Our Story
Established in 2022, HCT is the ultimate story of success that can come from a place of strong culture and putting the people (team and customer) at the focus of our business. HCT was initially founded from a husband and wife duo. After years of working for larger businesses and experiencing the pain of burnout their was a serious question we asked ourselves. Is there something wrong with me?, are we not cut our for this profession? or is there something wrong with our roles? What we discovered is our values weren't represented within the market of employers. We loved helping others, making an impact and working in a truly supporting team. Not willing to give up on our years of dedicated study to move into a new profession we made the decision to go all in and create the dream role for ourselves we couldn't see anywhere on the market. We envisioned running our own sole trading business as a husband and wife duo. What we didn't know at the time was there were many professionals in the same position we found ourselves in, asking themselves the same questions about their fit for the industry. Many colleagues we knew from our previous roles had kept an eye on our journey and with this came curiosity to join in on our journey. Organically our team grew and through word of mouth a snowball effect of therapist and people wanting to join/use our service due to our internal feedback that was spreading. Having experienced this growth and success from putting our team/people first made us discover this was the special formula that made HCT tick. Our goal then refocused to be the happiest workplace for therapist, believing that a happy therapist makes for a happy customer. With this refined purpose we have since been riding a momentum wave of growth. Our humble first 12m2 sub lease office had to be upgraded. We now operate from two sites (our gym and hub). We've also grown to a team of 18 and introduced a range of leadership roles. In 2024 & 2025 we achieved our first finalist nomination in the Australian small business champion awards. In 2024 we also won the enablement award for the most outstanding Speech pathology practice in Australia. We also recently put ourselves out there and tested if we were truly able to achieve being the happiest place to work. We sourced and found an external certification company BU Happiness College. We invested in an external review of our workplace and in our first attempt had achieved a certified workplace happiness accreditation by BU Happiness College. We excelled above industry standard for workplace happiness. We felt this array of awards marked great success in a short period.
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More about us
Who are we?
Hunter Coast Therapy is a small, allied health service currently offering occupational therapy, speech pathology and physiotherapy to our community. We are a tight team with a range of experience, skills and interests.
What do we do?
At HCT we listen to you. Together, we develop a plan that aligns with you, your strengths, and values. We match participants with therapists based on personalities, interests and skills, catering for all ages.
Where are we?
HCT is locally owned and operated on Awabakal country, in Adamstown. We currently have two spaces: HCT Hub and HCT Gym (only 200m apart). We also offer sessions out in the community, in places and spaces where you are comfy and most likely to achieve your goals.
Our Vision
To disrupt the trend of developmental delay and mental health for our future generations, building a happier and healthier community.
Our Purpose
We believe all people in Australia deserve an equal opportunity to start their early years.
Our Misson
To foster an understanding of diversity and disability using people’s strengths. Society is the only barrier for people to have equal opportunity to achieve their dreams. We walk beside our participants to overcome life’s potholes and hurdles, to reach their ideal destination.
Our UVP
Unique Value Proposition
Therapy that you’ll want to attend - Its important to us we build a great rapport initially and that you want to return back to see us each time.
Therapy without the fluff - no fancy ties and suits, teaching the basics, casual and non threatening spaces
Making sense common again - delivering on goals, education towards self-improvement and management. We want to do such a good job that we can fire ourselves
Therapist that share a space, vision and purpose for helping others, we attract the best therapist that love what they do and take responsibility in creating a happy workplace. We feel this funnels down into a therapist being able to bring their best self to each session.
Changing how therapy is delivered - we are proudly different, whole team approach, fundamentals, back to nature, building your tool box and tipping the scales in your favour to achieve your goals.
We come to you, you can come to us, we can meet you in the community or visit you where most appropriate to achieve your goals.
Not for everyone - we match our therapist with the right person, goals and skill set. We aren't everything to everyone. If we accept your referral its because we genuinely think we can help. If this changes as we learn more about each other we will always help direct you into the right hands.
Our Values
Be your best
Without sounding cliche we only ask for your best. We want to support growth and being in the best environment to be the best version of yourself.
Get it wrong
No one is perfect. We are not afraid of getting it wrong. We learn from our mistakes and importantly we're do not mark ourselves against the perfect outcome
Do it differently
The best idea always starts with trying something new or doing it differently. We are not afraid of the unknown or disrupting traditional approaches. We will try. flip, change and pivot rather than sit in the comfort of the known
No one knows 'you' better then 'you'
We listen. In an industry of 'experts' we do not act like we have walked in your shoes. We want to know what works for you and how we can walk beside you.
Collaboration is key
At the heart of what we do is finding the right team to fit together and drive in the one direction. We take a whole team approach to give you confidence that there is a team in your corner.
Our Vision
Disruption
Let’s disrupt what society expects and views as disability, health and medical systems. We are people who simply want to help other people.
Be Real
No magic potions and quick fixes here. We are real about our strengths and weaknesses. We're honest with each other and work with like minded people.
Give Back
Give back to the community so everyone has equal opportunities.
Back Ourselves
We back our approaches & commit to getting it right from the start or linking in with people who can.
Focus on Strengths
To abolish the need to grade, level, label and focus on deficits.
Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
Hunter Coast Therapy is committed to child safety. We wish for all children and young people to be and feel safe, empowered and respected within their allied health services.
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Hunter Coast Therapy are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of choice & control for all children and young people accessing our service.