How to get started with pediatric therapy services after a new diagnosis?

Having a child receive a diagnosis can be an overwhelming experience and we want to make things as easy as possible for families. If your child has access to or is eligible for funding, you may want to start booking therapy appointments.

Shine Therapy Services is in West Kelowna and provides in person services to the central Okanagan, or anywhere is BC via telehealth. We have physios, OTs, SLPs and a kids counsellor. We frequently help children with autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, rare genetic conditions, orthopedic conditions, developmental delay and other neurodevelopmenal conditions.

Typically your social worker will help you with the initial funding application for the At Home Program or Autism Funding. Some families will choose to pay privately or by extended health benefits until funding comes through. You'll usually need to do a bit of paperwork with the Shine admin team or your therapist to get us set up as your service provider.

These systems can be hard to navigate at times but we are here to help as much as we can during the process and we have built Shine to be a place where your little one can work on all their meaningful goals! Send us a message to get in touch. We can't wait to see them SHINE!