Our Services
At Oaknine Healthcare, we strive to make therapy simple, effective, and accessible. By coming directly to your home, we help families avoid travel time, long waitlists, and the stress of fitting appointments into busy days. Sessions take place in familiar spaces, where children often feel more comfortable and can practice skills that naturally carry into daily life.
Our team offers Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Social Work, and Psychotherapy. Each service is tailored to your child’s needs and your family’s goals.
Use the dropdown menu below to explore our services and learn how we can support your child’s growth.
Occupational Therapy
Handwriting + Typing Development
We support children in developing both printing and typing skills to help them keep up with classroom demands and feel more confident in their written work. Whether it’s writing neatly, organizing their thoughts on paper, or building fluency with a keyboard, strong written communication skills are key to success at school. We use practical strategies to build comfort, speed, and independence — striving to help children focus more on what they want to write about rather than the physical act of getting their thoughts down on a page.
Fine + Gross Motor Skills
We aim to help children build both fine and gross motor skills that are essential for everyday activities — from holding a pencil and using scissors to running and getting dressed. When these skills are challenging, daily routines can become frustrating for both kids and families. Through fun, targeted activities, we support strength, precision, and coordination so your child can move, play, and participate more independently at home, at school, and out in the world.
Sensory Processing Support
We understand how sensory processing challenges can make everyday activities overwhelming or uncomfortable. That’s why our approach focuses on supporting each child’s unique sensory needs and regulation skills to help them feel calm, secure, and more aware of their body. This might look like helping a child manage sensitivities to sounds, textures, or bright lights, or teaching strategies to stay focused and calm in busy or noisy environments. When a child’s sensory system is better regulated, they can participate more fully and confidently in daily routines — whether it’s playing, learning, or interacting with others.
Self-Regulation Strategies
Managing big emotions and impulses can be challenging — especially in busy or demanding environments like school, home, or social settings. To address this, our services focus on building children’s self-regulation skills to help them better understand their feelings, make thoughtful decisions, and stay in control of their actions. This might look like learning to pause and think when frustrated, using visual tools to support routines and transitions, or practicing simple strategies to stay calm and focused. As your child builds these skills, they’ll feel more confident and better able to participate meaningfully in daily activities.
Executive Functioning
Everyday tasks — like starting homework, staying organized, sustaining focus, or finishing tasks — can feel overwhelming for children with executive functioning challenges. To support them, we strive to help children develop the skills they need to manage their time, plan ahead, and follow through with expectations. As your child strengthens these skills, they’ll be better equipped to handle daily demands with more confidence, less stress, and a greater sense of control.
Visual Processing
Visual processing is one of those hidden skills that often flies under the radar — but it plays a big role in how children learn, move, and function day-to-day. It’s not just about seeing clearly; it’s about how the brain makes sense of what the eyes take in. When visual processing is challenging, children may struggle with things like reading across a page, copying from the board, lining up math problems, or even navigating their space without bumping into things. For this reason, we focus our services on strengthening these behind-the-scenes visual skills to support reading, writing, coordination, and classroom participation.
Confidence + Motivation
When a child struggles with certain tasks — whether it’s handwriting, focusing, or following routines — it can take a toll on their confidence and motivation. Over time, they may start to feel discouraged, avoid challenges, or believe they’re “just not good at it.” That’s why we place just as much emphasis on building emotional resilience as we do on skill development. We create a safe, supportive space where your child can experience success, celebrate progress, and feel proud of their efforts. As their confidence grows, so does their willingness to try new things, take on challenges, and believe in their own abilities — in the classroom and beyond.
Independence in Daily Activities
Daily tasks like tying shoelaces, zipping up a jacket, or using a fork may seem simple — but for many children, these activities can feel frustrating and hard to manage on their own. For this reason, our services support children in building the fine motor skills, hand strength, and coordination needed to complete these everyday routines with greater ease. This might look like practicing tying shoelaces with visual supports, strengthening grasp for holding utensils, or breaking tasks into manageable steps your child can master. As their skills grow, so does their confidence — and with that comes a greater sense of independence at home, at school, and in the community.
