Sensorimotor Therapy
Sensorimotor Therapy At Touch Brain Counselor
Sensorimotor Therapy is a body-based, evidence-informed approach that helps individuals process emotions, regulate their nervous system, and develop stronger mind-body awareness. At Touch Brain Counselor, we integrate sensorimotor techniques into our holistic treatment plans, especially for children, youth, and adults with neurodevelopmental conditions, trauma histories, emotional dysregulation, or difficulties with impulse control and attention.
Where traditional talk therapy focuses on thoughts and language, sensorimotor therapy recognizes that the body also stores stress, trauma, emotions, and patterns of reactivity. By engaging posture, breath, movement, balance, and sensory awareness, clients learn to gently reshape how their nervous system responds to the world.
Sensorimotor Therapy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Sensorimotor Therapy is especially effective for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, as it addresses both the physical and emotional components of these conditions. Focusing on the body’s responses to stress and sensory input helps children build critical skills that improve daily functioning and overall well-being.
Key Benefits for Neurodevelopmental Disorders:
Improved Sensory Processing: Helps children with autism or sensory processing challenges better interpret and respond to sensory input, reducing overwhelm and frustration.
Enhanced Emotional Regulation: Supports children with ADHD or autism in managing intense emotions, reducing outbursts, and responding more calmly to challenges.
Better Focus and Attention: By regulating the nervous system, Sensorimotor Therapy can enhance concentration, making it easier for children to engage in school, therapy, and daily activities.
Strengthened Motor Skills: Engaging the body in therapeutic movement supports coordination, balance, and fine/gross motor development.
Reduced Anxiety and Stress: Helps children feel safer in their bodies, which lowers overall anxiety and improves confidence.
Behavioural Improvements: Encourages adaptive coping strategies, self-control, and positive behaviours in both structured and social environments.
Supports Social Interaction: By reducing sensory overload and emotional reactivity, children can engage more comfortably with peers and adults
By combining movement, body awareness, and therapeutic guidance, Sensorimotor Therapy empowers children with neurodevelopmental disorders to regulate their bodies and minds, improve learning and social interactions, and thrive in everyday life.
Sensorimotor Therapy Services.
Sensorimotor therapy for kids is a type of therapeutic approach that focuses on the connection between the body (senses and movement) and the brain to support a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social development. It’s often used with children who have difficulties in areas like attention, regulation, learning, trauma recovery, or sensory processing.
Core Services Include:
Sensory Integration Therapy
Helps children who are over- or under-sensitive to touch, sound, movement, or other input.
Activities may include swinging, brushing, deep pressure, or play that organizes the senses.
Motor Development Activities
Focus on balance, coordination, posture, and gross/fine motor skills.
Uses climbing, obstacle courses, yoga, ball games, and movement play.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Trauma-Informed)
Combines movement, play, and body awareness with emotional support.
Helps children who have experienced trauma, anxiety, or regulation challenges.
Self-Regulation & Mind-Body Skills
Breathing exercises, mindfulness, and guided movement to calm the nervous system.
Builds coping skills for stress, big emotions, or transitions.
School & Home Collaboration
Strategies for teachers and parents to use sensorimotor tools daily (e.g., sensory breaks, fidget tools, movement routines).
Who it helps:
Children with sensory processing difficulties (overly sensitive or under-responsive to stimuli).
Kids with trauma histories, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation.
Children with developmental delays, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or learning challenges.
Benefits:
Improved emotional regulation and stress tolerance.
Better attention, focus, and impulse control.
Increased body awareness and coordination.
Helps children feel safer, calmer, and more confident in their bodies.
What sessions might include:
Activities like rocking, balance games, jumping, climbing, or swinging to engage the vestibular and proprioceptive systems.
Breathing, mindfulness, and body awareness exercises.
Play-based methods that allow children to express themselves through movement rather than words.
Sometimes paired with occupational therapy or psychotherapy for a more integrated approach.
Get Started with Sensorimotor Therapy in Coquitlam & Tri-Cities
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