Lived Experience Occupational Therapy Consulting
Supporting other neurodivergent health professionals (with and without chronic illnesses) to live well, whatever that looks like for you.
Who am I?
Kia ora, ko Rebecca taku ingoa. I'm a multiply neurodivergent Occupational Therapist/Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau with lived experience of chronic illnesses. I was born in Whakatū/Nelson and have lived in many places in Aotearoa/New Zealand. I have also lived in Australia and Thailand.
Who are you?
A neurodivergent health professional (with or without chronic illness) who is needing support for yourself and/or with clients and wants to work in a collaborative way with someone who understands the complexity of managing multiple conditions while working as a health professional.
A neurotypical health professional seeking support for improving your understanding of neurodivergence to better support your clients or colleagues.
Services Based in Lived Experience and Professional Expertise
Drawing from years of professional expertise combined with lived experience, Chronic Resilience OT is focused on supporting other health professionals through supervision, mentoring, consultation and training, with a focus on wellbeing, environmental supports, self-understanding, self-management and meaningful activity.
I offer in-person services in Golden Bay, New Zealand, online supervision all over New Zealand & Australia, and other services can be delivered virtually world-wide!
Supervision & Mentoring
Working with neurodivergent and/or chronically ill occupational therapists in New Zealand & Australia, I offer formal and informal supports as someone who understands.
Professional Consulting
Consultations are available for any discipline or service on matters relating to chronic illness, sensory processing, mental health or other neurodivergence.
Workshops & Trainings
Online and in-person trainings on Neurodiversity Affirming Practice for Mental Health, Sensory Processing in Mental Health, and Values Exploration.
My Core Values
community · collaboration · connection
Resources
Drawing from years of professional expertise combined with lived experience, Chronic Resilience OT is focused on supporting other health professionals through supervision, mentoring, consultation and training, with a focus on wellbeing, environmental supports, self-understanding, self-management and meaningful activity.
On-Demand Trainings
Access some of my past trainings, on-demand, at your own speed and in your own time.
My Writings & Musings
Find my thoughts on a variety of topics, such as neurodiversity-affirming practice, how we can support ourselves as neurodivergent OTs, book reviews, and more!
Downloadable Resources
A range of worksheets and graphics on topics such as self-care, chronic illness, and mental health, written from a lived experience and occupational therapy perspective.
“I’m here to help you work through the hard stuff as well as find the moments of joy and celebrate the big and little wins. Let’s find ways to build your resilience and strength, while balancing it with self-compassion and rest.”
— Rebecca, The Chronically Resilient OT