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Occupational therapy for mental health and neurodivergence
I offer personalised occupational therapy support for individuals experiencing challenges with mental health and neurodivergence in everyday life.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Mental health occupational therapy is for individuals experiencing a wide range of challenges, from low mood and anxiety through to more complex conditions such as OCD and PTSD. It focuses on how mental health and neurodivergence can impact your ability to manage in everyday life.
By understanding where difficulties are arising, we can begin to find practical and realistic ways to support change, so you can feel more able to do the things you want to do. This might include managing daily routines, engaging in relationships, and participating in work or hobbies.
Occupational therapy draws on a range of evidence-based approaches, which are integrated and adapted to you as an individual.
Together we work to understand what’s going on for you and find practical, meaningful ways to support change.
How we work together
Our work begins with an initial 90 minute assessment to understand your background, current situation, challenges and what you would like to change or work towards.
I then take time to consider your situation and develop clinical recommendations.
At your next session we discuss these and decide together on ways of working that feel realistic and helpful for you, with a focus on improving how you manage and engage in everyday life.
Ongoing sessions are 55 minutes and can be offered online or, depending on your needs and location, in person.
What we may focus on includes:
Understanding what is happening for you and why
Finding practical ways to manage anxiety, overwhelm, low mood or other mental health symptoms
Identifying the activities that matter to you and adjusting how you engage in them so that they support your wellbeing
Developing simple, sustainable routines and structure
Learning ways to regulate your nervous system including breathing, grounding and other body based techniques
Considering how your sensory experience impacts your life
Building a more compassionate and supportive relationship with yourself
Exploring how to gently be with difficult sensations and feelings
Focussing on being more mindful in daily life
We will review progress together at agreed points, making any adjustments needed to ensure the work remains helpful and relevant. Where appropriate we may also agree that no further sessions are needed.
Next Steps
If you would like to explore working together feel free to get in touch to arrange an initial conversation.