I offer occupational therapy to anyone over the age of 16 and have extensive experience of working with young adults, working-age people, and older adults. I always start by completing a comprehensive initial interview in order to find out about your strengths, difficulties, and needs. Together we will then agree on what to focus on and the goals for therapy.
I can work with a wide range of difficulties and the list below is just to give you an idea, it is not exhaustive:
- Anxiety
- Attention / focus
- Coordination, balance and movement
- Difficult behaviours, e.g. self harming, skin picking, hair pulling (Trichotillomania)
- Eating
- Emotional regulation (meltdowns)
- Handwriting
- Hearing voices
- Independent living skills – cooking, cleaning, managing bills, budgeting, booking appointments, looking after your home, going out, shopping, travelling, etc
- Looking after your health – managing medication, communicating with health services, developing better self-care, personal hygiene issues, etc.
- Motivation
- Organisation / Planning / Routines / Time management
- Physical fitness
- Sensory issues
- Sleep
- Understanding your diagnosis
- Work, learning
- Work / Life balance