Occupational Therapy Service that acknowledges the importance of Culture, Identity, Difference & Diversity.

Hello my name is Riwai Wilson, my pronouns are he/him and I'm a qualified and registered Occupational Therapist with over 16 years of practice experience in various settings including:

• Mental Health providing therapeutic assessment and intervention to children, adolescents and adults.  Including play therapy, counselling and psychotherapeutic approaches

• Physical health providing functional assessments, orthopaedic rehabilitation, independent living support

• Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation

• NDIS Occupational Therapy intervention 

• Autism assessment and therapy clinic

• Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service providing individual and family based social emotional wellbeing  support

• Child Protection agency managing and providing therapeutic support to Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care. 

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I have worked with a wide range of individuals and families who come from many different backgrounds, circumstances and life experiences, including working with Neuro-diverse individuals with ASD, ADHD, and people with a range lifestyles and disabilities. ​I have a particular interest in supporting  the LGBTQIA+ community. 

 

I enjoy supporting people to discover their gifts and strengths and build confidence and be proud of who they are. I am of New Zealand Maori descent and have strong links to my cultural heritage. I have lived in Melbourne for over 10 years and have two cats (Prince and Bowie) and a dog (Marley). I am also passionate about music, writing and painting, all things I do in my spare time.