Blossom Children's Occupational Therapy

Blossom Children's Occupational Therapy Children's Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy Services: clinic or community based

Providing Occupational Therapy services to children, their families and schools/ nurseries. Areas of difficulty may include:
*Fine Motor skills
*Handwriting
*Gross motor skills and Coordination difficulties
*Sensory Processing difficulties
*Postural care and specialist equipment
*Self help/ care skills
*Self esteem / anxiety and behaviour support
*Post Adoption Therapeutic parenting support

Now offering Specialist Literacy Tutoring for children with ASC, DCD, ADHD, Dyslexia

If you wish to make a referral please use the following form :
https://forms.gle/EyvKDj5xcid8SeGb7

Repost, love this visual from Karen Treisman. So powerful to highlight impact to the unborn child.
29/03/2026

Repost, love this visual from Karen Treisman. So powerful to highlight impact to the unborn child.

This week Rachael and Lauren have been busy across different counties both supporting the last of the PINs training 🧠Top...
24/03/2026

This week Rachael and Lauren have been busy across different counties both supporting the last of the PINs training 🧠

Topics have included:

-sensory processing and regulation
-supporting transitions
-sensory friendly environments
-Emotional based school avoidance
-Developmental Coordination Disorder

For parents and primary schools

Setting up the clinic to feel lovely for spring! We have some easter decorations kindly knitted for us 🌸Have you spotted...
21/03/2026

Setting up the clinic to feel lovely for spring! We have some easter decorations kindly knitted for us 🌸

Have you spotted them around our clinic?

Benefits of jumping on a trampette for children with sensory differences 🌸
19/03/2026

Benefits of jumping on a trampette for children with sensory differences 🌸

Today we’re thinking of all the different journeys of motherhood.To the mums raising children with additional needs or d...
15/03/2026

Today we’re thinking of all the different journeys of motherhood.

To the mums raising children with additional needs or disabilities — the advocates, the organisers, the late-night researchers, the comforters, and the fiercest supporters. Your strength, patience and love often go unseen, but it is extraordinary.

We also recognise that today isn’t easy for everyone. For some, Mother’s Day can bring complicated feelings, grief, difficult memories, or the weight of ongoing challenges. If today feels heavy rather than joyful, please know you are not alone and your feelings are valid.

However you are spending today — celebrating, surviving, remembering, or simply getting through — we see you and we honour the care, dedication and love you give every single day.

Sending compassion to all mothers, in all their forms. 🌸

From all of us at Blossom 🌸

Example of a communication board made in a local school following our training session. This is to support pupils where ...
14/03/2026

Example of a communication board made in a local school following our training session. This is to support pupils where transitioning between tasks can be tricky.

This communication board includes objects of reference and visuals.

Edit: A few people have noted the fanta bottle. I believe the fanta bottle was used because this was what a particular child in their class used but typically a cup would be better.

A child who is distressed and anxious about school is not being “difficult” — they are communicating that something feel...
11/03/2026

A child who is distressed and anxious about school is not being “difficult” — they are communicating that something feels overwhelming or unsafe for them.

Forcing attendance when a child is in a heightened state of anxiety can intensify fear, damage trust, and make school feel even less accessible. What may look like avoidance is often a nervous system in survival mode.
Children need to feel safe before they can learn.

Supporting a child through school-related anxiety means slowing down, listening, and working together to understand what is driving the distress. It might involve gradual steps, adjustments in the environment, or simply giving the child time and reassurance while the adults around them problem-solve.

Attendance is important — but wellbeing must come first. When we prioritise emotional safety, we create the foundation that allows children to re-engage with learning in a way that is sustainable.

A distressed child doesn’t need pressure.
They need understanding, patience, and support.

Today is International Women’s Day! I would like to celebrate the incredible women who make up our team. These woman are...
08/03/2026

Today is International Women’s Day!

I would like to celebrate the incredible women who make up our team.

These woman are all incredible ladies balancing home and family life with giving their most at work to help children and families.

Each and everyone is committed and hardworking, ensuring their very best for all that they provide and gaining enjoyment of seeing such positive outcomes.

I (Rachael) run our small business with my heart at the centre of everything, it takes a lot of resilience and hardwork. This is made easier when you have such a wonderful team to work with.

Blossom ladies, thank you for the hard work, commitment and care that you each give to your work to make Blossom what we are today and to maintain our core values 🌸

There is a common misconception that when we want a child to be regulated , we want them to 'calm down'. When in fact, r...
03/03/2026

There is a common misconception that when we want a child to be regulated , we want them to 'calm down'. When in fact, regulation is the "just right" state, which changes depending on the activity. For example:

In a classroom: The child is focused, alert, and able to ignore distractions. They are regulated.

At bedtime: The child is "down-regulated"—relaxed and sleepy. They are regulated.

At breaktime: The child is "up-regulated"—energetic and active, but still in control of their actions. They are regulated

26/02/2026

Sensory Integration Therapy in action (video used with parental permission)

Book review 🌸 A must read book for all professionals working with those that have experienced trauma and especially for ...
25/02/2026

Book review 🌸
A must read book for all professionals working with those that have experienced trauma and especially for those parents whom have adopted a child or supported a child through a Special Guardianship Order.

Absolutely fantastic read , very emotional but insightful and hard to put down!

https://mjwhelan.co.uk/

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Chapel Lane, Stanion
Northampton
NN141BZ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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