About the practice
We are a private practice located in Hartbeespoort offering in-person & online services to children from birth to 18 years, as well as adults with sensory processing difficulties. We celebrate every person as unique and we focus on their strengths. We offer relationship-based services where we empower and equip families, teachers, and other caregivers. Our therapy is play-based and we honour the child’s developmental level and emotional needs. Our goal is to deliver results within a reasonable time frame, and we are flexible in setting up a treatment plan that works for each family. We keep up to date with the latest treatment approaches and adhere to the best practice standards especially in terms of neuro-affirmative supports.
About Frances Joubert
Frances qualified as an OT from the University of Pretoria in 2007, and completed her Masters Degree, specializing in paediatric occupational therapy through the University of the Witwatersrand in 2013. Her research was published in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy under the title ‘Self-care of children with arthrogryposis in Gauteng, South Africa’. She has worked extensively in both the government and private paediatric sector and gained experience both in the United Kingdom and in South Africa before starting her own private practice. She has been a guest speaker on radio and often presents courses to therapists and parents. She is qualified as an Ayres© Sensory Integration therapist, is a Therapeutic Listening Provider and has completed her Advanced DIR©/Floortime training. She has undertaken further training in trauma-informed care and attachment. She is also a certified Spell to Communicate (S2C) Practitioner.
Frances has an interest in animal assisted therapy and her therapy dogs are used in treatment sessions. She has completed her hippotherapy training and also includes horses in her treatment. Frances enjoys nature-based intervention and bringing the best that nature has to offer into the therapy process.
She has a passion for blogging, learning, hiking, cooking and the arts. She resides in Hartbeespoort with her husband and two beautiful boys.
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