Nature & Nurture Occupational Therapy
Using the power of the nature to nurture each child's needs and skills
located in beautiful Hunterdon County, NJ
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
Outdoor & in-home sessions
Gross & fine motor development
Emotional regulation & coping skill-building
Peer play skills
Social thinking and perspective-taking
Executive functioning for children, teens, and young adults
Building confidence and responsibility
Sensory Integration
Neuro-affirming, child-led services
Anxiety and ADHD management
Why Nature-based Therapy?
Nature-based therapy offers a simpler, more calming approach to therapy.
It helps children to connect to the earth, become grounded, and live in the present moment despite our digital age.
It supports coordination and strength, fosters imagination, confidence and creativity, and improves conditions for learning and self-regulation.
We recognize that some children benefit from a more focused, indoor setting for safety reasons and for their best learning and engagement to occur. We also provide in-home and indoor sessions, schedule permitting!
About Emily Bucher, OTR/L
Certified Clinical Specialist in ADHD, Autism, Pediatric Anxiety, Executive Functioning, and Emotional Regulation
Emily is a licensed and registered occupational therapist from Clinton, NJ. She is a certified clinical specialist in autism, ADHD, pediatric anxiety, emotional regulation, and executive functioning. She has advanced training in neurodevelopmental therapy for children with developmental delays and musculoskeletal disorders and training in Sensory Processing & Integration for children with sensory processing differences. Emily is experienced in running social skill-building groups using the Social Thinking curriculum to build improved social engagement and navigation of social settings. She earned her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree from Thomas Jefferson University and has clinical experience in the neonatal intensive care unit, early intervention, school-based therapy, outpatient clinics, and equine-assisted therapy. Emily also provides executive functioning support to adolescents and young adults to support high school, college, and career readiness. Nature & Nurture OT's mission is to support children in building skills and confidence, all within the great outdoors. In her free time, Emily enjoys reading, cycling, yoga, hiking, and gardening!