Our Services

Tinkers Farm, in stunning Northwest Tasmania, is a unique approach to health care.

Therapeutic Support

Delivered in an outdoor or farm-based setting with or without animals (15–20 minutes south of Wynyard).

This work focuses on psychotherapeutic, behavioural, and functional-capacity development, including:

Emotional & Social Skills

  • Self-regulation and emotional awareness

  • Building self-esteem and confidence

  • Social skills, communication, and relationship skills

  • Flexible thinking, problem-solving, and resilience

Sensory, Somatic & Grounding Work

  • Grounding and interoceptive awareness

  • Regulation strategies using nature, movement, and animal-assisted approaches

Learning & Functional Capacity

  • Executive-function development (attention, organisation, follow-through)

  • Practical skill development (life skills, task sequencing, planning)

  • Horse Powered Reading (literacy through experiential, equine-assisted activities)

  • Behavioural activation and motivation support

Equine & Nature-Based Therapeutic Activities

  • Equine-assisted learning and relational connection

  • Sensory-rich nature-based interventions

  • Activities supporting confidence, communication, and embodied awareness

These supports are ideal for neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults, or anyone seeking experiential, nature-based therapeutic work.

Nurse Practitioner Services

Mental Health Care

  • Neurodiversity-affirming assessment and support (ADHD, ASD, PDA profiles)

  • Treatment for depression, anxiety, grief, social anxiety, and burnout

  • Clinical support for OCD, hoarding, and behavioural or substance addictions

  • Psychotherapy, behavioural strategies, and psychoeducation

  • Support for emotional regulation, stress, and overwhelm

Sleep & Daily Functioning

  • Assessment and management of insomnia

  • Sleep-regulation strategies and behavioural interventions

  • Support for fatigue, autonomic symptoms, and daily-function challenges

Lifestyle & Metabolic Health

  • Lifestyle medicine interventions for mental and metabolic health

  • Evidence-based nutrition and dietary-intervention guidance
    (keto, low-GI, low-carb, anti-inflammatory, metabolic-reset approaches)

  • Clinical support for weight management and sustainable weight loss

  • Nutritional blood tests and post-bariatric nutritional review

  • Microbiome testing for gut-health and metabolic support

  • Management of metabolic comorbidities (PCOS, insulin resistance, emotional eating)

Specialist Bariatric & Post-Surgery Support

  • Mental health care before and after weight-loss surgery

  • Support with identity, body-image changes, and adjustment

  • Monitoring of sleep, nutrition, emotional eating, and metabolic risk

  • Coordination with surgeons, GPs, and dietitians as needed

Neurodiversity

Support for ADHD, autism, PDA profiles, learning differences, and complex sensory or behavioural presentations.

Clinical Services (NP):

  • ADHD and ASD assessments

  • Medication planning (where appropriate)

  • Mental-health management for anxiety, depression, and burnout

  • Reports for NDIS, school, and workplace adjustments

Capacity Building Supports (Outdoor or Farm-Based):

  • Emotional regulation and interoception

  • Social communication and flexible thinking

  • Executive-function coaching

  • Functional skill building (life skills, routines, task initiation, follow-through)

  • Sensory-motor activities using nature- or horse-based modalities

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” ― Audrey Hepburn