With nearly six years of specialist paediatric experience, Mary provides OT services for children and young people for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Schools & Colleges, and Local Authorities. With expertise across autism, DCD, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, and complex developmental needs.Â
" Mary joined The OT Centre team in 2026.Â
Mary presents as a friendly, approachable clinician, with a warm presence. She brings a wide range of experience within the paediatrics alongside her Psychological clinical knowledge. Mary will be wonderful at making genuine connections with children, and families alike, making her a great addition to our team."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
Specialist skills for a Client's specific needs
Established in 2010 to provide high quality OT and SI Services
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Paediatric Occupational Therapy
MSc Occupational Therapy
Reading (Berkshire)
Slough (Berkshire)
Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)
High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
Cheltenham (Gloucestershire)
Banbury (Oxfordshire)
Abingdon (Oxfordshire)
Oxford (Oxfordshire)
Bicester (Oxfordshire)
Swindon (Wiltshire)
Mary is an MSc-qualified Occupational Therapist (Oxford Brookes University, 2019) with an MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and nearly six years of post-qualification experience working with children and young people aged 0–18.
She has developed a broad and specialist clinical skillset across NHS, independent, and specialist educational settings, including leading and establishing an Occupational Therapy service within a specialist school for children with complex needs. Her experience spans community, school, residential, and home environments, allowing her to deliver highly functional, context-specific assessments and interventions.Â
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She also has experience completing environmental and school-based audits to promote accessibility and inclusion, including involvement in the PINS (Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools) project to support whole-school approaches to inclusion.
Mary works with a wide range of developmental, neurological, and physical conditions, including autism spectrum conditions, developmental coordination disorder, global developmental delay, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, muscular dystrophy, and Down syndrome. Her background in psychology strengthens her clinical reasoning and supports a holistic understanding of each child’s presentation, particularly where behavioural, emotional, and sensory factors interact.
She is experienced in undertaking comprehensive non-standardised and standardised assessments, including Movement ABC, Beery VMI, DTVP, DASH, Sensory Profile, and the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. Which aid in contributing to EHCPs and IEPs, and producing detailed, high-quality reports with clear, practical recommendations. Her work routinely involves close collaboration with families, education staff, and multidisciplinary teams, as well as delivering staff training and supporting implementation within educational settings. She also has experience completing environmental and school-based audits to promote accessibility and inclusion.
Mary is currently undertaking further postgraduate training in Sensory Integration at Sheffield Hallam University enabling her to support children with complex sensory processing and regulation needs. She has completed her module 1 training and is currently completing module 2.Â
She is recognised for her organised, thorough, and collaborative approach, and for delivering clear, evidence-informed recommendations that are both clinically robust and practical to implement. Her focus is on achieving meaningful, functional outcomes that support each child’s independence and participation in daily life.
Aids & Equipment, Anxiety Management, Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Community Access, Housing Adaptations: Minor, Housing Assessment, Manual Handling, Mental Health, Mobility, Motor Skills - Fine or Gross, Orthopaedic Injuries, Physical Rehabilitation, Postural Management, Sensory Integration Practitioner Level #1: Aware but cannot assess or treat, Sensory Processing, Sleep Hygiene, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Social Difficulties, Social, Emotional & Mental Health, 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, Training, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education
Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Sensory Processing
Learning Difficulties OT, Mental Health & Neurodivergence OT, Neurorehabilitation OT, Paediatrics OT, Posture and Seating 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, Hypoxic or Anoxic Brain Injury, Tumor, Brain haemorrhage, Encephalitis)
Physiological
Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures, Visual Impairment
Psychological
Anxiety Disorders incl Agoraphobia, Panic, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Phobia
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: OT80184
RCOT Membership: BT0822561
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.
Direct access to your OT via Mobile Phone and online Call-Back Booking Service.
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.
Best use of tools and technologies to provide a first-class service for our clients and our customers.
Custom built Apps make it easy for your OT to manage your client case, documentation, goal plans and reports, providing a clear framework for their clinical work.
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