We work alongside families to set meaningful goals and offer practical strategies that can be carried over into home, school, and everyday life. Our experienced neurodevelopmentally trained paediatric therapists work closely with families to ensure a supportive and comfortable experience, empowering children to overcome challenges and reach their full potential.
Our approach is guided by the F-Words for Child Development framework from CanChild, focusing on what matters most: Function (everyday life & participation), Fitness (movement & motor skills), Friends (belonging & connecting), Family (supporting the whole family), Fun (play, creativity & joy), and Future (assessments & what’s ahead).
Our team supports children across a wide range of developmental profiles, as well as children who would benefit from a little extra support to thrive in their everyday world.
One-to-one sessions focused on building skills, confidence, and participation. Sessions may support areas such as motor skills, sensory processing, handwriting, self-care, emotional regulation, understanding and navigating social interactions, attention, and executive functioning.
We work closely with parents and caregivers to provide practical strategies, education, and support that fit your family’s routines and values. Coaching may occur alongside child sessions or as stand-alone support.
We collaborate with schools to support classroom participation, learning, and inclusion. This may include in-class or school-based sessions, observation, strategy development, teacher consultation, and written recommendations.
Telehealth sessions are available for families outside Auckland or where this format is the best fit. Teletherapy is particularly effective for parent coaching, executive functioning support, and school-aged children.
We can support families with funding applications and provide written reports where appropriate. This may include documentation to support access to services, school planning, or other supports.
We are trained in a range of specialised assessments, including the ADOS, neurodevelopmental assessments, and functional observations. This helps children and families better understand their strengths and needs, and supports paediatricians with diagnosis, clinical decision-making, and planning and applications for special conditions or supports for examinations.
We believe every child deserves access to the right support. Our services are primarily privately funded, with clear, transparent pricing and guidance on funding options that may help make therapy more accessible.
Lucy Charles talks to Rachel Wright, host of The Skies We’re Under podcast series about “The F-words – they’re not what you think!”, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Lucy features in the first 3 episodes of Sonia Gray’s podcast series No Such Thing as Normal, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify .
We provide support for other professionals, educators, parents and caregivers and organisations.
Learn more about Workshops and Training, F-Words Resources, Occupational Performance Coaching, Supervision and Mentoring.