Everyday Independence is a registered NDIS provider delivering therapy services and youth employment supports across the Gold Coast.
The most consistent theme across reviews is positive feedback about named key workers — particularly Loretta, Tammy, and Daphne — with multiple parents describing measurable progress in their children's speech, behaviour, and overall development. Several reviewers also note that staff accommodate scheduling needs and provide support to parents as well as children. However, two reviewers raised serious concerns: one describes unexplained and duplicate billing across 11 invoices in under two months with no progress report provided, and another reports communication boundary violations and a lack of transparency for a self-managed NDIS participant — issues parents should ask about directly before engaging the service.
Summarised from Google reviews.
Everyday Independence is a registered NDIS provider delivering therapy services and youth employment supports across the Gold Coast. They work with children, teenagers, and adults in everyday settings—at home, in schools, workplaces, and within the local community—using their "Everyday Way" approach to ensure therapy has the greatest impact on quality of life by identifying real-world barriers and providing strategies that fit into daily routines.
A therapy that helps children and adults develop the everyday skills needed for daily life — from dressing, writing and play to sensory processing and school participation. Occupational therapists assess what is getting in the way and design practical strategies to build independence and confidence.
Assessment and treatment of communication difficulties including speech sounds, language development, stuttering, voice, and feeding and swallowing. Speech pathologists work with children and adults to help them communicate clearly and confidently.
Treatment that uses movement, exercise and hands-on techniques to improve physical function, strength and mobility. For children, physiotherapy often targets gross motor development, balance and coordination; for adults it addresses pain, injury recovery and long-term conditions.
Support in the early years (usually under 7) that helps children with developmental delay or disability build communication, movement, social and everyday-living skills while their development is most responsive.
A therapy approach that reduces challenging behaviours by understanding what is driving them and building supportive routines, environments and skills, so a child can take part more fully at home, school and in the community.
Goal-oriented one-on-one support that helps individuals build skills, confidence and direction in specific areas of life. Mentoring and coaching draw on the person's own strengths and can cover social, academic, vocational or personal development goals.
Support to help young people and adults with disability find, prepare for and maintain employment. Services may include job skills training, work experience, career planning and on-the-job support from a disability employment specialist.
Therapy delivered to small groups of children or adults with similar goals, allowing participants to practise skills, build connections and learn from shared experiences. Groups are facilitated by a qualified therapist and can cover areas such as social skills, emotional regulation or anxiety management.
Support from a Developmental Educator who specialises in helping people with intellectual disability, developmental delay and autism build practical, social and independent living skills across home, school and community settings.
A comprehensive assessment — typically conducted by an occupational therapist or allied health professional — that evaluates how a person's disability or health condition affects their ability to carry out daily tasks. The report is used to determine NDIS funding needs and plan appropriate supports.
NDIS-approved supports, from the Commission register.
