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What type of
services do you offer?

A price guide and services list is noted here.

The assessments noted can be used to:

To demonstrate areas of strength and difficulty and suggest reasonable adjustments
To demonstrate challenges for consideration by Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) assessors
To support a Neurodevelopmental assessment pathway referral
To share with educational settings, such as the SENCO (England), ALNCO (Wales) and with inclusion teams in college or university
To share with Employers regarding reasonable adjustment and Access to Work needs
To improve your self-understanding or that of your loved one
You may also wish to book training for your school or organisation such as a 'lunch and learn' session.

What should I prepare for my initial consultation?

It is often useful to have an idea of what you hope to achieve through therapy.

You could try writing down a couple of ideas such as:

The top three things you find difficult
If you had a magic wand what would your life look like?
The amount of time and resources YOU can commit to this goal
What you have tried previously
You might like to keep a diary or journal for the week before your appointment
if you have any relevant reports from other professionals, you may wish to gather and share these
Consultations are held via G-Meet, which is similar to Zoom or Teams, and hosts video call meetings
Information on how to join G-Meet can be accessed by viewing the following :
Text link:
https://support.google.com/meet/answer/9303069?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT9fhqX_IxI

How can I start working with you?

If you would like to contact me you can do so using the contact form on this site, or you email info@jbotuk.com.

You can use the message function on Instagram or via the Royal College of Occupational Therapists independent practice page.

Links are at the bottom of this page.

You can typically expect a response within one working week.

Please provide details of the type of therapy or service you require e.g. remote therapy, face-to-face assessment, school-based sensory observations, training or public speaking, while keeping any personal and identifiable details to an absolute minimum.

What does an Occupational Therapist (OT) do?

Occupational therapists work across all domains and across the life span so you may see them providing aides to the elderly, helping children with handwriting, teaching regulation skills in mental health or supporting engagement in self-care within a prison setting. They support people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives by helping them overcome challenges that affect their ability to do everyday activities—also known as "occupations." Because their range of work is so broad it can be difficult to imagine what an occupational therapist could do for you.

When considering Mental Health, Neurodiversity and Sensory Processing, OT's will often :

Work with people experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress. They help individuals develop coping strategies, build routines, manage emotions, and re-engage in daily life—whether that’s returning to work, socializing, or self-care tasks. Therapy is often strengths-based and focused on what’s most important to the individual.
Support neurodivergent individuals, by providing assessments, and reports, helping them navigate daily life in a way that works for their unique brain and body. This might include building executive functioning skills (like organization or time management), supporting sensory needs, promoting self-advocacy, awareness and compassion and adapting environments for comfort and success.
OTs help identify how sensory input affects regulation, behaviour, and participation. Therapy may focus on understanding sensory preferences, creating supportive routines, and developing strategies for managing sensory overload or seeking needed input. The goal is to help people feel safe, regulated, and confident in their environments.

What are the benefits of an OT assessment?

Some of the many benefits of an OT assessment include:

Personalised Insight: It helps identify strengths and challenges in areas such as self-care, school, work, play, social participation, and sensory processing.

Holistic Understanding: OTs consider the whole person, including their routines, environment, goals, and how different factors (like mental health or sensory needs) impact day-to-day functioning.

Practical Recommendations: You’ll receive tailored strategies, tools, and environmental modifications to support well-being and participation.

Clear Next Steps: An assessment often guides therapy goals, referrals (if needed), and collaborative planning with families, schools, or other professionals, including demonstrating the need for reasonable adjustments.

Whether you're seeking support for yourself or someone else, an OT assessment can be a powerful first step toward greater independence, confidence, and quality of life.

Please note: These assessments are clinically robust however are not worded specifically for provision within an Educational Health Care Plan (ECHP) or Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) tribunal in England. Nor Statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN), Individual Development Plan (IDP) or Educational Tribunal for Wales (ETW).

Several other therapy organisations describe specialising in this area such as Ace Children's Occupational Therapy*, Achieve OT* or Sensational Kids*.

*Please be aware that this information does not constitute an endorsement of their service and is merely a starting point for your own research.

What is Sensory processing?

You might hear terms like Sensory Processing, Sensory Integration, and Sensory Modulation.

Sensory processing refers to the way the nervous system receives, organises, and responds to sensory input from the environment and the body. This includes information from the five traditional senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) as well as from the vestibular (balance), proprioceptive (body awareness), and interoceptive (internal body cues) systems.

Sensory integration refers to the brain's ability to combine and make sense of this sensory information to produce appropriate responses. It's essential for everyday tasks like maintaining posture, focusing attention, coordinating movements, and interacting socially.

Sensory modulation is the brain’s ability to regulate and adjust responses to sensory input. It helps us stay calm, alert, and attentive. When modulation is working well, we can filter out irrelevant stimuli (like background noise) and respond appropriately to what's important. Challenges in modulation can lead to over-responsiveness (e.g., becoming overwhelmed by sound or touch) or under-responsiveness (e.g., not noticing pain or temperature).

Occupational therapists help individuals who may experience difficulties in any of these areas to build strategies for better participation in daily life. While a sensory approach can be considered by many, sensory integration requires a suitably trained, specialist occupational therapist.