A space to pause, unpack what’s been sitting with you, and feel a little more steady.
Mental Health Occupational Therapy for Pregnancy, Postpartum & Parenthood
Perinatal Mental Health Occupational Therapy Across Australia
Ready to Rise offers telehealth mental health occupational therapy across Australia, with a special focus on perinatal mental health. Whether you're navigating postpartum depression, pregnancy anxiety, birth trauma, or the emotional weight of early parenthood — this is a safe space to land.
GP referrals welcome. NDIS participants supported. Partners always included.
I support GP-referred and self-referred individuals — wherever you are in Australia.
Supporting individuals, partners & families through pregnancy, postpartum & early parenthood. Expert trauma-informed OT therapy, Australia-wide.
Many people seek support from a mental health OT alongside — or instead of — a perinatal psychologist, particularly when day-to-day life, routines, relationships, and functioning are part of what needs support. As an OT, I look at the full picture: not just how you're feeling, but how you're living.
I support GP-referred and self-referred individuals — wherever you are in Australia.
Supporting individuals, partners & families through pregnancy, postpartum & early parenthood. Expert trauma-informed OT therapy, Australia-wide.
Many people seek support from a mental health OT alongside — or instead of — a perinatal psychologist, particularly when day-to-day life, routines, relationships, and functioning are part of what needs support. As an OT, I look at the full picture: not just how you're feeling, but how you're living.
I support GP-referred and self-referred individuals — wherever you are in Australia.
Supporting individuals, partners & families through pregnancy, postpartum & early parenthood. Expert trauma-informed OT therapy, Australia-wide.
Many people seek support from a mental health OT alongside — or instead of — a perinatal psychologist, particularly when day-to-day life, routines, relationships, and functioning are part of what needs support. As an OT, I look at the full picture: not just how you're feeling, but how you're living.
About Your Perinatal Mental Health Specialist
I'm Kelsey Crosling — a registered mental health occupational therapist with over a decade of experience across public and private settings, now specialising in perinatal mental health.
I've worked in public Mother–Baby Units, a women's acute psychiatric unit, and I provide contract support with the Gidget Foundation. I'm currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Perinatal Mental Health.
But more than any of that — I get it. I know how important it is to feel genuinely understood, especially in the season of new parenthood.
Support that fits into real life
All sessions are delivered via telehealth — by phone or Google Meet — so there's no travel, no parking, no arranging childcare. Just you, wherever you are, whenever works.
• Flexible scheduling around feeding times and nap windows
• Available nationwide — including regional and rural Australia
• A familiar, comfortable space to talk things through
• Available by phone or video — you choose what feels right
Support that fits into real life
All sessions are delivered via telehealth — by phone or Google Meet — so there's no travel, no parking, no arranging childcare. Just you, wherever you are, whenever works.
• Flexible scheduling around feeding times and nap windows
• Available nationwide — including regional and rural Australia
• A familiar, comfortable space to talk things through
• Available by phone or video — you choose what feels right
Who This Is For?
These sessions are well-suited if you:
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Are pregnant, postpartum, or parenting and feeling a bit stretched
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Want support without committing to ongoing therapy
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Are already doing okay but value regular check-ins
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Need a safe place to talk things through with someone who understands perinatal mental health
Focussed strategies
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy
Motivational interviewing
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Activity grading and adaptation
Therapeutic use of occupation
Activity scheduling
Sensory modulation
Psychoeducation
Coaching
Social prescribing
Activities I assist with
Parenting
Making and keeping friends
Self care
Navigating interpersonal relationships
Supermarket shopping
Meal planning and cooking
Money management
Establishing healthy habits and routines
Supermarket shopping
Participating in leisure activities
Engaging in learning and work
Ready to Rise
As a mental health occupational therapist with specialised training in perinatal mental health, I offer a calm, compassionate space to land. Together, we gently make sense of what you’re carrying and how it’s showing up in the everyday moments of new parenthood.
Occupational Therapy
Diagnoses I commonly work with
Depression
Anxiety
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/ Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Borderline Personality Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Focussed strategies which inform my work
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy
Motivational interviewing
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Activity grading and adaptation
Therapeutic use of occupation
Activity scheduling
Sensory modulation
Psychoeducation
Coaching
Social prescribing
Activities of daily living I assist clients with
Parenting
Self care
Emotional regulational
Social skills
Navigating relationships
Supermarket shopping
Meal planning and cooking
Money management
Establishing habits and routines
Supermarket shopping
Participating in leisure activities
Engaging in learning and work
These sessions might be right for you if you're:
• Pregnant, postpartum, or parenting and feeling stretched beyond capacity
• Navigating postpartum depression, postnatal anxiety, or birth trauma
• Struggling with the adjustment to parenthood — identity, relationships, sleep, all of it
• A partner or non-birthing parent who also needs support
• An adult managing anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, or another mental health concern
• An NDIS participant looking for a mental health occupational therapist
You don't need to arrive with a clear diagnosis or a goal in mind. Sometimes the first step is just showing up.
Get support for this season
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Contact
Email: kelsey@readytorise.au
Phone: 0487677954
Address: 72A Lincoln Road Essendon VIC 3033
Kelsey Crosling is listed with trusted professional and perinatal mental health organisations, including COPE, the Gidget Foundation, Occupational Therapy Australia, and the National Health Services Directory.
I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of this land on which we live, work and play. I recognise their connection to land, water and community and we pay respect to their Elders - past, present and emerging.
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