Now Offering: In-person Occupational Therapy Services in Thunder Bay

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We could not be more thrilled to now be offering in-person Occupational Therapy (OT) in Thunder Bay!

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a client-centered health profession that focuses on promoting health and well-being through occupation. Occupation refers to the everyday activities that people need, want, or are expected to do. For a paediatric population, treatment areas include:

• Fine motor skills
• Printing/keyboarding skills
• Sensory needs and challenges
• Play skills
• Social participation skills
• Self-care skills (e.g., dressing, sleep, toileting, etc.)
• Life skills (e.g., self advocacy, safety, planning/time management, etc.)
• Emotional regulation
• Executive functioning
• Equipment & strategy recommendations (e.g., OAP Letters of Recommendations, letters of support, etc.)

The primary goal of OT is to enable all individuals to participate in the activities of everyday life!

To learn more about our Occupational Therapy services, check out the new page on our website here.

Our first in-person OT, Angela "Ange" Jewett, has been providing OT services in the District of Thunder Bay for the past 15 years. She believes in client-centred, neurodiversity-affirming, & play based therapy - which we could not be more excited about! (Click here to meet Ange and the rest of our team!)

OT services are often covered by extended healthcare benefits, and can also be accessed with Ontario Autism Program (OAP) funding.

If interested in getting started with OT, please email [email protected]!

by Halle Demchuk, SLP

Paediatric SLP | GLP-Trained Clinician | Owner of HAEPI SLP