Nurturing Development • Supporting Connection • Sharing Tools
Juniper Tree Therapy is a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapy team, supporting children, young people and their families across Leeds. We are passionate about supporting those with a wide range of unique needs, including learning difficulties, neurodevelopmental conditions, physical and motor impairments, and sensory and emotional difficulties.
We consider how an individual’s nervous system perceives sensory information; from the world around them, and from within their own body. We then consider how this impacts on the way that children engage in daily life, and how they are able to connect with the important people around them.
We consider the family as a whole, and we are passionate about ensuring that the child or young person is their own ‘expert’ about their experiences, strengths and areas of challenge. We are also able to interpret their bodily responses, and the perspectives of their close family, friends, and other Key Adults.
Using a Sensory Integration and Sensory Attachment Intervention lens helps us to understand what is beneath a presenting difficulty. This means we can create recommendations and guidance to help to provide support within each child’s individual family life. We focus on providing repeated opportunities for regulation and connection across the day, to help the brain to ‘rewire’ in response to regulating experiences.
They’ve also developed a dedicated Little Hiccups Portal, filled with helpful resources for families to explore at their own pace. Please contact Miriam on info@littlehiccups.co.uk for the password.
