About Michelle
Michelle is an Occupational Therapist Manager with over 10 years’ experience and is dedicated to supporting the success of the OT team.
Michelle is a South African trained occupational therapist with experience and a passion for mental health. She has certifications as an ADHD rehabilitation services provider and an autism spectrum disorder clinical specialist through Evergreen Certifications.
Michelle has a special interest in executive functioning, ADHD, autism and mental health.
Fun Facts
- Michelle is a twin mum
- She enjoys gaming, anime, fantasy and sci-fi reading, and occasionally cosplay
- She is bilingual and speaks Afrikaans and English fluently
- She also enjoys language learning and has learnt a little isiZulu, German and Japanese
Services
- Sensory processing and modulation
- School participation and performance
- Handwriting skills
- Social-emotional development
- Self-care skills including toileting, eating, sleep, dressing, showering and menstrual care
- Executive functioning skills including attention, focus, planning, sequencing, organisation and problem solving
- Play skills including pretend play
- Gross motor development
- Fine motor development
- Family support in understanding and managing tricky behaviours in children
- Emotional awareness and regulation, including the ALERT program and polyvagal theory