We are a team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who are experienced in helping babies and children who have developmental delays, learning difficulties, balance and co-ordination difficulties, self esteem and sensory processing challenges, to reach their full potential.
Sarah is the founder and owner of The Kids’ Place. She is a NZ registered Occupational Therapist with over 20 years experience. Sarah has spent much of her career working in Paediatrics with children with neurological conditions, brain injuries, developmental delays, and learning difficulties. As a mother of four adult sons, Sarah understands the challenges of parenting in the modern world. Sarah uses play based therapy and intervention methods to support children who may have learning difficulties, developmental delays, neuro-motor immaturity, gross motor, fine motor, sensory, and emotional difficulties .
Sarah is dedicated to assisting each child to discover their own unique potential, to be understood by the people in their lives, and in the process assist them to develop a healthy self esteem and confidence to enjoy their place in this world.
Sarah has completed post-graduate courses in her areas of interest including:
Camilla is a NZ registered Physiotherapist with over 25 years of experience. Camilla has spent much of her career in Paediatrics in both the UK and NZ, and has valuable expertise working with children with developmental delays, hypotonia, motor dyspraxia or developmental coordination difficulties, cerebral palsy, brain injuries, and neuromuscular conditions.
Camilla works through play based therapy and seeks to make therapy time fun and enjoyable. Camilla has two teenage children who keep her active and aware of the ever changing needs and pressures within family life.
Camilla is focused on ensuring each child she works with reach their maximal potential; encouraging and developing their self-esteem and confidence so they can achieve their goals.
Camilla’s has completed many post-graduate training programmes and attended conferences in her area of expertise and interest including;
Jenny is an Occupational Therapist with over 7 years of experience. Qualifying in the UK she has worked in the UK, America and New Zealand with much of her career being spent in paediatrics. She has worked in both physical and mental health settings and has a wide range of experience which includes working with children on the autistic spectrum, developmental delays, sensory processing difficulties, dyspraxia, learning difficulties, anxiety and trauma. Parenting a child with additional needs herself means that Jenny understands the unique challenges this can bring from a personal as well as a professional perspective.
Jenny understands that children learn best when they are comfortable and therefore makes therapy sessions enjoyable as well as effective working from the unique strengths and interests of each child. She is experienced in supporting children with challenging behaviours and values the child’s emotional health, seeking to nurture self-esteem, confidence and overall wellbeing. As a mum/foster mum to four young boys she understands well the need to meet the needs of the individual child within the context of the family and the wider community (e.g. school) to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Specific areas of interest/further training include
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