About Wild & Free OT, LLC

Wild & Free OT, LLC’s vision is to provide nature-based programming and make it inclusive and accessible to all children. There are many benefits of nature for children and adults including the following: increasing psychological and physical wellness of children and adults, influencing emotional and cognitive health well-being, engaging intentionally in nature through activities such as gardening is linked to decreased stress responses and increases in mood, participation in outdoor recreation activities is associated with perceived emotional well-being, increasing attention & decreased attentional fatigue, and increasing physical energy & vitality.

Nature-based programming provides sessions outside and reaps all the benefits of the great outdoors! It is child-led so that kids are having fun and improving skills in a natural environment. I am trained in the ConTiGO Approach (Connection & Transformation in the Great Outdoors) which is a practice model to guide nature-based occupational therapy intervention for children.

There is limited programming for children with and without disabilities in a nature-based setting, and Wild & Free OT is here to change that! Nature-based programming can provide children of all abilities with many benefits and keep them engaged and having fun at the same time!