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Meet the Team
Perfect Mavimbela
Perfect is the Director and Paediatric Occupational Therapist. He qualified from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, with a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy (with Honours), and has postgraduate training in Sensory Integration through Sensory Integration Education (SIE) through Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Perfect brings extensive experience from both private practice and education settings, including mainstream, specialist and post-16 provisions. He has significant experience in delivering and supporting Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) provisions, as well as conducting comprehensive, functional assessments to inform EHCP applications and reviews. His assessment approach is holistic and collaborative, drawing on standardised and observational tools such as the Movement ABC, SOSI-M, Beery VMI, SPM-2 among others. Perfect is trained in Therapeutic Listening and has a strong interest in the DIR® Floortime approach and has completed DIR® 101 through the ICDL, and is currently working towards DIR® 201 certification.
He is passionate about strengths-based, person-centred practice and works closely with children, families, schools and multidisciplinary teams to co-create meaningful, achievable goals enabling children and young people to thrive in their everyday environments.
Darshan Makwana
Darshan is a qualified and HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Sardar Patel University, India, and a Master of Science in Public Health from the University of Bedfordshire, UK. He brings years of clinical experience across different settings including teletherapy.
Darshan has extensive experience supporting children with autism, ADHD, developmental delay, and sensory processing differences. He delivers evidence-based, family-centred interventions that focus on improving regulation, functional participation, independence and overall wellbeing.
He uses a range of therapeutic approaches, including Sensory Integration and neurodevelopmental approaches.
Darshan is currently undertaking Sensory Integration Module A training with Sensory Integration Education (SIE), UK, further strengthening his clinical expertise in this area. He is passionate about delivering client-centred, strengths-based therapy and works closely with families and multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic, goal-oriented therapy. Darshan is committed to empowering children and individuals to thrive within their everyday environments.