Fiona Shackleton Email and Phone Number

Pleased to announce that I am now registered with NDIA to provide services to clients with NDIS funding packages I am a highly experienced Occupational Therapist with over 20 years experience in both physical and mental health, inpatient and community settings.I am passionate about empowering people to live the life that they chose to the fullest. I am dedicated to supporting people to achieve their goals through a strong, collaborative relationship where the client is an equal partner in the therapeutic process.I operate from a non-judgemental, client centred, strengths based model. I am committed to guiding people to resolve past trauma, experiences and beliefs which may have prevented then from fully engaging in career, relationships and leisure pursuits.I am committed to identifying people's unique experiences, strengths, and attributes which can be used to draw on to adapt unhelpful thoughts, behaviours and coping strategies. I encourage clients to devise new strategies which can be used to enable them to return to leading a balanced lifestyle.I get satisfaction from supporting people to take control over their thoughts and behaviours, improve their confidence and mastery of situations to move forward and achieve their goals.I have been able to develop these skills by extensive training and working in teams of supportive professionals with extensive expertise such as; The Royal Children's Hospital, Manchester, Very Special Kids, Victoria, The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria, OTDynamics, Ballarat, The Transport Accident Commission, Victoria, Pinarc Disability Support and now in my own practice. I am committed to ongoing professional development so that I am able to offer my clients the most up to date evidence based intervention.