Occupational therapy that feels human
About aven
Aven Therapy was created as an alternative to the fast-paced, transactional systems where people often feel misunderstood, dismissed, or pressured to perform. Here, the work moves at the pace of the nervous system. Slow enough for safety, steady enough for real change, and grounded enough that clients feel genuinely seen.
Aven offers somatic, nervous system–centred occupational therapy that supports the whole person, not just the symptoms.
Clients come to Aven when they’re overwhelmed, burned out, navigating neurodivergence, recovering from trauma, or moving through tender transitions such as postpartum, menopause or returning to work.
Instead of imposing strategies on an already overloaded system, Aven focuses on regulation, connection, and sustainable daily life function.
Aven is a space to unmask.
A space to breathe.
A space to remember yourself.
About Ayisha
Ayisha Lewthwaite is a registered Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting adults across acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, and community health settings. Her work spans mental health, trauma, neurodivergence (including ADHD and autism), chronic pain, burnout, and major life transitions.
Ayisha brings a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, anti-oppressive, and identity-sensitive lens to her practice, with a special focus on pregnancy, postpartum, and the perinatal period. She integrates occupational therapy frameworks with somatic awareness, sensory integration, and cognitive-behavioural strategies to support nervous system regulation, pain management, executive functioning, and the development of sustainable routines.
Through Aven Therapy, Ayisha offers 1:1 support and functional capacity assessments, with a focus on environmental context, systemic barriers, and workplace reintegration. She also works at Moss Postpartum House, supporting community-based care for women and families.