Individual Therapy
Personalised Paediatric Individual Therapy
Every child is unique, with their own set of strengths, passions, and developmental milestones. At LOTS4KIDS OT Service, our individual therapy sessions provide focused, one-on-one paediatric care designed to help children aged 0–12 build essential skills, grow in self-confidence, and participate fully in everyday life.
Play-Based, Purposeful Support Tailored to Your Child
Therapy at LOTS4KIDS is grounded in evidence-informed practice and designed to make learning feel natural, engaging, and joyful. Following an assessment, we collaborate with families to create an individualised therapy plan based on goals that truly matter to your child’s daily routines.
In each session, our registered occupational therapists create a safe, motivating environment where children feel empowered to explore challenges, practise new techniques, and celebrate every achievement.
Key Areas We Support in Individual Therapy
Fine & Gross Motor Development
Targeted exercises and activities to enhance pencil control, handwriting legibility, scissor skills, bilateral coordination, core strength, balance, and playground mobility.
Sensory Processing & Regulation
Helping children understand and process environmental input, manage sensory sensitivities, and develop self-regulation tools to maintain calm and focus.
Emotional Regulation & Coping Strategies
Guiding children to identify big feelings, navigate frustration, manage sudden transitions, and build positive behavioural coping mechanisms.
Daily Living Skills & Self-Care
Fostering independence in essential daily routines such as dressing, feeding, shoe-tying, grooming, toileting, and managing personal belongings.
Social Interaction & Communication
Supporting conversational confidence, turn-taking, peer collaboration, shared attention, and social problem-solving in natural settings.
Executive Functioning & School Readiness
Developing skills in planning, organisation, working memory, attention shifting, task sequencing, and classroom instruction following.
Collaborative Care with Parents & Carers
We strongly believe that parents and caregivers are vital partners in the therapy journey. Parent participation during sessions is actively encouraged.
By participating directly in therapy, you will learn practical strategies and fun activities that can be seamlessly integrated into your home routines, ensuring skill practice continues naturally between appointments.
How Individual Therapy Is Delivered
Mobile Therapy (Home, School & Kinder)
We bring therapy directly to where your child lives, learns, and plays in Craigieburn and surrounding northern Melbourne suburbs. Practising in real-world settings allows us to address barriers directly and suggest practical environmental adaptations.
Therapy Assistant Collaboration
For children who benefit from high-frequency practice, we offer therapy assistant support under the supervision of registered OTs to reinforce goals affordably and consistently.
Telehealth Options
Interactive, secure online sessions are available for regional families, travel constraints, or ongoing home-based parent coaching.
Get Started with Individual Therapy
Help your child develop the confidence and practical skills they need to thrive. Contact our friendly team today to schedule an appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, parent or carer presence is highly encouraged, especially for younger children. Your involvement helps our therapists coach you on hands-on strategies to reinforce progress at home.
Sessions are typically scheduled for 45 to 60 minutes, structured around your child’s attention span, energy levels, and specific therapeutic goals.
Yes. We accept self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants. Families may also claim rebates through Medicare Chronic Disease Management Plans (CDMP) via GP referral or through private health insurance.
