About Us

Function Lifestyle Day Supports is a division of Function Lifestyle Group, which also includes Insightful Occupational Therapy.

Kirsty Armstrong developed Function Therapy in 2014 after she noticed a gap in the health sector for private allied health providers. In 2018 Function Therapy expanded to meet the needs of the community and moved to a fully functioning clinic, with the vision of offering many allied health professions. The introduction of the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) into the region in 2017 fuelled rapid growth of Function Therapy, as it tried to meet demand for occupational therapy and allied health supports.

With further gaps noticed in the community and Kirsty’s passion to assist people to receive support that is fully individualised and help them become truly included into the community as individuals rather than as a group of people with a disability, Kirsty started up Function Lifestyle Day Supports in 2020. Function Lifestyle Day Supports has a strong focus on a therapeutic approach to day supports, including utilising multi-sensory environments and activities. Aimed at people with high support needs, the program is based around individual schedules based on each participant's sensory preferences, likes and dislikes. It is overseen by an Occupational Therapist to monitor the therapeutic benefit of the program, and to alter the participants' programs to encourage growth and provide with new opportunities.

Kirsty moved away from Function Therapy in 2023 to focus more on mentoring and educating people to share her OT knowledge and to spend more time with the day program.



Function Lifestyle Group prides itself on offering a very high standard of service and our team are very passionate about developing interesting and creative strategies to help participants meet their goals. Our aim is to ensure that everyone, regardless of functional capacity, can participate in their chosen task.