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Nature Based Pediatric Therapy

We have the expertise to support your child in their toughest moments and greatest challenges, through connection and play!

Does your child . . .

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Occupational therapy can help address all these areas (and more) through a strengths and play-based approach that prioritizes connection, encourages creativity, and promotes confidence in daily life. 

Aldergrove, BC

Nature Based Occupational Therapy

Professional therapy services combined with the power of nature to support your child’s development and wellbeing through connection and play!

Services

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Embracing Childhood

  • Individual | Group | Summer Camps

  • Life Skills | Motor Skills | Mental Health
    Executive Functioning Skills

    available in Langley, Aldergrove, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge

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Embracing Parenthood

  • During this session, our therapists will spend time observing your child, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of their sensory motor needs. Following the observation, we will conduct an interview and questionnaire with you to gather additional insights into your child's behaviours and preferences. A follow up video call will be dedicated to discussing our observations and providing tailored recommendations to support your child's sensory motor needs.

    Optional Report: Should you opt for this additional service, we'll provide a concise 1-page report outlining our observations and recommendations to further aid your child's development.

  • 60-80 min. in-person presentations on a variety of research-based parenting and child development topics, followed by a 20-30 minute Q&A session.

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Embrace the Rain provides direct billing for At Home Medical Benefits program and Autism Funding. 

Client Testimonials

Embrace the Rain has truly changed our family’s life. When our son (now 4.5 years old) began bi-weekly sessions at the ranch with Jenn, we weren’t sure what to expect. Building relationships doesn’t come easily for him—but his connection with Jenn was immediate and effortless. He would light up when asking, “Am I going to the ranch this week?” It quickly became the highlight of his week. As parents, we also felt immediately connected to her. She has such a calm and understanding energy, and is so knowledgeable. 

As our son grew more confident, we transitioned into bi-weekly group sessions with Mikaela, Kayla, and another child who shares similar traits and goals (while still attending bi-weekly solo sessions with Jenn!)  This experience has also been life-changing. The thoughtful combination of 1:1 support and peer interaction has helped our son work on emotional regulation, social skills, and relationship-building in ways we hadn’t seen before. Mikaela and Kayla both provide useful tips and strategies that we have been able to use at home as well as share with daycare staff. 

Recently, we found out that we will be losing our SLP but are so so so fortunate to have gained an SLP spot at the ranch as well!!! Our son will now be supported individually, in a group setting, and in an SLP setting. When he found out thathe now gets an extra session at the ranch, he jumped up and down shouting “yeah yeah yeah!!!!!!”  We feel incredibly fortunate to have found Embrace the Rain. The environment is nurturing, the team is exceptional, and the progress we’ve seen in our child is something we’ll forever be grateful for. 

— The Stanley Family

I cannot recommend Chelsey enough. She was our first, and to date by far and away most helpful support person as we built a team for our daughter. She took a gentle, creative, flexible approach with her that meshed perfectly with her personality and needs. She seemed to understand her in a way no one else had before, and she was a tremendous support and encouragement for me as a mom as well. I referred to "Chelsey's magic touch" on several occasions. Chelsey is not only a highly competent and knowledgeable OT, she's intuitive, compassionate and empathetic.

— Judy

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We loved working with Chelsey! She started us off with some parent questionnaires which led us to discover our daughter suffered from sensory processing challenges. This was a lightbulb moment for us after months of searching for answers and provided so much clarity and validation after other professionals had missed these cues. 

We met one-on-one both in person and over the phone to discuss strategies, coping skills and ways we could help our daughter long term. She provided specific homework for us to work on in between sessions. The sessions were in the comfort of our home and she arrived with bags of resources and supplies for each session. She guided our daughter through numerous hands-on activities and even allowed us to borrow materials in between sessions to incorporate into our daily routines. 

Chelsey also made recommendations for products we could buy for our daughter, many of which she brought for us to try in our home so we could see if it might work for us before purchasing. My daughter looked forward to each session since it felt like playtime for her. Even after we stopped working with her (due to a move), she made a point to check in on how our daughter was doing months later. Highly recommend!

