20 providers on the NDIS Commission register delivering therapy services in ACT.
Allied health delivered under the NDIS: occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, psychology, dietetics, and early childhood supports. Therapists work out what is getting in the way, work with you on it, and write the reports that often decide what goes into your next plan.
Therapy usually sits under Capacity Building, Improved Daily Living. Reports for plan reviews are generally billed against that same budget, so allow for them when you plan your hours for the year.
Canberra has reasonable allied health depth for its size, helped by a concentrated population and short travel distances. Waitlists still bite, particularly in paediatric occupational therapy and speech pathology. Many ACT residents also see therapists in the surrounding NSW region, which widens the field, so ask whether a practice takes clients from both sides of the border.
Most allied health professionals are registered with AHPRA but not with the NDIS Commission. The two are completely different things. If you are plan-managed or self-managed you can see them either way. If you are agency-managed, you can only use NDIS-registered providers, which narrows the field a long way.
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Allied health: OT, speech, physio, psychology.
Providers on this page appear on the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's register of registered providers. Registration is not an endorsement, and it is not the same as a recommendation from us. Check that a provider suits your needs before you commit.