Intensive Model
When children are learning and growing, their brains are like little gardens. New skills, behaviours, and ways of coping are the seeds. For those seeds to grow, they need regular care — water, sunlight, and attention.
If we only water a plant once a week, the soil dries out in between, and growth is slow. But if we give it a little water more often, the roots grow stronger, and the plant thrives.
It’s the same with your child’s brain.
- Practice makes progress
- The brain learns best when it gets lots of repetition in a short time.
- Frequent therapy sessions help skills “stick” much faster than waiting a whole week to try again.
- Less chance of losing skills
- With weekly therapy, there’s a long gap where things can be forgotten or old habits return.
- Intensive sessions mean your child (and you) keep building on progress without losing momentum.
- Learning in real life
- Kids don’t just learn in the clinic — they learn best at home, at school, and in the community.
- Intensive therapy lets us practice skills across different places and situations, so they become part of everyday life.
- A child can learn a new skill in 20 mins of playing. Structured therapy takes 400 repetitions for a child to learn a new skill.
- Emotions help learning stick
- When children learn through play, connection, and positive experiences, their brains remember better.
- Intensive therapy means more chances to link fun, safe, and meaningful experiences with learning.
- Parents get to practice too
- You’re the most important teacher and supporter for your child.
- By having regular parent coaching and support, you’ll feel more confident using strategies at home — which helps your child grow even more.
- More 1:1 time with the therapist
- With the intensive program, I am unable to take on a larger case load, meaning less distractions with other clients for the therapist and more concentration on you and your family.
Parent Coaching
Being a parent can sometimes feel like trying to build furniture without the instruction manual. You have all the pieces, but it’s hard to know exactly how they fit together.
That’s where 1:1 coaching sessions come in. Think of them as your guide and toolkit — helping you understand your child’s unique needs and giving you clear, practical ways to support them every day.
- You are your child’s most important teacher
- Children spend the most time with their families — not therapists.
- Coaching gives you the tools so progress doesn’t just happen in a session, but throughout the week at home, school, and in the community.
- Practical strategies, not just theory
- Instead of giving you a list of “shoulds,” coaching sessions give you hands-on, doable strategies you can use right away.
- You’ll get to practice with guidance, so you feel confident and supported.
- Safe space for questions and worries
- Parenting can bring up lots of emotions — stress, guilt, or uncertainty.
- Coaching provides a space to talk openly, explore challenges, and find solutions together.
- Tailored to your family
- Every child is unique, and every family is different.
- Coaching sessions adapt strategies to fit your routines, values, and daily life, so they’re realistic and sustainable.
- Build confidence and connection
- When parents feel empowered, children feel more secure.
- Coaching strengthens not just your skills, but also your connection and joy as a family.
1:1 coaching is like having a personal trainer for parenting skills. Instead of working on muscles, you’re building tools for connection, regulation, and growth. With regular support, you’ll feel stronger, more confident, and better equipped to help your child thrive.
Home & Community Based
Imagine learning to swim — you could practice all the moves on dry land, but the real learning happens in the water.
It’s the same for children’s skills. Practicing only in a clinic isn’t enough. Kids need to try things in the places where they live, play, and grow — at home, in the park, at school, or out in the community. That’s why we offer therapy where life really happens.
- Skills make more sense in real life
- A child might master a skill in a clinic, but struggle to use it at home or school.
- By practicing in their natural environment, the skill is immediately relevant and easier to transfer.
- The environment becomes part of therapy
- Home routines, school spaces, playgrounds — these are all powerful teaching tools.
- We can use what’s already around your child to build independence and confidence.
- Families feel supported in their own space
- Home sessions allow us to work alongside parents and siblings, showing strategies where they matter most.
- Families often feel more comfortable and relaxed at home, which makes learning smoother.
- Community builds real-world confidence
- Practicing social, emotional, or motor skills in the community (like the playground or shops) gives children safe practice in real situations.
- This builds confidence and prepares them for success in everyday life.
- Stronger generalisation = stronger brain pathways
- When skills are practiced across different settings, the brain learns to flex and adapt.
- This makes learning more resilient and lasting — not “clinic only” skills, but life skills.
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