Occupational Therapy
delivered on Darkinjung Country (Central Coast) and Online
Paris Purcell - Occupational Therapist (she/her)
Barefoot Therapy is an occupational therapy service located on the Central Coast (Darkinjung Country) delivering holistic occupational therapy from infants to young adults either face to face or online. Barefoot Therapy has a strong focus on parent/carer coaching, support and education. At Barefoot Therapy, occupational therapy is delivered in the child or young person’s natural environment, where they live, play and learn, which aligns with best practice. Barefoot Therapy is committed to providing evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based and collaborative occupational therapy, working closely within a dedicated and supportive team to ensure the best outcomes.
Paris Purcell, founder of Barefoot Therapy, is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for working with children, young people and their families in what they find most meaningful.
Our Services
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Face to face or online via Telehealth. This includes consultation, short term intervention and longterm intervention at a frequency that is determined between both the family and therapist.
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Barefoot Therapy is able to conduct a variety of assessments and provide assessment summaries or a client specific written report that may be needed. This includes Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA).
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Barefoot Therapy offers specific education and consultation to parents, educators and other health professionals at request.
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Barefoot Therapy prides itself on being an experienced Occupational Therapy Service with clinical supervision being offered to other Occupational Therapists or health professions. Please enquire via the contact form for more information.
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Medicare - Chronic Disease Management Plan (CDM) obtained by a GP provides 5 partially funded sessions each year for patients who have a medical condition or symptoms that last longer than 6 months requiring support from a multidisciplinary team. Please obtain a CDM from your GP who will send this to Barefoot Therapy to sign under the Team Care Arrangement. The rebate you will receive for each visit under a CDM is approximately $60, unless you have reached the Medicare safety net, at which point the rebate is increased to a higher percentage of the total cost of the service (often 80% – 100% of the total cost, depending on the individual circumstances).
Private Health Insurance - Many Private Health Policies include allied health professionals. If you have Private Health Cover please check your policy.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - Only self managed or plan managed participants are accepted at Barefoot Therapy through NDIS.
Barefoot Therapy pricing is in line with the most up to date pricing (2024/2025 Pricing Guide) set by NDIS.
Fees:
$145.49 for 45 minutes consultation/therapy
$193.99 for 1 hour consultation/therapy
CONTACT
Please note I only work part time hours. I will endeavour to get back to you within 3 business days. Please check your junk mailbox in case the first reply is there. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
