Founded by Sarah-Jane Stevens & Lloyd Everett

Adelaide’s Specialist Developmental Therapy Practice

Working alongside your family at school, at home, and in the moments that matter most.

Tell us about your family

Sarah-Jane Stevens working with a child during a developmental therapy session at Assist Therapy in Adelaide

The Assist Approach

Same therapist. Same family. Year after year.

Most allied health practices work in clinic rooms with rotating therapists. We don’t.

We come to where your child actually is - in their classroom, in their playground, at home, in the everyday moments where real challenges show up. And we stay. The same DE works with your family year after year, advocating at school meetings, in NDIS reviews, in conversations with paediatricians.

We do this because we’ve seen what changes for a child when they know someone hears them, sees them, and is working alongside them through whatever is hard. Real change in a child’s emotional life doesn’t happen in six weeks. It happens over years, with someone who actually shows up.

Meet our team

The people behind the work

These are the people you’ll know

Small team. Deep specialism. The same Developmental Educator with your family year after year.

Sarah-Jane Stevens

Lead Developmental Educator

Sophia De Palma

Senior Behavioural Therapist

Jade Banks

Senior Developmental Educator

Maddy Robinson

Developmental Educator

Lloyd Everett

Co-founder & Director

Melissa (Missy) Stevens

Client & Operations Coordinator

Meet the full team

Very Special Words

"Sarah is amazing with our children. They are all so happy to work with her and when they see her enter the room they are very excited. Sarah is always learning herself as to keep up with anything new and things that would help in her working with children."

Coleen Jaensch - Gawler East Primary School
"Sarah-Jane provides the children she works with, activities that assist in developing their skills in areas of need. Even the most difficult children are engaged with positive outcomes. She provides valuable feedback to parents and teachers with helpful follow up strategies."

Sam Konnis - Deputy Principal - The Pines School
"My two children have been working with Sarah for two years now. They enjoy working with her and enjoy the program she provides. As a parent, Sarah is really easy to communicate with and takes on all feedback. She provides not only me, but the school with great strategies that assist in my kids excelling at school as well as consistency. I cannot recommend Sarah and her service highly enough."

Ellen - Proud Parent