Built Like Me. Occupational Therapist: Child & Adolescent Mental Health

19/01/2026

Needing support with emotional regulation, sensory difficulties, friendship challenges, difficulties with school, sleep, or building independence?

Built Like Me can help!
Occupational Therapy for children 3-18 in Mooroolbark.

New clients being accepted for term 1!

See an OT with 17 years of experience,
With over a decade in public mental health services.

Ongoing therapy, single session, parent education and brief intervention all available!

Email: info@builtlikeme.com.au for booking information.

13/01/2026

Summer holidays often allow for a bit more family time, longer car trips, lazy afternoons on the couch…

Adults often use nostalgia to try and create connections with young people, especially parents.
They are keen to share music, movies, TV shows, activities they loved in their youth, it can be great!
But for this to work we also have to embrace what they are loving, ask them to share what they are watching, listening too, playing. Learn about it, take an interest, enjoy it with them.

12/01/2026

16/12/2025

If your kids have questions, or are anxious and distressed by the Bondi terror attack the incredible the wonderful team at Squiz Kids have put a special episode of their podcast together. Their news for kids podcast is always brilliant and this episode has absolutely hit the mark in these devastating times. If you have so far been able to shield your kids from this tragedy, keep this one in your back pocket for now.
Thank you to the team at Squiz kids for putting into words what our young people need to hear, when so many are not able too right now.

Talking to kids about tough topics: A Squiz Kids special edition is out now to help you answer questions about the Bondi incident. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

15/12/2025

No child should be looking around at the park wondering if something terrible might happen.

If it’s possible to protect the little people in your life from knowing about this tragedy you should.

15/12/2025

Thanks for putting this information together so quickly Onwards and Upwards Psychology

14/12/2025

Like most last night I watched media coverage from Bondi struggling to comprehend what I was seeing and hearing. My fully developed adult brain is finding it overwhelming and very distressing. I have the skills needed to take breaks from the news, avoid the most graphic and distressing content that will be circulating online.

Developing brains do not.

With many kids and teens already on holidays it is so important to do all we can to minimise their exposure to this unimaginable trauma.

Over and over I see the algorithms of younger people showing them the most graphic and traumatic content.

Remind older kids that this content does not need to be witnessed to understand the gravity of what has happened. That they can come to you, if they are upset or have questions, regardless of how they have come across this content.

Little kids do not need to see news headlines or hear radio news breaks right now.
Turn it off when they are around.

If they are having a chill on the couch day to start the holidays make sure they are using streaming services with children's only content.

For families within the Jewish community, who can not hide and shelter their children from this nightmare Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families has shared some initial information on answering children's questions.

I have no words that feel right to finish this post, I like everyone else is still struggling to understand how this is happening in Australia. xx

01/12/2025

Feeling the end-of-year wobblies at home?

We’re offering one-off OT sessions (standard or extended) to give families practical tools in emotional regulation, sensory needs, and interoception before the holiday break.

Go into the summer holidays with a tool kit of knowledge and skills to support your Child's development ready for a new school

Limited spots—available only until December 10th.

Term 1 follow-up appointments available.

Book now online:

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