Hello!
​I'm Meg Barrow. 

I'm an occupational therapist, NatureLed apprentice, and deep nature connection guide who has worked with individuals and groups across the lifespan to share knowledge and practices that support healthy child development and human wellness. As a parent of two young children, I also bring compassion and knowledge from my own personal experiences. My practice is deeply influenced by the science and wisdom that we need a relationship with nature to be healthy, because we ARE nature! I am passionate about letting this truth guide the path to thriving individuals, families, and communities.

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Professional Development

• Earned my Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Certified in the NatureLed Approach© with Kathleen Lockyer of RxOutside
• Completed the Ayres Sensory Integration Theory & Comprehensive Evaluation in ASI (Modules 1-3, Certificate in Ayers Sensory Integration)
• Adult Nature Connection and Coyote Mentoring/8 Shields training with Wild Harvest Nature Connection
• Completed "The Body Keeps the Score-Trauma Healing Through the Senses" with Bessel van der Kolk, MD
  
• "Simplicity Parenting for Care Professionals" - work of Kim John Payne​

What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapists help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities or "occupations".  
(American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTA)
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Pediatrics
With children, I promote healthy development by engaging kids in their meaningful occupations - first and foremost PLAY, as well as learning/school, self-care, and social engagement. Intervention may focus on the child's skills: sensory processing, fine and gross motor, cognition and executive functioning, emotion regulation, mental health, and social skills. Intervention also considers the environments in which children participate in their occupations (home, the park, school, etc.), as well as the ways we can change the demands of an occupation to make it more accessible.​

Working with kids means also working with the adults in their lives. It is essential for caregivers to actively participate in therapy so that concepts and practices are carried over to everyday life. This creates common context and allows for everyone in the family to grow together.

Adults
I also offer services to adults who want support to create and maintain routines and rhythms of healthy living. In the field of OT, we refer to this as the occupation of "health management" or the "activities related to developing, managing, and maintaining health and wellness routines" (OTPF, 4th ed., 2020). We will explore your sensory profile and your current patterns of living, identify your goals, and co-create a path to increased health, wellness, and resilience rooted in deep nature connection. 

What is the NatureLed Approach©?

The NatureLed Approach©, pioneered by occupational therapist Kathleen Lockyer of RxOutside, combines the science of human development with the ancient wisdom of deep nature connection to support thriving individuals, families, and communities. For more information, see her website at RxOutside.com.

​Play is the birthright of every child!

Play is the primary occupation of childhood and has been identified by the American Academy of Pediatrics as central to healthy development. Through free play (unstructured and child-directed), children engage their senses, challenge their bodies, grow their minds, and build relationships. Outdoor environments offer the richest free play opportunities, providing the exact experiences that growing brains and bodies are seeking. Intentional mentorship and relationship rooted in deep nature connection supports humans in realizing their healthiest, fullest selves. That's why I practice occupational therapy using a NatureLed Approach©.