Everyone's brain works in a unique and beautiful way
Everyone's brain works in a
unique and beautiful way
Everyone's brain works in a unique and beautiful way
Mai provides personalised, play-based Occupational Therapy to support your child’s strengths, and build the skills they need in everyday life. Whether at home, kinder, or school, Mai works closely with parents and teachers to help children thrive in the activities that matter most.
ABOUT ME
Mai’s Approach
Mai is a compassionate Paediatric Occupational Therapist with a background in Neuroscience and a Master of Occupational Therapy. She has experience supporting children from toddlers to young adults across home, kinder, and school settings. Mai uses a neuroaffirming, play-based approach tailored to each child’s strengths and interests. Her special interests include sensory processing and emotional regulation, and how these impact social participation and daily life. Fluent in English, Hebrew, and Spanish, Mai values connection with families from all backgrounds.
How Occupational Therapy Helps
What is Occupational Therapy?
Paediatric Occupational Therapy helps children build the skills they need to participate in everyday activities, things like getting dressed, playing, participating in classroom tasks, making friends, and managing big feelings. Occupational Therapists (OTs) work closely with children, their families, and educators to understand the child’s strengths and challenges and provide practical support to build confidence and independence. The goal of OT is to support your child to reach their full potential, through their strengths and interests.
Paediatric Occupational Therapy helps children build the skills they need to participate in everyday activities, things like getting dressed, playing, participating in classroom tasks, making friends, and managing big feelings.
Occupational Therapists (OTs) work closely with children, their families, and educators to understand the child’s strengths and challenges and provide practical support to build confidence and independence. The goal of OT is to support your child to reach their full potential, through their strengths and interests.
Services
Types Of Supports Offered
Mai has specialised experience in Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, developmental delays, and provides Occupational Therapy support for children with any challenges they face in completing daily activities. OT services include:
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted programs to improve pencil grip, letter formation, and writing stamina with confidence.
Handwriting Support
Targeted programs to improve pencil grip, letter formation, and writing stamina with confidence.
Handwriting Support
Targeted programs to improve pencil grip, letter formation, and writing stamina with confidence.
Play-Based Therapy
Using play to develop communication, imagination, social and emotional skills in a fun, child-led way.
Play-Based Therapy
Using play to develop communication, imagination, social and emotional skills in a fun, child-led way.
Play-Based Therapy
Using play to develop communication, imagination, social and emotional skills in a fun, child-led way.
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Thinking & Organisation
Supporting planning, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning strategies.
Thinking & Organisation
Supporting planning, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning strategies.
Thinking & Organisation
Supporting planning, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning strategies.
Self-Care Independence
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Self-Care Independence
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Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
Parent Coaching
Collaborative sessions to equip parents with practical tools and guidance tailored to their child’s needs.
Funding Reports
Comprehensive reports to support applications for NDIS and other funding or school services.
Executive Functioning
Supporting attention, memory, focus and task management through executive functioning and cognitive strategies.
Self-Care Independence
Developing skills for dressing, eating, bathing and other daily routines to promote independence.
Emotional Regulation Tools
Teaching children to recognise, express and manage their feelings using practical and age-appropriate strategies.
Toilet Training Help
Individualised support for toilet training that considers your child’s physical, emotional and sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Skills
Helping children understand and manage how they respond to sound, touch, movement, and other sensory input.
Self-Regulation Support
Strategies to help children manage their emotions, behaviours and energy levels throughout the day.
Play Skills
Learning how to play in order to develop cognition, social skills, communication, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and meaningful engagement in leisure activities
Motor Skill Development
Building strength, coordination and control for everyday tasks like drawing, writing, running and climbing.
School Readiness Skills
Helping children build the attention, routines and social skills needed to thrive in kinder and school settings.
Handwriting Support
Targeted support to promote a functional pencil grip, letter formation and written expression, as well as advocacy for classroom modifications when required.
