We measure progress in tasks, not just angles and grades.
SBT started in 2015 with one therapist and a conviction: that occupational therapy works best when it's built around the specific, ordinary things a person needs to do — not a standardized set of exercises.
Started by one therapist, grown by referral.
Our founder, Sarah Putt, spent ten years in hospital-based rehab before opening SBT. She kept seeing the same gap: patients would hit their clinical benchmarks and still not feel ready for their actual lives. So the practice was built around the opposite approach — start with the task the person actually needs (climbing their specific staircase, using their specific kitchen), and work backward from there. Nearly a decade later, that's still how every plan starts.
Independence, defined by you.
We don't set goals for people — we help people reach the goals they've already set for themselves. For a six-year-old, that might be tying shoes without help. For someone recovering from a stroke, it might be making coffee alone again.
Every plan is written around a real task, reviewed regularly, and adjusted the moment it stops fitting.
A few things that shape every session.
The task comes first
We start with what you need to do, then work back to the skill or strength that's in the way — not the other way around.
Progress you can feel
Goals are written in plain, specific terms, so you always know exactly what "better" looks like.
Your space, your routine
When it helps, we bring the session to your home or workplace instead of asking you to practice somewhere unfamiliar.
No two plans alike
A therapy plan is built for one person. We don't run sessions from a template, and we don't expect two clients to need the same thing.
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