About Us
Sense Therapies was founded in 2020 by the Founders of the Sense Team Sports program, Carlien Parahi and Jesse Parahi.

Together, they wanted to create a space for families where they can feel safe, supported and accepted whilst accessing the latest evidence informed and effective therapies.

Sense Therapies in based in the Illawarra on Dharawal Country.
What can you expect at Sense Therapies?
Sense Therapies believe that therapy is most effective when:

It embraces the whole family as part of the therapy process

A child’s individual differences are celebrated and respected

We are play based and child-led

We work together to find the ‘why’ behind emotional and behavioural difficulties and address the concerns using a bottom up approach

We are trauma informed

We work collaboratively with the entire therapy team

We are flexible to deliver therapies in a way that works for your family with a variety of different approaches

Our team stay up to date with the latest neuroscience, therapy approaches and evidence

The following approaches and theories inform our care:

Sensory Integration

DIR Floortime

Polyvagal Theory

Window of tolerance