Tysone Russell

Occupational Therapist
About me

About Tysone

Tysone is an Occupational Therapist at Brilliant Minds Psychology after graduating with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

He brings clinical experience supporting young people to achieve short and long-term goals, along with experience supporting adults in mental health settings to increase occupational performance.

Tysone is passionate about providing engaging, client-centred therapy. He is committed to assisting children and families to engage in meaningful occupations, bringing compassion and creativity to every session.

Tysone uses a strengths-based approach to create a positive and supportive environment.

Fun fact: Tysone is one of seven siblings, loves hiking and is obsessed with board games.

Professional Development

  • Sensory Processing and Modulation in Children
  • How to Support Toilet Training in Children
  • Emotional Regulation 101
  • Supporting Executive Functioning Difficulties in Children & Young Adults
  • In-house training and supervision

Services

  • Handwriting
  • Development of young children
  • Sensory processing
  • Cognition and executive function
  • Social-emotional development
  • Play skills
  • Visual perception and visual motor skills
  • Self-care including toileting, sleeping, eating, dressing and showering
  • Gross motor and postural control
  • Fine motor skills
  • Emotional regulation and emotional awareness
  • Family support for tricky behaviour related to ASD, ADHD, development and intellectual impairments
  • Structured daily routines to support emotions and behaviour
  • Social skills development
  • Play skills including cooperation, sharing, turn taking and following rules
  • Attention, concentration, listening, planning, organisation, problem solving and conflict resolution
  • Early learning concepts such as numbers, colours, letters and shapes
  • Gross motor skill development to improve balance, coordination, strength and confidence
  • Fine motor skill development to improve independence and success in self-care and play
  • Handwriting skills to improve legibility, speed, letter formation and school performance