Passionate about supporting children, young people, and adults to engage meaningfully in the activities that matter most to them, Amanda is an experienced Occupational Therapist with over 17 years of expertise across the UK & Australia. She provides specialist services for Case Managers & the Medicolegal Sector, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Local Authorities/Statutory Services.
" Amanda joined The OT Centre in 2025
Amanda is lovely—I really enjoyed our conversation. She has a calm, friendly manner and is very approachable, which I know will resonate so well with clients and families. She's thoroughly professional and brings an extremely diverse clinical background with experience across the UK and Australia. I'm delighted to have her expertise as part of our team."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
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Established in 2010 to provide high quality OT and SI Services
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Paediatric and Adult Occupational Therapy
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
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Swansea (Swansea)Â
Newport (Newport)Â
Tonypandy (Rhondda Cynon Taf)Â
Neath (Neath Port Talbot)Â
Llanelli (Carmarthenshire)Â
Bridgend (Bridgend)Â
Barry (Vale of Glamorgan)Â
Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taf)Â
Port Talbot (Neath Port Talbot)Â
Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taf)Â
Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tydfil)Â
Maesteg (Bridgend)Â
Carmarthen (Carmarthenshire)Â
Porthcawl (Bridgend)
Amanda is an occupational therapist with over 17 years of experience working alongside children, young people, and adults to navigate life transitions, address complex health challenges, and support meaningful engagement in the activities that matter most to them. Since graduating in 2007, Amanda has worked across the UK and Australia, building expertise across neurological conditions, acquired injuries, developmental disabilities, and complex paediatric needs in community, hospital, school and private healthcare settings.
In adult practice, Amanda works alongside individuals experiencing neurological conditions, acquired injuries, chronic illness, physical disability, fatigue and functional change across in-patient, community and private healthcare settings, helping regain confidence and engagement in meaningful daily activities alongside home and work environmental adaptations. She aims to help people regain confidence, re-establish daily routines, and maintain dignity and a sense of agency during periods of change or recovery.
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In paediatric practice, Amanda works closely with children, young people, families, and educators to support participation in play, learning, self-care, school, and community life. Her paediatric experience spans inpatient neurorehabilitation, schools, and community/private practice settings, allowing her to draw on a wide range of approaches to meet each child’s unique needs. She helps children build skills across developmental and physical domains, sensory processing, attention and regulation, and motor abilities, supporting meaningful engagement in daily life. In school and educational settings, Amanda has extensive experience with seating and equipment provision, as well as low- and high-tech AAC systems, helping children access learning and communicate effectively. She frequently uses sensory-informed strategies, goal-directed therapy, Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC), and the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach to address both home and school-based goals. Education and collaboration are central to her work as she partners with families, carers, and school staff to understand each child’s strengths and challenges, and implement practical strategies that promote participation, independence, and confidence.Â
Across all settings, Amanda is known for being approachable, reliable, and highly skilled. She takes the time to listen, build trust, and create a safe, respectful environment where clients, families, and colleagues feel understood and actively involved. She produces clear, detailed reports that guide care, inform multidisciplinary teams, and keep clients’ goals at the centre.
Alongside clinical practice, Amanda has held leadership and operational management roles, which have included provision of supervision and professional development. She has taught undergraduate occupational therapists as a University Associate Lecturer , fostering reflective, evidence-informed, and person-centred practice. Amanda is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a candidate for a Master of Research, reflecting her commitment to integrating research into clinical practice.
Aids & Equipment, Anxiety Management, Assistive Technologies, Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Falls, Fatigue Management, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Community Access, Housing Adaptations: Minor, Housing Assessment, Manual Handling, Mobility, Motor Skills - Fine or Gross, Neurorehabilitation, Orthopaedic Injuries, Physical Rehabilitation, Postural Management, Sensory Processing, Sleep Hygiene, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Social Difficulties, Social, Emotional & Mental Health, Spasticity Management, Special Educational Needs (SEN): EHCP (Education Health & Care Plan), Individual Education Plan (IEP), Additional Learning Needs (ALN), Individual Development Plan (IDP), Coordinated Support Plan (CSP), Individualised Educational Programme (IEP), Specialist Seating, Splinting, Training, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Vehicle Assessment, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Wheelchair Assessments
Cognitive Rehabilitation, Physical Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Specialist Seating, Functional Skills Training
Hand Therapy OT, Learning Difficulties OT, Manual Handling OT, Mental Health & Neurodivergence OT, Neurorehabilitation OT, Paediatrics OT, Posture and Seating OT, Sensory Integration Practitioner, Spinal Injury OT, Trauma & Orthopaedics OT
Developmental
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorder ASD, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) / Dyspraxia, Down Syndrome, Global Developmental Delay GDD, Learning Disability, Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities PMLD
Neurological
Acquired Brain Injury (Cerebral Palsy CP), Acquired Brain Injury (Stroke, Concussion, Aneurysm, Substance Use/Drug/Alcohol, Hypoxic or Anoxic Brain Injury, Tumor, Brain haemorrhage, Encephalitis), Epilepsy, Erb's Palsy, Progressive Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis MS, Motor Neurone Disease MND, Huntington's Disease, Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness PDOC, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Physiological
Amputation, Arthritis, Cancer, Catastrophic Injury, Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures, Visual Impairment
Sensory
Sensory Processing Disorder SPD, Sensory Modulation Disorder SMD, Sensory-Based Motor Disorder SBMD, Sensory Discrimination Disorder
Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Housing Associations, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Primary Care, Businesses & Charities
HCPC Registration: OT62908
RCOT Membership: 00105104
Occupational Therapists vetted by our Clinical Director as specialists in their field.
Working with Case Managers, Solicitors and the Client MDT since 2010
Remaining a family owned, family run practice putting clinical services, quality and integrity before profit.
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Secure Online Access to all aspects of our work, including Professional Reports, SMARTAAR Goal Plans, Goal-Scored Client Sessions and Client Appointment Schedules.
Fully Costed Proposals for fixed periods of SMARTAAR goal-driven outcome focused therapy.
Quantifiable clinically justifiable interventions through Session by Session scored Outcome Reports and End-Term Treatment Review Reports.
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