Adult occupational therapy on the Gold Coast, built around your life.
Local, experienced support for Gold Coast adults — in-home visits and telehealth, for autistic and neurodivergent adults, psychosocial recovery, and everyday independence, built around goals that actually matter to you.
Experienced, evidence-based, genuinely personal
We built Haven to be the kind of OT practice we'd trust for ourselves — here's what that looks like in practice.
Holistic approach
We treat the whole person, not just the symptom in front of us.
Experienced clinicians
Years of hands-on adult experience, not a graduate caseload.
Neuroaffirming
Evidence-based approaches that respect neurodiversity and autonomy.
Personalised care
Every client gets a plan built around them, never a template.
Local & flexible
In-home visits across the Gold Coast, or telehealth — your call.
“I started Haven because too many adults were being handed generic programs instead of a plan that respected their actual capacity and autonomy. I wanted to build the practice I'd trust for myself.”
— Casey Lee, Founder & Lead Occupational TherapistDoes this sound familiar?
It's 6pm on a weeknight. The dishes are still in the sink, three messages are unanswered, and you have nothing left to give the rest of the evening. If that's a familiar feeling, here's what we hear most from Gold Coast adults:
If you're reading this after another exhausting week, you're not lazy, and you're not broken. Your system is working overtime just to get through an average day.
We use what we call the water-glass method: understand how full your glass already is before adding anything new. Once we know your actual capacity, we build routines and strategies that fit inside it, instead of piling on more things to manage. That's the work we do with Gold Coast adults every week, practical, respectful, and built around the life you actually have.
Three steps, no overwhelm
Book a free 15-minute call
A short, no-cost chat with an experienced OT about what's actually getting in your way. No pressure, no obligation to go further.
We build a plan together
We shape a plan around your goals, your capacity and your funding, so you know exactly what happens next and why.
Support where you live
In-home visits across the Gold Coast, or telehealth if that suits you better — support lands where your life actually happens.
The water-glass method
Most advice tells you to add more: more routines, more strategies, more effort. If your glass is already full, that just tips it over. We start by understanding how much capacity you actually have before we add anything.
Map your capacity
What's already filling your glass, and what tips it over on a hard day.
Protect what's working
We don't touch routines that already work, we build around them.
Add in small, real steps
Strategies sized to fit the room you actually have left.
Review and adjust
We keep the plan current as your capacity and goals change.
“You can't pour from a glass that's already full — we help you understand what's in yours.”
— Casey Lee, Founder & Lead Occupational TherapistWhat you walk away with
- A clear plan that fits your real capacity, not a generic checklist.
- Practical strategies for the specific moments that tip you over.
- Someone local in your corner who respects your pace and your autonomy.
Support for the everyday things that feel hard
Psychosocial recovery
Practical, respectful support for mental health and psychosocial NDIS goals.
Autistic burnout support
Understanding and recovering capacity, without being told to just push through.
Everyday independent living
Cooking, budgeting, appointments and admin — systems that actually stick.
Sensory processing
Understanding what overwhelms you, and building environments that work with it.
Routine & executive functioning
Planning, memory and follow-through, sized to fit your real capacity.
Work & study support
Strategies for focus, workload and sensory demands in work or study settings.
Social & community access
Building confidence and tools for the social settings that matter to you.
Capacity coaching & home plans
Strategies and a home plan you can actually run, sized to your real week.
Proudly servicing Gold Coast adults
Because Casey is local, sessions can happen in your home, in the places you actually need support, not just in a clinic room across town. Prefer telehealth instead? That's available too, with the same 1:1 attention.
Not sure if we cover your street? Ask on your free 15-minute call and we'll give you a straight answer, along with a telehealth option if in-home isn't available in your area yet.
What Gold Coast clients say
Local experience, and the time to actually know you
Casey has more than seven years of clinical experience and has supported over 350 clients. She started Haven because she wanted to work the way she believed OT should be done: with time, with respect for your autonomy, and without treating you as a referral to move through a caseload.
- She listens first, then builds a plan around you, not a template.
- She's local to the Gold Coast, and understands the demands of everyday life here.
- She's honest about what OT can and cannot do for you.
Clear on funding, before you commit
We'd rather be straight with you now than surprise you later.
NDIS
Self-managed and plan-managed plans are both welcome. We support psychosocial and capacity-building goals under your plan, and help you use the funding well.
Medicare
A GP Chronic Disease Management plan typically covers up to 5 sessions per year. We help you make those sessions count.
Private
No referral needed. If you'd rather not wait on paperwork, you can start this week.
Good questions, honest answers
Yes — we offer in-home visits across the Gold Coast, as well as telehealth for clients who prefer it or live a little further out.
Not for private appointments, you can start straight away. Medicare needs a GP Chronic Disease Management plan. NDIS self- and plan-managed are both welcome.
No. You don't need a formal diagnosis to start. If something is making daily life harder than it should be, that's reason enough to have a conversation.
Not at all. We support NDIS participants, Medicare clients under a GP plan, and private clients with no funding involved.
A GP Chronic Disease Management plan typically covers up to 5 sessions per year. We'll walk you through fees clearly on your call so there are no surprises.
We have capacity for ongoing clients right now. Book the free call and we'll talk through next steps and timing.
It depends entirely on your goals, but it always starts with understanding your real capacity before adding anything new, using our water-glass method.
Book a no-cost 15-minute call with a Gold Coast OT
No cost, no obligation — honest, local guidance on whether occupational therapy is the right next step for you.
Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm · Gold Coast & telehealth