About us
Mighty Minis recognises the need for early family support before and during the NICU stay, as well as when you and your baby make the transition home and beyond the neonatal unit. We also recognise that through these experiences, each baby and family has developed a mighty resilience, a tenacity and strength that can be discovered, embraced and harnessed to move into the next phase together as a mighty team.
We place a strong emphasis on building your confidence in being the expert in your baby. We are here to walk with you in a time of adjustment and questions and listen to your needs as your baby’s parent. We set out to work with your baby’s strengths and advise in areas of their development where they might need additional support. We are here to journey alongside you and equip you with the tools you need to help you and your baby thrive.
Meet Amanda Clifford
Amanda is an Australian Neonatal and Paediatric Occupational Therapist with over 25 years experience in supporting families, infants and children with additional developmental needs.
Amanda has worked both in Australia and the UK, in the NHS and Public Health services, Independent and Non-for-Profit sectors. Amanda has led the inpatient and neurodevelopmental follow-up OT services in Level 3 surgical NICUs in London and Oxford, and has held the role of Network Lead over 14 units, developing new services, championing developmental and family integrated care and providing clinical support to occupational therapists in the south east of England.
She now lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, with her family, enjoying the sun!
Amanda’s heart is to support and equip families with the knowledge, confidence, and tools they need to be the expert in their baby at whatever stage they find themselves...and by doing so, do herself out of a job! ‘Ultra’ Early Intervention and follow up therapy services are at the core of great long term developmental outcomes and a priority in Amanda’s work. She has successfully led post-NICU parent-baby groups, neurodevelopmental clinics and ongoing individual therapy support for families and individual infants, including those with more complex neurodevelopmental needs.
She has certification to administer the NBO (Brazelton), Prechtl GMAs , Bayleys and HAI assessments. She is certified in Neonatal Touch and Massage, and Infant Massage. She has co-chaired on the UK Royal College of Occupational Therapy Clinical Forum group and is a co-producer and presenter in the Health Education England Neonatal AHP and Occupational Therapy training packages. She is a co-contributor in the development of the UK OT Neonatal Career Development Framework.
Contact Amanda for more info.