Why Nature-Based Therapy
Your child’s development thrives with the right support—and nature is the perfect partner.
Resilience
Nature provides real-life challenges that are unpredictable, meaningful, and beyond human control, creating therapeutic experiences that cannot be replicated indoors. Through exploration, nature invites children to problem-solve, adapt, and take healthy risks in ways that strengthen resilience, improve coordination, grow confidence and build skills for enhanced participation in everyday life.
Regulation
Time spent in nature supports children’s sensory and emotional regulation. Natural environments provide rich multisensory experiences that help the nervous system process information more effectively, reducing stress and improving focus. Through outdoor play, children practice navigating and self-regulating emotions to develop coping skills that carry into daily life.
Relationships
Nature provides a space where children can explore and play together, fostering connection and collaboration. Shared outdoor experiences encourage empathy, communication, and trust, helping children form meaningful relationships with peers, caregivers, and therapists. Through these interactions, children develop social-emotional skills and a sense of belonging that extend beyond the natural environment.
Where every moment feels like play—and skills grow naturally.
Sessions at Resilient Roots OT include:
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90-Minute Individual or Group Sessions
Children explore, play, and learn in nature with a certified occupational therapist, building skills and confidence in a supportive outdoor environment. -
Comprehensive Initial Evaluation
Your child’s journey begins with a thorough occupational therapy evaluation to understand strengths, needs, and opportunities for growth. -
Collaborative Goal Setting
Parents and therapists work together to set meaningful, personalized goals that guide each child’s development and progress. -
Weekly Session Recap with Photos or Video
After each session, receive a summary highlighting session goals, activities, and outcomes—so you can see and celebrate your child’s growth. -
Reassessment & Progress Reports
Re-evaluations and end of semester reports to celebrate progress, adjust goals, and plan next steps for continued growth.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
At Resilient Roots, we combine evidence-based occupational therapy with the Contigo approach to help children discover their strengths and overcome challenges. Working together with nature, we create meaningful outdoor experiences that foster motor, sensory, and social-emotional development — empowering every child to explore the world as their authentic, capable self.
Vision
To cultivate resilience and self-discovery in children through nature-based experiences that inspire connection—to themselves, to others, and to the world around them.
Values
Nurturing Connection
We nurture genuine relationships between child, family, therapist, and nature. Through trust and shared experience, we create a foundation of community and belonging.
Playful Growth
We honor the power of play and curiosity as a child’s natural way of learning. It is through playful exploration that a children build skills of resilience, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking
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Compassionate Care
We meet every child and family with empathy, respect, and kindness— honoring their story and creating a supportive space where they feel safe and valued.
Excellence in Practice
We are committed to learning, reflecting and growing in order to deliver ethical and evidence based treatments, ensuring that therapy is effective and deeply meaningful to each child.