I work in 3 schools over the working week: The Peak ESF school, Tung Chung ESF Kindergarten and Kellett school. I also offer home visits after school to children who are not in those schools. I also offer zoom sessions with parents.

Analysing the issues that a child has is the most important skill. Sometimes it might seem clear but could be issues in other areas that are causing the problems. Once I have analysed the issue, I can refer on to another specialist if needed but I specialise in: - Attention difficulties - Gross motor skills - Fine motor skills - Developmental delay - Autism support and development - Attention deficit disorder - Emotional regulation - Arousal level (always on the go, or struggle to motivate/lethargic) - Interpersonal relationships and play skills

Please contact me for further information but I can guarantee that I offer very competitive rates, especially with regards to clinic verses school/home visits.

Yes, please do. I am very happy to talk to any parent who may have concerns. We can discuss whether to wait and see or if OT is appropriate. Also I can recommend other services that may be more suitable. It’s always daunting to know where to start and i want to be able to help try and reduce parent’s anxiety. A happy parent helps a happy child develop.

Yes, I am a fully registered part 1 (higher level) Occupational Therapist with the Hong Kong OT professional body and have the required professional insurances needed to practice in Hong Kong

Please do. I do offer home visits also and sometimes work with children in other schools as well. Flexibility of working is very important to me to be able to help children and parents as much as I can..

As well as working in schools and family homes, I also offer parent support via zoom depending on the issue at hand. Enabling parents to build stronger links with their child, take forward ideas to work with their child, work/play with your child whilst I offer guidance and support ‘live’ for ways forward on how to communicate/play/develop skills are some areas I’ve helped before and during covid lockdowns. I’ve worked with children and parents whilst they have been in Hong Kong, France, Spain, China, England and Australlia.

If you have any concerns listed in this website, I suggest you email me or pick up the phone. You may be right and just need to give your child time to develop but early intervention is so important. Don’t wait, let me help you decide if that is the right thing to do..

I am very flexible with this. At schools, I work with the timetable the school uses to minimise disruption. Normally 45 minutes works well but sometimes I see a child for longer or shorter depending on their need and attention span.

I have worked with these schools for a good length of time and discuss with the child’s teacher when is the best time to take a child out of class to avoid disruption. The teachers are very supportive as they know the benefit of my therapy and often can help a child ‘catch up’ with anything missed. Children are taken out of class for so many reasons now a days. Teachers and EA’s do this to work individually and in small groups that children are so used to this. Children who are not having therapy with me, just know me as Ms. Kate and view me as another teacher. Sometimes I do get asked ‘when is it my turn to come with you, ……has told me what you do and I want a go’. If older children feel self conscious (which does not happen very often), I arrange with their teacher to just send them to my room at their designated time and this works very well.

Depending on covid restrictions and policies in schools, parents are welcome to come and join in therapy sessions. You don’t watch, you do join in! If that is not possible due to work or covid restrictions, I send regular updates on seesaw. This is an online app that is very user friendly. Some schools use it for the children to post their work. I use it quite differently, as a way for us adults (teachers, myself and parents to interact). I post photos, videos, comments and suggestions weekly initially and then biweekly as therapy progresses. You will also get regular goal/reviews and home program ideas.

Before covid, I would never have thought this would work. However, covid has taught me ‘never say never’. Face to face with children works the best. However, depending on the situation, zooms do also work. I have found they work well with children who have fine motor and handwriting difficulties and can attend for the session (I always am flexible and can shorten a session if necessary one day, or have a movement break idea Incase it is needed). I also work with parents with children who we are working on developing play and interaction skills. I’ve done this in a couple of ways: - Parents send me videos of them playing with their child and I analyse the video and give constructive feedback on what has worked well and suggestions of how to move to next step. - Live play sessions where the parent wears AirPods and I make suggestions as they play/interact.

Some insurance companies do cover OT. Others not. Also it might depend on whether your child has a diagnosis or not and what that diagnosis is. I recommend you contact your provider to ask first. Sometimes a General practitioner letter is all that is required and that can often be done by just phoning the Dr’s practice. They are very used to this sort of referral request.

This is a great question. Occupational Therapy is very common in schools in Hong Kong and around the world. Most international schools are now inclusive accepting individual differences. Not having therapy is more detrimental longer term and it has been so common in my career, that a child starts at a school I work at and are recommended to have OT and it comes to light they have had therapy before or been recommended it. Being honest about intervention helps a child get the support they need and even better, they get the help they need and then get discharged, not needing my support any more. Would you really want your child to go to a school if they were not inclusive to your child’s individual needs?

Whether your child is at one of the schools I work at or you are interested in home visits, please do contact me.  You can do this on the contact me page or give me a ring (best after 4 as I will be seeing children/in meetings before then).  I can help take you through the next steps before therapy starts.