Vanessa Poulton, M.Sc., O.T.

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Woman
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 7 ratings.
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Provider information

Description

Vanessa Poulton is an experienced occupational therapist who is passionate about supporting clients struggling with their mental health.  She has extensive experience supporting clients experiencing anxiety and depression, trauma histories, and life transitions.  She focuses her sessions on building skills to increase coping in daily life, and believes each day provides opportunity for growth and change.  She has training in evidence-based psychotherapies, including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness to support children, teens, adults and families.

Conditions

  • ALS
  • Alzheimer's
  • Amputations
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Autism
  • Brain injuries
  • Burns
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Low vision
  • Lymphedema
  • Physical disabilities
  • Stroke

Services

  • Exposure Therapy
  • Mental health reactivation
  • Multidisciplinary pain management program
  • Pediatric occupational therapy
  • Progressive goal attainment program
  • Psychoeducation
  • Sensory processing, integration
  • Trauma informed care
  • Workplace facilitation/mediation

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Children (under 12)​
  • Pediatrics​
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  • Occupational Therapist (O.T.)

Education

  • McMaster University

Professional associations

  • College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia

Summary

Thrive Therapy is dedicated to providing children, youth, and adult healthcare services across Nova Scotia. 
 
We believe that every person is entitled to a satisfying and meaningful life. Our mission is to support and empower our clients to achieve their goals, using an individualized and client-centred approach. 

We offer services at our 2 clinic locations within the Halifax Regional Municipality, as well as in the community, in our client’s homes, workplaces, and within school-based settings. Our services include Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Sleep Consulting.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Accent modification
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Ageing in place assessment
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cancer rehabilitation program
  • Cardiac rehab
  • Career counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive abilities evaluation
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive demands analysis
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Cognitive work capacity assessment
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Developmental delays
  • Environmental assessments
  • Ergonomic Assessment
  • Existential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Feeding support
  • Fine motor development
  • Functional abilities evaluation
  • Functional capacity evaluations
  • Functional Testing
  • Gender spectrum voice and communication training
  • Gender-affirming voice training
  • Gross motor development
  • Hand therapy
  • Home accessibility/safety assessment
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Job coaching/shadowing
  • Job Site Visit
  • Language comprehension
  • Language expression
  • Literacy skills
  • Mental health reactivation
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multidisciplinary pain management program
  • Narrative therapy
  • Neural rehabilitation
  • Pediatric occupational therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Physical challenge support
  • Physical demands analysis
  • Positive psychology
  • Post COVID-19 rehabilitation and recovery
  • Progressive goal attainment program
  • Psychoeducation
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Sensory processing, integration
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
  • Wheelchair & mobility assessment/services
  • Work conditioning and hardening
  • Work Simulation
  • Workplace facilitation/mediation

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only