Sarah McGeary is from Northern Ireland. She graduated from the University of Liverpool, in the UK in June 2020 with a Bachelor of Science Honors degree in Occupational Therapy and relocated to Dubai and became registered with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) as an Occupational Therapist in October 2022. She is also registered with the UK Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, London.
She has worked as an Occupational Therapist (OT) for almost three years in the UK in a
variety of different settings and roles, including educational settings, community
settings and acute and non-acute hospitals. She has been lucky to gain experience
working with both children, adults, and older adults with a variety of diagnoses and of
all abilities. She has experience working as a stroke rehabilitation OT, trauma and
orthopedics in busy acute hospitals, community rehab following illness or injury and a
pediatric Occupational Therapist in Schools throughout Northern Ireland providing
support to children with increased areas of need and developmental delays.
Having a broad range of Occupational Therapy experience, Sarah has developed a particular interest in working with children who may require additional support with sensory integration, fine motor development and their visual perceptual skills. She is an extremely passionate person and takes great pride in helping children achieve their full potential and excel inside and outside the classroom, while promoting their independence.
She is certified in administering the Astronaut Training protocol®, which helps children
with vestibular, visual and auditory dysfunctions and its related issues. She completed
many in-service training programs and courses to continue her professional
development including sensory processing issues, fine and gross motor skills. She has
experience and training in completing many Occupational Therapy assessments
including Beery VMI (visual motor integration), visual perception and motor
coordination, BOT-2 and The Movement ABC.
