Business Name
Karenza Harding Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Appointment Wait Times
Accepting new clients for Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) starting January 2025. Please note that the waitlist for ongoing therapy remains closed.
About
Karenza is a senior mental health occupational therapist (10+ years). She specialises in providing neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed support and assessment for autistic teenagers and adults with co-occurring mental health diagnoses (telehealth).
She embraces the unique individuality of every person, celebrates diversity, and supports exploration of identity. Her approach is neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, strengths-focused, collaborative, holistic and evidence-based. Karenza meets all clients with an empathetic and nurturing attitude. She acknowledges the complexities of life for individuals and families.
Karenza's areas of interest include:
- Functional capacity assessments through a neurodiversity affirming lens
- Autistic/ADHD identity
- Autistic burnout
- Emotional regulation and mental health support - including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, depression, psychosis
- Deep understanding and experience with PDA (demand avoidance)
- Support for neurodivergent families
- School accommodations and advocacy - including support with school can't, bullying, and homeschooling
- Chronic illness (including POTS)
- Neurodivergent sleep – Karenza offers specialised holistic assessment and support
- Energy and fatigue management
- Sensory needs and accommodations
- Self-care and leisure
- Work and study support
Karenza is currently seeing self/plan managed NDIS clients and privately funded clients.
Kindly refer to her website or Facebook page for availability updates.
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