Private occupational therapy in Norfolk

Annabel is a highly skilled Occupational Therapist based in Norfolk, just outside of Norwich, and covers a client base across East Anglia. Since graduating she has gained a wealth of experience working in both the NHS and private sector, with both adults and children who have experienced complex trauma. She now specialises in behavioural and developmental conditions, choosing to focus on Paediatrics since 2015.

Annabel has worked extensively in the community, predominantly working with children on the edge of care, those in foster care, and those in residential settings. She is especially skilled in working closely with agencies, schools, and local authorities to ensure the best outcome can be achieved for the young person. Annabel has specific experience working with looked after and adopted children, assessing the impact of trauma on day-to-day functioning.

Annabel has completed training on the stabilisation of dissociative disorders, sibling trauma, systemic formulation, along with Dyadic Developmental Practice, psychotherapy, and parenting training. She combines trauma-based skills alongside the Model of Human Occupation for comprehensive assessment and treatment.

Based in Norwich, Hayley is a highly qualified Occupational Therapist with over a decade of clinical experience working in the NHS and private sector. She specialises in the Functional Rehabilitation of adults and older adults, having worked in a number of different rehabilitation settings and supporting people with physical and neurological conditions. This includes dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, cardiac and respiratory conditions, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Hayley covers a large client base all across East Anglia including Norfolk and Suffolk.

Hayley is a highly motivated, autonomous OT who uses a client-centred approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for her clients. Utilising the skills she has acquired throughout her career, Hayley supports clients with daily living skills, self-care, moving and handling, fatigue management, and specialist seating. In a recent role, Hayley supported many clients with complex neurological conditions, developing her specialist skills in cognitive and upper-limb rehabilitation.

Hayley regularly partakes in professional development activities to ensure she is up to date with the most relevant and evidence-based treatments for her clients.

Based in Cambridgeshire, Lucy provides independent Occupational Therapy assessments to clients in the areas of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Peterborough, and St. Ives, as well as Norfolk and Suffolk. She specialises in Functional Rehabilitation, Housing & Equipment, and Seating & Postural Management.

Lucy has over 20 years of experience, working with clients with a range of physical, learning, and mental health needs. She provides assessments and intervention to clients to maximise their independence, develop new skills, and build on new coping strategies to support them in their everyday life. Lucy uses the Assessment of Motor Process skills (AMPS) to guide her interventions.

Visiting clients at home, Lucy provides interventions that are based on the client's functional goals. This includes providing expert advice on specialist equipment and seating that would increase the client's independence in their own environment. Lucy is also able to deliver accredited postural care training to families and carers.

Lucy can also deliver Vocational Rehabilitation, providing support to clients who wish to return to work/find work and have physical, cognitive, and/or mental health challenges. She supports the client’s transition to a work environment, carrying out work place assessments to view the suitability of the environment and make any recommendations about adaptations that may be needed to support the person to succeed.

Rebecca is a highly specialist Occupational Therapist based in Cambridge. She provides expert assessments and rehabilitation for clients across East Anglia and the East Midlands including Bedford, Ely, Peterborough, Bury St Edmunds, and Stevenage. Rebecca supports clients with a wide range of physical and neurological conditions such as brain injury, spinal injury, cerebral palsy, orthopaedics and trauma, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and stroke.

Rebecca specialises in Housing & Equipment, utilising her experience working in the community to provide assessments and recommendations for equipment provisions and major home adaptations. Her recommendations are designed to maximise her client’s function in their home. She is also able to provide expert advice and detailed reports if a property is unlikely to be suitable in the longer term. With experience in Moving & Handling, Rebecca can also complete expert assessments and deliver training for both formal and informal careers on safe solutions.

Rebecca maintains a high level of professional development and supervision, regularly attending conferences and completing training to enhance her clinical practice.

Based in Suffolk, Jen provides expert Occupational Therapy to local areas such as Felixstowe, Ipswich, and Sudbury visiting clients at home, as well as travelling further afield to London, Hertfordshire, and homes in Yorkshire. She specialises in a number of areas of Occupational Therapy including Rehabilitation, Seating & Postural Management and Housing & Equipment.

Jen has spent her career working in acute wards, rehabilitation units, for social services, and also in private practice. She has always held a varied caseload, treating clients with conditions such as chronic pain, fibromyalgia, CFS/ME, and arthritis. She has a special interest in chronic pain and fatigue management, having provided group therapy on relaxation and sleep hygiene.

Jen works collaboratively with clients, family members, and carers to ensure that the most appropriate equipment, seating solutions, and housing adaptations are provided to enable her client to live as independently as possible. She also provides expert advice and guidance on work-related issues, having gained experience working at a vocational rehabilitation centre.

Jen likes to keep her clinical knowledge up to date, maintaining her professional memberships of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Specialist Sections in Independent Practice and Neurological Practice.

Cathy is an experienced and enthusiastic OT who has developed a vast depth of knowledge and experience in her chosen fields.

With over 20 years of experience, Cathy has become an expert in her fields of, Seating & Postural Management, Moving & Handling, and Housing & Equipment.

She has worked in a variety of settings, working with adults and older people supporting them in the areas of rehabilitation, orthopaedics, neurology, older peoples mental health, dementia, and supporting adults with learning disabilities. Carrying out detailed assessments and expert treatment, Cathy helps her client to live as independently as possible.

