Why are we
Different

We don’t see everyone. But we know people..

We only see clients that can benefit from our specialised service.

 

About
Staying Independent

Staying Independent is a Sydney based mobile occupational therapy service. We are an approved NDIS Provider, and service greater Sydney.
We provide a specialised service for adolescent and young adults. A hugely under serviced population. Too old for paediatrics, but not independent enough for general services.

We see NDIS and private clients at home, out and about in the community, at school, uni, or work, at a day program, whatever the focus of our work we do with the client in the setting they feel most comfortable and relevant to their life.

Staying Independent is owned and run by Kezia Tieck, a senior occupational therapist. Kezia sees all new clients and then works together to find a path that’s most helpful no matter what stage of life that brought them to the service.
Kezia is often telling parents/carers of adolescents and young adults – “It is never to late to learn how to be a friend, how to make a friend, get your life organised, understand the world around you through social cues, find an interest, know when to stop talking about that interest, or start thinking about moving out of hime in the future and how that might actually be possible”.

Our NDIS
Clients

We see both NDIS participants and private clients. Specifically young people with neurodiverse and/or mental health difficulties:

 

Neurodiverse – Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, and Epilepsy.

Psychosocial – Major Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Personality Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders.

It is important to acknowledge we recognise a disability is only one part of someone’s life and does not define their story now or in the future. 

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