With extensive experience, we help guide you back to health, enabling you to regain your independence…
Meet the Everyday Living Therapy team
Kim Emery BSc (Hons) OT
Kim qualified in 2003 and has been working in her specialist field of neurology since 2004. During this time Kim has become so inspired by ensuring that services were delivered in the best possible way to the clients she worked with. Kim went on and completed further master’s level study in Service Delivery and neuro rehabilitation and has undertaken further clinical study related to vocational rehabilitation to complement her work.
Kim set up Everyday Living Therapy LTD as she is passionate about the lives of all individuals living with long-term neurological conditions and is extremely experienced in working within the specialist field of Acquired Brain Injury. Kim thrives by giving her clients every chance to succeed, regardless of their injury or disability. Kim has the skills and acquisition to listen and work collaboratively with all of her clients, breaking down the barriers of their disability to get the best functional outcome.
Kim’s specialism is vocational rehabilitation to help her clients get back into the workplace.
Iain Wilkes BSc (Hons) OT
Iain qualified in 2013 and is incredibly skilled and experienced across all elements of Neuro Specialist Occupational Therapy and has a particular interest on the longer-term impact of a client’s quality of life whilst living with a progressive neurological condition. Iain also has a breadth of expertise working within the field of Acquired Brain Injury, and working in a methodical, holistic and considered fashion to ensure his clients reach their functional potential. Iain has a calm and reassuring nature and works well with our complex client group. Iain takes great pride in his work and is committed to ongoing continuing professional development with the specialist fields of neuro and vocational rehabilitation.
Iain’s specialism is treating long-term neurological conditions with a specialist interest in Parkinson’s and Acquired Brain Injury.
Iain Wilkes BSc (Hons) OT
Iain qualified in 2013 and is incredibly skilled and experienced across all elements of Neuro Specialist Occupational Therapy and has a particular interest on the longer-term impact of a client’s quality of life whilst living with a progressive neurological condition. Iain also has a breadth of expertise working within the field of Acquired Brain Injury, and working in a methodical, holistic and considered fashion to ensure his clients reach their functional potential. Iain has a calm and reassuring nature and works well with our complex client group. Iain takes great pride in his work and is committed to ongoing continuing professional development with the specialist fields of neuro and vocational rehabilitation.
Iain’s specialism is treating long-term neurological conditions with a specialist interest in Parkinson’s and Acquired Brain Injury.
Helen Jones DipCot, MSc
Helen has been qualified since 1993 and has vast clinical experience in the rehabilitation of individuals with complex neurological conditions and a Masters degree in Rehabilitation and Research. Helen delivers high quality, compassionate interventions in community access, daily living skills, transitions to independent living and transitions from hospital.
Helen’s role within Everyday Living Therapy also supports the operational oversight of the service, alongside Kim Emery (Owner and Clinical Director) ensuring that the team at Everyday Living Therapy are delivering a high quality service through following recognised evidence-based practices, are certified for any standardised assessments completed, are receiving clinical supervision and meet The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency and Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards to a high level.
Helen’s specialism is in the field of working with our clients who have complex neurological presentations as a direct result of their brain or spinal Injury and addressing all aspects of their rehabilitation, including advising and offering client specific team training on moving and handling needs if required.
Nicola Dodds BSc (Hons) OT, MSc
Nicola qualified in 2004 and has gained a wealth of experience working within different sectors, including hospital and community settings, as well as the private sector. Areas of specialism have included treating individuals with a neurological motor impairment, orthopaedic needs and children with complex needs and global development delay. Strengths include postural management and specialist seating, and remedial management of the upper limb (neurological), including splinting.
Nicola has expert paediatric knowledge, and extensive experience of working with children with complex needs. Nicola has further training in the principles of sensory integration and neurodevelopmental difficulties in relation to movement.
Nicola has advanced assessment skills and is highly competent in reviewing the functional needs of all the clients that she works with to support them in gaining skills to be as independent as they are functionally able. Experience has encompassed complex moving and handling matters and the use of specialist mobility equipment – including powered wheelchairs.
Nicola is a creative and diverse practitioner who puts the aspirations of individuals she works with at the heart of assessment treatment planning.
Nicola Dodds BSc (Hons) OT, MSc
Nicola qualified in 2004 and has gained a wealth of experience working within different sectors, including hospital and community settings, as well as the private sector. Areas of specialism have included treating individuals with a neurological motor impairment, orthopaedic needs and children with complex needs and global development delay. Strengths include postural management and specialist seating, and remedial management of the upper limb (neurological), including splinting.
Nicola has expert paediatric knowledge, and extensive experience of working with children with complex needs. Nicola has further training in the principles of sensory integration and neurodevelopmental difficulties in relation to movement.
Nicola has advanced assessment skills and is highly competent in reviewing the functional needs of all the clients that she works with to support them in gaining skills to be as independent as they are functionally able. Experience has encompassed complex moving and handling matters and the use of specialist mobility equipment – including powered wheelchairs.
Nicola is a creative and diverse practitioner who puts the aspirations of individuals she works with at the heart of assessment treatment planning.
Matt Cooper
Neuro Specialist Rehabilitation Technician
Matt is a great asset to our team. He supports the rehabilitation process of our clients once a routine, system or structure has been established and supports to encourage our clients under the guidance of their therapy team to embed strategies and deliver targeted functional activity or graded return to work programmes to address their priority functional goal areas. Matt has been working in the field of neuro rehabilitation since 2009. He is an experienced Specialist Neuro Rehabilitation Technician and has a fantastic skill set to support the development of our clients’ confidence and identity.
Matt’s specialism is in working with clients with Acquired Brain Injury, delivering targeted neuro behavioural optometry exercises under the guidance of the client’s therapy team and optometrist, embedding the use of cognitive strategies into everyday function and supporting our clients to see the value of their rehabilitation through facilitation and mastery.
OUR AFFILIATES
Specialist People & Businesses we work with…
In addition to our core team, we work alongside preferred providers offering a repertoire of specialist skills to complement the delivery of Neuro Specialist Occupational Therapy in the field of information technology, specialist seating, driving adaptation and assessment, splinting and environmental design and adaptation.
If you require any further details on these services, please do get in touch.
OUR ACCREDITATIONS
We are corporate members of the following professional bodies and organisations