— Daphne

Client Testimonials

  • "Embrace the Rain has truly changed our family’s life. When our son (now 4.5 years old) began bi-weekly sessions at the ranch with Jenn, we weren’t sure what to expect. Building relationships doesn’t come easily for him—but his connection with Jenn was immediate and effortless. He would light up when asking, “Am I going to the ranch this week?” It quickly became the highlight of his week. As parents, we also felt immediately connected to her. She has such a calm and understanding energy, and is so knowledgeable.  As our son grew more confident, we transitioned into bi-weekly group sessions with Mikaela, Kayla, and another child who shares similar traits and goals (while still attending bi-weekly solo sessions with Jenn!)  This experience has also been life-changing. The thoughtful combination of 1:1 support and peer interaction has helped our son work on emotional regulation, social skills, and relationship-building in ways we hadn’t seen before. Mikaela and Kayla both provide useful tips and strategies that we have been able to use at home as well as share with daycare staff.  Recently, we found out that we will be losing our SLP but are so so so fortunate to have gained an SLP spot at the ranch as well!!! Our son will now be supported individually, in a group setting, and in an SLP setting. When he found out thathe now gets an extra session at the ranch, he jumped up and down shouting “yeah yeah yeah!!!!!!”  We feel incredibly fortunate to have found Embrace the Rain. The environment is nurturing, the team is exceptional, and the progress we’ve seen in our child is something we’ll forever be grateful for." 

    — The Stanley Family

  • "We loved working with Chelsey! She started us off with some parent questionnaires which led us to discover our daughter suffered from sensory processing challenges. This was a lightbulb moment for us after months of searching for answers and provided so much clarity and validation after other professionals had missed these cues.  We met one-on-one both in person and over the phone to discuss strategies, coping skills and ways we could help our daughter long term. She provided specific homework for us to work on in between sessions. The sessions were in the comfort of our home and she arrived with bags of resources and supplies for each session. She guided our daughter through numerous hands-on activities and even allowed us to borrow materials in between sessions to incorporate into our daily routines.  Chelsey also made recommendations for products we could buy for our daughter, many of which she brought for us to try in our home so we could see if it might work for us before purchasing. My daughter looked forward to each session since it felt like playtime for her. Even after we stopped working with her (due to a move), she made a point to check in on how our daughter was doing months later. Highly recommend!"

    — Daphne

  • “I cannot recommend Chelsey enough. She was our first, and to date by far and away most helpful support person as we built a team for our daughter. She took a gentle, creative, flexible approach with her that meshed perfectly with her personality and needs. She seemed to understand her in a way no one else had before, and she was a tremendous support and encouragement for me as a mom as well. I referred to "Chelsey's magic touch" on several occasions. Chelsey is not only a highly competent and knowledgeable OT, she's intuitive, compassionate and empathetic."

    — Judy

a note from our founder :

Maybe you find yourself here, already experiencing many sunny days with your kids, but when the rainy days come, they are hard! I see you.

Maybe you're in a time of endless rain and everything feels hard.
You’re not sure when or if you'll see the sun and you're not ready to embrace where you're at. I get it. I see you.

Maybe your child already has a diagnosis, is grappling with a new challenge or barrier. Maybe you're in a time of waiting. . . questioning and asking yourself:

“How can I better help and support my child?”

I want you to know that a diagnosis does not need to limit or define your child.

You can absolutely learn how best to help and support them.

Maybe you're not really sure how you feel, but you're longing for more sunny days, more days where the rain happens, but you can embrace it and make the most of it. More joy-filled puddle jumping! More peace when you feel like you're drowning.
More clarity in the chaos when your mind resembles a hurricane rather than a still pond.

We believe you can have a more authentically connected, empathetic, and
supportive family that doesn't just survive, but thrives.
We would love to help you make that a reality.

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Get in touch.

Leave us a message here, or reach out directly:

(778) 583-3232

admin@embracetherain.ca

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