Occupational Therapist

Charlie Neighbour

I love the level of trust we are given from our clients and being invited in to watch them grow and achieve their goals.

Some Fun Facts About Charlie

Where were you born / Where did you grow up?  I was born and grew up in Adelaide.  I moved to regional South Australia once I graduated from University before moving to the Sunshine Coast.

 

What did you love to do as a kid?  I loved spending time with my extended family or on my family’s farm.

 

What did you want to be when you were growing up?  I wanted to either be a teacher or a physiotherapist.

 

What is your favourite food?  I love sushi.

 

Where is your favourite holiday destination?  The favourite place I have visited is South Africa.  It is definitely one place I would love to go back to one day.

 

Where in the world would you like to go where you haven’t been before?  The next place on my list is the Philippines.

 

Tell us an interesting fact about you.  When I was at school I represented Australia playing boardgames in Romania.

 

What is your life motto?  Be the change you wish to see in the world.

I began my career in regional South Australia after graduating in 2021.  I was working across the lifespan in disability but mostly paediatrics.  I was lucky enough to gain a wide range of experience running therapy sessions, group sessions, completing assistive technology prescriptions, working with education sites across the town and supporting the local university to develop their OT program and with student placements.

I decided to move to the Sunshine Coast in mid 2024 and have continued working within the disability space.  I have developed a strong interest in early intervention along with neuromuscular disability.  Over the last few years I have undertaken the following additional training:

  • Sensory Processing and Modulation in Children (Verve OT)
  • SCERTS Training (Autism Level Up)
  • Talking Toileting (Toilet Time)
  • Learn to Play Therapy (Learn to Play)
  • Bimanual Therapy (CP Teaching)
  • Assisting Hand Assessment (CP Teaching)
  • Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma (Emerging Minds)
  • The Impact of Family and Domestic Violence on the Child (Emerging Minds)
  • Conquering the Wees & Poos (Rebecca Khan)

 

Charlie is based in our Minyama clinic on the Sunshine Coast.