About 

My name is Kylie Walsh, and I graduated with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Qld in 1994 and a Master of Counselling at QUT in 2000. I have since worked in early intervention and with school aged children & their families in both the public and private sector.

I am a member of the national professional association – Occupational Therapy Australia, and I am registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - AHPRA. This acknowledges my commitment to continued professional development and assures professional excellence in my service delivery.

My work experience since 1995 has involved early intervention teamwork for provision of clinic-based and community-based services. During this time, I have developed extensive experience in working with children who have difficulties with self-regulation, participating in learning and working tasks including written communication to meet the demands of expected daily activities, and participate within groups alongside peers.

Through occupational therapy support, I aim to enhance independent participation across environments with the activities a child needs to do, wants to do and is expected to do.

Since working as an occupational therapist, I have had three girls of my own, so I understand the role of balancing family life and supporting a child to reach their potential. Raising my own family has also influenced my family centred & strength-based approach to build on an individual child and family’s strengths to reduce challenges in everyday activities. My additional counselling degree has enhanced my skills to work with families, offering parent coaching sessions to build on their existing competencies towards future actions and solutions to support their child’s capabilities to participate in everyday activities.

Having worked in early intervention for many years, I have a strong belief in working in collaboration with others involved in a child’s life for best outcomes. Parents / carers are the most important people in a child’s life; however, collaboration may also include consultation with a paediatrician, GP, teacher, psychologist, speech & language pathologist, physiotherapist and social worker.

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