THRIVING THROUGH NATURE
Building meaningful relationships, confidence and new skills in a safe and natural environment
WHAT WE OFFER
At thriving through nature, we offer a unique nature based occupational therapy service. We are so excited to be able to provide group-based and individual therapy in a beautiful outdoor setting. For us, nature provides a sense of calm and a space where child and family relationships can flourish. We provide a safe environment that is relationship focused and strengths based and where new skills and a sense of belonging are developed in a playful, natural environment.
As experienced and skilled occupational therapists with combined practice of almost 20 years, we are confident and motivated to provide you and your child with a service that promotes development in a number of areas including and not limited to;
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Play
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Emotional regulation
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Self-regulation
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Sensory processing
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Body awareness
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Safety awareness
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Executive function
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Attention
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Fine and gross motor skills
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Visual motor skills
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Shoulder, arm and hand strength
Being able to utilise our incredible natural environment to deliver occupational therapy is so beneficial and provides many opportunities for personal growth and development of goal areas.
At Thriving Through Nature, we strive to provide you and your child with a service where you feel a sense of connection and safety and where you have numerous opportunities to learn new skills, achieve targeted goal areas, create new relationships, and thrive!
Sessions will be held at Perry Lakes reserve in Floreat WA.
SESSIONS
INDIVIDUAL NATURE THERAPY SESSIONS: AGES 3 - 15
Within our nature-based occupational therapy practice, we offer individual therapy sessions tailored to children and their families. We provide a safe and nurturing environment for you and your child where therapeutic relationships are fostered. When working individually with your child, we take a neuro affirming approach to therapy where we aim to support you child’s skill development whilst also respecting their unique individual profile. Through opportunities in nature, children are encouraged to play, explore and express themselves freely, promoting holistic growth and well-being. By incorporating the natural surroundings into our sessions, we create a dynamic space where our kids can flourish, nurturing both body and mind in coordination with the environment.
PLAY AND THRIVE PEER GROUP: AGES 4-11
Our nature based social skills groups provide children with a calm and nurturing space where they feel confident and safe enough to build new relationships with peers. They will be encouraged to participate in a range of outdoor activities with their peers that will support the development of their social, emotional, and physical skills. Skills they learn in this group can be transferred into their daily lives in the school playground or during play dates with friends at a playground or a backyard.
CONNECT AND THRIVE PEER GROUP: AGES 12-15
We are so excited to be able to offer social connection groups for adolescents aged 12-15 years in term 3. Our nature-based groups for teens will support them in developing connections with others. We will also provide support around developing a greater awareness of our bodies which in turn can support emotional and self-regulation. Spending more time outdoors is proven to boost mood and reduce stress levels as well as reducing feelings of isolation. Our nature-based groups can provide amazing opportunities for teens to explore their passions and interests in a natural and calm environment and build their motivation around these. Please register you interest by completing the contact form at the bottom of this page as spaces are filling up fast
WHO WE ARE
Thriving through nature is run by occupational therapists Justine Shircore and Kahlia Wingfield. We are two passionate OT’s with nearly 20 years of combined clinical experience. Our professional beliefs are centred around providing a holistic approach where we respect and meet the ‘whole’ child and their parents where they are at emotionally and physically. Our virtues around being honest, fair and equal with every child and family we support, are very important to us. We believe that working together WITH the family and being collaborative is the best way for our families to build capacity and progress towards their goals.
We pride ourselves on delivering a strengths-based and inclusive service where our clients feel supported, connected and ready to embark on a playful journey towards autonomy within their meaningful daily occupations.