Mental Health Occupational Therapy and CNESST in Sainte-Thérèse
(For youth and adults)
At Clinique Rayons et Réadapt, mental health occupational therapy supports individuals whose psychological, emotional, cognitive, or behavioural difficulties affect their daily functioning, routines, roles, or participation in meaningful activities.
Our services can help with daily organization, energy management, routines, independence, returning to activities, and gradually resuming school or work.
We also provide occupational therapy services for certain CNESST cases.
We welcome clients from Sainte-Thérèse and surrounding areas, including Blainville, Rosemère, Boisbriand, Mirabel, Saint-Eustache, Laval, and Montreal.
Complete our form in approximately 2-minute request — we’ll contact you within 24–48 business hours.
What is mental health occupational therapy?
Mental health occupational therapy focuses on how the difficulties a person is experiencing affect their everyday life.
The occupational therapist assesses the person’s abilities, routines, environment, and the demands of their activities to better understand what is supporting or limiting their functioning.
Intervention then focuses on practical strategies to promote independence, establish functional routines, manage daily demands, and gradually return to meaningful activities.
Simple Steps to Lasting Results
Assessment
A comprehensive overview of your daily functioning, routines, strengths, challenges, needs, and factors affecting your participation.
Intervention plan
Clear and practical goals based on your needs, priorities, and the activities you would like to improve or resume.
Ongoing follow-up
Strategies, gradual adjustments, and ongoing support to help integrate new skills into everyday life.
Our Approach
Our approach is collaborative, practical, and focused on the person’s daily activities and goals.
We consider the relationship between the person’s abilities, routines, environment, and the demands of their different activities.
Our approach includes:
- Personalized assessment of daily functioning and participation;
- Clear goals established collaboratively;
- Development and structuring of routines;
- Gradual return to meaningful activities;
- Organization, planning, and time-management strategies;
- Energy and activity pacing strategies;
- Self-regulation and stress-management strategies;
- Problem-solving and compensatory strategies;
- Adaptation of activities or the environment;
- Collaboration with family members, schools, or other professionals when appropriate.
Common reasons to consult (What it is / When to consult / How we help)
What is it?
Anxiety, stress, and mental overload can make everyday activities more difficult and can affect routines, work, school, responsibilities, and social participation.
When should you consult?
- Your daily routine is becoming difficult to organize or maintain;
- Certain activities are being avoided or require significantly more effort;
- Personal, academic, or professional responsibilities feel difficult to manage;
- Stress or mental overload is affecting your participation in important activities.
How can we help?
- Identify activities and situations that have become difficult;
- Structure routines and daily activities;
- Develop self-regulation and stress-management strategies;
- Adapt activities and their demands;
- Support a gradual return to meaningful activities.
What is it?
Burnout can lead to fatigue, decreased endurance, cognitive overload, and difficulty maintaining a healthy balance between work, responsibilities, rest, family life, and leisure activities.
When should you consult?
- Significant fatigue is affecting your daily functioning;
- You are having difficulty maintaining your usual responsibilities;
- You frequently feel overwhelmed by everyday demands;
- You are struggling to balance work, rest, family, and leisure;
- You are having difficulty gradually resuming activities after a period away.
How can we help?
- Assess your daily activity demands and workload;
- Develop energy-management and activity-pacing strategies;
- Identify priorities;
- Adjust expectations and activity demands;
- Develop a more realistic occupational balance;
- Gradually plan the return to activities.
What is it?
Some individuals experience difficulty planning, organizing, starting, or completing tasks, setting priorities, or managing their time.
These difficulties may affect personal responsibilities, school, or work.
When should you consult?
- Significant procrastination;
- Difficulty starting or completing tasks;
- Frequent forgetfulness or disorganization;
- Difficulty establishing priorities;
- Unstable or difficult-to-maintain routines;
- Feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities;
- Difficulty balancing different areas of life.
How can we help?
- Develop structured routines;
- Introduce planning and organization strategies;
- Provide tools to support time management;
- Break tasks into manageable steps;
- Develop problem-solving strategies;
- Adapt daily demands to current abilities.
What is it?
Some individuals experience difficulty planning, organizing, starting, or completing tasks, setting priorities, or managing their time.
These difficulties may affect personal responsibilities, school, or work.
When should you consult?
- Significant procrastination;
- Difficulty starting or completing tasks;
- Frequent forgetfulness or disorganization;
- Difficulty establishing priorities;
- Unstable or difficult-to-maintain routines;
- Feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities;
- Difficulty balancing different areas of life.
How can we help?
- Develop structured routines;
- Introduce planning and organization strategies;
- Provide tools to support time management;
- Break tasks into manageable steps;
- Develop problem-solving strategies;
- Adapt daily demands to current abilities.
What is it?
After a period away or a significant decrease in functioning, it may be difficult to resume personal, academic, social, or professional activities at the same pace as before.
When should you consult?
- Difficulty resuming activities after a period away;
- Concerns or apprehension about returning to school or work;
- Fatigue or overload during the return process;
- Difficulty determining a realistic pace for returning to activities;
- Difficulty balancing the return with other responsibilities.
How can we help?
- Identify the activities and roles that need to be resumed;
- Assess current abilities and activity demands;
- Plan a gradual return;
- Manage energy and activity pacing;
- Develop strategies to support participation;
- Adjust the plan according to changes in functioning.
What is it?
For school-aged children, teenagers, and young adults, emotional, attention-related, behavioural, or adjustment difficulties can affect functioning at home, at school, during leisure activities, or in social situations.
When should you consult?
- Emotional self-regulation difficulties;
- Anxiety or stress affecting everyday activities;
- Difficulty establishing or maintaining routines;
- Procrastination or difficulty getting started;
- Planning, organization, or time-management difficulties;
- Difficulty managing homework and responsibilities;
- Imbalance between school, sleep, leisure, and social life;
- Fatigue or feeling overwhelmed by everyday demands;
- Difficulty with transitions;
- Difficulty with independence in everyday activities.
How can we help?
- Assess functioning across different areas of life;
- Develop structured routines;
- Introduce organization and planning strategies;
- Support transitions;
- Develop self-regulation strategies;
- Manage fatigue and daily demands;
- Promote greater independence;
- Collaborate with parents and other environments or professionals when appropriate.
Occupational therapy can also be part of the rehabilitation process following a work-related injury or occupational condition.
For individuals with a CNESST file, occupational therapy may help support functional recovery and a gradual, sustainable return to daily activities and work, depending on the person’s needs and the applicable conditions of their file.
Intervention may focus on:
- Daily functioning;
- Energy and fatigue management;
- Establishing and structuring routines;
- Organization and planning;
- Development of practical functional strategies;
- Gradual return to activities;
- Support during the return-to-work process.
CNESST-related services are offered according to the individual situation, authorization, and applicable conditions of the file.