About Me

Fidelma Woods Occupational Therapist and Founder of WellNestedOT

Thank you for visiting my website and welcome to the About Me section.

My name is Fidelma and I am grateful to work as an occupational therapist in my paediatric private practice which I set up over a year ago. Before this I worked in the public sector for 10 years in paediatric, adult disability and community mental health settings, on transdisciplinary teams. I am a Mother to three young children and identified the need to provide a service which supports the family as a whole. I believe in providing personalised, evidence-based and client-centered interventions to support the unique needs of each child. I strive to empower families to overcome challenges and develop skills for daily activities and participation in home, school and the community.

My therapeutic approach involves developing connections and rapport with children and their caregivers, creating a safe space using play-based and creative therapeutic strategies to support children’s regulation and skill development fostering their strengths and interests. My areas of specialisation include in dept activity analysis to support participation with every day activities for example, play, school, feeding, toileting, dressing, assistive technology, sensory preferences to support regulation, child development and wellbeing. I continue to liaise with additional services working with the teenage population supporting them to manage their anxiety and wellbeing.

I obtained a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Limerick in 2013, graduating with first-class honors. I have completed extensive further education throughout my careers to obtain highly specialist skills and expertise for working with children with developmental differences to ensure best outcomes when providing services with a child and their family. 

During my time in private practice I have being privileged to provided assessment, individual and group intervention to children and their families. I have collaborated extensively with community and public sector organisations to deliver multiple workshops with caregivers, inclusive therapeutic groups with children and multiple training workshops with preschool and school staff. I continue to look forward to the next chapter!