients.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Our OTs are recruited with lived experience and or allyship with LGBTQIA+ communities. Queer and or trans identity can be central to the OT support you are seeking, for example exploring community connections, activities of daily living that explore/affirm your identity, advocacy within a clinical care team or other settings (such as school or work). Alternatively, many queer and or transgender folks are seeking OT for a range of other life goals and are seeking a service that will honour and respect their identity in every instance, which Thrive Rehab OTs will always do.
Sexuality, Intimacy, & Relationship Support
At Thrive Rehab, we believe that sexuality and intimacy are essential aspects of health and wellbeing.
We provide respectful, person-centered support for clients wanting to explore this important part of their lives.
On site (at our clinic), Telehealth & Home Visits
We recognise that accessing therapy can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Whether due to mobility issues, communication or sensory needs, safety, geographic distance, or other factors, Thrive Rehab offers flexible/accessible therapy options. We can offer: on site appointments at our clinic a purpose built space that meets a range of accessibility needs, telehealth appointments facilitated online or by phone, or can meet you in your home/an agreed upon location in the community.
NDIS Expertise
Navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can be complex, but our team has in-depth experience in supporting clients through the process.
Whether you’re new to the scheme or require ongoing assistance, we provide guidance on NDIS plans, helping clients understand their options and advocating for therapies that align with their personal goals.
Holistic, Client-Centered Care
At Thrive Rehab, we recognise the intersections of identities, systemic factors that can enable (or hinder) performance of activities of daily living and understand that the environments our clients need to navigate are just as important to consider as the person themselves.
Our OTs are guided by the priorities of the client, rather than assuming we know what is needed. We honour each client as the expert of their own lived experience and aim to empower clients with the skills, strategies/systems, resources, connection to community and advocacy to do more than survive but thrive in their life story.
Our Team
Our Occupational Therapists work alongside all clients, respecting each person’s unique worldview and health needs.
We have extensive experience working alongside the queer community and strive to provide an environment enabling dignity and respect for all people. We proudly operate as a neuro-affirming practice.
We are committed to working with and alongside all clients, respecting each person’s unique worldview and health needs. Our therapists view occupation (that is the everyday activities that people want, need and have to do) as a means of enabling improved health outcomes. This can create a pathway to do more than survive but thrive in their life story.
Sarah Palexas
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Principal Occupational Therapist
Anita Brown-Major
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Director
Occupational Therapist
Ally Laverdiere
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Occupational Therapist
Sophie Montgomery
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Occupational Therapist
Sam Rose
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Occupational Therapist
Lou Atyeo
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Occupational Therapist
Kate Maxwell
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Occupational Therapist
Daina Coulter
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Occupational Therapist
Lucy MacDonald
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Occupational Therapist
Sexologist
Simone Sheridan
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Clinical Nurse Specialist
Grace Chandler
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Allied Health Assistant
Molly
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Resident Doggo
Thrive Rehab acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work, and recognise their ongoing connection to land, waters, culture, kinships systems, depth of knowledge and community wisdom dating back over 60,000 years. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present. Thrive rehab is located on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nations. We celebrate and value people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.
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