Who Are We

We are a team of experienced and specialised allied health professionals who provide therapy and educational support to children, adolescents and young adults across a range of settings, including schools, preschools, our clinics, homes and the wider community. We predominantly support individuals aged 0-15 years, with our Counsellors extending services up to 25 years. Our clinics are located in Macksville and Port Macquarie, and we offer outreach services throughout the surrounding regions.

Services We Offer:

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Key Worker support
  • Counselling
  • Water-Based Therapy
  • Functional Capacity Assessments
  • Group Programs

Services we offer

Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists enable people to engage meaningfully in their everyday life. In occupational therapy, occupations refer to the everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life. Occupations include things people need to, want to and are expected to do. (WFOT – World Federation of Occupational Therapists) Our Occupational Therapists look holistically at each individual and use a client-centred and strengths-based approach. They can support children and young people across a range of areas, including:

• Cognitive skills

• Self-cares

• Lifeskills

• Emotions and Regulation

• Sensory Processing

• Play and Social Skills

• Fine Motor Skills

• Gross Motor Skills

• Visual Perception, Visual Motor and Visual Motor Integration Skills

• Feeding

• And more

Physiotherapy
Paediatric Physiotherapy covers a wide spectrum of health issues. Physiotherapists work with children from different walks of life (0-18 years old) who have a variety of conditions, injuries and or/ developmental concerns. We can assist in developing play based intervention programs to help your child achieve the best outcomes.

Paediatric services can include the assessment and management of:

Neurological conditions such as:

  • Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury
  •  Low Muscle Tone and Hypermobility
  •  Functional Neurological Disorder
  • Gross Motor Delays
  • Chromosomal deletions and duplications
  • Down Syndrome
  • Idiopathic Toe Walking
  • Congenital conditions such Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
  • Gait assessment
  • Muscular Dystrophies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Achondroplasia
  •  Musculoskeletal conditions such as: joint conditions and pain
Key Worker
The Key Worker promotes and optimises the child’s learning and development to ensure full and active participation in family and community life. Key Workers implement service provision under the National Guidelines on Best Practice for Early Childhood Intervention Services, Child Safe Standards and relevant NDIS guidelines. They will work closely with all adults involved in a child’s life – parents, paediatrician, kindergarten and/or childcare staff. External stakeholders in close relationship with other professional staff within the multidisciplinary team.
Social Work
The primary role of the Social Worker is to work within a multidisciplinary team providing support to young people aged 0-16 years and their families. The purpose of Social Work intervention is to help people improve their quality of life. The Social worker assists people to recognise their potential to reach greater understanding of themselves and their issues, learn effective coping skills and empower them to make appropriate changes and decisions to achieve better outcomes.

 

Meet Our Team

Imke Devine

Coordinator & Senior Occupational Therapist

Alex McQuilty

Key Worker

Paige Leishman

Occupational Therapist

Shannon Shields

Administration/Billing Support

Josh Kingston

Counsellor

Ali Dibbs

Counsellor

Emily Schofield

Occupational Therapist

Bella Lynch

Occupational Therapist

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At Lifetime Connect our vision is building strength in individuals, families and communities. As we approach 50 years supporting our local communities, our team of passionate professionals continues to grow.

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At Lifetime Connect our team members experience:

  • Work/life balance
  • Innovative and progressive work environment
  • A friendly and supportive company culture that truly values you and the work you do
  • Professional learning opportunities and ongoing training
  • Support with career development and opportunities

Contact Details

Phone:
(02) 6568 4026

Clinic Locations: 

14 Princess Street, Macksville, NSW

Suite 8/111 William Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444

Email:

tess@lifetimeconnect.org.au

shannon.shields@lifetimeconnect.org.au