Lara Breaker-Rolfe: Occupational Therapy

15/05/2026

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13/05/2026

Highly recommend for any child with suspected auditory processing difficulties!

13/05/2026

13/05/2026

✨ What is a Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA)? ✨

A Functional Capacity Assessment is a comprehensive assessment completed by an Occupational Therapist to better understand a person’s everyday functioning, strengths, challenges, and support needs across areas such as:

✔️ Self-care and daily living skills
✔️ Emotional regulation and behaviour
✔️ Sensory processing
✔️ Social participation and communication
✔️ Community access and mobility
✔️ School, work, or home functioning
✔️ Independence and safety

The assessment helps identify what supports, therapy, equipment, or funding may be required to improve independence and quality of life. FCA reports are often used to support NDIS funding reviews, change of circumstances requests, and access to appropriate supports and services.

At Lara Breaker-Rolfe Occupational Therapy, we provide thorough, neuroaffirming, and individualised Functional Capacity Assessments for children, adolescents, and young adults.

📍Immediate availability now available
📍Mobile service across the Gold Coast and surrounding areas
📍NDIS participants welcome

If you would like more information or would like to book an assessment, please send us a message or email us today.

30/04/2026

Highly recommended ⭐

Daily visual and voice guided routines for kids 4 to 12. Set checklist tasks, reminders, timers and star rewards to reduce nagging. Free shipping in Australia.

27/04/2026

Immediate availability on the GC

26/04/2026

🎶 What is Therapeutic Listening? 🎶

Therapeutic Listening is a sound-based intervention designed to support how the brain processes sensory information, particularly auditory input.

Using specially modified music through headphones, it can help support:

✔️ Regulation and emotional wellbeing
✔️ Attention and listening skills
✔️ Sensory processing
✔️ Body awareness and coordination

As a trained provider, I integrate Therapeutic Listening into a child’s broader therapy plan, tailoring it to their individual needs and goals.

It’s often helpful for children who experience sensory sensitivities, challenges with regulation, or difficulty staying focused.

Like all therapy, it’s not one-size-fits-all — but for the right child, it can be a powerful support 💛

If you’d like to learn more, feel free to reach out.

23/04/2026

🍎 What is the SOS Approach to Feeding? 🍏

The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to Feeding is a gentle, evidence-informed method that supports children to feel safe and confident around food.

Rather than focusing on “just eating,” SOS looks at the whole child — including sensory processing, oral motor skills, learning, and emotional comfort.

As an SOS-trained therapist, I:

✔️ Follow a step-by-step approach to build tolerance and confidence with food
✔️ Support children to explore foods through play and all their senses
✔️ Reduce stress and pressure at mealtimes
✔️ Work with families to create positive, achievable feeding experiences

This approach is especially helpful for children with sensory sensitivities, anxiety around food, or limited diets.

Building a positive relationship with food takes time — but it’s absolutely possible 💛

If you’d like to know more, feel free to get in touch.

23/04/2026

Did you know that Lara has over 23 years paediatric experience!