34: Diving into Surf Therapy with Naomi Matanick, OTR/L
🏄🏽♀️ Naomi Matanick, OTR/L started a nature-based therapy practice utilizing SURFING as her therapeutic modality! 🌊
Tune in to learn:
00:01:57 How Naomi discovered surf therapy.
00:06:43 The challenges Naomi encountered early on in her practice.
00:11:22 How her first surf therapy session taught her valuable lessons.
00:13:08 Nature-based therapy practice requires business know-how
00:17:55 How Naomi made changes after her first session
00:19:10 Invoicing and billing for surf therapy sessions as an OT
00:20:23 Leading with your professional licensure; keeping the lens of your profession when treating outdoors ("nature-based therapy" is not a licensed profession)
00:22:24 Goal writing for surf therapy
00:23:53 Determining if a child is a good fit for surf therapy sessions
00:25:42 How Naomi supports children's autonomy in sessions
00:26:09 Naomi's intake process
00:27:40 Logistics of growing the business
00:34:38 What Naomi charges per session
00:36:43 Using an EMR and when you might need one (versus using Google for notes)
00:38:54 What she plans to do during colder winter months
Connect with Naomi on Instagram @hang_ten_therapeutics or her website https://www.hang-tentherapeutics.com/
Want advice as you start or grow your nature-based pediatric practice? Get Laura Park Figueroa's free e-book The Nature-Based Practice Roadmap. You'll learn the 4 stages of nature-based practice, what to focus on (and mistakes to avoid!) in each stage, and get a checklist of specific action steps to take at each stage of the process. Go to therapyinthegreatoutdoors.com/roadmap
Welcome to the TGO Podcast!
The Therapy in the Great Outdoors podcast is about the business & practice of nature-based pediatric therapy of all kinds. If you are an outdoor-loving practitioner in the field of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, behavioral health, mental health counseling, or outdoor education THIS is for you! You'll learn how you can take your work with children outdoors into nature. We'll cover exactly what it takes to run a successful and profitable nature-based practice that changes children's lives (and yours!) forever.