Standardised Assessments
Formal assessments to understand strengths and needs, including sensory, motor, handwriting, and VCE applications.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any other questions
What Occupational Therapy services are offered?
One-on-one OT sessions at home, kinder, or school that support your child to participate in daily life with more confidence and independence. See the Services section for more detail.
What Occupational Therapy services are offered?
One-on-one OT sessions at home, kinder, or school that support your child to participate in daily life with more confidence and independence. See the Services section for more detail.
What Occupational Therapy services are offered?
One-on-one OT sessions at home, kinder, or school that support your child to participate in daily life with more confidence and independence. See the Services section for more detail.
Which areas do you operate in?
Mai provides OT services across Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs.
Which areas do you operate in?
Mai provides OT services across Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs.
Which areas do you operate in?
Mai provides OT services across Melbourne’s South Eastern suburbs.
How long are the sessions?
Sessions are 60 minutes, for face-to-face therapy.
How long are the sessions?
Sessions are 60 minutes, for face-to-face therapy.
How long are the sessions?
Sessions are 60 minutes, for face-to-face therapy.
Do you collaborate with my child’s teachers or other professionals?
Yes, Mai works closely with your child’s teachers and other therapists or care team members to ensure consistent support across settings. Collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary team ensures everyone works toward shared goals that support your child’s strengths and needs.
Do you collaborate with my child’s teachers or other professionals?
Yes, Mai works closely with your child’s teachers and other therapists or care team members to ensure consistent support across settings. Collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary team ensures everyone works toward shared goals that support your child’s strengths and needs.
Do you collaborate with my child’s teachers or other professionals?
Yes, Mai works closely with your child’s teachers and other therapists or care team members to ensure consistent support across settings. Collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary team ensures everyone works toward shared goals that support your child’s strengths and needs.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is required, however, if you do have one, feel free to bring it along. The first session will be a parent-only meeting (either in person or online) to discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, concerns, and therapy goals.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is required, however, if you do have one, feel free to bring it along. The first session will be a parent-only meeting (either in person or online) to discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, concerns, and therapy goals.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is required, however, if you do have one, feel free to bring it along. The first session will be a parent-only meeting (either in person or online) to discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, concerns, and therapy goals.
What funding options are available?
NDIS (Self-managed or Plan-managed) Medicare - Chronic Disease Management plans (CDM) Private health insurance (depending on your specific coverage)
What funding options are available?
NDIS (Self-managed or Plan-managed) Medicare - Chronic Disease Management plans (CDM) Private health insurance (depending on your specific coverage)
What funding options are available?
NDIS (Self-managed or Plan-managed) Medicare - Chronic Disease Management plans (CDM) Private health insurance (depending on your specific coverage)
Contact
Contact
Contact
Please feel free to reach out!
If you’d like to learn more or book an Occupational Therapy session, please fill out the form below. I’d love to hear about your child and how I can support them.
Helping kids shine by being the best version of themselves
Helping kids shine by being the best version of themselves
Helping kids shine by being the best version of themselves
Mai provides personalised, play-based Occupational Therapy to support your child’s strengths, and build the skills they need in everyday life. Whether at home, kinder, or school, Mai works closely with parents and teachers to help children thrive in the activities that matter most.
Mai provides personalised, play-based Occupational Therapy to support your child’s strengths, and build the skills they need in everyday life. Whether at home, kinder, or school, Mai works closely with parents and teachers to help children thrive in the activities that matter most.
Mai provides personalised, play-based Occupational Therapy to support your child’s strengths, and build the skills they need in everyday life. Whether at home, kinder, or school, Mai works closely with parents and teachers to help children thrive in the activities that matter most.
Mai Shibi OT
Mai Shibi
OT@MaiShibi.com.au
Melbourne, Australia
I © 2025 by Mai Shibi, All Rights Reserved
© 2025 by Mai Shibi, All Rights Reserved
© 2025 by Mai Shibi, All Rights Reserved