Our Mindful Youth is a mental health focused occupational therapy service based in Melbourne and Geelong, supporting children, adolescents, and young adults. The practice is founded on the belief that wellbeing and participation are deeply interconnected, and that therapy should address both emotional health and everyday life skills. At its core, Our Mindful Youth exists to help young people feel grounded, capable, and seen in their lives. It was created from a deeply personal understanding of how vital belonging and community are to our mental health and sense of identity. Having experienced firsthand the power of connection and inclusion, I wanted to build a space where others could access that same feeling; where therapy not only supports growth and recovery, but also cultivates belonging.

Our Mindful Youth offers inclusive, strengths-based, and trauma-informed care that helps clients build resilience, self-understanding, and confidence in navigating daily life. Therapy is highly personalised and centred around each individual’s lived experience, supporting them to develop practical strategies for emotional regulation, organisation, executive functioning, and self-expression. Sessions are flexible and delivered in the settings where clients feel most comfortable; whether at home, school, or in the community, so that therapy feels relevant, accessible, and connected to real life.

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My therapy approach focuses on providing opportunities for vulnerable clients to engage not only through conversation, but through doing, feeling, and creating; honouring the many ways people process and heal. By combining evidence-based methods with expressive, experiential approaches, Our Mindful Youth helps young people build both the emotional insight and practical capacity they need to thrive.

Inclusivity and advocacy are at the heart of this work. Our Mindful Youth is proudly LGBTQIA+ affirming and acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work; the Wadawurrung People of the Geelong region and the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Melbourne region. We are deeply committed to providing a safe and affirming environment for neurodivergent, gender-diverse, and culturally diverse young people. My own journey has shown me how isolating it can feel when we don’t see ourselves reflected in the spaces around us, which is why creating a sense of belonging and community is not only central to my practice; it’s personal.

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Ultimately, Our Mindful Youth is about helping people find their place again. It’s about supporting young people to reconnect with their strengths, rediscover their creativity, and build meaningful participation in their everyday lives. Therapy here goes beyond symptom management; it’s about empowerment, authenticity, and connection. My hope is that every young person who walks through our doors feels understood, valued, and part of something larger; a community that believes in their capacity to grow, belong, and thrive.