Programs & Services by Creative Therapy Associates

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Reserved for children and families who are not engaged in a similar service with another provider. Children who engage in any of the following are not eligible for this service: self-injury, aggression, property destruction, pica, other potentially dangerous behaviour, and clients actively receiving direct ABA services, or services via telehealth, that are supervised by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or working with a Speech Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Picky Eaters
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
  • Toileting
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Focused ABA targets one or two behavioural goals at a time. You will virtually meet with our BCBA to help develop programming based on identified goals (joint attention, transitions, communication, self-help skills, play skills, etc.). ABA therapists will work 1:1 with your child to help achieve goals. Parents will have the opportunity for BCBA coaching to help generalize learning to the home environment.

 
Program also available virtually
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Reserved for children and families who are not engaged in a similar service with another provider. Children who engage in any of the following are not eligible for this service: self-injury, aggression, property destruction, pica, other potentially dangerous behaviour, and clients actively receiving direct ABA services, or services via telehealth, that are supervised by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or working with a Speech Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist.

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Life Skills
  • Picky Eaters
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Toileting
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Caregivers will work together with the Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist and BCBA, to choose a goal. They will then have 9 sessions of 1:1 coaching and/or consultations with any of the professionals, based on what the needs and goal is.

Following a brief screening by the team, you will discuss strategies related to skill acquisition or a behaviour of concern that the family may find challenging. Caregivers will leave the initial consult with specific, measurable goals. The professionals will develop strategies and will then help coach the family or work with the child directly for the remaining sessions.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children and families who are engaged in a similar service with another provider. They can be on a waitlist for services with another agency.

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Life Skills
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Skill Building
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Consult and collaboratively work with an Occupational Therapist to identify concerns related to fine motor skills, visual motor skills (paper and pencil, cutting), self-regulation, self-care skills as well as areas of sensory processing affecting the child’s functional skills in their everyday life.

Hybrid
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children and families who are engaged in a similar service with another provider. They can be on a waitlist for services with another agency.

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

A Speech-Language Pathologist will conduct a parent interview and screen your child to determine speech, language and/or social communication skills. Based on parent focus and child’s skill level, SLP will work with child, demonstrate strategies and coach the caregiver in order to facilitate learning and help transition skills to home.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Reserved for children and families who are not engaged in a similar service with another provider. Children who engage in any of the following are not eligible for this service: self-injury, aggression, property destruction, pica, other potentially dangerous behaviour, and clients actively receiving direct ABA services, or services via telehealth, that are supervised by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or working with a Speech Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist.

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Picky Eaters
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Toileting
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Caregivers will work together with the Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist and BCBA, to choose a goal. They will then have 9 sessions of 1:1 coaching and/or consultations with any of the professionals, based on what the needs and goal is.

Following a brief screening by the team, you will discuss strategies related to skill acquisition or a behaviour of concern that the family may find challenging. Caregivers will leave the initial consult with specific, measurable goals. The professionals will develop strategies and will then help coach the family or work with the child directly for the remaining sessions.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children and families who are engaged in a similar service with another provider. They can be on a waitlist for services with another agency.

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

A Speech-Language Pathologist will conduct a parent interview and screen your child to determine speech, language and/or social communication skills. Based on parent focus and child’s skill level, SLP will work with child, demonstrate strategies and coach the caregiver in order to facilitate learning and help transition skills to home.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children and families who are engaged in a similar service with another provider. They can be on a waitlist for services with another agency.

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Picky Eaters
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Focused ABA targets one or two behavioural goals at a time. You will virtually meet with our BCBA to help develop programming based on identified goals (joint attention, transitions, communication, selfhelp skills, play skills, etc.). ABA therapists will work 1:1 with your child to help achieve goals. Parents will have the opportunity for BCBA coaching to help generalize learning to the home environment.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children and families who are engaged in a similar service with another provider. They can be on a waitlist for services with another agency.

For help with:
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Picky Eaters
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Toileting
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Caregivers will work together with the Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist and BCBA, to choose a goal. They will then have 9 sessions of 1:1 coaching and/or consultations with any of the professionals, based on what the needs and goal is.

