Services Offered
Helping those with disability or injury return to living life and achieving their goals.
Physical Health and Safety
Injuries or aging can impact your ability to get around your home or the places you need to go safely. The right equipment can make a world of difference to one’s sense of security, quality of life and happiness. Are you concerned about you or your loved one’s safety at home or in the community?
- Falls prevention
- Adaptive aid prescription
- Wheelchair seating and power mobility
- Home renovations to promote safety and accessibility
- Home and office ergonomics
Mental Health Support
Are you trying to work through trauma, depression or other mental health issues? Are you having difficulty leaving your home, or going certain places in your community as a result? Or struggling to stay motivated?
- Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Treatment, using trauma informed practice
- Exposure Therapy
- Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) Certified
- Meditation, Mindfulness and Stress Management
- Community Reintegration
Brain Injury or Post Concussion
Have you suffered a head injury and are now dealing with headaches, trouble thinking, difficulty tolerating noisy or stimulating environments, or other problems?
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Behavioural Activation
- Symptom Management
- Progressive activity planning and pacing
- Home or work environment adaptations/ergonomics
Return to Work
Has your health situation impacted your work life? Are you looking to return to work that is meaningful and gainful?
I am skilled at supporting the return to work process, whether you are working towards going back to your pre-injury role, or exploring alternate work options. Liaising with you, your employer, and others involved in your journey I am here to develop the return to work plan that is right for you, while helping to make this process go as smoothly as possible.
What this can include
- Work conditioning or exposure
- Job site visit, job coaching and/or job demands analysis
- Develop a Gradual Return to Work Plan with you, your employer and others involved in your treatment that is sustainable and supports your recovery needs
Other Services
Other services offered to help you improve your day to day functioning and help you get back to the things that matter to you in your life:
- Experience with WorkSafeBC claims, Blue Cross, Veterans Affairs, Canadian Forces and other third party funders
- Help you identify problems in your life you would like to change, and set self identified goals
- Optimize sleep and self care habits, and daily routine
- Nature Based Therapy
- Activation/Exercise
- Improve social and family life
- Meal planning
- Support with shopping, and reintegrating back into public and/or stimulating environments outside the home
- Develop plans for tackling admin tasks or paperwork that feels overwhelming
- Household tasks and productivity
- Develop strategies to manage pain, stress, symptoms, triggers, and overwhelming environments
- Cognitive training
- Helping you stay organized, complete tasks, acknowledge your accomplishments and be accountable
- Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills, gratitude, mindfulness and pain education
- Overall, helping you THRIVE in your life.
Managing a health issue is hard. I believe that incorporating physical activity, nature, personal rewards and ENJOYMENT into treatment wherever possible is essential to making progress and optimizing recovery.
Heidi Swan, MOT
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Serving Greater Victoria, Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.