Occupational Therapy

What is Occupational Therapy?

The unique expertise of occupational therapists is to analyze what people do and what they want or need to do, and help them to do it. Occupational therapists co-create approaches with their clients. They are mindful of people’s rights, needs, preferences, values, abilities, and environments. They work with clients to support their health and well-being.

What kind of Occupational Therapy do I offer?

A few of the services provided here at Mind Over Matter Occupational Therapy include:

Ergonomic Assessment

Evaluation of a person’s work environment in order to facilitate optimal functioning. While most ergonomic assessments are done for desk workstations, other ergonomic assessments are also possible. We analyze the physical space, the job demands, your abilities and many other elements in order to minimize risk of injury with the focus on fitting the workstation to your body and not the other way around. The goal is to create an environment that is safe, comfortable, and productive.

Home Accessibility and Equipment needs

Assessment of the home environment to identify potential safety issues and accessibility barriers. Whether it be from an injury, illness or aging while staying at home, occupational therapists can make recommendations for equipment, assistive devices, assistance, or environmental modifications that can increase an individual’s safety, independence and accessibility within their home.

Return to work – Mental Health

Returning to work after injury or disability can be challenging. Working with you and your employer, we'll assess if you are ready and collaboratively prepare a realistic return-to-work plan with you and your employer, focusing on your health first and then implementing cost-effective workplace accommodations to be able to successfully return to your job.

Corporate Wellness

For Corporate Wellness inquiries, please contact me for details.

Pediatric Services

Pediatric occupational therapy services focus on helping children develop and improve skills needed for daily living, learning, and play, addressing challenges related to developmental milestones, fine and gross motor skills, sensory processing, and other areas that impact their ability to participate in activities and reach their full potential.

Services not listed? Contact us to see what is possible

Where can services be provided?

Mind Over Matter is a community-based services. Most visits will happen either in your home, work or community environments. Virtual sessions are also available.

Words used by OT’s

Holistic: Looking at the person or situation as a whole, in relation with their environment meaning we look at all the spheres of life, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

Approach: A way of thinking. In occupational therapy there are many difference approaches that can help the therapy guide their sessions and interventions

Client-Centered: partnership between the client/patient and the therapist, which allows empowerment of the client to engage in functional performance to fulfill his/her occupational roles in a variety of environments

Occupations: Any task or activity that “occupies” a person’s time. Most OT’s divide them into 3 main categories

Self-care (looking after ones-self)
Productivity (contributing to the social or economical fabric of their community)
Leisure (enjoying life)

Meaningful Occupations: refers to engaging in an activity that has significance to the person or is purposeful and leads to a greater sense of self or well-being.

Assessment: period of time where the therapist learns about the clients currently state or situation. An overview of the client’s functioning at home, work and in the community and identifies the obstacles or barriers to be able to complete the wanted occupations.

Intervention: specific activities, tools, education, etc. that are designed to facilitate a client’s engagement, participation and overall wellbeing.

Environment: A person’s environment includes not only his/her physical or geographical environment, but also the social, economical, cultural, institutional and temporal. It gives context to the occupation being carried out.

1. ACOTRO, ACOTUP, & CAOT. (2021). Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada/Référentiel de compétences pour les ergothérapeutes au Canada. Accessed (insert date) at https://acotro-acore.org/sites/default/files/uploads/ot_competency_document_en_hires.pdf