Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy uses play-based, water-based activities designed to support children’s development across physical, sensory, social, and emotional domains. Our therapists harness the unique properties of water—buoyancy, resistance, hydrostatic pressure, and calming sensory input—to create fun, functional, and therapeutic experiences tailored to each child.

 

Aquatic therapy may target:
 

• Improving posture, balance, and coordination

• Increasing strength and range of motion

• Improving gross and fine motor skills

• Reducing spasticity and the effects of tight muscles

• Increasing body awareness and sensory processing

• Developing impulse control, ability to follow instructions, and frustration tolerance

• Enhancing emotional regulation

• Supporting executive functioning skills

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Why Water?

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Water provides gentle resistance, buoyancy, and calming pressure that support both movement and sensory regulation. These unique properties help children feel safe to explore, practice new skills, and take positive risks. Aquatic therapy sessions are structured around playful, functional movement that challenge the child while keeping them engaged and motivated. 

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Caregiver Partnership

 

A key part of aquatic therapy is caregiver education. Each session includes strategies for parents and caregivers to support sensory regulation, safety, and skill carryover beyond the beach and pool. Families leave with practical tools they can use at home, in the community, or during everyday water play to build confidence and long-term success.

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