Season 2 Episode 9: Finding Your Clinical Voice: Boundaries, Confidence, and Doing Things Differently with J

Summary:

In this episode of OT Coaching Confidential, I sit down with J, an early-career paediatric occupational therapist who is working hard to bridge the gap between clinical training and real-world therapy. J shares what it’s like to feel well-trained but still unsure — navigating multiple models, complex family dynamics, and unclear expectations in NDIS-funded therapy.

Together, we explore:

• The challenge of integrating approaches like DIR/Floortime, CO-OP, and SOS Therapy contracting and how to explain your “why” to families
• Setting boundaries early in your career
• How supervision can help build clarity and confidence
• Developing your clinical voice when things feel uncertain
• This episode is an honest reflection for any OT working in paediatrics who’s still piecing it all together — especially in those early years where growth often happens outside the textbooks.

We have various workshops coming up that address some of the practice areas discussed

Caregiver Capacity

Using a coregulation approach in therapy

The Art of Paediatric Therapy – Live July 2025

Hosted by: Alyce Svensk

The OT Coach Australia

www.theotcoach.au