Who are you?

Julia (she/her) is a registered occupational therapist with 11 years experience in a variety of sectors including early childhood intervention, complex physical disability, schools and NDIS.

Julia has a passion for supporting adults, children and families of all varieties. She draws on her lived experience of ADHD to provide neurodiversity affirming care to those in the community, across all neurotypes. Julia enjoys providing person-centred care to individuals with a variety of diagnoses, disabilities or mental health conditions, with or without formal diagnosis.

She provides a space and occupational therapy service that is:

• LGBTIQA+ friendly

• Gender affirming

• Neuro-affirming 

• Body, sex, ability and age positive

• Culturally safe

• Disability friendly, aware and affirming

• Trauma informed

• Intersectional in it’s approach

• From a lived experience lens

• Committed to listening, learning and acting for decolonisation

• Rejects neuronormativity

Julia seeks to provide neurodiversity affirming care by recognising each individual’s strengths and abilities and using these to support the person to participate in activities that are important to them. A neurodiversity affirming approach recognises that individuals brains work differently and that this is not something that needs to be “fixed” or “changed” but rather, accommodated and supported. It acknowledges the significant barriers within society for those with disabilities, chronic illnesses or mental health diagnoses, and attempts to recognise and respond to the ongoing impacts of colonisation and neuronormativity.

Julia has an interest in supporting people from all backgrounds and identities, and acknowledges the strong link between neurodivergence, mental health conditions, chronic illnesses and LGBTIQA+ identities. She is a passionate advocate for inclusion in workplaces, schools and broader society. 

Julia has a strong interest in mental health and has worked heavily with trauma affected children and adults over her career. She has completed training in trauma informed practice, child and infant mental health, supporting gender diverse communities and providing culturally safe care for First Nations people. 

Julia has experience delivering a range of interventions including: support for sensory regulation, support for daily routines, prescription of assistive technology, simple home modifications, emotional regulation, fine motor and handwriting interventions, identity based work, interoception, and many more. 

Julia is a sole trader who provides an inclusive OT service alongside the rest of the team at Trans Space in Brunswick. To find out more about Trans Space and our work, please visit us at: www.transspace.org.au