"Nicola has been working with our daughter, who has been diagnosed with ADHD and ASD which significantly impacts her learning, for just over a month. Nicola conducted a full assessment before we started our sessions and pinpointed key areas to focus on. 

Just before our first session, the lockdown was imposed, and we had to switch to virtual sessions over video conference. Nicola has been flexible in her approach and eager to help find a cadence, plan and method that worked for us. At first, I was concerned that I would struggle to support my daughter appropriately during these sessions, but Nicola provided clear guidance and feedback during and after our weekly sessions as well as resources for each session.

Using the strategies and support Nicola has given us, I am able to confidently do OT with my daughter every morning for 20-30 minutes. These activities are fun and keep her engaged. Her strength, handwriting and focus have noticeably improved and we could not be happier with the results so far.    

Thank you very much, Nicola, for your excellent support and professional guidance."

Lynette, Parent

 

 

"Nicola has been working with our son, who has dyspraxia, low muscle tone and hypermobility in his hands and feet, over the past year.  She has been working with him across all areas of OT from his handwriting, self-care skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and core strength. During that time, our son has made unbelievable progress. He can now dress and undress himself independently and his handwriting is at the same level as his peers. We can also see his physical strength and coordination improving month by month.

In large part, this has been down to Nicola’s hard work, dedication and professionalism, and focus on ensuring our son fulfils the potential we know he has. She treats each child individually by assessing their key areas of difference and devising a tailored programme of support to help develop them in a fun way, and which is fully integrated with his school and home environment.

Thank you Nicola. We couldn’t be happier with all the support and assistance you are providing."

Kris, Parent

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"Nicky started working with our son when he was in nursery and continued when he moved on to Reception. He absolutely loved his sessions with Nicky and she was fantastic at pitching all the sessions at just the right level for him. She always managed to find the perfect balance between making sessions fun and interesting as well as targeting his specific areas of difficulty. Nicky always arrived for each session armed with a fantastic array of resources, games, puzzles and activities – our son was always so engaged in the activities he was completely unaware that his specific areas of difficulty were being targeted.

With Nicky’s input and support his fine motor skills improved tremendously as did his confidence in his own abilities. Not only did Nicky work with him individually, she also provided individually tailored programmes to work on at home and at school and was very helpful in

providing support to his Reception teacher regarding strategies and motivating tips.

Nicky also focused on providing support to our son with sensory issues and he now manages in large crowds and loud settings comfortably.

She was also instrumental in helping him to be successful at his first ever sports day, spending the time to target the gross motor activities that he

struggled with and helping to build his confidence so that he was able to participate and succeed on what would have otherwise have been a very difficult day for him.

Without a doubt Nicky is one of the best Occupational Therapists we have ever worked with. She is extremely skilled and knowledgeable and

has a kind, gentle and extremely patient manner with the children she sees. I would whole heartedly recommend Nicky to anyone looking for a fantastic OT to work with their child."

Vicky, Parent

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Nicky's work with a child at our school has been transformative; the child's handwriting and motor skills have improved enormously and this has really positively impacted on her participation and achievement in literacy lessons and across the whole curriculum. Thanks to Nicky, the child has grown immensely in self-confidence and both parents and staff at school have seen a huge shift in her attitude to learning. 

Nicky is incredibly professional, thorough and sensitive in her approach and the excellent results we have seen are strong evidence of her talent as an Occupational Therapist. She is friendly and caring and makes learning fun; our pupil was always very excited to be attending the sessions. Nicky is a great communicator; she makes complex information from assessments easily accessible for parents and staff and devises a clear plan which can be followed easily in school. I cannot recommend her highly enough! 

Jeanne, SENCo

 

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"We came to her when our daughter started school. She was struggling emotionally with the change and physically with her clothing and food. We were at breaking point unable to find a way to get her to school without tears all round. Nicola gave us so many practical strategies to put in place, which have made our mornings and mealtimes so much more manageable. We continue to use all the advice she gave us and I feel much more equipped to handle those high stress moments. Nicola is compassionate and supportive. Our daughter connected with her and loved their time together and I was so grateful to have someone who listened to me, understood what we were going through and supported me in a way no one else was able to. We are so grateful to her."

Rachel, Parent

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"Nicola’s talk to our staff on sensory processing was engaging and informative and provided valuable insight into the ways that sensory difficulties manifest themselves in the classroom.  Her ability to understand the child’s, as well as the teachers’ perspective, mean that the strategies she recommends are practical and effective - our teachers certainly came away with confidence that they have a bank of strategies to try out."

Anna, Specialist Teacher

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"Nicky is a fabulous OT.  She has helped my son with all sorts of sensory issues.  He is now more open to trying different foods and textures.  Nicky has given him strategies to help him cope in overwhelming situations, which is life changing for us all as a family.  Nicky has a lovely way about her; kind, caring, professional, funny, and enthusiastic.  My son and I thoroughly enjoy her visits and all the resources she brings each time.  I could not recommend her highly enough."

Lisa, Parent

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"Nicky is a great communicator who can explain children's sensory and motor needs clearly to parents and teachers alike. She makes learning accessible and fun."

Sam Silver, Action-attainment

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"In her presentation to our staff, Nicola managed to  summarise succinctly and effectively the hugely complex area of handwriting.    Her talk was interesting, lively and packed with excellent suggestions. She has empowered our teachers to adopt a variety of strategies to support pupils in a manner that is active and entertaining."

Lucinda, SENCo

 

 

"Thank you, I really enjoyed the parent training session and found it very helpful.  I have learnt some great strategies to try with my son who has ASD." 

Joanna, Parent

 

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"Nicola’s presentation about sensory processing difficulties to staff was a revelation.  Everything she told us about sensory processing made so much sense and we as teachers were keen to start using her strategies in the classroom.  When Nicola presented to the children, she pitched her talk at exactly the right level to inform and also entertain them.  Our students will certainly benefit from her expertise.”

Rebecca, Head of Maths

 

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"As a case manager I am very happy to recommend Nicky. She is an exceptionally good Occupational Therapist and an extremely nice person.

I have the good fortune to work with her on a regular basis and am impressed by her level of professionalism. I can rely on Nicky to communicate with me and other professionals in a timely manner, she is conscientious and will go the extra mile for the client."

Susanne, Case Manager

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