Mental Health OT practice based in Wanneroo
Helping seniors with mental health challenges live fulfilling lives
- Better Access Provider
- Senior Occupational Therapist
- Experienced Mental Health Clinician
- Older-person centred care
OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Why Older Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy?
Older Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy (OT) is all about seniors' mental health and the specific transitions of this age and stage of life. The symptoms of mental illness and later-life challenges can limit or create barriers to optimal living and Mental Health Occupational Therapy has a unique functional approach to supporting recovery, maintaining independence, empowering choice, promoting mental wellbeing and positive ageing. Mental Health Occupational Therapy sees therapeutic change and personal transformation as been enabled by both talking therapy and through activity engagement. Mental Health OT supports people to live active and rewarding lives through participation in activities that are personally-relevant, align with their potential and preferences and give meaning and purpose to life.
Meet Suzanne
Welcome to Older Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy.
My name is Suzanne and I am a Senior Mental Health Occupational Therapist (OT). I have over 25 years experience working in various adult mental health settings, with a range of mental health conditions and life challenges. I also have extensive experience in older person's mental health and for the past 16 years, I worked as the Senior Occupational Therapist in a Specialist Older Adult Community Mental Health Service in the northern suburbs of Perth.
I have a particular interest in later-life depression, anxiety, age-related transitions, and enabling seniors to understand and find strategies to better manage these challenges.
Reaching out to seek help for a mental health concern can be uncomfortable and confronting. I focus on making the process as supportive as possible for you by bringing a calm, open, sincere, gentle, warm, understanding, compassionate, person-centred and professional approach to therapy.
I am registered with AHPRA, an endorsed Better Access to Mental Health Provider and a Member of OT Australia.
Ageing is a significant time of adjustment and change.
Growing Older
Getting older brings many challenges such as health issues, loss of independence, bereavement, retirement, financial stress, a lack of purpose, social isolation, carer stress and changes in living arrangements. Mental Health Occupational Therapy can support you with navigating these later life transitions.
Feeling down or worried are not a natural part of ageing
It's not your age
Being low in mood, anxious, stuck, out of sorts or not yourself are not a normal part of growing old - they are signs that you're not doing as well as you should be. Mental Health Occupational Therapy can support you with strategies to manage depression, anxiety and other psychological and life concerns.
Beliefs towards ageing and mental illness
You are never too old to change
Mental Health Occupational Therapy provides a range of therapeutic, activity-based and lifestyle interventions to promote mental wellbeing, healthy living, positive ageing and quality of life.
Living life to its fullest
Good mental health is a key factor in healthy ageing
Your mental health is every bit as important as your physical health. Left untreated, mental health problems can impact your emotional wellbeing, relationships, health and functioning in everyday activities. Mental Health OT provides lifestyle interventions that can better support your mental wellbeing.
Live a healthier and happier life
What you do everyday matters
Mental Health Occupational Therapy uses a distinct functional approach to support you to engage in social, leisure, physical and other meaningful activities. It is through the act of 'doing' that people learn, live, interact, create, grow, give, express and change.
Promoting mental health and positive ageing through activity
An activity-orientated perspective to life
Mental heath conditions can impact an older person's ability to live life well and create barriers to activity participation and optimal living. Mental Health OT assists you with problem-solving to address these obstacles and to find meaningful activities that align with your values, interests, skills and potential.
Getting back to being you
Mental Health Occupational Therapy can support you with
- Building skills to live a healthier and happier life
- Developing mental health promoting habits and activity patterns
- How to take care of your mental health
- Coping with physical health related stresses
- Having the right supports and services in place
- Developing strategies to manage life's ups and downs
Finding hope and meaning in the later years
The second half of life
These years can be a purposeful and significant time. Mental Health Occupational Therapy supports you with identifying functional goals, activity patterns and strategies that promote your mental wellbeing and healthy ageing as well as linking you in with appropriate services and supports.
Location
My office is based in the new, modern Allied Health Precinct in the ECU Health Centre in Wanneroo. There is ample free parking nearby, the building provides for disability access and family members/carers can enjoy a free coffee/tea whilst they wait. Transperth buses also operate in the area.