01 Daily living
Home & daily living
Personal care, household tasks, community participation — practical strategies to do more on your own terms.
Occupational Therapy in Dandenong & South-East Melbourne
Practical OT,
in your real life.
Equal Therapy's Occupational Therapists work where you live — your home, your community, your workplace. We help you do the things that matter to you, day in, day out — with the right strategies, the right equipment, and a clear plan you can actually use.
Same week
No waitlist for new clients
In-home
Across South-East Melbourne
NDIS
Registered provider
In-home OT
NDIS funded
What we help with
Therapy that fits
real-life goals.
Our OTs work across the full scope of NDIS, paediatric, adult, and senior care, bringing senior clinical experience to wherever life actually happens.
02 Home modifications
Home & access assessments
Bathroom, kitchen, entries, stairs — full home assessments with clear, NDIS-ready modification reports.
03 Equipment & AT
Assistive technology
Mobility aids, transfer equipment, sensory tools — prescribed, trialled and reviewed so it actually fits.
04 Capacity building
Capacity-building programs
Skill-building goal plans for adults and seniors — independence, participation, work readiness, executive function.
05 Hospital to home
Discharge & transitions
Hospital-to-home planning, post-stroke rehab, equipment hire, first-fortnight check-ins, family training.
06 NDIS reports
SDA · SIL · FCA · ILO
Functional Capacity, SDA, SIL and ILO assessments — written so your planner and support coordinator can actually use them.
The detail
Three signature areas
we go deep in.
01 · Home assessments
Where you live
We come to your front door.
We bring the assessment to you — your home, your school, your workplace, your aged care residence. We see how you actually live, then write a plan that fits that life. Not a clinic-room approximation.
- Initial home visit and functional observation
- Goal setting with you (and your family if it helps)
- Written report you and your planner can use
The right kit
Equipment that fits the person, not the catalogue.
Trialled in your home, not picked from a brochure. We assess, prescribe and review every piece of assistive technology — from shower chairs to powered wheelchairs — and we handle the NDIS evidence write-up so your funding decision is straightforward.
Talk to an AT-trained OT 02 · Assistive technology
03 · Capacity building
Skills that stick
Building capacity, week on week.
Capacity-building isn't a tick-box. It's a structured plan with measurable goals — improving independence, executive function, routine, and participation. We work in fortnightly cycles with clear progress tracking your support coordinator can see.
Plan an intake call How we start
What happens in the
first four weeks.
01 Week 1
You call, we listen.
An intake call with our team. We listen, take notes, work out the right OT for your situation, and book in your first visit — usually within the same week.
02 Week 1–2
We come to you.
An in-home assessment with your OT. We see how your home and day actually work, set goals together, and identify the supports needed.
03 Week 2–3
The plan comes back.
We write up a clear plan and report — readable, NDIS-ready, practical. Reviewed with you before anything goes to your planner or support coordinator.
04 Week 3–4
Therapy starts.
Regular fortnightly sessions begin. We track progress in writing, share notes with your team, and adjust the plan as goals shift.
How it's funded
Four ways to fund
your OT.
We're registered with all the main pathways and our team handles the paperwork end-to-end. You won't need a degree in claim codes.
Most clients
NDIS
Self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed all supported. We're a fully registered NDIS provider audited to the Practice Standards.
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Chronic disease
Medicare CDM
Up to 5 subsidised allied health sessions per calendar year with a GP-issued Chronic Disease Management plan. Bring your CDM referral.
Veterans
DVA
Approved DVA Allied Health provider. Gold and White card holders with a current D904 referral from a GP can access OT at no cost.
Self-funded
Private
Most private health funds with extras cover OT. We'll provide the receipts and item codes you need to claim. HICAPS coming soon.
Not sure which pathway fits? Call our intake team on (03) 7500 5696 — most callers have an answer inside ten minutes.
Founder & OT
Your senior OT
Meet Max.
“Most OT happens in clinics. But the things people actually want to get better at — making a cup of tea, getting to the letterbox, lifting a grandchild — happen at home. So that's where I work.”
Max founded Equal Therapy after a decade in hospital and community OT settings. Senior clinician across paediatric to geriatric, with deep experience in home modifications, assistive technology, and hospital-to-home transitions. AHPRA registered. Member of Occupational Therapy Australia.
B.OT (Hons) AHPRA registered Home mods AT prescribing SDA assessor
Meet the full clinical team
OT questions
Common asks
about OT.
Specifics about home visits, NDIS pathways, and what your first session actually looks like.
Ask our intake teamDo OTs really come to my house?
Yes — most of our OT happens in your home, your school, your workplace or your aged care residence. We also see clients in clinic at Dandenong and offer telehealth Australia-wide for follow-up and review sessions.
What suburbs do you cover for home visits?
Across Melbourne's South-East: City of Casey, Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Cardinia and Kingston. Branch clinics in Preston (Northern) and Werribee (Western) also cover home visits in their regions.
Can you write SDA, SIL or FCA assessments?
Yes. We write Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA), Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Individualised Living Option (ILO) assessments — all to current NDIA standards.
How quickly can we start?
No current waitlist for OT — most new clients have their first in-home visit within the same week of their intake call. Priority intake for urgent hospital discharges and palliative referrals.
What does the first session cost?
NDIS, DVA and Medicare CDM clients have sessions billed directly to their funding. Self-funded sessions follow the Occupational Therapy Australia recommended rates. We'll confirm everything in writing before your first visit.
Do you support support coordinators?
Yes. We send referrals same-day, write reports inside agreed timeframes, and our intake team replies inside one business day. Direct support coordinator line available on request.
Also explore
One team, three
connected disciplines.
Ready when you are
Start OT this week,
not next quarter.
No waitlist, no triage queues, no scripted intake. Talk to our team today and book in your first in-home visit — usually inside the same week.
In-home
Across Melbourne's
South-East & beyond
Senior OT
On every visit —
no rotating juniors
Same week
Most new clients —
no waitlist