Skillbuilders Therapy Services for Children

So relieved to have such a great service available for my son and I to access whenever we need a little extra help. Firstly, the OT assessment he had was so thorough and well worth having done. He initially had a kindergarten screening assessment that just skimmed the surface and these guys took a more in depth look. It was suggested we commence some fine motor work and food therapy and later have some speech therapy for a lisp with their speech therapist.Today I officially declared my son a Superthinker Superhero after completing some awesome Occupational Therapy Sessions with them over the past few weeks.He got to do some fantastic exercises and activities and they gave Mummy some cool tips and tricks on how to tackle some selective eating and stinky thinking. The growth mindset they helped him tap into will help him to get back to eating a wider range of foods again and give him the courage to try new foods.After the OT taught him about the superthinking thoughts in todays session he managed to climb higher on the rope webs and gained confidence to try some monkey bar jump offs on his own in their therapy gym.I couldn’t resist purchasing the superhero sensory chew necklace from their therapy shop to celebrate his achievement gained in therapy. He loves it already and I can see it is already helping him to calm and self regulate.Don’t hesitate to give it a try, it’s definitely worth it.

We've been seeing a therapist since 2018 for my 4 year old. In this time we have overcome so many obstacles. Even things I never thought we could change have changed. We love Skillbuilders and my 4 year old always feel sad when it's time to leave because for her it feels like just fun!

I literally stumbled across Penny at Skillbuilders 2 and a half years ago when I was in her office as a sales rep for another company. Whilst I was waiting to speak with her, I read some material about what skillbuilders provided and as I recently had a young 2 year old at the time who had been diagnosed with SED (Selective Eating Disorder), when I eventually got to speak with Penny, I was delighted to find out she had a workshop coming up in the next few months that parents could also attend that provided a set of tools that we could learn to use in the home at meal times.In 6 short 1 hour sessions a week apart, we watched, listened and then implemented what we learned at these sessions at home and the results were simply nothing short of miraculous. From a young toddler that would literally throw up any new foods as soon as we managed to get them in his mouth to be willing to touch, smell, lick, taste, chew and then swallow 3 or 4 new foods to him in a session, our lives were immediately changed from frustrated and almost desperate parents to being relieved and gracious that Penny was able to share a simple but effective set of skills and tools that has changed all our lives in our small family.I can't recommend Penny and her team highly enough for the healthy eating habits our now 5 year old son Caelan has developed! Thank you.

My daughter has been going to skillbuilders for a couple of years for OT and speech as she has development delays and she has made excellent progress. All their therapists are very friendly and dedicated to their jobs and make alot of effort to form trust and a relationship with my little girl. Shes thriving in their superstars program at the moment, and i highly recommend it as I feel it has helped her become Kindy ready and made the transition alot easier for us. It is also a great opportunity for me to meet other mothers who have a child similar to mine.