FOCUS Specialist Therapeutic Supports

18/04/2026

One of my amazingly talented friends is up at the Laura Folk Fair this weekend showcasing her products. Cyanne's creative mind and skills are just phenomenal.

If you are visiting Laura Folk Fair, pop in and see her stall 💜

Cyanne's Creations

Today was such a big success at the Laura Folk Fair!

I was up at 6am getting everything ready, and by 9am my stall was all set up. The gates opened at 9:30am, and it turned out to be such a rewarding day — it was lovely seeing so many familiar faces stop by.

A huge thank you to Arj for looking after my stall while I made a quick dash to the bathroom — a little oversight on my part forgetting I’d need someone to hold the fort while I disappeared for five minutes 🤣

I’m a little sunburnt and completely exhausted, but it was such a beautiful day and absolutely worth it.

Now to do it all again tomorrow! And yes… I am definitely feeling the tiredness now!

17/04/2026

We're running two special low-sensory Jumpy Castle sessions next week, designed for children who enjoy a quieter, more relaxed environment.

Sessions are available on:
📅 Tuesday 21st April
📅 Thursday 23rd April

With three time slots each day: 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm (45 minutes each)

To keep things comfortable, each session is capped at just 5 participants, with no music and dimmed lighting.

💰 $6.20 for ages 3 and under
💰 $8.20 for ages 4 and above

Bookings must be made online prior to your session — head to the link in our bio to secure your spot!

https://www.trybooking.com/DLMLD

Well done Whyalla Recreation Centre for making this available to our community ❤️

We're running two special low-sensory Jumpy Castle sessions next week, designed for children who enjoy a quieter, more relaxed environment.

Sessions are available on:
📅 Tuesday 21st April
📅 Thursday 23rd April

With three time slots each day: 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm (45 minutes each)

To keep things comfortable, each session is capped at just 5 participants, with no music and dimmed lighting.

💰 $6.20 for ages 3 and under
💰 $8.20 for ages 4 and above

Bookings must be made online prior to your session — head to the link in our bio to secure your spot!

https://www.trybooking.com/DLMLD

15/04/2026

Over the last few weeks the South Australian disability community have lost two very special and influential people 💔

At this time we need to ensure we allow time and space to grieve, remember and to give permission for disconnect and to slow down.

Many of my friends and colleagues are hurting, including myself, so please understand your therapist, SSC, SC or PBS are humans and we have to navigate lifes unpredictable path as well.

If you are struck by grief, i was made aware of this national helpline yesterday, and its the Grief helpline, please reach out

https://griefline.org.au/get-help/nationwide-telephone-support/

Please also understand you can reach out to lifeline 131114 or beyond blue 1300 22 4636.

Please know you are not alone, and we all need support at times, especially when our grief is compounded.

Call the Griefline Helpline today. Our nationwide grief support line offers free, confidential help from trained volunteers 8 am–8 pm AEST, 7 days.

13/04/2026

🌿🌿 Just a reminder 🌿🌿

I have new opening hours 🙌

Due to needing time to look after my own needs, i have reduced my working days to Tuesday - Fridays 10 - 5 pm. 🌿

My contact details are :

📞 0413 356 810

📩 melissa@focussupports.com.au



Please note ive had the last week off due to illness, so i am going to be behind when i return tomorrow to client related tasks.

08/04/2026

Sorry i am not contactable via phone today due to switching providers.

I will be available for email contact after appointments this afternoon.

Sorry for the inconvenience

23/03/2026

I have new opening hours 🙌

Due to needing time to look after my own needs, i have reduced my working days to Tuesday - Fridays 10 - 5 pm. 🌿

My contact details are :

📞 0413 356 810

📩 melissa@focussupports.com.au

18/03/2026

I will be supporting Amelia from GOWLS in Westlands Shopping Centre Saturday 21st from 10 -2, come on down and have a chat about World Down Syndrome Day 💛💙

17/02/2026

Last week i visited this amazing hub and got to meet Cathy, the coordinator, who explained to me what the service provides and who its for.

