Therapy Programs
Our Therapy Programs utilize an integrative approach in every session.
Integrated Therapy (OT/SLP)
Our Integrated Therapy Programs;
-combine OT, SLP and Social Emotional counselling;
-utilize both "bottom up" (i.e. Polyvagal Theory, Sensory Processing and Social Engagement System) and "top down" (i.e. Cognitive Behavioural therapy/CBT) approaches in every session;
- Uniquely designed to fit your child's individual needs (Sensory, Emotional Regulation, Motor Planning, Language and Language Planning, Social Cognition and Social Participation);
- May vary in duration and intensity;
Integrated Listening System (iLs) & Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
Our therapy programming may include SSP and/or iLs as part of your child's sessions. These specialized sound based therapeutic protocols can enhance your child's progress when combined with our Integrated Therapy Programs.
Anxiety programming
Through our uniquely created and integrated approach, the following core areas of ANXIETY are targeted to help your child:
Types of Anxious Thinking:
-Overestimating Threat
-Overestimating Likelihood
-Underestimating Coping Ability
-Underestimating Safety Cues
Executive Functioning
Executive functioning (EF) has been described as the "Brain skills you need to get things done". Strong executive function skills correlate to Academic Success, Social Participation/ Social Engagement and Functional Independence
Many of the children or adolescents who attend our clinic have been identified as having a delay in, or experiencing difficulties with, Executive function skills.
EF skills can include challenges in the following
-Response Inhibition (Impulsivity)
- Emotional Control
- Flexibility
- Working Memory
- Sustained Attention
- Task Initiation
- Planning/Prioritization
- Organization
-Time Management
- Goal Directed Persistence
- Meta Cognition (seeing the "big picture")