What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy (OT) helps children develop the skills they need to participate in everyday activities at home, school, and in the community. Occupational therapists support children in areas such as fine motor skills, sensory processing, self-care, emotional regulation, attention, and play. Through engaging, play-based activities, OT helps children build independence, confidence, and the ability to manage daily routines successfully.
HOw we can Help
Sensory Based Intervention
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
Self-Care & Daily Living Skills
Strategies to support coordination, strength, balance, timing, and breath are essential components of therapy. These approaches help children learn about their bodies through fun activities. Jeanne has been trained in the one-of-a-kind SENSORY TOOLBOX, which offers a hands-on interactive approach to sensory discovery.
Self-Care & Daily Living Skills
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
Self-Care & Daily Living Skills
OT helps children learn independence in tasks such as dressing, feeding, toileting, and personal hygiene. Developing these skills builds confidence and reduces frustration for both children and parents.
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
OT can improve balance, strength, and coordination for activities like running, climbing, or catching a ball. Developing these skills supports play, sports, and overall physical confidence.
Social thinking
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Gross Motor and Coordination skills
The Social Thinking programs help kids understand themselves and others, which is essential for enhancing their social navigation, fostering relationships, and boosting their performance at school and home. These unique tools effectively break down complex social concepts, like perspective taking, into understandable and actionable parts
The Social Thinking programs help kids understand themselves and others, which is essential for enhancing their social navigation, fostering relationships, and boosting their performance at school and home. These unique tools effectively break down complex social concepts, like perspective taking, into understandable and actionable parts that can be applied in any setting. Strategies from this program can assist individuals with ADHD, social communication differences, social anxiety, autism, and other social, emotional, and cognitive learning differences, whether diagnosed or not. Ttherapy options incorporating these strategies can significantly benefit children facing these challenges.
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Children with an awkward or immature grasp for their age often exhibit messy or slow coloring and writing skills, and they may fatigue easily during activities like typing classes. In Trinidad, we can provide therapy to support the improvement of these challenging areas such as hand strength, coordination, and manipulation. Our therapists
Children with an awkward or immature grasp for their age often exhibit messy or slow coloring and writing skills, and they may fatigue easily during activities like typing classes. In Trinidad, we can provide therapy to support the improvement of these challenging areas such as hand strength, coordination, and manipulation. Our therapists are all trained in the Handwriting without Tears Certificate Program, which has been developed through years of research and innovation. HWT offers multi-sensory strategies for early writing that cater to all styles of learning.
Attention & Focus
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Handwriting and Fine Motor
Our occupational therapists use strategies and activities to help children maintain focus, follow instructions, and complete tasks at school or home. This support can improve learning and day-to-day participation.
Social Participation & Play
Social Participation & Play
Social Participation & Play
Through play-based activities, OT helps children practice social interaction, teamwork, turn-taking, and problem-solving skills. This fosters confidence and positive peer relationships.
Reflex Integration
Social Participation & Play
Social Participation & Play
Through play-based activities, OT helps children practice social interaction, teamwork, turn-taking, and problem-solving skills. This fosters confidence and positive peer relationships.
Group Therapy
Social Participation & Play
Group Therapy
Group Occupational Therapy provides children with opportunities to practice important developmental skills in a small, supportive setting. Through structured activities and play, children work on areas such as motor skills, sensory regulation, attention, and social participation while interacting with peers.
Groups help children build conf
Group Occupational Therapy provides children with opportunities to practice important developmental skills in a small, supportive setting. Through structured activities and play, children work on areas such as motor skills, sensory regulation, attention, and social participation while interacting with peers.
Groups help children build confidence, strengthen skills, and apply what they learn in a social environment. More information on our groups can be found on our Therapy Groups page.
Referrals
Children can be referred for Occupational Therapy by parents, pediatricians, teachers, school counsellors, or other healthcare professionals. A medical referral is not always required—parents are welcome to contact the clinic directly if they have concerns about their child’s development, daily functioning, or participation in activities.
We commonly accept referrals for children experiencing challenges with:
- Fine motor skills (handwriting, cutting, drawing, manipulating small objects)
- Gross motor skills (balance, coordination, strength, running, climbing)
- Sensory processing difficulties (over- or under-sensitivity to touch, sound, movement, or other sensations)
- Self-care and daily living skills (dressing, feeding, toileting, hygiene)
- Attention, focus, and executive functioning (following instructions, completing tasks, organizing)
- Emotional and behavioural regulation (managing frustration, anger, anxiety, or strong emotions)
- Play and social participation (turn-taking, teamwork, social skills, confidence in peer interactions)
- School readiness support (preparing for classroom routines, participation, and learning tasks)
- Transition support (adjusting to new environments, routines, or life changes)
- Developmental or neurodiversity support (Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, other developmental needs)
If you are unsure whether Occupational Therapy is appropriate for your child, our team is happy to discuss your concerns and guide you through the intake process.
Our Therapeutic Approach
Our Occupational Therapy team uses a variety of evidence-based, individualized approaches to help children develop the skills they need to participate confidently in daily life, school, and play. Therapy is tailored to your child’s unique strengths, needs, and stage of development.
Ways We Provide Occupational Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Assessments and Evaluations
- Intensive Programs
- School and Classroom Support
- Parent Collaboration
How to Get Started
We invite you to complete our intake form. This helps our team understand your child’s needs and determine the most appropriate support.
Once your form is submitted, you will be placed on our Waitlist. Our team will contact you to discuss next steps and schedule an initial appointment once a spot becomes available.