Occupational therapy helps children take part in the things that make up their days — playing, eating, dressing, connecting, managing big feelings. I work in your home and out in the community, where real life actually happens.
Book a free intro callNo diagnosis needed. No set packages. Start with a conversation.
Behaviour is communication. Play is the work. We're partners.
How I workIt's the question I get most. Occupational therapy looks at how a child and their environment fit together — and where that fit could be easier. If any of these sound familiar, it's worth a conversation.
Very limited foods, distress at the table, or a child who can't seem to sit through a meal. We look at the sensory side, the seating, the routine, and the pressure — and make eating feel possible again.
We break down where the routine is actually breaking, adjust what we can, and build the specific skills underneath it — rather than pushing harder on a routine that isn't working.
We work out what's setting things off and what your child is trying to communicate, then build tools and adjust the environment so those moments come less often and land more softly.
Sensory processing shapes a huge amount of daily life. We figure out your child's particular sensory picture and what genuinely helps them feel regulated.
For babies and toddlers especially, play is where everything else grows from. We build foundational play and communication, and — as they get older — the social skills that let them join in.
Fine motor development affects everything from spoons to crayons to buttons. We work on it inside real activities, not drills.
You don't need to wait for a label to start. We can begin with what's happening right now.
Having come from a “behaviour management” background, I now see what's often called behaviour as a response — to something in the environment, or something internal. My focus is understanding what set it off and what need it was trying to meet, building that understanding within your child and your family, and then finding replacement strategies or environmental changes that meet the need properly.
Therapy centres on the activity your child actually wants support with, done in real time so we can see what's helping and what isn't. It's very activity-based. For young children that often looks a lot like play — because play is their main occupation.
Like any therapy, this is relationship-based. I work in partnership with your child and your family, and welcome everyone in as it fits. Feedback is always welcome — open communication is how we build a relationship that growth and trust can happen in.
One-hour sessions in your home or out in the community, built around the everyday activities your child is working toward. I can also join your child during community programmes — a gymnastics class, swim lessons, after-school activities — whenever the provider is happy to have me along.
Any additional cost for me to take part in a programme is covered by the family.
Individualised support for you, whether or not your child is taking part in OT sessions themselves. Strategies for what's often called “behaviour,” coping-skill development, and practical ways to grow participation in daily activities — dressing, showering, eating, chores.
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We focus on understanding what you need, setting goals together, and getting a feel for your child's skills through observation and what you and your family share.
Activities that work toward those goals — knowing that goals shift and evolve as your child does. And we can always work on whatever need shows up that day.
There's no commitment to a predetermined package of sessions. We can meet at regular intervals, or simply as needed.
In your home, or out in the community where the activity actually happens — the park, a class, wherever real life is.
I'm an occupational therapist based in Port Townsend. I've spent the last six-plus years in paediatric OT, most of it in early-support work with babies and toddlers — birth to three — and their families, using a parent coaching model.
Before my master's in occupational therapy at the University of Washington, I spent five years as a mental health counsellor and paediatric behavioural specialist on the inpatient psychiatric unit at Seattle Children's Hospital. That work still shapes how I understand children, families, and behaviour today.
I've worked with children across a wide range of neurodevelopmental, genetic, and medical profiles, in homes, clinics, and developmental preschool classrooms.
I live in Port Townsend with my husband, our son, two dogs, and eleven chickens.
Book a free 15-minute intro call — no obligation, just a chance to talk through what's going on and whether we're a good fit for each other.
Book a free intro call