Play to Thrive
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Our Services
We provide individualized occupational therapy tailored to each child and family’s unique strengths, needs, and goals.
Our in-clinic sessions are offered in 50-minute formats and are designed to support meaningful skill development
through personalized, play-based intervention. Below, you’ll find an overview of our services and areas of support to help you determine whether occupational therapy may be the right fit for your child.
Fine Motor Skills
For children who have difficulty using their hands and fingers for tasks that require coordination and precision
Signs your child may need support:
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Difficulty with printing, handwriting, colouring, cutting, or drawing
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Challenges using classroom tools, utensils, buttons, zippers, or scissors
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Hand fatigue or avoiding fine motor activities
What therapy looks like: Therapy builds hand strength, coordination, dexterity, and confidence through play-based activities targeting skills like writing, cutting, drawing, typing, and daily tasks.
Emotional & Self Regulation
For children who need support understanding emotions, body signals, and managing responses to everyday challenges
Signs your child may need support:
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Big emotional reactions or difficulty calming down
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Difficulty identifying feelings or body signals
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Impulsivity or difficulty pausing before reacting
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Challenges with transitions, flexibility, or frustration
What therapy looks like: Therapy supports emotional awareness, interoception, coping strategies, flexible thinking, and sensory tools to help children participate successfully at home, school, and in the community.
Gross Motor Skills
For children who need support developing strength, balance, coordination, and confidence with movement
Signs your child may need support:
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Difficulty with running, jumping, climbing, or playground activities
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Challenges with balance, coordination, or body awareness
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Avoids physical activities or appears clumsy
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Difficulty with catching, throwing, or sports skills
What therapy looks like: Therapy uses movement-based play, obstacle courses, games, and sports activities to develop strength, motor planning, coordination, and participation.
Sensory Processing
For children who experience challenges processing sensory information that impacts attention, regulation, movement, and daily participation
Signs your child may need support:
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Sensitive or overwhelmed by sounds, textures, lights, or busy environments
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Seeks or avoids certain sensory experiences
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Difficulty staying regulated or focused
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Challenges with body awareness, coordination, or sensory needs
What therapy looks like: Therapy uses individualized sensory-based activities, movement, and play to support regulation, body awareness, confidence, and participation in daily activities.
Executive Functioning
For children who need support with planning, organizing, attention, problem-solving, and completing everyday tasks
Signs your child may need support:
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Difficulty starting or completing tasks
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Challenges with routines, organization, or multi-step activities
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Difficulty shifting between activities or adapting to change
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Needs frequent reminders or support with problem-solving
What therapy looks like: Therapy builds practical strategies for planning, organization, attention, flexibility, and independence using games, real-life activities, visual supports, and skill-building strategies.
Self-care Skills
For children who need support becoming more independent and confident with everyday routines
Signs your child may need support:
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Difficulty with dressing, toileting, grooming, or hygiene tasks
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Challenges with feeding routines or using utensils
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Requires frequent reminders or assistance with routines
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Becomes overwhelmed by self-care activities
What therapy looks like: Therapy focuses on building independence through functional, play-based practice of dressing, feeding, toileting, grooming, routines, and sensory supports.
Social Participation
For children who need support building confidence and participation in social interactions and relationships
Signs your child may need support:​
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Difficulty understanding social cues or perspectives
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Challenges joining play, conversations, or group activities
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Difficulty with flexibility, teamwork, or shared activities
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Needs support expressing thoughts, feelings, or needs
What therapy looks like: Therapy supports social problem-solving, perspective-taking, emotional awareness, communication, and navigating everyday interactions in a neurodiversity-affirming way.
Feeding Therapy
For children who experience challenges with food variety, textures, eating skills, or mealtime participation
Signs your child may need support:
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Limited food preferences or restricted food choices
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Difficulty managing textures, chewing, or trying new foods
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Stressful or challenging mealtimes
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Anxiety or discomfort around eating
What therapy looks like: Feeding therapy uses a child-centered approach to build confidence with food, support sensory comfort, develop feeding skills, and create positive mealtime experiences.
Our Process
Step 1: Inquiry
Reach out to share your concerns and learn more about our services, therapist availability, and what to expect next.
Step 2: Evaluation
A comprehensive OT evaluation combining a parent interview, standardized testing, and clinical observation to build a complete picture of your child's strengths and needs.
Step 3: Plan + goals
We create an individualized treatment plan with clear, functional goals shaped around your child and your family's priorities.
Step 4: Therapy sessions
Engaging, evidence-based sessions built on play and sensory-rich activities, with parents involved every step of the way.
Step 5: Progress updates
Ongoing check-ins to track progress, refine goals, and support your child in carrying new skills over to home, school, and the community.
