Step by Step OT Services

Upper Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg VIC 3084

  • Clinic
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About Step by Step OT Services

Suet Ho is a community-based Occupational Therapist with more than a decade of experience in the disability field. She empowers participants to make sustainable changes to their lives through a holistic approach that listens to their goals, needs, and challenges, and works alongside family, support staff, and other allied health professionals. Her expertise includes assistive technology, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, functional capacity assessments, and carer training, with current interest in psychosocial disabilities from mental health conditions in the 13-45 age range.

What's offered

  • Clinic sessions

Services provided

Step by Step OT Services lists

Functional Capacity Assessment
Assessment service to evaluate functional capacity.
Sensory Assessment
Assessment service to evaluate sensory processing and regulation.
Psychosocial Assessment
Assessment service to evaluate psychosocial functioning.
Face to Face Therapy
Therapy delivered in home, school, or community settings.
Capacity Building
Intervention focused on building participant capacity and skills.
Assistive Technology
Support with assistive technology to assist independence for everyday living.

Get to know Step by Step OT Services

From Step by Step OT Services's website.

  • Our approach

    The approach focuses on listening to each child's individual goals, needs and challenges to create a safe therapeutic environment where they feel empowered to move forward. Sessions take place face-to-face in homes, schools or community settings, with a strong emphasis on capacity building and working alongside family, support staff and other allied health professionals. The provider believes in a holistic approach that supports physical, emotional and social wellbeing, drawing on expertise in assistive technology, emotional regulation and sensory regulation to help children overcome the impact of their diagnoses on everyday life. This collaborative, person-centred philosophy has developed through more than a decade of community-based practice across a wide range of disabilities.

  • Meet the team

    Step by Step OT Services is run by Suet Ho, an Occupational Therapist with more than a decade of experience in community-based disability practice. Suet holds expertise in assistive technology, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, functional capacity assessments and carer training, and has worked across physical, neurodevelopmental and psychosocial disabilities with a variety of age groups.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Step by Step OT Services a registered NDIS provider?

Step by Step OT Services is not currently listed as a registered NDIS provider on the NDIS Commission register. Contact them to ask if they accept NDIS participants and which plan types (self-managed or plan-managed).

What services does Step by Step OT Services provide?

Step by Step OT Services provides Occupational Therapy.

Which areas does Step by Step OT Services cover?

Step by Step OT Services is based in Heidelberg, VIC.

How do I connect with Step by Step OT Services?

You can call +61 493 813 433, email them and visit their website.

What does a paediatric OT actually help with?

Common areas include handwriting and fine-motor skills, sensory sensitivities, daily routines (dressing, eating, sleep), coordination, and self-regulation.

Do we need a referral?

Not to see an OT privately. A GP referral and care plan are required only to access Medicare rebates or certain funded pathways.

Can OT be funded by the NDIS?

Yes, typically under Capacity Building / Improved Daily Living when it aligns with your child's plan goals.

How is OT different from physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy focuses on gross-motor movement and physical function; OT focuses on participation in everyday tasks, including fine-motor, sensory, and self-care skills.

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