What does an Occupational Therapist (OT) do? 

Our Occupational Therapist can help children who are experiencing difficulties with:

  • Fine motor skills (i.e picking up and manipulating small toys, holding a pencil)

  • General coordination in physical activities (i.e balance and ball skills)

  • Sensory processing (i.e managing smells, textures, sounds and sights at an appropriate level to be able to engage in daily life easily), attention and concentration

  • Sensory attachment

  • Self help skills (i.e getting dressed/ self feeding/ toilet training)

We can advise on equipment needs for children experiencing physical disabilities.

Rosie Holliday

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Say hello at rosie@therapyspot.co.uk

BSc Hons Occupational Therapy.

I have been working as a Children’s OT in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire for nearly 15 years, both for the NHS and as an independent practitioner. I have experience of working with early years, primary and secondary school age children and see kids mostly in the home or nursery/school setting, although I have been known to go further afield to join swimming sessions and supermarket trips! I have worked extensively with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurodivergent diagnoses, Cerebral Palsy, Global Developmental Delay, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and other complex difficulties.

I have completed training in Sensory Attachment Intervention (SAI) and have worked with looked-after children and their parents. I am also trained in children’s mindfulness and meditation techniques for use with emotional dysregulation and anxiety and have an in-depth knowledge of emotional regulation strategies such as The Zones of Regulation and The Interoception Curriculum.

I am passionate about the role I can play in helping a child develop their motor and sensory skills, so that they can reach developmental milestones, become independent in day to day activities, learn, play and be the happiest version of themselves. My experience has taught me the importance of keeping the child at the centre of therapy and making treatment fun at all times, as it is through play that a child learns the skills that are going to set them up for the future.