Occupational Therapy

Brain Injury & Concussion Recovery

A concussion or brain injury can affect attention, memory, executive functioning, screen tolerance, sleep, headaches, fatigue, and emotional regulation. Our Occupational Therapists provide practical strategies to help you manage symptoms, rebuild function, and gradually return to work, school, and daily life with greater confidence and stability.

Chronic Pain & Fatigue Management

Living with persistent pain or low energy requires a sophisticated approach to “energy banking.” We teach you how to analyze your daily tasks to conserve energy and move with more comfort. Our goal is to shift you away from the “push-and-crash” cycle, providing you with the ergonomics and activity-pacing tools necessary to reclaim your independence and quality of life.  Our goal is the help you reduce the impact that pain and fatigue have on your ability to participate in your daily life.

Sensory Processing & Regulation

When the world feels too loud, too bright, or simply overwhelming, it is often a sign of sensory dysregulation. We work with you to identify your unique sensory profile and create a “sensory diet” or environmental modifications that help calm your nervous system. This allows you to stay grounded and focused, even in high-stimulation environments like busy offices or classrooms.

Neurodivergence (ADHD, Autism) & Executive Functioning Support

Neurodivergence can affect organization, task initiation, planning, time management, flexibility, and follow-through in daily life. We support children, teens, and adults with practical strategies for executive functioning, routines, self-regulation, sensory needs, and participation at home, school, work, and in the community.

Daily Living & Life Skills Training

Whether it’s managing household responsibilities or navigating complex community tasks, we focus on the “doing” of life. Our therapists assist you in breaking down overwhelming daily tasks into manageable steps. We help you develop the cognitive strategies, regulatory support, and adaptive techniques required to handle everyday life with less stress and more autonomy.

Workplace & School Accommodations

Success at work or school often requires more than effort alone. We help identify the cognitive, emotional, environmental, and practical supports that can improve focus, regulation, organization, and performance. This may include cognitive strategies, schedule or workload adjustments, ergonomic recommendations, and other accommodations that reduce barriers and support more sustainable functioning.

Mental Health-Related Functioning

Mental health challenges can affect routines, motivation, energy, focus, sleep, work, relationships, and daily functioning. Our Occupational Therapists provide practical support to help clients rebuild routines, increase engagement, manage avoidance or burnout, and strengthen follow-through in everyday life. For some clients, care may also include psychotherapy alongside functional strategies that support meaningful and sustainable change.

Return to Work

Work and volunteer activities are also important contributors to quality of life.  Occupational therapists can support return to work or work engagement by developing rehabilitation programs.  OTs often use the client’s actual work tasks and environments as a basis for rehabilitation.  Once they familiarize themselves with the job requirements and functional abilities, OTs can work with clients and employers to identify changes/modifications to the job requirements or environment, develop gradual return to work plans, and collaborate with rehabilitation and/or medical team members to implement prescribed job restrictions.  As tolerance increases, tasks are adapted to match the individual’s abilities until they have reached maximal recovery.

Safety at Home

Occupational therapists assess safety and independence with respect to I/ADLs.  In some cases, simple changes may allow individuals to continue to live independently and/or maximize quality of life.  In other cases, more intensive rehabilitation programs or changes are required in order to support independence.  OTs assess and make recommendations regarding methods of maximizing safety in the home environment.  This may include home modifications, specialized home appliances (auto shut-off), cognitive rehabilitation programs, counselling or psychotherapy support, and more.

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

I/ADL is a term widely used in occupational therapy. It stands for both Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). ADLs and IADLs are daily activities that contribute to quality of life. Occupational therapists assess I/ADLs to understand daily life challenges and to develop practical strategies that support greater safety, independence, and participation.