Mental Health / Anxiety

Our child’s mental health can impact their ability to perform self care, productivity and leisure activities. It can impact their ability to communicate and develop relationships with others, and influence their behavior, in and out of their home. Compared to before the COVID 19 Pandemic, the mental health of adults, adolescents and children have suffered. Symptoms of anxiety, depression and traumatic stress have increased throughout. School closures, lockdowns, isolation from social connection, and caregiver stress have shown to contribute to increases in anxiety and depression in many populations across the globe. Occupational Therapists are uniquely situated in helping you and your family cope with mental health challenges. Until the age of 25, young minds are still in development. For this reason, many traditional cognitive approaches will be of little help. Occupational therapists are trained to use a full body, nervous system approach to help young ones and their families have some tools to increase joy, connection, regulation, and function within their bodies and minds.