Neil Locke
I'm Neil Locke, an AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist and ACA-registered Counsellor.
I came to this work from a mix of professional training, lived experience and a fairly simple belief: support should make everyday life work better, not just make someone better at therapy.
I'm interested in understanding the person in front of me — what matters to them, what's actually getting in the way, and what could realistically make a difference.
My counselling background adds another perspective when the practical and emotional parts of life overlap.
I don't think therapy should exist in its own little world.
A strategy that works beautifully in a therapy room isn't much use if it falls apart everywhere else.
I want to understand what happens in the classroom, at home, in the community or wherever the difficulty actually shows up — and work from there.
Neurodivergence isn't only something I've studied.
I have lived experience of autism, ADHD, anxiety and OCD. I'm also a husband and father.
That experience influences some of the questions I ask and some of the things I notice, but I don't assume my experience is the same as somebody else's.
I'm particularly interested in the gap between appearing capable and actually coping — and in support that helps without unnecessarily making someone's world smaller.
Professional Background
I'm an AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist and ACA-registered Counsellor, with a Bachelor of Health Science, Master of Occupational Therapy and Diploma of Counselling.
My work has included children, adolescents and adults across school, community and individual settings, including neurodivergent people and people with intellectual and developmental disability.