Explaining therapy at home as a “home therapy program” doesn’t paint a full picture. Therapy covers so much more than a printout or a long-winded email no one quite remembers to follow.
And therapy today? It’s far more dynamic than that.
We all know the magic happens outside of a therapy session but it’s often so hard for our participants to remember or even follow our rambling emails or stick figure drawings.
Therapy delivery today is a choose-your-own-adventure - and Theratrak is one of the best digital tools to have in your toolbox.
Whether you're in a clinic, on a school run, working remotely, or supporting families from a distance, Theratrak flexes to fit the way you deliver therapy - not the other way around.
Looking Beyond the Classic “Home Therapy Program”
If you’ve ever spent 40+ minutes writing up a detailed therapy plan - complete with dot points, links, and a motivational sign-off - only to email it into the void… we see you.
The old way of writing home therapy programs:
A static PDF 📎
No feedback loop between families and therapists 🧠
Zero reminders for families at the times they need them 📲
No way to track if activities are helping long-term 📉
Taking too much time and effort to create or personalise ⏰
The truth is, therapy happens in real life - between school drop-offs, snack meltdowns, and those hectic “where’s your other shoe?” moments.
A therapist’s tools need to show up during these moments.
Therapy itself is shifting. Most therapists still provide many 1:1 sessions in the weekly and fortnightly format - but there are so many other ways that therapists are providing support. Reaching people who may have not had access to therapy before because of time, distance or cost.
Every Clinic is Different - And Home Therapy Tracking Needs to be Customised
Not every clinic follows the same path. You might be running back-to-back clinic sessions in the city, supporting clients at school, or delivering telehealth to rural communities.
Maybe you're also juggling a growing waitlist, supervising allied health assistants, or checking in with families between sessions.
That’s why we believe it’s time to redefine what a “home therapy program” actually is.
At Theratrak, we think of home programs more like a portable toolkit - one that travels with you, your participants, and their care team.
What information or reminders do you want to get to your participant and their support team - and most importantly, what do you want them to do with it?
When you’re creating a home therapy program, a therapist’s approach could look completely different for each participant, for example:
Setting up exercises or skills to practice at home
Creating a routine or building a habit to support someone to be independent with a task
Training a parent or carer on the correct way to do something
Supporting a care team with information on what happened in a therapy session, building their capacity so they are ready to practice and implement your recommendations at home
Communicating what happened in an off site visit like a school session
Requesting to collect more detailed information about something that’s happening at home and in real-time
Wanting parents to send you information on a specific challenge, maybe a mealtime or play session with a sibling
Looking to get better insights about a student at school, because every time you visit they are on their best behaviour because you have that magic therapist wand with you
Working with clients at a distance and wanting easy ways to support them whilst you’re not in the same room
Working with complex families but wanting to keep all of your therapy recommendations in a central place
Trying to manage a never ending waitlist and looking for innovative ways to support these families and create alternative streams of income for your private practice
Whether you’re training a family, building a routine, collecting real-life videos, or sharing post-session notes, your program should be flexible to your clinic’s needs.
8 Ways Allied Health Clinics Are Using Theratrak
Here’s how real therapists are utilising Theratrak!
Therapists use Theratrak as a digital health tool within a range of allied health clinics to capture session information, provide reminders and personalising the therapy journey for their different participants:
1. One-to-One Therapy: Clinic or Home Based 🧍♀️
Motor skills exercise programs
Speech practice between sessions
Physiotherapy exercise programs
Morning and bedtime routines for school kids
Sharing feeding strategies with video demos from the clinic for the participant and their family to rewatch as needed
Mental health strategies using familiar household items
2. School Visits: Without the After-Hours Admin 🏫
Share what happened during a school session - instantly
Save session updates into case notes / case management system without doubling up on admin tasks later
Keep care teams in the loop (even if they missed the visit)
3. Community-Based Programs: Therapy in the Real World 🛒
Travel training routines
Shopping skills and public transport support
Supporting participants within the community with a range of other independence-based tasks
4. Telehealth: Support from a Distance 💻
Uploading videos for participants to follow at home
Providing feedback and support without being in the room
Keeping therapy personalised, even when it’s virtual
5. Group Programs: Keep the Progress Going 👯
Social skills groups with follow-up practice tasks
Share what was covered so carers can reinforce it
Track how participants are applying new skills
6. Asynchronous Support: Real Life, Not Just Tuesdays at 2 📷
Parents send videos of real-life moments - for example: mealtimes, play sessions, dressing routines, speech analysis or recording a specific behaviour
Therapists can then review these real-time moments and respond via the Journal feature with targeted feedback or further strategies
Build capacity between sessions, not just during them - because behaviours don’t always happen between Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm
7. Allied Health Assistant Programs: Clear Plans, Confident Support 🤝
Set up specific structured programs for Allied Health Assistants to follow
Keep track of goals, sessions, and progress
Keep a record of recommendations and insights from Allied Health Assistant sessions
Reduce confusion, boost collaboration within teams
8. Waitlist Management: Because Support Shouldn’t Be Delayed ⏳
Provide guidance before a family reaches the top of the waitlist
Set up programs for kids waiting on services (some clinics have waitlists of a few weeks to up to a year!)
Offer value to participants (and even alternative revenue streams for clinics) while managing capacity
12 Points Psychology in Melbourne, VIC created a waitlist program during COVID and monitored at-home progress from a distance
Thrive Group in the Victorian regional town of Shepparton created a fine, gross, social and emotional skills programs for kids on their waitlist
You Choose the Journey & Let Theratrak Provide the Tools
No two therapy models look the same - and now, your tools don’t have to either.
With Theratrak, you can build custom, flexible, trackable therapy programs that fit seamlessly into the way you work. Whether you're in the clinic, on the road, or guiding from afar, Theratrak helps you make every recommendation count.
Ready to upgrade your toolkit? Start your Theratrak adventure today.
Claim your FREE 30-day trial now - no credit card required.
Or book in with the friendly Theratrak team for a demo. During the session, you’ll see Theratrak in action and learn how you can apply the digital tool within your allied health clinic.
