About Us
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapists are unique in health professions as we are trained in physical and mental health. We know that giving children opportunities to be successful develops their self-esteem and self-confidence which carries over to other aspects of their life. We help them be successful by using play in our therapy sessions and assessments. This means that we help your child reach their full potential while keeping them motivated to join in.
Why Choose Us
Our goal at Naturally Kids is to support children and families to build connections – with themselves, each other and the world. We do this by supporting children to develop their strengths and interests, become more self-aware and spend more time doing the things they love. By being neurodiversity-affirming and trauma informed, we ensure that the child feels safe in their interactions with our team. We are play advocates and support all types of play. We love taking children outside to explore nature (free play) and sports or other activities (structured play). By incorporating connection and play in all our sessions, we help children feel successful, build self-confidence and thrive.
Our Team
Our team members enjoy working with children and adolescents, particularly those with neurodevelopmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders, developmental coordination disorders), challenging behaviours and/or other conditions that impact their ability to engage in their chosen activities.
Kymberley
Occupational Therapist and Director, Kymberley has a passion for children’s mental health. Kymberley enjoys working with children and adolescents, particularly those with neurodevelopmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders, developmental coordination disorders), challenging behaviours and/or other conditions that impact their ability to engage in their chosen activities.
Kymberley is a registered Occupational Therapist and a full member of Occupational Therapy Australia. She is a certified DIR/Floortime practitioner. Kymberley is a mother of two children and understands the challenges of being a parent. She brings a non-judgmental, empathetic and fun approach to all sessions.
Kymberley is a current financial member of:
- ADHD Foundation
- Australian Association of ADHD Professionals.
- Occupational Therapy Australia
- Outdoors Queensland
Kymberley is a registered Occupational Therapist and a full member of Occupational Therapy Australia. She is a certified DIR/Floortime practitioner. Kymberley is a mother of two children and understands the challenges of being a parent. She brings a non-judgmental, empathetic and fun approach to all sessions.
Emma
Occupational Therapy (or OT) helps children participate in the activities that occupy their day – we call these activities “occupations”. This includes everything from sleeping, eating and using the toilet, to going to school and getting along with others. But, by far, the most important occupation a child engages in is play!
Occupational Therapists are unique in health professions as we are trained in physical and mental health. We know that giving children opportunities to be successful develops their self-esteem and self-confidence which carries over to other aspects of their life. We help them be successful by using play in our therapy sessions and assessments. This means that we help your child reach their full potential while keeping them motivated to join in.
Imogen
Occupational Therapy (or OT) helps children participate in the activities that occupy their day – we call these activities “occupations”. This includes everything from sleeping, eating and using the toilet, to going to school and getting along with others. But, by far, the most important occupation a child engages in is play!
Occupational Therapists are unique in health professions as we are trained in physical and mental health. We know that giving children opportunities to be successful develops their self-esteem and self-confidence which carries over to other aspects of their life. We help them be successful by using play in our therapy sessions and assessments. This means that we help your child reach their full potential while keeping them motivated to join in.
Tanya
Tanya is Practice Manager for Naturally Kids. She has over 20 years of experience working in Administration and Customer Service roles in multiple industries.
Customer service is her top priority in every interaction as first impressions count. Tanya is passionate about providing high-quality support to our families.
As the Practice Manager Tanya is responsible for the day-to-day operations and compliance of Naturally Kids including all administrative, technical, and financial support as well as streamlining processes and systems to ensure we continue to meet best practice guidelines.
Tanya works hard to provide a supportive and caring service for all clients and an efficient service for our clinicians.
She enjoys socialising and being outdoors but also loves spending quality time with her two boys.
Julie-Ann
Bringing many years of experience in customer service, Julie-Ann (or Jules) is our Client Experience Concierge. Jules is the person you will speak to when you first engage with Naturally Kids and will handle initial appointments, service agreements and invoicing as you work with us.
Jules works remotely from Sydney where she lives with her husband and dog, Ruby. Jules is an avid sportsperson and plays netball and basketball every week.
Amber
Amber is our Senior Allied Health Assistant and has been with Naturally Kids for 18 months, initially supporting us with Sense Rugby while she undertook her studies. Amber has just completed her bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science and will be undertaking her Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology in 2024. Amber is a country girl, who comes from Richmond in North West Queensland. We are excited to be able to extend our offering in 2024 by having Amber supporting clients in the Charters Towers and Richmond areas, under the expert supervision of Emma.
Amber enjoys sports and spending time with family when not studying. Amber has a relaxed and calm personality making it easy for children to feel safe in her company. She’s also the first person to cheer on your child’s successes when they accomplish a goal.
Shae
Shae is the cheekiest member of our team and sends her boss crazy at every possible moment.
Shae is in her first year of her Occupational therapy studies and supports us with both administration tasks and working as an Allied Health Assistant. Shae is often the person who creates resources for your child if recommended by our OTs and sees clients under the supervision of Kymberley. You might also see Shae at one of our groups as she often attends both Sense Rugby and Joey’s Mob.
Shae enjoys playing touch, hanging with her dog and being with her friends and family when not at Naturally Kids.
Dominic
Dominic (Dom) is our newest Allied Health Assistant having recently joined to support our friends at Sense Rugby. Dom’s calm and easy, yet playful personality makes him effortless to get along with, despite his height! Dom has recently started seeing clients for play-based support and is supervised by Emma.
Dom hails from western Mackay and has moved to Townsville for his Occupational Therapy studies. Dom enjoys being outside, playing and watching sport as well as spending time with his family and friends.
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