With the right support, occupational therapy helps people participate more fully in the activities that matter to them. Whether that's getting through the school day, managing the demands of work, building independence, navigating life with ADHD or autism, or simply feeling more regulated in everyday life, therapy is built around your goals.
We provide occupational therapy services for children, teens, and adults in our New Glasgow clinic, with select home, school, and community visits available throughout northern Nova Scotia. Virtual services are available across Nova Scotia.
Supporting meaningful participation at every stage of life.
Supporting meaningful participation at every stage of life.
Children
Children
Children learn best when they feel safe, connected, and engaged. Therapy is individualized to each child's unique strengths, interests, and goals while working closely with parents, caregivers, educators, and other members of their support team.
Sensory processing and regulation, helping children who become overwhelmed by noise, clothing textures, messy play, movement, or other sensory experiences.
Emotional regulation, supporting children in understanding emotions, managing frustration, and developing healthy coping strategies.
Executive functioning, including attention, organization, planning, memory, task initiation, and completing everyday routines.
Fine motor development, such as handwriting, pencil grasp, cutting skills, buttoning, zippers, and other hand skills needed for school and daily life.
Gross motor development, including balance, coordination, body awareness, strength, and movement skills that support play and participation.
Daily living skills, including dressing, toileting, brushing teeth, mealtimes, sleep routines, and increasing independence.
Play skills and social participation, helping children build confidence, engage with peers, and participate successfully in everyday activities.
School participation, through individualized strategies, collaboration with educators, classroom recommendations, and support for learning environments.
Support for children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and other developmental or mental health differences that affect everyday participation.
Parent coaching and education, providing practical strategies that can be incorporated into everyday routines at home and in the community.
Teens
Teens
The teenage years bring increasing expectations, growing independence, and new challenges. Occupational therapy helps teens develop practical strategies that support success at school, at home, in the community, and beyond.
Executive functioning, including organization, planning, time management, studying, task completion, and managing increasing responsibilities.
Emotional regulation, developing strategies to navigate stress, frustration, anxiety, and overwhelming situations.
Sensory processing and regulation, helping teens better understand and manage sensory experiences that affect school, work, or social participation.
ADHD and autism supports, with practical strategies that build on strengths while addressing everyday challenges.
School participation, including accommodations, organization, self-advocacy, and strategies that support academic success.
Life skills and increasing independence, including routines, self-care, decision-making, and preparing for post-secondary education or employment.
Confidence and self-advocacy, helping teens better understand themselves, communicate their needs, and participate more fully in everyday life.
Adults
Adults
Kind Minds supports adults navigating neurodivergence, mental health challenges, executive functioning difficulties, sensory processing, and nervous system dysregulation.
We work together to understand how your nervous system, environment, daily demands, and routines interact, then develop practical strategies that support the life you want to live.
Executive functioning, including organization, planning, time management, task initiation, prioritization, and managing everyday responsibilities.
Sensory processing and nervous system regulation, helping adults better understand sensory needs, reduce overwhelm, and develop effective regulation strategies.
Mental health support, including anxiety, burnout, emotional regulation, stress management, and building sustainable routines.
ADHD and autism supports, providing practical, individualized strategies that fit your daily life, work, and relationships.
Life transitions, including returning to work, post-secondary education, career changes, parenting, or other significant life changes.
Daily routines and everyday functioning, creating systems that support self-care, productivity, and balance without adding to overwhelm
Ready to get started?
Whether you're looking for support for yourself, your child, or your teen, we're here to help.
If you have questions about occupational therapy or you're unsure where to begin, we'd be happy to talk with you about your goals and whether Kind Minds is the right fit.