About Us
Building Creative Children was created by experienced and passionate occupational therapist Nikki Bisset to support children in being their authentic selves. We are a community-based occupational therapy practice located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, currently supporting families in Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Point Cook, and Lara.
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Our sessions are flexible and responsive to each child and family’s needs. We offer therapy within the home, kinder, daycare, or school environments, as well as through telehealth, allowing families across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia to access support from the comfort of their own space.
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At Building Creative Children, we provide evidence-informed, person- and family-centred therapy. Our mission is to empower, advocate, and celebrate neurodivergent children by providing therapy that is neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based, and meaningful to each child’s unique world.
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
BSc(OT)
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Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registered
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Working with Children's Check (WCC)
Nikki is an experienced paediatric occupational therapist who graduated from Curtin University in Western Australia in 2015. She has worked exclusively in paediatrics throughout her career and has found her true passion in supporting neurodivergent children and their families to thrive. Nikki has worked across a range of community settings as well as within a special development school.
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Nikki approaches all of her sessions with warmth, curiosity, and genuine care. She values collaboration and believes that meaningful change happens when therapists, families, and support networks work together. Her practice is grounded in a neurodiversity-affirming, child-led, and strengths-based approach, celebrating each child’s unique way of experiencing and interacting with the world.
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Nikki has experience supporting Autistic and ADHD children, as well as children with intellectual disability, global developmental delay, and Down Syndrome. She has a particular interest in supporting Autistic children, school readiness, handwriting, sensory processing, and play.
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Recently, Nikki was identified as an ADHDer herself, which has deepened her understanding and connection with the neurodivergent community. This lived experience allows her to bring authenticity, compassion, and insight to her work, helping families feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
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Alongside her clinical work, Nikki mentors and supervises other occupational therapists across West Melbourne, supporting them to grow their confidence and align their practice with neurodiversity-affirming principles.
Nikki is also a mum of two young children - a boy and a girl aged 3 and 2 - and deeply understands the realities of family life. She knows that therapy must fit within each family’s unique rhythm and values working together to create meaningful, achievable goals. In her spare time, Nikki enjoys going to the gym and catching up with family and friends to fill her cup.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Nikki is deeply committed to ongoing learning and reflective practice. She is continuously reading, listening, and engaging with new research to ensure her therapy is grounded in up-to-date, neurodiversity-affirming approaches.
Most recently, she has completed training in:
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The First 24 Months
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PDA and Toileting
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Unpacking Neuroaffirming Paediatric Practice
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Transporting Children with Disabilities and Medical Conditions
Nikki has completed a wide range of professional development courses, including but not limited to:
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The Traffic Jam in My Brain - Genevieve Jerab
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The Zones of Regulation - Leah M. Kuypers
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DIRFloortime 101
Additional professional learning has focused on:
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ADHD
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Executive functioning (memory, organisation, emotional regulation, planning)
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Sensory processing
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Self-care skills, including toileting
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Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears
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Visual perception skills
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Scissor skills
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AUSLAN Level 1
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Basic AAC (ProloQuo2Go, PODD Books, PECS)
Nikki is also developing her knowledge in the maternal mental health space, recognising how closely parent wellbeing is linked to a child’s regulation, attachment, and development. While still in the early stages of formal learning, she actively engages in informal ongoing learning through reflective practice, professional conversations, and evidence-informed podcasts such as Pop Culture Parenting and a range of birth and parenting podcasts. This supports her commitment to whole-family, relationship-based, neurodiversity-affirming care.
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