Shine Therapy Services

09/11/2025

Counselling/play therapy can be so beneficial to the mental wellbeing of autistic kids! In play therapy they:
❤️ Have the freedom to play however they prefer without other people's expectations
❤️ Can stim without judgement
❤️ Get time and space to be themselves
❤️ Can explore what is happening in real life from a safe distance while playing in a calm environment.
Amanda (she/her) is a registered clinical counsellor who is passionate about providing neurodiversity affirming care. She sees both speaking and non speaking kiddos and accepts autism funding! You can book with Amanda online or send us a message!

09/02/2025

Physio Cat sees both adults and kids for pelvic health concerns! What can a pelvic health physio help with?
❤️ Incontinence
❤️ Urinary or f***l urgency
❤️ Pelvic pain
❤️ Prepping for or recovering from gender affirming, pelvic, gynecological or abdominal surgery
❤️ Pregnancy (prepping for labour and birth)
❤️ Postpartum
❤️ Pain with intimacy
❤️ Constipation
❤️ Sexual dysfunction
❤️ And more!

Every human has a pelvic floor regardless of gender or anatomy and it's very common for people to need support throughout the lifespan. Please reach out if you have any questions 🌈❤️

P.s. I have free physio guides for gender affirming surgery on our website if you aren't able to access a physio during your journey 🫶🏻

08/29/2025

Hope you all have a lovely long weekend and good luck to all the students, parents and teachers with back to school time!! We hope this year is gentle on you 🫶🏻 Love, your Shine therapy team

08/27/2025

Another nugget of back to school wisdom from our counsellor Amanda:

Separation anxiety is a common experience kiddos and families go through when heading back to school. Some things you might try are;

💛create a special goodbye routine together; kids have great ideas! (such as a special handshake/dance, use stickers or other sentimental transitional items to help)
💛use positive statements that focus on reuniting (such as, I can't wait to see you later so we can go do _____ )
💛make experiences predictable. be simple, clear and direct on what the expectation is and explaining what the kiddo can expect.
be mindful of trying to find the balance of how much information is given and how much notice is given in advance. Find what works best for them.

Happy back to school everyone! 🏫

08/25/2025

Okay, I know this is everyone's LEAST favourite part of the upcoming season but... Who better to help you prep for coughs and colds than a registered nurse! The lovely .themamacoach will be sharing her wisdom, tips and tricks to keep you and your littles healthy 🫶🏻💕 September is going to be the second Monday because of the long weekend!
Register at the link in my bio, send a message or just show up! Can't wait to see you!

08/21/2025

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08/20/2025

Backpack tips from your friendly neighbourhood physio! 🫶🏻🎒

08/19/2025

08/18/2025

New school year often means increased constipation 🥴💩 there are a lot of things we can't control but you can control how you speak about and model healthy pelvic health at home! The less shame and more normalization, the better!

08/16/2025

Both Cat and Emily have some time off coming up in case you want to schedule your physio or OT appointments ahead of time 💜 have a great weekend folks!

08/15/2025

Some back to school wisdom from Amanda today 💜

08/14/2025

We are so excited to share that Emily is on the Registered Autism Service Providers list now!!! Yay! ❤️🌈