Activate Occupational Therapy

Your Neurodiversity Specialist

Activate Occupational Therapy is a Neurodivergent led Independent Occupational Therapy team based in central Scotland. We help children and their families to reach their potential and give them the support that they deserve.

What We Do

Meet the Team

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    Kirsteen Chassels

    Founder, CEO and Advanced Practice Occupational Therapist

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    Alice Farnham

    Advanced Practice Occupational Therapist

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    Lynne Drewette

    Office Manager

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    Rhiannon Chassels

    Marketing and Strategy Advisor

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Testimonials

  • “As a parent (and also a fellow allied health professional), I would say that she really knows her stuff! Her kind nature and affirming approach to neurodivergence has ensured a positive relationship with my child which has been hugely beneficial to our assessment and therapy journey. He has been really enjoying his sessions and Kirsteen knows just how to get the best out of him. Before we started our sessions, I knew that OT would be beneficial but I don’t think I realised quite how much. I highly recommend that all ND families have a chat with Kirsteen to see how she can help.”

    Victoria

  • “…we loved OT with Alice and would love to continue coming, … it's been a great experience and I'm happy with the report Alice did and I'm sure it will help us, I will certainly be following all her recommendations and sharing them with school also.”

    Joanne

  • Cannot fault my experience of ActivateOT Ltd in any way. Kirsteen has been so supportive throughout my assessment and beyond. She has a wealth of knowledge around neurodivergence and how our different way of thinking and perceiving the world can impact so much on our lives. I cannot thank Kirsteen enough for all the support she provided as well as the continuing information and advice via the ActivateOT Facebook page 😊

    Tracey McD

  • " Kirsteen was brilliant at working with our daughter and communicating with us. She made each session fun, engaging and enjoyable, and delivered a detailed and comprehensive report full of insightful analysis and action-oriented recommendations. We highly recommend her services.”

    Sophie

  • “ The ADHD night last night was brilliant. Thanks to all of you for giving up your evening.” “👏👏👏👏 Well done & thank you, we didn’t know there were so many others at (School) with ADHD” “Thought all speakers were amazing ” “Thank you to all the organisers and speakers – it was a great evening! Feeling informed 👍🏽”

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  • “Thank you for your report…this seems very comprehensive and clear even to a layman like myself.”

    Ark Housing Association

  • “ Thank you so much! A really fantastic, informative and inclusive evening – really well organised.”

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  • Just wanted to say thank you very much for this evening. That was the best and most informative evening on neurodiversity I ever been to. Mind blown!”

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  • "It was so lovely to hear from a Health Care Professional who has such a lot of personal experience of the matter, and I love those main points about showing your child unconditional love, practicing self-care, and exercising our own self-regulation."

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