About Allied Health Assistance & Anne-Marie

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 Working alongside an Allied Health Professional (usually an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) I can assist you reach your goals.  

Because my rates are less than an Allied Health Professional, working with me can make your NDIS funding last longer so you can get more value for money and more support. Working to implement your plan according to your Functional Capacity Assessment & depending on your goals, NDIS funding or budget we can plan allied health assistant sessions accordingly. 

Allied Health Assistant rates are

$86.79 p/hr plus travel costs 

($43.40 p/hr & .99c p/km)

I am truly passionate about helping people and the amazing things I get to do as an allied health assistant. I've been told by a mentor that I see people for who they really are and who they may become. Sometimes we just need a little support to be shown the way and someone we trust to walk alongside us on that journey.   

Just some examples of how I have assisted people with home visits or in the community:

• exploring ways to bring more fun, joy & meaning in life
• building or creating healthy routines & habits 
• building independence
• stress management, distress tolerance & relaxation skills
• regaining skills for daily living, such as dressing, grooming
• shopping & budgeting skills
• cooking & meal preparation skills
• behavioural activation & building motivation
• organisation & time management
• linking to community organisations & groups eg:
• arts & crafts, fitness, wellbeing & social inclusion
• managing & thriving with ADHD, Autism & mental Illness
• physical rehabilitation after stroke, injury, illness or surgery
• gait retraining
• implementing exercise routines
• strength, balance & mobility training

Experience

My experience includes working in community adult mental health, community support, aged care & physical rehabilitation. 

I currently run a women's group for the Town of Bassendean's RElax Program and have previously run the online mindfulness group for Carers WA and various workshops on meditation, mindfulness & stress management for MIFWA (Mental Illness Fellowship of WA), Carers WA, local Councils, library's, schools, NFP's, yoga studios & holistic day spas. 

I've been a practice manager in a multidisciplinary holistic health clinic and owned various holistic health and wellbeing businesses.

I love to keep learning and becoming more skilled at what I do. Some other training I have done include, Mental Health First Aid, Emotional Intelligence, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Holistic Therapies & 

Flower Essence Therapy.

Qualifications

Cert IV Allied Health Assistance

Diploma Holistic Counselling & Mind Body Medicine

Meditation Instruction

Cert IV Training & Assessment

Diploma of Small Business Management

Diploma Aromatherapy 

Diploma Beauty Therapy & Massage

Diploma Aerobics Instruction (a very long time ago :))

Current Certificates
My current certificates include a 

Police Clearance

NDIS Screening Check

First Aid

 Working With Children Check.

I also have Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance and I am a 

Practicing member of the Allied Health Assistants' National Association (AHANA).

In My Spare Time

I love spending time with friends and family, spending time in nature, taking my little dog Bodhi for walks, playing music (I've played the drums and now learning the guitar), making flower essence remedies, aromatherapy candles and products  and other creative projects.