Occupational Therapy
Through our work together, we identify goals, build on strengths and facilitate growth for children and adolescents who:
have experienced trauma
are struggling with mental health issues such as anxiety, ODD, OCD, ASD or ADD/ADHD
are living with neuro-developmental and sensory processing disorders
Somatic Experiencing
Using a body-based and sensory-enriched approach Somatic Experiencing can increase your ability to engage in your life for those suffering from:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
emotional symptoms as a result of stressful and traumatic situations
physical discomfort arising from trauma or stress
“Our whole family loves Heather. Not only does she have every type of climbing, bouncing, sensory enticing toy imaginable in her space, she also meets our children exactly where they are at individually. Seeing and meeting their differing needs with patience, and the ease that comes with years of practice and a love for the work that she does.
Because of her, my children practice mindfulness together at night before bed. It is becoming a beautiful tradition of peace and togetherness before we tuck them in.
I’m so grateful to her for the time, expertise and support that she has given to my family!”
“After reading about Somatic Experiencing in January of 2021, I knew that it was something I should try. Looking back now, I don’t know that I could have imagined the positive impact that the past two years of working with Megan would have on my wellbeing and overall life. I feel so grateful for the approach to care, both in and out of sessions, as the knowledge and awareness gained stays with you. Megan’s open and genuineness has offered the space and relationship to do the healing work I felt ready for!”
“Megan has all of the qualities one would expect from a trained Occupational Therapist. She is patient, understanding, caring, compassionate, honest, a great communicator, a cheerleader and most importantly, supportive of the whole person. Megan has had a tremendously positive impact on our lives, and we are so grateful that we were able to find her when our daughter needed her most. We can't say enough good things about Megan.”
“I’ve been a somatic experiencing client of Megan’s for nearly three years and have benefitted enormously from her skill and compassion. She has helped me process trauma and learn to regulate my nervous system. What I appreciate most about Megan is her skill set. I’ve found that the combination of occupational therapy and somatic experiencing has not only helped me to heal trauma through body work but has given me practical strategies to navigate heightened nervous system activation. Approaching my healing work pragmatically has helped me to develop a set of tools I can apply when life gets difficult and has empowered me to extend care to myself. Her approach is warm and accessible, and I would recommend her to anyone.”
"My healing from trauma and PTSD grew exponentially under Megan's care. I appreciate her ability to suggest alternate perspectives, the wide diversity of her knowledge and the care she shows me during every session."
“Megan is knowledgeable and brilliant in countless ways. She quickly became the strongest member of our daughters care team, and our family's greatest resource as we navigate life as parents to a child with additional needs.
Not only has she established a strong relationship with my child through Occupational Therapy, she actively helps me work through my own trauma and anxiety through Somatic Experiencing, ultimately allowing me to find myself and reshape who I am as a mother & partner. To know Megan is to know warmth, comfort, and safety.
I truly don't know where our family would be today without Megan, she is valued and appreciated beyond measure!”
“Words cannot express how grateful we are that Megan has been a part of our son's life. Four years of working with Megan has transformed our son in such a positive way. She has made therapy a positive experience for our whole family. We wholeheartedly recommend Megan to those going through difficult challenges.”
“Walking into Megan’s space, I immediately felt the safe and soothing atmosphere she’s created. She changed my life by giving me the tools I needed to dig myself out of a pretty deep hole and empowering me to use them.”
“There is no greater frustration as a parent than to watch your child struggle - to see their potential go unnoticed, misunderstood, and ignored. That is where we were when we first met Megan. Our son was withdrawn and his frustration was obvious. Slowly and surely he and Megan began a relationship where he began to engage more readily. We knew we were making significant progress when he began looking forward to his sessions and asking to see Megan. We aren't there yet - but we are making progress - what we know for sure is that our son has someone who is in his corner.”
Megan has a great deal of knowledge, insight and compassion. Her strategies have benefited not only our daughter, but also the entire family. When we started working with Megan, I was overwhelmed and frustrated and did not understand the root cause of my daughter’s challenges. Megan has increased our insight so that we can now parent from a place of greater compassion, advocacy, and understanding. Megan has helped us fully appreciate our daughter’s gifts and strengths. Our entire family is incredibly grateful.
“I like going to see Megan because she is kind and she understands me. She gives me strategies that help me have a good day at school and she helps me feel better about myself.”
“I think Megan is brilliant and naturally well-suited to the career field she is in. Her professional, yet warm heartedness and authenticity created an environment to feel safe and ready to explore in. With her knowledge, wisdom, intuition, and compassion, nothing escaped her keen, well trained eye. Which made me feel truly seen, understood and in very capable hands. I've had many different therapists over the years, Megan is a rare gem, I sorely miss our sessions together. I trust Megan, and highly recommend her to anyone.”
“We are so thankful for all the support and help my son and my family have received from Megan. Since the beginning our son connected immediately with her, and she started to help us not only with the therapy also with our son’s school, and all we needed at that time. She helps us to manage and get through stressful situations successfully.”
We now understand our child better and are able to help him more effectively with his struggles, thanks to her. Megan also provides ideas and suggestions we can work on at home and in the school setting or him to improve.
She is not only an amazing enthusiastic professional who has a deep understanding and knowledge, she is also an incredible human being. Megan is kind, supportive, caring and lovely with genuine passion for her work.
Our son LOVES going to therapy with her.
He has Sensory Processing Disorder, and Megan has made a huge difference in his life and our lives. We are thankful for the love and support she shows not only to our son but our entire family.
We have seen progress in my son´s life in large part thanks to her, we are so happy to have her in our lives.
“We got to know about Emerge Therapy through our family doctor. And we are so glad that we got a chance to work with Dr. Heather. She is very kind, friendly and amazing OT to work with. And my daughter keeps on asking when we would go to Dr Heather again.
“We have been consulting her for few months now, and we have learned so much about my daughter’s condition and how we can support her better. We had some concerns with the support that my daughter was getting from the school. And Dr. Heather discussed that with the school, and provided them guidance on the strategies that they can use to support my daughter better at school. Again we are so glad that we got a chance to work with her. And I highly recommend her services to anyone who is looking for an exceptional Occupational Therapist.”