Hayley Bowers

Hayley is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist and an Accredited EMDR Practitioner (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). Hayley has been shaped by her own chronic health and healing journey, which has empowered her to understand the complexities and stressors of a healing journey, giving a lived experience that informs her clinical practice with clients.

Hayley is dedicated to supporting adults and teens with chronic health and mental health conditions. Her passion for integrative healthcare drives her to treat the root cause of health issues, helping clients improve their emotional wellbeing, daily functioning, and overall independence.

  • Integrative healthcare and root cause approach

  • Lifestyle management and self-development

  • Autoimmune conditions & chronic illness

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health

  • Young veterans & community re-integration

  • Coping with change or loss of independence

Interest Areas

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Mental health

  • Chronic stress and burnout

  • Anxiety, fears and phobias

Hayley is not a paediatric occupational therapist, however she may accept EMDR referrals for younger children when there has been a clearly defined traumatic event—such as medical trauma, an incident, a natural disaster, or similar. Referrals relating to developmental delays or behavioural concerns are more appropriately supported by a paediatric OT. Where appropriate, Hayley works collaboratively with local paediatric occupational therapists to support trauma-related needs.

Please note that Hayley offers therapy-based support only and does not provide functional capacity assessments, NDIS access requests, or detailed reporting beyond standard therapeutic progress reports.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Accredited Practitioner

  • Mental Health First Aid

  • 350-Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training

  • Mental Health Endorsement (BAMH)

  • AHPRA Registered, OT Australia Member & EMDR Australia Member

Funding Schemes: Medicare Chronic Disease Management Plans (CDMP), Mental Health Care Plans (MHCP), National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Private Health Funds.