Rise Above Therapy Services

25/07/2025

We have a couple of last minute spots left in our older teens cooking group! 👨🏻‍🍳 Enquire for more information or to express interest. We start next weekend - 2nd August!

27/04/2025

Cooking groups start this Saturday (3rd May)! 🧑🏻‍🍳 We have had a few rare spots open up for new clients. Get in contact if you're interested in joining us! 🌞 We focus on supporting neurodivergent children and teens to build authentic friendships in a low demand environment.

16/04/2024

Term 2 cooking groups start this Saturday! 🧑🏻‍🍳
We have a limited amount of last minute spaces left! Located in Mornington. Contact us for more information.

25/04/2023

COOKING GROUP 🍕🧑🏻‍🍳🍪

We have some last minute spots available in our cooking groups!

Groups are aimed at neurodivergent children and teens. The main goals are to increase community engagement and build meaningful connections with peers while learning kitchen safety and cooking skills.

The program runs on Saturdays for term 2 in Mornington.

Contact us if you'd like a spot or to find out more information!

Send a message to learn more

16/03/2023

Shining a light on neurodiversity week 🔦💡🌈

There has been some amazing content posted (by advocates, lived experience individuals, allied health clinicians etc.) throughout this week that we hope has reached many many people. But it's not over! It's so important that we continue to learn and listen to neurodivergent voices long after this week is over!

The hard work isn't finished. We will continue to shine a light on the issues society creates for the neurdivergent community. We will continue learning new ways to be neurodiversity affirming in the therapy and programs we deliver. We will continue advocating at schools when teachers use behaviourism to make neurodivergent students comply and conform. We will continue advocating to workplaces who place the blame and onus fully on the neurodivergent employee.

We will continue fighting, advocating and spreading awareness and knowledge to create safe, secure and inclusive environments for neurodivergent individuals! ☀️

LISTEN & LEARN from our voices this week and every other week!

14/03/2023

Continuing the celebration of neurodiversity week 🌈

Neurodiversity refers to different neurotypes, but this week we need to celebrate neurodivergent brains 🧠 and take the time to listen and learn from the neurodivergent community!

Credit to one of my amazing clients for teaching me some of the tips and tricks used to create this digital art piece 🙌🏻

14/03/2023

It’s neurodiversity week!🌈

At Rise Above Therapy Services we value, respect, listen to and amplify neurodivergent voices 🔊. It is time that society stopped prioritising neurotypical norms. Being neurodivergent is a diverse way of thinking, learning and processing information AND is absolutely necessary within society. We need individuals who question the rules... this is how change occurs!

Change is coming! ✨

Sometimes we forget that the whole world isn’t neurodiversity affirming, we immerse ourselves so deeply in that belief, culture and community. Then we are hastily reminded in different ways… whether it’s a workplace unable to accomodate needs, a school so rooted in behaviourism that it’s hard to see a way out, negative or ableist voices in the media or even lack of understanding within our own support networks.

There’s no better time than right now ⬇️

🌞Rise Above neuronormative societal expectations
🌞Rise Above systemic behaviourism!

How can you support neurodivergent people in society, Including throughout schools, workplaces, friendships/relationships and in the community? 🤷🏼‍♀️
Understand, learn and LISTEN to our voices!

🎧Support sensory preferences and needs
👀Accept neurodivergent social and play skills
🫱🏼‍🫲🏾Make accomodations
🚀Encourage interests
📲Embrace alternative communication
🙅🏻‍♀️Respect boundaries and self-advocacy
📚Normalise different support needs
👐🏼Recognise stimming as self-regulating
🧠Teach about different brains
⏳Acknowledge different learning styles
🫶🏿Build positive identities for and with neurodivergent individuals

🌝Some of our favourite, amazing creators and advocates to follow and learn from:




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22/02/2023

Surf Group Availability!

We have had a couple of rare last minute spaces open up in our surf group. This group begins this Saturday and will be 5 weeks long.

Where: Point Leo
Time: 11:00-12:30
Age: ~10-12 years old

Contact us for more information!

13/12/2022

Let us know ⬇️

15/10/2022

Just keep paddling 🏄‍♂️🏊‍♀️

04/10/2022

Getting ready to start our Surf Group program for term 4! 🏄🏽🤙🏻

30/09/2022

Looking for an extra set of hands for our term 4 program!🏄🏽 🌞
📍Mornington Peninsula, VIC