Through her new business, Beach Break, Ms Johnson will combine occupational therapy with surfing lessons to help children with neurodiversities such as autism, ADHD, down syndrome or a trauma background.

The 27-year-old developed her appreciation for the ocean after spending a year on the water, sailing to New Zealand and Thailand with her partner.

Her dream was to combine her occupational therapy work with her love of the ocean.

She developed her business idea over the past three years with help from her boss Jess Hannan at Coast and Country Occupational Therapy as well as support from Shane Wehner at Broulee Surf School.

"Jess and I were chipping away at ideas and researching," Ms Johnson said.

"Then the job at the surf school popped up for a female surf instructor and I thought I would love to take that on.

"I became an accredited surf coach with Shane with the ultimate goal to incorporate surfing with Occupational Therapy."

However, when bushfires threatened the village over summer, surf school operations stopped and the off season fast approached.

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"Since coronavirus, we have only just started up again at the surf school," Ms Johnson said.

If all goes well, Ms Johnson hopes to provide surf therapy lessons full-time throughout the summer school holidays.

Her first lessons last week were a hit: "At the end, one of the boys didn't want to get out of the water."

"I currently have two kids each Friday afternoon who are quite well known to us at Coast and Country - we have that rapport and relationship already and know what to expect," she said.

Ms Johnson reached out to schools for interest and was shocked by the response.

"There are 17 people already, which is amazing, very exciting and slightly overwhelming!

"I plan to work as much as I can over the school holidays to meet the demand."

Ms Johnson has been busy introducing herself to new clients.

"One boy is so sweet, his goal is to ride a wave into shore with his cousins who are the same age as him," Ms Johnson said.

"He wants to be able to enjoy the beach with his family, because he hasn't had the confidence to be able to do that."

Ms Johnson said client's would reap the benefits of the program.

"There's international organisations who have proven the therapeutic benefits of the ocean and nature combined with the adventure of surfing, it has been able to impact ones physical and emotional wellbeing," she said.

"Whilst it may look like a standard surfing lesson, we are looking through an OT lense, where we can meet individual needs.

"It's a motivating activity instead of a clinic setting.

"They can reach goals such as gross motor skills, social and emotional skills for example recognising and labelling our emotions and promoting flexible thinking.

"Through surfing, we can teach how things don't always go to plan in our everyday lives - you aren't always going to catch a wave and yes, you will have wipeouts, just like you do in life."

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Ms Johnson was excited for what's to come.

"It's all backed by science, so I know what I am doing works," she said.

Lessons will run at Broulee, starting kids off in Candlagan Creek or Shark Bay.

"It's important to have a fail-free environment to build their confidence," Ms Johnson said.

"Once they're ready to transition, we will go into waves."

Ms Johnson hoped to help those inland also: "It would be amazing for kids in Canberra to come down with their families and access the program."

"I hope I can expand my business and I hope other OT's would be inspired to start something similar - an alternative therapy service, because the demand is there. If I am doing it - they can too!"