Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Thrive Occupational Therapy Australia

Gail Pedrola-ReyesProviding Occupational Therapy services to Ascot Vale and surrounding suburbs in the North West of Melbourne, and supporting children and families to learn, grow and thrive in their everyday activities

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About me

Hi, my name is Gail Pedrola-Reyes and I've been an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years. I've worked in hospitals, rehabilitation, community heath, special education, kindergartens and in private practice. I've worked in paediatrics for 18 years with a special interest in children with Autism, ADHD and developmental delays. I'm passionate about supporting children and young people to develop their skills and independence to be able to engage in their daily activities and activities that are meaningful to them. I love connecting with children and families through exploring strength and challenges, and developing strategies to support learning and independence. I love looking at areas from a sensory processing, regulation and developmental lens, and trying to understand what is happening from their unique and individual perspective.

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More about me

I have been working privately for 13 years and have been running Thrive Occupational Therapy Australia since 2019 after having my children. I was motivated to find a space I could set up a service that was calming, warm and uniquely my style to support my clients and families. I also wanted to run therapy groups and have a sensory gym. I was fortunate enough to open my own clinic at 58 Langs Road, Ascot Vale in 2023. It's been an amazing experience to develop my practice and build a community of therapists in my clinic. Aside from private work, I also work in the School Readiness Funding Program which is a government funded program to support kindergarten educators and families have success in the kinder years. I value working collaboratively with parents, therapists, kindergartens and schools to maximise participation and engagement, and I enjoy being able to support independence in activities that are important to the child and their family in fun and creative ways.

Areas I support with

Regulation
Attention
Sensory Processing
Sensory Regulation
Feeding
Sleeping
Toileting
Self-Care Skills
Dressing
Daily routines
Puberty
Fine motor
Gross motor
Balance and Coordination
Body awareness
Handwriting
Play Skills
Skills to support positive relationships
School Readiness
Visual Perceptual and Visual Motor skills
Community skills
Meal Preparation
Group skills
Executive functioning skills
Organisation
Problem Solving
Planning skills

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Occupational Therapy Services available

I provide Occupational Therapy sessions at my clinic, online, at home, kinder or school. I work with self-managed and plan managed NDIS clients, Enhanced Primary Care Plans, Better Access to Mental Health Plans and Privately funded clients. My clinic is located at 58 Langs Road, Ascot Vale where I have multiple rooms and resources to cater for a variety of clients and a variety of goals. I attend care team meetings to collaborate with parents and educators, and advocate for clients. I also run group programs in my clinic at different times across the year.

• Langs Road Allied Health Clinic Website

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