✔️ Its a great quiet and welcoming space
✔️ they have groups - if you wish to participate.
✔️ space is open to anyone
✔️ lots of resources or activities to do with friends, solo or groups.
✔️ stay as long or as little as you like

You can also purchase a cheap meal 🥙 or a drink 🥛

Open Tuesday - Friday 10 - 3 pm

*** keep a look out, Focus is looking to collaborate with the hub to bring a FREE service to late diagnosed or self identified Neurodivergent Women - keep your eyes peeled (in discussion) ***

01/12/2025

Come celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities this Wednesday, December 3rd | 11am - 2pm.

We'll have games, activities and stall holders set up in the stadium, plus jumpy castles and play cafe will be open. It’s free entry.

Everyone is welcome!

05/11/2025

This week is Developmental Educators Week - theme for this year is "Beyond Labels: Recognising the Role of Developmental Educators". 🤍💚🤍💚

Developmental Education is the only allied health qualification where the whole degree is focused on disabilities. We work from a human rights and person centred perspective. We aim to provide capacity building supports including - functional Capacity Assessments (if trained), skill development, emotional literacy, resource development, supported decision making, positive behaviour support, sexual education, specialist support coordination......the list is endless. 🙌

For another fun fact, did you know there are 4 DEs that live and work in Whyalla and we have a number of other DEs who travel to our region 🌍

If you want to know more, please feel free to reach out. 📞

Ill happily chat your ear off about how our skills and expertise can support you 🤍💚🤍💚

Proud to be. a DE with over 25 years disability experience 💚🤍💚

27/10/2025

Vulnerable post 💔

Behind FOCUS Specialist Therapeutic Supports is just one person, myself.

Over the last 18 months, predominantly, I have been struggling with complicated and somewhat annoying health issues. What this has created is that people are only getting a small portion of me, rather than me 100% at all times.

Why am I bringing this to your attention? Because I want people to understand that I'm human, and these health issues are currently outside of my control. It's best I make it known, as I do not want people to think this is how I am all the time in my professional sphere. Even in the professional space, we hit major roadblocks and need to look at our realities and expectations.

I have recently been diagnosed with a condition, that if treated 15 months ago wouldn't have impacted my physical well-being as much as it has. I will require some minor treatment, which will hopefully allow myself to come back to some form of "normality".

I wish to thank those who have been flexible enough to stick with me, and for your understanding.

For those who I "seemingly" have ghosted, trust me, I haven't. I will be in contact this week to discuss options - these are references to referrals or people I have already spoken to or met.

As I am not superhuman, until I have regained some form of normality, I will not be taking on any more new referrals for either SSC, SC, or DE - as I need to get better as my priority.

I am still working with my current caseload.

I have not put myself first, and this has been a tough lesson to learn, especially when running your own business and trying to run a household as a single mum.

29/09/2025

As ive been quiet on my page for a while, thought id say hello to everyone, discuss hours of operation and a bit about myself. ❤️

Hi 👋 to all those who follow my page, i appreciate the likes and engagements ❤️

For those who dont know me well, Im a Developmental Educator with over 25 years experience in the disability sector. I work from a person centred neuroaffirming approach - an approach ive refined over my career. 📖 My current roles are as Specialist Support Coordinator and Developmental Educator, as a sole provider/business owner.

I am a single mum to a 17 year son👦who is my top priority 🙌 i own two german shepherds 🐾, a cat🐈‍⬛️ and a snake 🐍(a little zoo).

We live in Whyalla - Ive had the opportunity to work regionally, in metro and overseas in multiple countries. I currently provide remote and face to face services across SA.

Now my hours of operation differ week to week, to cater for my family and personal life. On a standard week, Mondays are allocated as none client days, and unless otherwise communicated via an automatic email response, I work 9-5 Tuesday to Friday. I do work out of hours when required, but this is predominantly email or report writing tasks.

Next week, you will learn a little more about me ❤️

Stay tuned 🙌❤️