About our Practice

Services designed for tamariki and young people

Active+ New Plymouth have been working in the region for over 15 years and we pride ourselves on providing a high level of services from a team of passionate therapists. We have continued to expand and offer more services for our local families. We now have a number of paediatric trained professionals on our team and have established a dedicated clinic from which we offer a range of services to Children, Tamariki and Rangitahi.  You will find the new clinic at 78 Gill Street,  just down the road from our existing base.

At Active+ Taranaki, we believe in a multidisciplinary approach to paediatric care, bringing together expert Occupational Therapists (OTs), Speech-Language Therapists (SLTs), and Physiotherapists (PTs) to support children in reaching their full potential. By integrating these specialties, we provide holistic, tailored care that addresses a child’s unique developmental needs. Our collaborative approach ensures that motor skills, communication, sensory processing, and overall function are developed in a coordinated and effective way. Whether a child needs support with movement, speech, play, or daily activities, our team works together to create comprehensive strategies that promote confidence, independence, and long-term success.

Our clinic has been set up as a welcoming place for children and young people. 

Come on in and check out Taranaki's only dedicated sensory space

Our sensory space wouldn't be the same without our good friends at Sensory Sam

We offer the only multidisciplinary Paediatric team in the region including: Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

For all other physiotherapy services including injury rehabilitation, neurological rehab and vestibular/dizziness treatment please see our main New Plymouth clinic located at 99 Gill Street. 

Our Paediatric team include:- 

Aimie O'Hara - Physiotherapist and Neurodevelopmental Therapist. 

Ella Herd - Physiotherapist

Anna Harrison - Speech, Language Therapist

Emma Busby - Occupational Therapist

Jeanette Brown - Paediatric Team Lead, Speech and Language Therapist

See our staff profiles for full details

Things our Paediatric team can help you with:

• Developmental assessments
• Hypermobility and normal variants (flat feet, in/out toeing, gait abnormalities)
• Social, play skills, and emotional regulation
• Neurological conditions (such as cerebral palsy, concussion and brain injury)
• Autism (including sensory profiling), ADHD and sensory processing disorder
• Reading, writing, fine ,and gross motor skills
• Independence with self-cares in the home and school environment
• Movement, balance and co-ordination
• Sensory Integration
• Speech sounds and voice disorders
• Listening, understanding, and communicating
• Providing alternative forms of communication
• Planning, memory, and organising ideas
• Dysarthria and apraxia