1:1 Therapy sessions
45 minute therapy appointments that will vary in frequency depending on your child's needs and depend on the services that they are already receiving (school therapy, home-based teams, etc.). Ideally we would see your child once a week initially to set up programs at either the clinic or at your home. Later as skills are being generalized and goals are being mastered, sessions may decrease in frequency and may only occur as needed.
We tailor your child’s session to their needs that day..
We use floor-time principles to follow a child’s lead, yet expand the interaction to help steer them towards learning skills
We follow sensory integration principles in our sensory motor gym that meets Jane Ayers fidelity measures
We have visuals to help scaffold or structure a session when it is beneficial to provide predictability
Parents are encouraged to stay in a session and learn along with us. Yet may also leave to provide the child an opportunity to explore a different side of themselves safely in a trusting relationship with their therapist
As part of the therapeutic hour, the therapist will:
write notes after each session for you to review and/or share with other service providers
discuss homework or activities to try at home between appointments.
email resources or deliver handouts related to that session’s focus or area of learning
Groups
We offer small groups of 4-6 kids matched on skill level to run fun group activities. The following programs work well in groups:
Hiking club: go out for walks in the woods to learn about nature’s sensory ecosystems
Snowsports club: love snow and want to meet others who do too. We can hike, snowshoe, ski, snowboard, XC ski
Life skills: learn to take transit (bus/skytrain) to shop, eat, or meet friends for fun
Cooking: learn how to plan a meal, grocery shop on budget, and cook together in a real kitchen
Feeding: structured snack time to introduce new foods to picky eaters
ALERT program for sensory-based emotional-regulation "How does your engine run?"
School-Readiness: fine motor skills, pencil skills, drawing, cutting, printing
Supportive social friendship groups for kids or teens
Consultations
We are available to help consult on home-based behaviour therapy teams. In these sessions we may work with a Behaviour Interventionist (BI) to train them on how to deliver specific OT procedures, so that they can be carried out daily as part of their ongoing behaviour programming.
We are also available to attend team and school meetings to help advocate for services and share procedures/techniques with other service providers (Supported Education Assistants, Teacher Aides, etc..)