Lucy Howell
Occupational therapist
The Challenge
A client with mental health diagnosis that offen leads to stigma and exclusion from some services, experiencing additional anxiety and stress due to young family life and reduced finances. They were avoiding social situations and had low self worth.
The Change
1to1 sessions in non clinical settings, with and without children, developing self coping strategies. Explored occupations for family life inc. basic fun yoga to do children at home, to calm around bedtime - leaving more time for self in evenings.
The Impact
Client felt not to be defined by diagnosis, meet with more friends and met new parents, increased self esteem. This led to confidence to call uni clearing, attend interview independently, now studying degree as a first-generation scholar, big impact.
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