Alanna Barr — OT, Grad Cert Mental Health, EMDR Trained Alanna has been practising OT since 2008 with extensive experience across mental health, neurology, and chronic conditions. Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based OT with somatic and body-based strategies, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed care. Alanna has a particular interest in presentations where occupational identity, daily functioning, and mind-body connection are central to recovery — including burnout, anxiety, depression, and life transition.

Sara — OT, EMDR Trained Sara brings clinical experience in mental health OT and trauma-informed practice. Her approach draws on occupational science, sensory modulation, and EMDR to support clients whose mental health presentations are impacting their everyday functioning, roles, and participation in meaningful activity.

Both clinicians offer face-to-face sessions at our Belmont studio and Telehealth, making YO-T accessible across the Geelong region and beyond.

YO-T's FPS service is well suited to patients presenting with:

• Mild to moderate anxiety, depression, or adjustment disorder

• Trauma histories — particularly where somatic and body-based approaches are indicated or preferred

• Burnout and chronic stress impacting daily roles and function

• Matrescence and perinatal mental health concerns

• Mental health presentations linked to neurological conditions, chronic pain, or autoimmune disease

• Patients where occupational engagement, routine disruption, or identity are central to the clinical picture

• Those who have not responded to or are not engaging with talk therapy alone — and may benefit from a movement-integrated or body-based approach

Your patient requires:

• A GP Mental Health Treatment Plan for item 80135

• Referral to an Endorsed OT for Focused Psychological Strategies

Sessions available:

• Up to 10 individual sessions per calendar year under Better Access

• Both Alanna and Sara are registered Medicare providers

To refer:

1. Complete your patient's Mental Health Treatment Plan

2. Issue a referral letter addressed to YO-T specifying FPS / Endorsed OT

3. Send via email, or direct your patient to our referral form

 info@yo-t.com.au  0492 904 708  yo-t.com.au/referral  4/130 High Street, Belmont VIC 3216

• We aim to contact your patient within 2–3 business days of receiving referral

• An initial assessment session establishes occupational history, mental health goals, and a collaborative treatment plan

• You will receive a written report following initial assessment and again at discharge

• We are available for GP-to-clinician communication if you have clinical questions about a shared patient — please call or email directly

YO-T is one of a small number of practices in the Geelong region offering OT-delivered FPS with EMDR capability. Our approach is particularly valuable for patients where:

• The connection between body, nervous system, and daily functioning is a clinical priority

• Trauma-informed, non-pathologising care is important

• The patient is seeking an approach that integrates movement, mindfulness, and occupational meaning alongside formal psychological strategies

• Standard talk-based referral pathways have not been the right fit

We pride ourselves on thorough clinical communication and genuinely collaborative shared care.

This page is intended for health professionals only. For patient-facing information, visit yo-t.com.au