Occupational Therapy

Kate Toholka is an AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist, with extensive knowledge of NDIS. She has experience working with disability and psychosocial disability, and loves to work with disabled parents, young adults and teenagers to achieve their goals. Kate has experience working with the following conditions:

  • Mental illness (e.g. anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, PTSD)

  • Neurodivergent conditions (ASD and ADHD)

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH)

We provide the following:

  • NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments

  • Capacity Building Intervention and Support, a.k.a ongoing therapy

  • NDIS Access reports and assistance

Telehealth is available Australia wide, home visits are available in Port Macquarie NSW.

We currently only accept referrals for people aged 13-50.

Please submit the form below to receive a referral form.

*We do not accept or provide:

  • Agency Managed participants.

  • Medicare funded supports

  • Home modifications and Assistive Technology Assessments.

Update: We are now fully booked for remainder of 2024.

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Update: We are now fully booked for remainder of 2024. 

Limited availability for Term 1 2025.

Fee Schedule

All Occupational Therapy services provided by Primrose FSS is in line with the current NDIS Pricing Guide.

Face to face (F2F) appointments:

  • $193.99 per hour (Item code: 15_617_0128_1_3)

  • Appointments are typically 45 minutes long, plus 15 minutes note and therapy planning time. This time is used to meet our professional regulation requirements and to plan for the next sessions.

Non F2F:

  • $193.99 per hour (Item code: 15_617_0128_1_3)

  • Includes all clinically relevant activities such as:

    • Any reports or letters as required by the NDIS or requested by the participant.

    • Assessment analysis

    • Review of supplied documentation

    • Attendance at any team meetings / case conferences;

    • Assessment and trial of equipment;

    • Clinically relevant communications (including, emails and/or phone calls);

    • Therapy planning

  • This does not include general business administration, such as organising appointments or invoicing.

Travel:

  • Both travel time (NDIS Travel) and distance (NDIS Travel Non-Labour Costs) is charged, as per NDIS Price Guide.

  • $193.99 per hour (Item code: 15_617_0128_1_3), plus $1 per km (Item code: 15_799_0128_1_3).

  • The distance and time is calculated by using Google Maps, from the office based in Sancrox, or from the previous/post appointment location.

  • For those who reside in MMM Zones 1-3, this is capped at 30 minutes per way. For those who reside in MMM Zones 4-6, this is capped at 60 minutes per way. Travel is charged both ways.

  • We do our best to schedule appointments back to back and in similar geographical locations to reduce the travel cost per participant.

Cancellations:

  • Primrose FSS operates on a ‘same-day cancellation policy’. Cancellation fees are only applied when appointments are cancelled on the same day.

  • The full appointment fee is charged for same day cancellations.

  • Full appointment fee and travel charges are charged for no-shows.