Alison Mason

Walky Talky Director & Physiotherapist

Alison co-founded Walky Talky Baby in 2020 and has been a Physiotherapist at Step by Step Physiotherapy since it opened in 2012.

Alison has been a physiotherapist for babies and children since 2007. She loves supporting early motor development through gross motor play.

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About me

Qualification

BSc (Physiotherapy) Hons first class, Curtin University

Grad Dip Paediatric Neurological Rehabilitation, University of Western Australia. 

Physiotherapy Journey

Alison has over 15 years experience working as a physiotherapist for babies and children. Alison has worked at the Perth Children's Hospital. She has a breadth of clinical experience having worked in London and Perth-based Child Development Centres and at the Ability Centre.

Special Interests

Alison has extensive experience in early intervention for children with CP. She worked as a physiotherapist in a recent research project supporting school-aged children with CP to improve their running. She completed her honours supporting teenagers with CP to participate in circuit- training. She worked for many years in the spasticity management service at Princess Margaret and the Perth Children's Hospital

Alison passionate about supporting babies. She is currently enrolled in the NDC institute undertaking Neuroprotective Developmental Care qualification. 

Why babies and children?

Kids keep you on your toes! You never know what is coming next! Every session needs to be fresh and dynamic, you need to be creative and use your imagination to keep them engaged. It is incredibly rewarding to see children surprised, and inspired by the way their bodies move and proud of what they achieve.

Non work life

Now Mum to 3 young children Alison understands more than ever the importance of simple, achievable strategies that parents can use to support their little one's development. She is passionate about helping parents relish every tiny milestone rather than stressing about them.

Alison Mason

I can help...

  • Early Intervention
  • Babies and children with diagnoses like Cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome and other diagnosis that affect gross motor development.
  • Getting 'stuck' on a gross motor milestone (e.g. rolling, crawling, first steps).
  • Babies slow to develop their gross motor skills.
  • Toddlers with delayed motor milestones like running and jumping
  • Children with conditions affecting their movement for example arthritis, hyper mobility and poor co-orodination.
Work with Alison

Work with Alison...

In person

Alison is available for appointments at the Walky Talky Therapy Hub on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Contact us today for availability!

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Online

All the "walky" content in our online membership is created by Alison. She is available in our custom online village to support members any time

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"Alison has been an amazing source of knowledge, providing me with lots of ideas for positions for play, and ways to facilitate transitions between positions to allow my baby to achieve her gross motor milestones. Being a busy mother herself, she was able to share achievable ideas that I could integrate easily into daily play"

Kayla, mother of 2