Hi, I’m Ian.
Occupational therapist, nurse by background, and dad. This is why I do this work and how I go about it.
Holly
Holly is one of the clients who inspired me to study occupational therapy, and to create my balance and coordination protocols.
She’s the reason I believe skills can keep developing, even where it seems impossible.
Watch Holly’s videoOpens on YouTube
People shouldn’t be defined by where their skills are today. Everyone is on a continuum, and wherever you are, there’s somewhere you’d like to go next.
That’s the whole reason Coordinated OT exists. IJ
How I got here
I trained in nursing before completing a Master of Occupational Therapy, and I’ve been an AHPRA-registered occupational therapist since 2014. My work has spanned children’s therapy, nursing and digital health consulting, in both private practice and public health.
Earlier in my career I worked with children and young people aged five to eighteen: assessment, individual therapy programs, parent education, and helping families understand the underlying skills affecting schoolwork, sport, self-care and social participation.
I completed advanced training in vestibular rehabilitation at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and my balance work has included special programs for cerebellar hypoplasia. If you’re looking for support with a cerebellar condition, I especially welcome your enquiry.
How I work
I’m practical and thorough. When a task gets done, I’m interested in how it got done: how you used your body, processed information and organised the steps. From there we set goals that matter to you and build a structured program that targets those steps.
Home practice is usually a few minutes, twice a day. We review regularly, adjust and keep moving.
If I’m not the right person for something, I’ll say so and help you find who is. IJ
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Occupational Therapy
- Registration
- AHPRA-registered occupational therapist since 2014
- Advanced training
- Vestibular rehabilitation, Emory University (Atlanta)
- Special interest
- Balance, coordination and cerebellar conditions
- Service area
- Mobile: Parramatta, Blacktown and the Hills District
How I read the research
Some of what I do rests on large reviews of controlled trials. Some rests on younger research that’s promising but still debated. I think you should be able to see which is which, so every approach on this site carries one of these markers.
Consistent findings across systematic reviews or meta-analyses of controlled trials.
Supportive studies and reviews, but fewer or smaller trials so far.
Promising early studies. The research is still young and some of it is debated.
Research that explains how the brain and body learn, rather than testing a therapy directly.
Professional frameworks describing what OT covers and when another profession leads.
Three of my kids and me on holiday at The Entrance.
Outside work
You’ll usually find me with my family, bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, or with Hope 103.2 on the radio.