Sensory processing
For little ones who melt down in busy supermarkets, who can't bear seams, who eat only the same five foods. Affirming sensory-integration approach. Most families see meaningful shifts within twelve weeks.
Ages 2 – 10 Stanmore · Paediatric OT · Ages 2 – 12
A bright splashy room where small bodies learn big things.
A solo paediatric occupational-therapy practice on Percival Road. We help children regulate, play, write, dress, eat, and feel at home in their bodies. Sensory-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, parent-coached.
— What we help with
Six warm rooms of work.
Fine motor & handwriting
For the children whose hands are tiring at school. Pencil grip, letter formation, scissors, drawing. Play-led practice with games designed to feel like fun, not work.
Ages 4 – 10Self-regulation & big feelings
For little ones whose emotions run loudly. Co-regulation work with parents first, then child-led tools. Often combined with sensory work.
Ages 3 – 12Daily-living skills
Dressing, toileting, eating, sleep routines, brushing teeth. Practical, individualised plans for families who are tired and need help.
Ages 2 – 12Autism & neurodiversity
Affirming, strengths-based OT for autistic children and their families. We do not aim for "less autistic" — we aim for "more comfortable, more capable, more themselves."
All agesSchool readiness & transition
For Kindy starters who need a confidence boost on cutting, sitting, listening, and lunch-box independence. A twelve-week pre-Kindy block with a printable home plan.
Ages 4 – 6
— What sensory work looks like, in practice
Splash, swing, squish, settle.
A typical Goldfish session is forty-five minutes of structured play, designed around your child's sensory profile. There are no "right answers". The aim is regulation first, then learning.
Vestibular
Swings, spinning chairs, balance work. For little ones who crave movement or are afraid of it.
Proprioceptive
Squish-pillow piles, heavy-work tasks, jumping. For the children who need their body to know where it is.
Tactile
Sensory bins, finger paint, slow textures, fabric work. For children who recoil from touch or who seek it constantly.
— About the practitioner
Mia Fenwick
Accredited Occupational Therapist · OT Australia
BAppSc (Occupational Therapy, Sydney, 2012), Master of Disability Studies (UNSW, 2017). Eight years across Royal Far West and Northcott paediatric services before opening Goldfish OT on Percival Road in 2024.
Mia is sensory-integration trained, Lidcombe-aware for joint care with speech-pathology friends, and the mum of one very-spirited five-year-old who reviews every new toy that comes into the play room.
OT Australia
AHPRA registered
NDIS registered
SI Therapy trained
Mum of one
Four ways most families fund their work with us.
NDIS
Plan-managed and self-managed under "improved daily living" or "capacity building". Invoiced directly. Reports prepared at no extra charge.
Medicare CDM
Up to five visits per calendar year with a GP-coordinated Chronic Disease Management plan. Rebate of $58.30 per visit.
Private health
All major funds. Rebate per session varies between $40 and $95. HICAPS in the room on the day.
HCWA Better Start
Helping Children with Autism & Better Start packages where eligible. Children under seven, up to twenty sessions.
— The play room
The room, painted mint-and-coral.
— Make a first visit
Book online, or ring for a free chat.
All new families are welcome to ring for a free fifteen-minute phone chat before booking. We'll help you work out whether OT is the right next step or whether someone else is.
Address
122 Percival Road
Stanmore NSW 2048
Hours
Mon · Wed · Thu · Sat
09:00 – 17:00
Reach
+61 2 9519 7702
hello@goldfishot.com.au