Kathryn Yelavich
Occupational Therapist

About

Kathryn is a qualified Occupational Therapist with over 15 years of experience within hospital settings and community settings in Auckland as well as in London. She is an accredited Ministry of Health assessor as well as an ACC assessor.

Kathryn has realised that working within the community is where she belongs, she likes the challenge and being able to problem solve issues for people and commits to doing her best for every single client to help them achieve their goals. Having been through surgery for a hip issue herself in 2020, she understands the importance of rehabilitation and she hopes that her experience helps her to guide people through their own rehabilitation.

Kathryn has a particular interest in Housing Modifications and enjoys seeing the end results and the benefits for the client.

Kathryn is able to provide Occupational Therapy services via ACC contracts including:

• Housing modifications
• Social rehabilitation and needs assessments
• Equipment assessments (Single Discipline assessments)
• Training for independence rehabilitation programs
• Integrated home and community service

My Goals

• To continue to improve my occupational therapy practice through upskilling to provide services for people who have experienced a concussion
• To learn Samoan!