Infinite Possibilities Occupational Therapy

About Us

Director/Senior Occupational Therapist Sarah Young

Sarah completed her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy through the University of Newcastle in 2009, and has worked in a range of State and Federal Government Departments, Private Practice, Educational Settings, and Non-Government Organisations in the local area for over 15 years. Sarah was also employed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme as a Senior Planner/Technical Specialist during the full-scheme rollout in NSW.

As a Neurodivergent person herself, Sarah has a deep personal understanding of the lived experience of disability, and is passionate about improving societal understanding, acceptance and inclusion of people with disability, and ensuring a future for People with Disability, where their diversity is just considered as an integral part of humanity.

Sarah lives locally with her family, and likes trips to the beach, bush walks, bike rides, coffee dates and zone-out TV.

Skills and Experience

Who do we see?

Team IPOT is incredibly fortunate to have Clinicians with a wide range of skills and experience - including a Neurodivergent Clinical Team.

Director/Senior OT, Sarah Young, has worked with People with Disability across the lifespan, from small babies to older adults, therefore, Infinite Possibilities OT is open to children, adolescents and adults of all ages and stages.

Our Team has extensive experience with Autistic children and adults, ADHD, Trauma, at-risk of and diagnosed Cerebral Palsy, a wide range of Genetic and Chromosomal differences, and Intellectual Disability.

Areas of Passion

Neurodivergent and Disability Affirming, non-compliance-based, strengths focused intervention.
Sensory Processing.
Trauma.
Emotional Regulation.
Understanding Behaviour and addressing the underlying causes, building understanding and capacity for self-advocacy and self-care.
Parenting and Educating Neurodivergent Children.
Parenting as a Neurodivergent person.
ADHD and executive functioning for children and adults.
Pathological Demand Avoidance.
Sensory and trauma-related food aversions, including ARFID and sensory-based eating disorders.
Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO OP) Approach to skill development.
Bottom-up skill development for Fine Motor, Coordination, School Readiness and Self-Care tasks.
Assistive Technology use for daily tasks.
Working with Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Exercise Physiologists, Dietitians and Medical Professionals to ensure that your needs are comprehensively met.
Clinical Supervision for Occupational Therapists interested in Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy approaches.
Completion of comprehensive and affirming Functional Capacity Assessments.

We can’t be good at everything…

It is so important that you find the right match in a therapist, we prefer complete transparency so that you can receive the best service possible.

If you require assistance with the following, feel free to contact and we can direct you to a specialised service:

Major Home Modifications.
Complex Powered Mobility.
Vision.
Hearing.
Adult Stroke or Rehabilitation.
Spinal Cord Injury.
Aged Care Services.

If you are unsure, give us a call or email to discuss!