Welcome to Sensory Roots Occupational Therapy

Feed the roots watch the leaves grow

Unremitting devotion to the things

you want to see happenthat are important to you

Let us help you overcome the challenges you face in the daily activities of your child.

PRACTICE HOURS
(BY APPOINTMENT)

Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:00
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

At Sensory Roots we believe in a team approach with parents, educators and health professionals and strive towards providing each child the opportunity to develop the necessary skills for them to be functionally independent according to their developmental phase.

OUR DEDICATED TEAM

Sensory Roots have an experienced team of occupational therapists that dedicate their life’s work to the development of children of all ages.

ELIZE JANSE VAN RENSBURG
ELIZE JANSE VAN RENSBURGOccupational Therapist
“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” (Frank Lloyd Wright)
CHANÉ POTGIETER
CHANÉ POTGIETEROccupational Therapist
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” (Steve Jobs)
NADIA TRUTER
NADIA TRUTEROccupational Therapist
“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” (Dr Seuss)
ANNIKA SMITH
ANNIKA SMITHOccupational Therapist
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”(E.E. Cummings)
ELZANI LOMBARD
ELZANI LOMBARDOccupational Therapist
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” (J.R.R. Tolkien)
ELSA VILJOEN
ELSA VILJOENOccupational Therapist
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” (Anonymous)
MCKAYLA BRADFIELD
MCKAYLA BRADFIELDOccupational Therapist
“The best education does not happen at a desk, but rather engaged in everyday living, hands on, exploring, in active relationship with life.” (Vince Cowman)
ALISJE DE KLERK
ALISJE DE KLERKOffice Administrator
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” (Mahatma Ghandi)

WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?

Occupational therapy is the art and science of the use of everyday activities to assist clients to engage in occupations.

  • “Occupations” are those life areas that all of us are engaged in every day. For children, their primary life areas or “occupations” are that of play and leisure, school, rest and sleep, activities of daily living (e.g. self-care activities) and social interaction.

  • The paediatric occupational therapist assists children who experience difficulties in any of these life areas (occupations) where they live, learn and play.

  • The occupational therapy process entails specific, comprehensive assessment of function and areas of difficulty, the development of a client-centred intervention plan (including referral to relevant other professions), and the implementation of individualised, scientifically designed occupational therapy which is both therapeutic and enjoyable to the child.

WHEN IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY NECESSARY?

Parents know their child the best! Trust your instincts – if you have a feeling that something is wrong, even if you cannot lay a finger on exactly what it is, seek help. The following three questions may assist you in determining whether you should consider taking your child to an occupational therapist:

Does the problem get in your child's way?

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Contact our experienced occupational therapists at Sensory Roots for an in depth evaluation of your child’s situation.

Does the problem get in other people's way?

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Some problems may not seem to bother your child but may bother someone else – it may be you, your child’s teacher or any other significant person in your child’s life.

Should you listen when a teacher, doctor or friend suggest you seek help?

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Yes, if they have dealt with many children and can objectively recognize problems with a child’s functioning.