Equipment LORs
We offer individualized letters of recommendation (LORs) for equipment funding through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) or private insurance, based on your child’s unique needs and goals. Whether your child would benefit from a sensory tool, dynamic seating, or specialized equipment to support regulation, focus, or participation, we ensure that each recommendation is rooted in a thorough assessment. We also guide families through equipment setup, provide strategies for everyday use, and offer follow-up to support safe and effective use of the equipment. Our goal is to help you get the tools your child needs — and know how to use them with confidence.
Physical Therapy
Gross Motor Development
Supporting children in building strength, balance, coordination, and mobility to promote confidence and independence in everyday movement.
Functional Goals
Using play-based activities and real-life tasks to improve motor skills, striving to empower children and families to achieve functional goals in the daily activities that matter most to them.
Injury Recovery + Chronic Condition Management
Helping children recover from injuries, manage chronic conditions, and improve overall physical function in safe and practical ways.
Posture + Alignment
Supporting healthy posture and body alignment to prevent discomfort and promote efficient movement.
Individualized Exercise / Movement Programs
Designing and guiding personalized exercise / movement plans that target each child’s unique needs, goals, and abilities.
Developmental Milestones + Early Intervention
Supporting young children in reaching key motor milestones — such as rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking — through activities aimed at building strength, coordination, and confidence.
Endurance + Fitness
Building stamina and cardiovascular fitness to help children meaningfully participate in school, sports, and play.
Family Collaboration
Working closely with families to support children’s participation in school activities, recreational play, and the daily routines that matter most to them.
Equipment + Mobility Aids
Recommending and training in the use of adaptive equipment (e.g., walkers, wheelchairs, orthotics) to maximize independence and participation.
Speech-Language Pathology
Language
Fostering expressive, receptive, and social language skills to build confidence, understanding, and connection in communication.
Articulation + Phonology
Enhancing clarity of speech sounds and patterns to support effective communication and participation with peers and family across settings.
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
Supporting implementation of AAC tools and strategies to expand access to communication and promote independence.
Literacy
Supporting reading fluency, spelling, writing, and reading comprehension skills to strengthen academic success and everyday communication.
Motor Speech Disorders / Apraxia
Targeting motor planning and speech production skills to improve accuracy, consistency, and intelligibility of spoken language.
Social-Emotional Communication
Supporting children in using verbal and nonverbal language — such as tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language — to share ideas, understand others, and build social connections in a neurodiversity-affirming way.
Early Language Development
Encouraging foundational language skills to support play, social interaction, and learning in the early years.
Fluency + Stuttering
Supporting the smoothness and flow of speech (the ease with which sounds, syllables, words, and sentences are produced during conversation — while building confidence in communication.
Letters of recommendation (LORs) for equipment through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) or private insurance, based on individual assessment and need. This service also encompasses support with equipment implementation, follow-up, and ongoing monitoring for effective and safe use.
Mental Health Therapy (Social Work, Psychotherapy)
Mental Health
Creating a safe, supportive space to support challenges such as anxiety, low mood, and stress, with strategies tailored to each child’s needs and goals.
Social Skills + Peer Relationships
Supporting children in building friendships, communicating effectively, and navigating peer interactions in positive ways.
Emotional Regulation + Coping Strategies
Helping children understand their feelings and learn healthy ways to cope with stress, frustration, and everyday challenges.
Self-Esteem + Confidence Building
Encouraging a strong sense of self-worth and resilience to help children feel confident in who they are and what they can do.
Family Dynamics
Helping families improve communication, build healthy routines, and strengthen relationships to create a more supportive home environment.
Behavioural Support
Guiding children and families in understanding behaviours and creating strategies that foster growth, consistency, and success at home and school.
Transitions + Life Changes
Helping children navigate change — such as starting a new school, moving, or family shifts — with tools to help them adapt and thrive.
Advocacy + System Navigation
Assisting families in navigating and advocating for school-based supports (such as IEPs and accommodations), while connecting them to community resources to help meet their child’s needs.
Letters of recommendation (LORs) for equipment through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) or private insurance, based on individual assessment and need. This service also encompasses support with equipment implementation, follow-up, and ongoing monitoring for effective and safe use.
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