
Simone
Simone is a compassionate and driven Occupational Therapist dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service to every client in her care. Simone obtained her degree in a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. At her graduation, Simone received the award for the Best Undergraduate Research Thesis and was invited by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists to present her research at the WFOT Congress.
Simone has worked in various clinical settings such as private and public schools, private and public health care facilities and the community, where she provided services in Paediatrics, Mental Health and Neurology. This has provided Simone with the opportunity to work with a diversity of diagnoses and clients, thus greatly contributing to her therapeutic knowledge and skills.
Simone’s passion in Occupational Therapy ultimately lies in working with children. She believes in building a trusty bond with each child, and fully including the parents or caregivers of the child in the therapeutic process. Simone has a holistic approach to every child in her care, and she believes in collaboratively working with the rest of the professional team involved.
Simone has trained in Ayres Sensory Integration® with the South African Institute of Sensory Integration (SAISI). Other noteworthy postgraduate training includes treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Postural Management and Seating assessment and prescription, and Infant and Young Child Feeding.
In her free time Simone enjoys spending time outdoors, exercising, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Simone can offer comprehensive assessment and intervention for children experiencing challenges with sensory processing, development delays, genetic conditions, gross and fine motor skills, visual perception and other conditions affecting their participation in functional tasks and activities of daily living.

Micah
She has a Special Interest in Sensory Integration and is trained in Ayres Sensory Integration® with the South African Institute of Sensory Integration (SAISI), as well as The Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration® (CLASI, ICEASI). Micah has also done numerous short courses and wishes to further train in the field of neuromotor difficulties to treat and support children and families affected by neuromotor diseases.
Micah has worked in a wide variety of settings, including a rural community hospital, private practice, home and school settings as well as special needs. She is well equipped in assessing and treating children with varies diagnoses including sensory processing, ADHD/ADD, motor difficulties, ASD, social communication difficulties, dyspraxia, developmental delays and ADL/functional challenges.
Her holistic therapeutic approach is child-centred and she believes playfulness is key, as well as building robust relationships with all team members involved. She enjoys working closely with families to encourage children’s independence at home and in the community.
In her free time, Micah enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her family, friends and dog. She enjoys travelling, exploring and learning about other cultures.

Lucy
Lucy is an experienced occupational therapist and mother of two, who loves working with children and engaging with them in a nurturing therapeutic relationship. Having worked in paediatrics for over 7 years she is passionate about her profession of helping children to flourish through meaningful occupation. She found her calling for Occupational Therapy in her late 20’s after a successful career in media and graduated with first class honours Bachelor of Science in 2007. Since then she has developed her skills and now specialises in assessing, collaborating with and treating children with sensory processing, motor and functional difficulties. Lucy uses a client centred, goal directed performance approach, while drawing on her knowledge of functional, sensory-motor and sensory integration frames of reference.
Lucy has had further training in sensory integration with the SI Network UK, completing both the Theory and Intervention and Advanced Clinical Reasoning modules. She has also very recently updated her knowledge with the College of Occupational Therapy course ‘Essential Skills for Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice: Children and Young People’. In addition to this, Lucy has a keen interest in yoga and has completed a number of courses at The Special Yoga Centre, including ‘Special Yoga for Special Children’ and ‘Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children’. Throughout her occupational therapy career, she has had experience treating and connecting with many children diagnosed with a variety of difficulties including ASD, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, sensory processing disorder and social communication difficulties.