Barefoot Therapists

We offer a skilled team of Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, an Art Psychotherapist, a Therapeutic Teacher, a Dietitian and Animal & Equine-Assisted Therapists who provide a team approach to your therapy journey. A multidisciplinary team approach provides ‘best practice’ support for children and teenagers. We welcome everyone by offering a trauma aware, family focused and neurodiversity affirming practice. Barefoot acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to the land, sea and community. We are located on the traditional lands of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend our respects to our community. We provide services from birth right through the teens and transitioning to adulthood from our centre in Rosebud and our farm in Boneo. Indoor programs suit most children and outdoor sessions particularly suit children where the clinical environment has not been effective or motivating for them to achieve goals. Research suggests better engagement and positive outcomes for managing anxiety when animals, nature and the outdoors is part of the session. We work with you to find the programs which best meet your child’s requirements, whether that is based at our indoor centre, our gardens, our farm, in nature or in the community.