Claire is an Occupational Therapist and a co founder of EcoSensory Therapy and director of Jump Start Centre, a specialist Sensory Integration and Sensory Attachment centre in Essex.
Claire has over 25 years of experience working with children both in the UK and the US. She holds degrees in Occupational Therapy (BA Hons), and Communication Disorders (BA Hons). She has Post graduate Diploma in Sensory Integration. Claire is a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex where she is completing her Doctorate researching nature based therapies.
Claire has many years of experience working with children who have experienced trauma, and have attachment difficulties, supporting both the children and their carers.
Claire’s passion for using nature as a therapist led her to train as a Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing) practitioner with Nature and Therapy UK in 2020. EcoSensory Therapy is a model of practice developed by Claire, and Dr. Matt Slavin (clinical psychologist) and Chris West (occupational therapist) to support health care, social care and educational professional move their practice into the natural world. Claire loves to take her clients on EcoSensory sessions in the local forests and beaches around Essex and Suffolk. Claire loves gardening, and runs a small holding.
Title of talk: EcoSensory Therapy: The Benefits of Using a Nature-Based Model To Support Your Practice
Join Claire Pemrick, Occupational Therapist as she shares her experience of ‘EcoSensory Therapy’, a research-based model that has been developed to be used within nature. EcoSensory Therapy is an evidence-based model of practice to the support the socio-emotional; developmental; physical and behavioural needs of children, young people and adults. EcoSensory Therapy provide training for people who work in health, social care and education, supporting them to have the necessary knowledge, foundations and skills to safely move their work into the natural world.