🧩 What is Occupational Therapy?

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Occupational therapy (OT) helps people participate in activities that are meaningful and important to them. These activities can include:

• Taking care of yourself (and others) 

• Going to work or volunteering 

• Enjoying hobbies, sports, or creative activities 

• Spending time with friends and family 

 

OT is a client-centred health profession that supports people of all ages. Your occupational therapist will:

• Understand what activities you can do now (and what you want to do) 

• Identify any challenges or barriers 

• Explore your goals and what motivates you 

• Offer advice, strategies, and techniques to make activities easier, safer, and more achievable 

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🌟 Our Services

We support clients with a wide range of needs, including:

• Meeting developmental milestones that impact everyday activities 

• Fine motor skills (handwriting, using utensils, dressing) 

• Gross motor skills (running, jumping, balance) 

• Social skills (communication, regulation, participation)

• Independence with daily activities (toileting, dressing) 

• Independence with instrumental activities (shopping, cooking, getting out in the community, work readiness) 

• Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA) – referrals considered case by case 

• Executive functioning (planning, organizing, problem-solving) 

• School readiness 

• Sensory processing support (managing sights, sounds, touch, etc.) ​

• Advocacy – helping clients participate in life just like their peers 

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💖 Our Approach

We are a neurodiversity-affirming practice. This means:

• We do not provide social skills training to make someone “act like everyone else.” 

• We focus on supporting each person to achieve their own goals in ways that respect and celebrate who they are 

• Every therapy session is tailored to the client’s needs. Some may involve structured activities at a table, while others may involve play-based or real-life situation activities 

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❌ Services We Don’t Offer

While we support many needs, there are some services we do not currently provide:

• Hand therapy 

• Driving assessments 

• SOS feeding therapy 

• Mental health therapy 

• Assistive technology prescription 

• Home modifications 

If your needs fall outside our scope, we will always do our best to connect you with another service that can help 

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📝 Facts About Occupational Therapy

• Not all OTs practice in every area of occupational therapy. We screen intake surveys carefully to make sure each client is matched with the therapist who is the best fit 

• Every session is individualised. Some clients may do structured activities, others may do play-based or functional life-based activities 

• Our clinic has been at capacity for some time now due to the national allied health shortages and our waitlist had been progressing much slower than we had hoped. In addition to this, recent staff changes mean our waitlist is now closed and we are unable to take details. Please try again in 6 months. 

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