Mental Health Occupational Therapy

Enabling adolescents and adults to build capacity and meaningful participation in everyday life

About Tea Tree OT

Tea Tree OT is operated by Maddy Flowers, who is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist (OT), Maddy has 15 years of clinical experience working with people with mental health challenges in hospitals, clinics, homes and the community.Tea Tree OT helps people build the skills, confidence and supports they need when mental illness, stress or neurodevelopmental differences make day-to-day life harder. We work with each person to understand what matters to them, set meaningful goals and work towards realistic steps forward.We use a range of activities to build trust, support engagement and understand how someone is functioning. These activities may include creative activities such as music, art or craft; physical activities such as walking, stretching or ball games; and sensory strategies such as breathing, tapping, movement or listening to music.

MADDY FLOWERS (she/her)
B. Occupational Therapy (Hons)

What is Mental Health Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy is an evidence-based profession informed by occupational science, psychology, social sciences and health sciences. In occupational therapy, “occupation” means the everyday activities people want, need to do or are expected to do. These activities can include self-care, work, study, relationships, creativity, rest and community life.Mental health occupational therapy (OT) is a specialised practice area that focuses on enabling people to do, be, become and belong when impacted by mental health conditions, neurodivergence or psychosocial disabilities (Occupational Therapy Australia).

Maddy Works with
Adolescents and Adults with:

Intellectual Disability & Cognitive Impairment
Psychosocial Disability
Mental Health challenges such as Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety
Mild addictive behaviours
Performance Anxiety
Neurodivergence such as ADHD and Autism

Therapeutic Approach

Goal-focused, capacity-building therapy
Sensory-based and creative interventions
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) & Motivational Interviewing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP)
Neuroaffirming and trauma-informed practice
Evidence-based assessment and intervention

Services

Individualised Occupational Therapy
Group programs
Bespoke community engagement
In your home or in the community (within 30 minutes from Newcastle, NSW)
Telehealth available (subject to suitability)
Mentoring for clients who want to overcome performance anxiety, for example public speaking or performing arts

Availability & Funding

Wednesdays and Thursdays
NDIS participants (self & plan managed only)
Private clients welcome ($220 per hour)
Medicare rebates not yet available

Get in Touch

If you or a client is feeling stuck and seeking help achieve your functional goals, or find ways to get more out of life, please get in touch.[email protected]

Tea Tree OT is not a crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000 (Triple Zero).
NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 | Lifeline 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636

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Madeleine Flowers is a Registered Occupational Therapist and member of Occupational Therapy Australia
AHPRA Registration Number: OCC0001723268

Tea Tree OT recognises wisdom of the Awabakal people in caring for the lands, sea and skies that we work, play and live on. We recognise that we continue to benefit from this custodianship and recognise the impact of colonisation on first peoples worldwide.