Tailored Solutions for Complex Environments.

Acre and Antler provide expert Occupational Therapy-led consultancy for businesses, farms, and educational settings. Whether you are looking to optimise a physical workspace, support a team through burnout, or navigate student transitions, we offer a bespoke approach grounded in functional health.

What We Offer

While 1:1 coaching focuses on personal growth, Acre and Antler’s consultancy services are designed to address the bigger picture. Using an Occupational Therapy lens, we partner with businesses, enterprises, and educational institutions to identify the functional barriers that hold people back.

Whether it is a physical workspace that drains energy, a student struggling with the leap to higher education, or a team facing chronic burnout, we provide evidence-based strategies to restore balance and performance.

Why work with an OT for your project? As an HCPC-registered professional, we don't just offer 'wellbeing' advice, we provide clinical insights into human function, sensory processing, and environmental design. We look at the mechanics of how people work, learn, and live to build a foundation that lasts.

  • Using an Occupational Therapy lens, we help individuals and businesses bridge the gap between their environment and their performance. We look beyond the furniture to find the friction.

    What this includes:

    • Sensory Mapping: Identifying triggers (noise, lighting, flow) that contribute to cognitive fatigue or burnout.

    • Ergonomic & Functional Review: Tailoring workspaces (from home, offices. to farm workshops) to support physical health and workflow.

    • Neurodiversity-Friendly Spaces: Creating environments that support focus and regulation for varied thinking styles.

    The Outcome: A space that actively supports energy levels rather than draining them.

  • We partner with Sixth Forms, Colleges, and Universities to provide specialist Occupational Therapy-led support. My focus is on the 'functional' side of being a student, helping those who have the ability but are struggling with the daily demands of student life.

    What I Offer to Institutions:

    • The Cliff-Edge Transition: Specialist workshops or 1:1 support for students moving from GCSE to A-Level, or A-Level to University, or from education to emploment, where executive function demands suddenly spike.

    • Executive Function Labs: Group or individual coaching on time-management, task-initiation, and 'brain-fog' management for neurodivergent students (ADHD/Autism/Dyslexia).

    • Environmental Audits for Learning: Reviewing study areas, libraries, or common rooms to create low-arousal, high-focus zones that support all sensory profiles.

    • Staff Training: Equipping tutors and pastoral teams with practical OT 'micro-strategies' to help regulated students stay in the classroom.

    • Retention Support: Intensive 1:1 intervention for students at risk of withdrawing due to burnout or functional overwhelm.

    The Goal: To reduce student anxiety and improve retention by building a solid foundation of functional life skills.

  • A healthy team isn't just about the absence of stress; it’s about an environment where people can perform without depleting themselves. We provide Occupational Therapy-led strategies to help small businesses and enterprises protect their most valuable asset: their people.

    What We Offer to Teams:

    • The 'Burnout Audit': Identifying the specific friction points in your workflow or environment that cause chronic stress and high staff turnover.

    • Work-Life Architecture: Practical workshops for teams on setting boundaries, managing cognitive load, and sustainable pacing during peak seasons.

    • Neuro-Inclusive Management: Training for leaders on how to support staff with varied processing styles (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia) to get the best out of everyone’s unique brain.

    • Physical & Sensory Workspace Reviews: Small, evidence-based changes to lighting, layout, and routines that reduce physical fatigue and mental fog.

    • Retained Support: Professional supervision or check-ins for staff in high-pressure roles to catch overwhelm before it leads to long-term sick leave.

    The Outcome: A workplace that supports focus and longevity, reducing the hidden costs of burnout and recruitment.

Let’s Work Together

Because consultancy projects range from one-off audits to long-term institutional partnerships, all work is quoted on a bespoke basis following an initial discovery call. This ensures the support is precisely mapped to your specific goals and budget.

Ready to get things back on solid ground?

Send a brief enquiry, or email me directly at harriet@acreandantler.co.uk to arrange a complimentary 15-minute discovery call.