Planning, organizing, managing time, regulating emotions, and following through: these are the foundational skills that help us manage our daily roles and responsibilities. When they're not working well, everything else feels harder.

• Building strategies for organization, emotional regulation, and time management to reduce procrastination, increase follow-through, and strengthen sense of self-efficacy

• Developing an effective routine or schedule

• Identifying systems and strategies to help with memory, organization, etc., including paper and technology-based systems

• Practicing problem-solving skills with personal activities

OT addresses the doing side of emotional well-being : building capacity to engage in meaningful activities and daily routines, even when mental health symptoms make that feel out of reach.

• Active practice with coping skills and emotional regulation strategies during real daily activities and routines

• Digital wellness and balanced technology use

• Stress management/resiliency

• Cultivating self-compassion and confidence through skill-building and meaningful activity engagement

• Emotional regulation & distress tolerance

• Grow confidence through gaining life skills

The practical tasks of daily life don't wait until we feel ready. OT helps you build the skills and systems to make the day-to-day manageable- and eventually, routine.

• Establishing meaningful, functional routines

• Managing money effectively (budgeting, saving, financial literacy)

• Skills for employment, volunteering, and academic roles

• Grocery/personal shopping

• Meal planning & preparation

• Leisure participation and exploration

• Self-care/hygiene, including when impacted by mood, OCD, or psychotic symptoms

• Household management- cleanliness, organization

• Spiritual/religious participation

• Basic technology use and computer skills

Meaningful connection and community involvement are occupations, and when anxiety, discomfort, or skill gaps make participation difficult, that loss compounds everything else.

• Interpersonal skills & social skills (verbal, non-verbal, written, listening, self monitoring, conflict resolution, self-advocacy, etc.) to help address impact on relationships

• Managing social anxiety and paranoia that impacts social interaction via active practice and support with social cognition

• Taking steps towards building a social support network

• Community and online safety

Managing your health is itself an occupation, one that requires planning, follow-through, and self-knowledge. OT helps you build the systems and skills to be an active, informed participant in your own care.

• Skills and strategies to support consistent medication management (taking medications, obtaining refills)

• Establishing effective systems to manage medical appointments

• Establishing bedtime routines to support adequate sleep & rest

• Facilitating follow through on health-promoting behaviors, including those related to physical activity & nutrition

• Learning how to be an active participant in your medical care: prepare for medical appointments, increase knowledge on your own health conditions and medications, etc.

• Energy conservation techniques

• Recommendation of adaptations as needed related to health conditions

Understanding how your nervous system responds to the world around you can be a game-changer for daily functioning, emotional regulation, and relationships.

• Develop an understanding of your sensory profile and how it shapes your daily experience

• Build personalized sensory strategies, self-regulation tools, and environmental modifications that work for your life