Elemental Occupational Therapy

12/04/2026

Do you wanna know a secret….?
Despite what you might imagine - my work is joyful, restorative and mostly uplifting. Not at lot of people know that 💗
As an Occupational Therapist, my interest lies in adaptation. We work together to help you adjust to life alongside loss. This is often positive, validating and even at times exhilarating.
We don’t spend long periods talking about your loss. We may need to tenderly revisit your pain, we may explore theories of the grieving process, but mostly we will consider how you might learn to live a full, rewarding life whilst respecting the reality of your loss. It’s very positive work and an absolute joy for me to engage with 💗

If you’d like to work with me, feel free to contact me via my website, or email elementalocctherapy@gmail.com

10/04/2026

I have space for one or two fully funded young people from June. Feel free to message or email to enquire 💚

05/04/2026

Debs and Claire are running a marathon for us!!!!!!!!!! Next week!!!!!! 😳🎉🎉🎉
Please donate to help us to keep on helping others 💗

Every one of us experiences grief — and no one should have t… Deborah Pritchard needs your support for Support Elemental Occupational Therapy & Our First Marathon

30/03/2026

Local businesses - Would you like to sponsor our monthly family sessions?

There were 9 adults and 5 children/young people at the family drop-in this morning. All with lived experience of bereavement. All with words of support, hugs to give and insights to share.

This is such an important community and I hope to see it grow and grow. Watching the children develop and form friendships, and watching the adult connections evolve and ripen is just an enormous privilege.

I’d love to access some sponsorship to keep these running. Perhaps a business or organisation would like to help us fund these drop-ins and enable us to sustain and to grow? If you have any leads or ideas, do please let us know 🙏💚

30/03/2026

Such a privilege to be part of the wonderful team here 💚
Great to see the return of some sunny skies today after a long winter.

25/03/2026

Website live 💚
Link in bio and below here 👇

https://www.elemental-ot.org/

25/03/2026

Finally built myself a website. Take a look for details about how to contact me, the services I offer, and an update on our news - there’s a lot! 💚

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20/03/2026

Today is the spring equinox and it marks the balance between light and dark. The old and the new. New life emerging ☀️

How do we manage these shifts of time when we don’t wish yet to release the past? How do we welcome new life when we still want to live the one we have lost? New beginnings can feel so painful when we’re grieving.

Balancing two states - the past and the future - deep sadness and joy - fear and excitement. This is a significant part of learning to live with loss. Inevitably saying goodbye to how things were, means learning to embrace how things are going to be. Some of my work is about helping you to start considering that transition. 🌸

13/03/2026

Lovely day to check on our tree. Great to see it so well protected. Thank you Northtyneside Council

21/02/2026

It was a lovely event. More images to follow 💚

A 'Tree of Hope' Sycamore Gap sapling has been planted in Rising Sun Country Park as part of the Garden for Grief project