Occupation is any task or activity you participate in, like or have to do within your life. This can include anything from brushing your teeth to driving your car or attending a concert. ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) are a group of occupations that most people engage with daily.

Occupational therapy is a profession that takes a holistic or ‘whole person’ approach to their service users and their needs.  OT’s consider a persons likes, wants, beliefs as well as external factors such as environment, physical and cognitive abilities and the tasks or ‘occupations’ that a person performs or wishes to perform. With all this information, occupational therapy helps to overcome any difficulties service users have with their daily ‘occupations’.

OT can assist with a wide variety of conditions, symptoms or difficulties a person may have. If a condition is affecting a persons daily activities then an OT can assess the situation and the conditions impacting it, in order to help.

OT’s at Well Life are able to assist with physical based conditions as well as any psychological impacts of conditions, such as problems sleeping.

We are very proud to work with several local universities to provide placement for their physiotherapy and occupational therapy degree students. This allows us to train the therapists of the future, and also give back to our patients through discounted student-led sessions. Practical application of skills allows students to see the theory they have learned get put into action. Working with our therapists and patients also helps them learn invaluable interpersonal skills, and grow in confidence as clinicians. We greatly appreciate the trust that our patients continue to place in us when we offer this learning opportunity.