Meet Sally Platt and Donna-Leah Webb, your Bare Feet Occupational Therapists

Collectively, we, have over 30 years of experience in paediatric Occupational Therapy. Having known each other since university in Durban, South Africa, we’ve always dreamt of combining our shared passion of providing high level, impactful OT services to support children in need and their families.

Together, we have extensive experience working with babies and children with:

  • Global developmental delays, delayed milestones, premature babies.

  • Neurological conditions including cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, chromosomal deletions and acquired brain injury.

  • Autism

  • Sensory Processing disorders

  • ADHD

  • Learning difficulties

We have training in Paediatric Neuro Developmental Techniques, Professional wheelchair seating, Cortical Visual Impairment, Ayres Sensory Integration, DIR Floor time and SOS feeding therapy.

We are passionate about the holistic and powerful impact that OT has on a child and over the years have been a part of many children’s journeys of developing a sense of self-belief and confidence in themselves to achieve their goals.

Bare Feet OT are conveniently located within Eloff & Andrews Clinical Psychology’s Maroochydore Allied Health Rooms at 1B/68 Kingsford Smith Parade Maroochydore.

To book an appointment:

Donna: 0494176608 or Sally: 0494166750 or use the referral application here.

Learn more about Sally and Donna

  • Donna lives in the Sunshine Coast with her husband and 3 children. She loves the adventure and outdoor lifestyle that the Sunshine Coast offers her energetic family.

    Having had the privilege of working in various settings over three countries including South Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia, she is passionate about working in a multidisciplinary team.  She believes in the benefit of building a strong, connected network around each child that includes the primary care giver as a key contributor.

    Donna is passionate about the role an OT brings to a team. “I love my job; I love how it goes hand in hand with self-belief. I get to be a part of that moment when a child knows or learns they can do it; whether that’s by learning a new way of doing something or breaking a task down into manageable parts, learning cues about their body or giving them an assistive device, nothing beats the moment they realise…. I can.”

    When not bare feet and in her scrubs at work, you will find Donna, running on the beach, camping in nature, attempting Pilates or trying to keep up with her own busy children.

  • Sally, her husband and two children, aged 9 and 6, moved to the Sunshine Coast to be a part of the outdoor lifestyle, friendly people and beautiful landscapes.

    Growing up on a farm in South Africa, has shaped the way Sally views her role as an Occupational Therapist. She believes in the importance of children getting back to basics, slowing down and running bare feet in the mud! Sally’s dream is to one day have a nature-based therapy set up, where children can learn and develop skills by climbing trees, balancing on rocks and integrating their senses in the outdoors.

    ‘My therapy approach is relationship based, I strongly believe in relationships being the foundation and fuel for growth and change. I focus on the child and their family and aim to empower them to see their child’s individual differences, meet them where they are at and focus on the child’s strengths and interests, to guide development.’

    ‘I love to learn, be it from other professionals or from the children I treat and their families, I am humbled and feel privileged every day that I get to play a role in so many little lives and learn from so many children and their families.’

    When Sally isn’t bare feet and in scrubs, you will find her trying to keep up with Donna, running on the beach! Or exploring, hiking, and camping with precious friends and family in this beautiful country.