Following a brief screening by the team, you will discuss strategies related to skill acquisition or a behaviour of concern that the family may find challenging. Caregivers will leave the initial consult with specific, measurable goals. The professionals will develop strategies and will then help coach the family or work with the child directly for the remaining sessions.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for children who require 1:1 support

For help with:
  • Communication
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Game Changers uses games and VR technology to help kids develop social skills and regulate emotions. They learn to manage frustration, adapt to challenges, and collaborate with peers. VR and gameplay create interactive experiences that strengthen communication and self-regulation.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for children who require 1:1 support

For help with:
  • Communication
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Game Changers uses games and VR technology to help kids develop social skills and regulate emotions. They learn to manage frustration, adapt to challenges, and collaborate with peers. VR and gameplay create interactive experiences that strengthen communication and self-regulation.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for children who require 1:1 support

For help with:
  • Communication
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This group uses hands-on building projects and science-based activities to help kids develop problem-solving skills, teamwork, and emotional regulation. Through experimentation and design, participants learn to manage frustration, adapt to challenges, and collaborate with peers. Engaging STEM activities create interactive experiences that strengthen communication, perseverance, and critical thinking.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This service is not intended for children who require 1:1 support

For help with:
  • Communication
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This group uses hands-on crafting projects to help kids develop social skills, emotional regulation, and creative problem-solving. Through art and design, participants learn to manage frustration, adapt to challenges, and collaborate with peers. Engaging craft activities create interactive experiences that strengthen communication, patience, and self-expression.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Building Skills Together empowers families through RBA-led coaching, offering practical strategies, modeling, and support to build confidence, reduce challenging behaviours, and promote positive, lasting skill development at home.

Virtual
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This is an in-person service model- not intended for virtual service model

For help with:
  • Anger
  • Antecedent Strategies
  • Anxiety
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Consultation
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Daily Routine
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Feeding
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Life Skills
  • Mental health
  • Personal Living
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Reinforcement
  • Resilience
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Sexuality
  • Siblings
  • Skill Building
  • Sleeping
  • Social Skills
  • Teens
  • Toileting
  • Transitions
  • Visuals
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This program empowers caregivers to build strong relationships and a supportive environment. It focuses on communication, coping skills, and engagement while preventing challenges. Services can happen in any setting which best supports the needs of each child or youth. Caregivers learn proactive strategies to support regulation and positive interactions. In-person programming (virtual options available) with SBT & RBA. Ages 3-12.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This program is delivered in a group setting. Children must be able to safely participate without 1:1 support.

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Communication
  • Emotional Regulation
  • School Age
  • Self-regulation
  • Skill Building
  • Social Skills
  • Transitions
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This group uses hands-on building projects and science-based activities to help kids develop problem-solving skills, teamwork, and emotional regulation. Through experimentation and design, participants learn to manage frustration, adapt to challenges, and collaborate with peers. Engaging STEM activities create interactive experiences that strengthen communication, perseverance, and critical thinking.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Children must be able to learn and be supported in a group setting.

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Independence
  • Play
  • Self-regulation
  • Social Skills
  • Vocational skills
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Friendship Builders is a group program that helps children build friendships and strengthen social skills. Through games and guided peer interaction, children practice conversation, cooperation, problem solving, perspective taking, and confidence in social situations.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Caregivers only

For help with:
  • Coaching
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This program provides families and teams with consultation and caregiver coaching from a Registered Behaviour Analyst (RBA) to support skill development, behaviour strategies, and individualized goals. The focus is on building practical strategies and working collaboratively to support meaningful progress.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

This is an in-person service model- not intended for virtual service model

For help with:
  • Caregiver Training
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

This program provides families and teams with consultation and caregiver coaching from a Registered Behaviour Analyst (RBA) to support skill development, behaviour strategies, and individualized goals. The focus is on building practical strategies and working collaboratively to support meaningful progress.

In-person
Location:Thunder Bay
Who is Eligible:

Ages 0-8

For help with:
  • Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • Assessment
  • Communication
  • Early Learning
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Independence
  • Language
  • Play
  • Preschool
  • Self-regulation
Provider:Creative Therapy Associates

Little Explorers is a group-based program for young children that runs once per week for 3 hours, providing a rich and engaging environment to support early learning and communication skills.
Through play-based activities, structured routines, and guided social interaction, children have opportunities to explore, learn, and connect with peers in a supportive setting. The extended program length allows therapists to create meaningful learning opportunities throughout the session while supporting children’s natural curiosity and engagement.
Children practice skills such as communication, turn-taking, following routines, early play skills, and interacting with peers. The program focuses on building confidence, encouraging exploration, and supporting early social and language development in a fun and nurturing environment.