About Us

We saw a gap.
We chose to fill it.

The Empowerment Project was founded on the belief that real support starts with the person, not the diagnosis, not the referral form. A conversation first, always.

7+
Years operating
6+
Disciplines
NDIS
Registered
The Empowerment Project team
Registered NDIS Provider · Est. 2020 · Sydney
Our story
2020

We saw a gap and
chose to fill it

After years working across hospitals, aged care facilities, schools, and private practices, our founders noticed something troubling: too many allied health providers were treating symptoms in isolation, without ever asking what a person actually wanted from their life.

The Empowerment Project was founded to change that. We built a service that starts with the person: their goals, their relationships, their daily life, and works backward from there. Not a diagnosis first. Not a referral form first. A conversation first.

Today, we support NDIS participants and private clients across six allied health disciplines, all held together by the same founding belief: that real support empowers people to become the best version of themselves.

You are not just your disability. You are a whole person, and our job is to help you live like one.

The Empowerment Project · Our founding belief

What guides us

Our values

These are not words on a wall. They are the principles that shape every appointment, every report, and every conversation we have with the people we support.

Person First
We see the whole person: their goals, relationships, culture, and daily life. A diagnosis is never the starting point.
Consistency
We show up, follow through, and stay the course. Participants and families can count on us to be there when it matters.
Collaboration
Six disciplines working as one team. We communicate internally so you don’t have to manage that coordination yourself.
Clinical Excellence
We hold ourselves to the highest professional standards, in our assessments, our reporting, and our ongoing care.
Trust
We earn trust through honesty, transparency, and doing what we say we will do. No surprises, no runaround.
Empowerment
Everything we do is designed to build capacity and independence, not dependency. You grow, we step back.
What makes us different

Not just another
provider

There are a lot of allied health practices. Here is what sets us apart, and why the people we support keep coming back.

  • 01
    Six disciplines. One team.
    Our clinicians communicate directly across disciplines. Your OT and physio are aligned before you even walk in the door.
  • 02
    Goals-led from day one
    Every engagement starts with understanding what you want to achieve. We never fit you into a program. We build one around you.
  • 03
    We handle the admin
    Liaising with plan managers, writing reports, managing reviews, we take care of it so you don’t have to.
  • 04
    Same-day response
    We contact you the same day we receive your referral. No waiting weeks to find out if you got through.
The people behind the practice

Meet our team

A young, passionate group of clinicians who take the work seriously, and know how to have fun doing it.

SUNNIE DASGUPTA

SUNNIE DASGUPTA

Senior Occupational Therapist
Medicolegal Expert
OT team lead
SIRA-authorised practitioner

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Magdalena Dobkowska

Magdalena Dobkowska

Occupational Therapist

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JJ AQUINO

JJ AQUINO

Occupational Therapist
Physiotherapist

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Pranshu Arora

Pranshu Arora

Senior Occupational Therapist

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Gerald Reyes

Gerald Reyes

Occupational Therapist

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AMIRA ELZAHR

AMIRA ELZAHR

Occupational Therapist

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RITU KHANNA

RITU KHANNA

Senior paediatric Occupational Therapist

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ANN NGUYEN

ANN NGUYEN

Occupational Therapist

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TAMANA YOUSUFZIY

TAMANA YOUSUFZIY

Senior Physiotherapist
Clinical Director

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ARTHUR CHIA

ARTHUR CHIA

Senior Physiotherapist

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Elisha Ball

Elisha Ball

Senior Physiotherapist

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RACHEL NG

RACHEL NG

Physiotherapist

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Louisa McCaskey

Louisa McCaskey

Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor
Mediator
Medicolegal Expert

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Bridget Barnett

Bridget Barnett

Occupational Therapist
Medicolegal Expert

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Mith Jayamohan

Mith Jayamohan

Senior Physiotherapist
Rehab Consultant
Mediator
Medicolegal Expert

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Kylie Nguyen

Kylie Nguyen

Dietitian

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KRISTELLE SACO

KRISTELLE SACO

Client Services Manager

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started?

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