Hannah Gent
Hannah qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2010 at Sheffield Hallam University and became a Sensory Integration Practitioner in 2023. She has 13 years’ experience working in the NHS, reaching Band 7 level, predominantly with children.
Her expertise includes completing a range of standardised and non-standardised assessments, identifying long-term functional needs in the home, specialist seating and wheelchair assessments, functional rehabilitation for children and young adults with brain injury, developmental assessments for young children and babies, and activities of daily living assessments.
Hannah started working independently with Creative OT in 2019 and has recently left the NHS to focus exclusively on this work.
Growing up, my great Aunty had a neurological diagnosis which left her unable to walk. I remember asking her lots of questions about her difficulties and being fascinated with the equipment in her home and wondering how she did the things she needed to do. When choosing my options when leaving school, I just knew that it would be something where I could help other people and make a difference. I love that OT allows you to think outside the box and do the things that others might not.