Passionate Occupational Therapy service in Leeds working with children, young people & their family ✨
14/01/2026
The return to school routines can be a big adjustment for children- busy brains, lots of stimulation, and growing demands can be exhausting.
If your child is having challenges with anything from attention, writing, coordination, to joining in PE, support doesn’t have to feel like hard work. Using a Sensory Integration approach, we find playful, enjoyable ways to make everyday tasks feel easier.
Play really matters - board games, obstacle courses, and movement-based games all help build the skills children need to thrive 💛
12/01/2026
Today is the day - the new Trauma Informed Assessment and Intervention Course begins!
Nick and Emma have co-authored this module alongside the brilliant Éadaoin Bhreathnach, founder of Sensory Attachment Intervention and Claire Pemrick at the Jump Start Therapy Centre.
What a privilege it is to come together which a wide group of specialist, dedicated Therapists.
06/01/2026
... and we're back! After a lovely couple of weeks off, we had our first day back yesterday, and managed to see the sunrise and sunset! We're looking forward to what 2026 has to bring for us. We hope you all have a lovely gentle transition back into school this week.
01/01/2026
“Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold”
We wish you all the very best as we move into the 2026 chapter! To our families, our colleagues, our community, we look forward to working alongside you all this year.
31/12/2025
As the year closes, pause and breathe 🕯️
Whether you’re surrounded by family, caring for families in your work, or stepping into the new year on your own, write down two or three moments that made you smile, taught you something, or felt meaningful, in 2025. Holding onto them is a beautiful way to say goodbye to this year and welcome the next ✨
29/12/2025
Brilliant day with Little Hiccups!
🍫 Little Hiccups Chocolate Party – Become a Mini Chocolatier! 🍫
We’re inviting our Little Hiccups families to a fun-filled chocolate-making workshop for children aged 5–18.
Kids will get hands-on and creative as they:
✅ Make their own chocolate lollipop
✅ Fill a silicone mould to create 10 fruit-shaped chocolates
✅ Take home their delicious creations (if they don’t eat them first!)
Adult supervision required for all children.
Let us know about allergies or dietary requirements when booking — we can cater for dairy-free, vegan, and more.
29/12/2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back on an incredible year 🤍
✨ Our little team continued to grow as we welcomed Jenn
✨ We met nearly 1,000 families through assessments and therapy blocks
✨ We proudly joined the lovely Little Hiccups as their charity partner
✨ We partnered with more schools to embed Occupational Therapy into the curriculum
✨ We invested in ongoing learning- both attending training as a team and delivering training for others
To celebrate a year together, we marked the occasion with a lovely meal at Lupe’s Cantina followed by a gig watching Weetwood Mac - the perfect way to end a brilliant year 🎶✨
Every client and family we’ve met has been a privilege. We look forward to meeting you all in 2026 and have a very exciting year ahead… watch this space!
24/12/2025
Join Jenn for a Christmas Eve story 📖
Why not play this 3 minute story to your children tonight and give yourself the night off!
Happy Christmas Eve everybody!
23/12/2025
Sleep can be a challenge at the best of times. For children who have regulation difficulties, it can be even tougher.
💡If you'd like our handy guide to supporting sleep, please message us your email address and we'll send it across.
22/12/2025
We understand that self-care is just one more thing on your never ending to-do list. But you pour so much of yourself into parenting and when you take care of yourself, it makes you better equipped to handle stress and prevent burnout. It should be as essential as taking out the bins. Maybe you'll only manage 10 minutes to yourself to focus on breathing but if you can work it into your daily routine, you will see the benefits. Micro self-care breaks reset your nervous system and clear mental clutter.
⭐Set boundaries and simplify
⭐Schedule downtime - even if you sit for an extra 10 minutes in the car by yourself and focus on breathing or listen to music.
⭐Get outside - being out in the fresh air is good for the soul.
⭐Limit screens - we always talk about this for children but it is just as important for adults. Stop the doomscrolling!
⭐Embrace the chaos! Perfection is a myth, no matter what you see on social media!
❔What are your top self-care tips?
21/12/2025
We couldn't miss the opportunity to wish a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to OT Amelia!
It's been a huge year for you - excited to see what comes next!
Hope you've had the most amazing day - let's show Amelia some love 😘
20/12/2025
The 3-3-3 technique is a simple grounding technique to calm overwhelm by using our senses -
⭐Name 3 things you see, 3 things you can hear, and move 3 parts of your body⭐
It brings focus to the present and away from anxious thoughts. It's a quick, effective tool for kids/adults to self-regulate during stressful moments, helping them connect with reality and reduce internal tension.
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Juniper Tree Therapy is a small team of Specialist Occupational Therapists based in Yorkshire. We support Children and Young People, along with their Families and Key Professionals. This might be at home, in schools, or in other settings.
Our team are MSc Occupational Therapists, registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). We are Advanced Sensory Integration (PGDip) and Sensory Attachment Intervention Practitioners. This means that we are trained to understand the sensory systems, motor development, cognitive development, and the sequence that this occurs in. We understand the impact of factors such as neurodevelopmental disorders, motor disorders, developmental trauma, or other factors which may impact on a child’s development.
We want to promote the foundations for play, learning, curiosity, and confidence, to engage in the challenges and rewards of everyday life, at any age. To do this, we consider each individuals’ needs, and those of the Family Members and Professionals who are a part of their life. We support the process of co-regulation and self-regulation as the underpinning for our ability to adapt to different situations.
We provide assessment, intervention, training and consultancy to support co-regulation with Key Adults. We consider enriched environments to meet their specific sensory and emotional regulation, and we consider meaningful occupations to promote the well-being of the Child and their Key Adult.
We accept referrals from Health Care Professionals, Social Care Departments, or Educational Professionals/ Local Authorities. Under some circumstances we also accept self-referrals.
Please feel free to email us for further information; we look forward to hearing from you!
