EDEN COACHING is a Townsville based Occupational Therapy and Life Coaching practice, with a focus on assisting people to successfully negotiate change in their lives.

Coaching as a treatment modality within Occupational Therapy is aimed at people who are having difficulty managing a particular situation which is impacting on their capacity to effectively engage in their life role/roles.

Typically this might include:

• Managing disability or chronic ill health
• Taking on a new life role e.g. becoming a carer or parent
• Giving up a long held life role
• Balancing multiple demands
• Re-entering or leaving the workforce
• Negotiating change on a personal or professional level

The key focus is on how people are functioning in their daily life, and in supporting them to develop and maintain productive and meaningful life roles.

With a practical, problem solving approach, Focused Psychological Strategies are provided with an emphasis on:

• Personal and professional goal setting
• Relaxation strategies
• Developing confidence and self esteem
• Improving communication
• Enhancing social skills
• Activity scheduling
• Problem solving
• Parenting

As an Occupational Therapist and Life Coach with over 25 years of clinical, managerial and teaching experience, Helen Kanowski is ideally positioned to work with this client group to:

• Establish clear goals
• Develop strategies to meet these goals
• Support and sustain forward movement

Clients referred under the Mental Health Care Treatment Plan (item number 80315) and the Enhanced Primary Care Plan (item number 10958) are eligible for the Medicare rebate.