Cathy has experience in facilitating equipment & adaptations, reablement, moving & handling, and managing a dementia team.

Sarah’s extensive career in OT has seen her work with children and young people with a broad range of physical disabilities, social and emotional difficulties including, autism, ADHD, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, brain injury, and sensory processing difficulties. Sarah assesses and treats behavioural difficulties, fine and gross motor skills, balance, coordination, and postural management, to ensure that a child’s every need is addressed.

Sarah is SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test) certified, positioned to help children in any setting, whether at home or at school. She offers a holistic assessment, working collaboratively with families and other professionals, to ensure the best possible outcome for every child.

Since qualifying as an OT in 2008, Sarah is committed to her continual professional development. She completed a Sensory Integration qualification in 2012, leading to a MSc in 2014. Sarah also delivers training and mentoring with the Sensory Integration Education Network and the Advanced Practitioner training.

Based in Peterborough, Lynn is a highly experienced Occupational Therapist with over 25 years’ experience. She works with children in school and home settings across the East Midlands, carrying out goal based occupational therapy assessments and interventions. She has specialist skills in paediatric assessments, including School Amps (Assessment of Motor and Process Skills) and is an Advanced Practitioner in Sensory Integration (SI) having successfully completed levels 1-4 Sensory Integration training.

Lynn devises treatment programmes tailored to the assessed needs of the individual child. She uses Ayres Sensory Integration assessment and treatment approaches and works with parents and teaching staff to empower them to implement strategies and activities at home and in the child’s setting.

She is skilled in writing reports detailing the assessment, outcomes and treatment recommendations, including reports for Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals. She also delivers training to schools and parents on topics including sensory processing.

Lynn is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Specialist Sections for Children, Young People and Families and the Sensory Integration Network.

Rachel is an expert Hand Therapist, practising in Occupational Therapy for over 10 years. Rachel has worked extensively with both long-term conditions and trauma, enabling clients to maximise function in their hands and upper limbs. Rachel is based in Peterborough and visits clients across East Anglia, including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Northamptonshire.

Rachel is highly skilled to help with various hand traumas such as, fractures, dislocations, amputations, ligament damage, and arthritis. Therapy with Rachel typically includes the development of a personalised exercise programme, pain management, splinting (static and dynamic), and the utilisation of small aids.

Rehabilitation of the hands and upper limbs provides clients with the skill to carry out self-care tasks such as dressing and washing, and domestic activities such as cooking and cleaning. Through effective pain management and advice on how to adapt activities, clients can regain independence and control over their lives.

Rachel is a professional member of The British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT) and regularly undertakes their specialist courses.

Naomi is an experienced Occupational Therapist based in Cambridgeshire. She visits clients of all ages across East Anglia including Thetford, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, and Ely. Having worked extensively across both acute and community settings, Naomi has gained expertise on a variety of physical and neurological conditions such as arthritis, brain injury, stroke, and dementia.

Naomi is skilled in the assessment and review of care package needs, as well as minor housing adaptations and adaptive equipment prescription. She has also gained experience in the process of applying for Disabled Facilities Grants to fund major housing adaptations.

Naomi takes a client-centred approach to rehabilitation with lots of experience assisting clients with goal setting, grading activities, and utilising a problem-solving approach to potential barriers in the rehabilitation process. Her main aim is to help clients to maximise their potential and improve their level of function in meaningful activities.

She also has a special interest in cognitive impairments, and particularly memory rehabilitation, having completed an undergraduate certificate in Cognitive Psychology and a Memory Rehab Programme with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. This introduced an evidence-based approach to memory strategies to clients with a dementia diagnosis.

Lone is an expert Paediatric Occupational Therapist who treats children at home, in nursery, and at school. She is based in Hertfordshire, travelling to the areas of in Essex and North London visiting children and their families. She is qualified in both Bobath and Chailey approaches, as well as being trained in advanced Sensory Integration techniques and using the CO-OP approach.

With over 25 years’ experience, Lone has spent her career working in UK statutory services, in schools and also independently in private practice. Lone works with children with a variety of clinical needs assessing functional, sensory, or motor difficulties. She has experience helping children with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome, and mild to profound learning difficulties. This includes supporting children with postural needs, prescribing the right equipment and offering advice to ensure safe use.

Lone aims to enhance a child's independence and functional ability and will include family, carers, or teachers when creating a personalised treatment plan. To ensure the care she is providing to families is of the highest standard, Lone maintains professional development through her membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Specialist Sections in Children, Young People & Families and Independent Practice.

Natalie is a highly skilled OT based in Chelmsford. She specialises in Neurological Rehabilitation, working with adults across East Anglia who have acquired brain injuries including stroke. Natalie assesses a client’s physical and cognitive needs and devises treatment plans to help maximise a client’s independence and enhance their quality of life.

For over 10 years, Natalie has been supporting clients with a range of conditions and working with them to recover from an injury or manage a progressive condition. She combines functional and cognitive rehabilitation to offer a comprehensive therapy programme and address a client’s every need at home, work, in education, and when accessing the community. Natalie is skilled in upper limb rehabilitation, helping clients to regain function and develop their fine and gross motor skills. She aims to improve their independence through self-care activities such as getting dressed and washing. Natalie also supports with a client’s cognitive needs, focusing on attention, memory, fatigue, and routine planning.