Diversional therapy providers in Australian Capital Territory
Compare diversional therapy providers across Australian Capital Territory (ACT). 64 families in Australian Capital Territory have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Diversional Therapy providers in Australian Capital Territory
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Belconnen, ACT and 6 othersAlso servesBruce, ACT · Canberra, ACT · Deakin, ACT · Gungahlin, ACT · Ngunnawal, ACT · Queanbeyan, NSW · Hyperlocal provider
- Specialises in Allied health, Personal care, Cleaning
QuestCare is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered and aged care approved providers in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory in our data. Support coordinators often connect their participants with them. Allied health and personal care are among their most-requested supports. Registered across 17 NDIS support categories, including shared living support, accommodation and tenancy assistance and high intensity personal care.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Approved Aged Care provider (Department of Health)
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker
- Specialises in Functional Capacity Assessment, Occupational Therapy, Therapy
Based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Farrar Gesini Dunn is an NDIS registered provider, with an occupational therapist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
- Specialises in Functional Capacity Assessment, Occupational Therapy, Therapy
Fiducian Financial Services - Canberra is an NDIS registered provider serving Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, with an occupational therapist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
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- Specialises in Allied Health, Occupational Therapy, Therapy
Raw & Moore Occupational Therapy is an NDIS registered provider serving Amaroo, Australian Capital Territory.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Psychology, Therapy, Allied Health
Mental Care Clinic is an NDIS registered provider serving Symonston, Australian Capital Territory. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Psychologist, Counsellor
- Specialises in Exercise Physiology, Therapy, Allied Health
Based in Kaleen, Australian Capital Territory, Cameron Hargraves Exercise Physiology is an NDIS registered provider.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Specialises in Chiropractic, Therapy, Allied Health
Murray Fisher Chiropractor is an NDIS registered provider in Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Chiropractor
- Specialises in Chiropractic, Therapy, Allied Health
Harmony Health is an NDIS registered provider serving Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Chiropractor
- Specialises in Chiropractic, Therapy, Allied Health
Based in Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory, Motion Wellness Chiropractic is an NDIS registered provider. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Chiropractor
- Specialises in Speech Pathology, Therapy, Allied Health
Based in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Vox Speech Pathology is an NDIS registered provider. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
How we rank providers
Rankings in Australian Capital Territory are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here are registered with the NDIS for Therapeutic Supports, or offer diversional therapy, allied health, and social and community support. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated capability.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in Australian Capital Territory rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
126
providers in Australian Capital Territory
32,167
providers nationally
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionDiversional Therapy at a glance
- Funding
- Support at Home, NDIS Core or Capacity Building, CHSP, DVA, Private
- Availability
- Weekdays, some weekend availability
- Wait Time
- 1-3 weeks depending on therapist availability
- Cost
- $80-$150/hour
- Hours
- By appointment
- Median Response
- 14 minutes
Diversional Therapy in Australian Capital Territory (ACT): what to know
Carevo lists 126 diversional therapy providers with active coverage in the Australian Capital Territory, concentrated around Canberra but reaching regional ACT as well. Families in ACT made 36 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
126
Providers in ACT
144
NDIS registered
14
Active in last 30 days
36
Requests, last 90 days
63%
Connected within 1 hour
Workers delivering NDIS supports in the Australian Capital Territory need the NDIS Worker Screening Check, administered by Access Canberra. 144 of the 149 diversional therapy providers listed in ACT are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in the Australian Capital Territory as everywhere else in Australia.
How much does diversional therapy cost in Australian Capital Territory?
Diversional Therapy in Australian Capital Territory typically costs $80-$150/hour. Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for diversional therapy
Funding options include Support at Home. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Diversional Therapy by suburb in Australian Capital Territory
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What is diversional therapy at home?
Diversional therapy is a recreation-based allied health service that uses structured leisure, creative and cognitive activities, delivered in a person’s home, to support engagement, mood and independence. It is a recognised service under the Support at Home program (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025) and is typically delivered by ARTA-member therapists rather than existing as a stand-alone NDIS support type.
How to choose a provider for this service
Because diversional therapy has no fixed NDIS price limit, pricing transparency matters more than for most allied health services: ask each therapist to quote an hourly rate and confirm whether it is charged under Core Supports or a Support at Home care plan before you agree to sessions. Check ARTA membership directly, since it is the main external marker of qualification for this profession. Response times matter too, since a therapist who replies quickly is more likely to fit a leisure assessment around your schedule; providers are ranked on this using the criteria explained above. Carevo lists providers across 4,782 suburbs, so also confirm a therapist actually travels to your home rather than covering the region on paper only.
Which funding pays for diversional therapy at home?
Diversional therapy is a recognised service under the Support at Home program, so anyone assigned one of the 8 Support at Home funding classifications (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025) can ask their care partner to include it if social engagement or cognitive stimulation is an identified need. Commonwealth Home Support Programme clients can access it the same way through their CHSP provider. NDIS participants qualify differently: diversional therapy has no dedicated NDIS line item and sits outside the recognised therapy supports list, so it is usually funded as support-worker-delivered activity under Core Supports, subject to how the goals are written into the plan (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27).
Availability
Carevo lists diversional therapists and allied health providers who deliver home visits across 4,782 suburbs nationally, drawn from a base of 28,038 registered NDIS and aged care providers. Most areas have weekday availability with limited weekend sessions, and providers who also deliver occupational therapy or broader allied health support can often coordinate a combined visit. Search your suburb to see who currently has confirmed availability near you.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many diversional therapy providers are there in Australian Capital Territory?
There are 126 diversional therapy providers with active listings in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does diversional therapy cost in Australian Capital Territory?
Diversional Therapy in Australian Capital Territory typically costs $80-$150/hour. Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in Australian Capital Territory?
Providers in Australian Capital Territory respond to new requests in a median of 14 minutes, and 63% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional Australian Capital Territory or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of Australian Capital Territory, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for diversional therapy in ACT?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 144 of the 149 diversional therapy providers listed in ACT on Carevo are NDIS registered.