Somatic-based, Nervous System-Focused Occupational Therapy.

Feel safer in your body, clearer in your mind, and more capable and confident in daily life.

Our approach

Aven Therapy takes a gentle, nervous system–first approach to occupational therapy. We blend somatic tools, practical evidence-based strategies and collaborative care to help you participate more fully in your everyday life.

The work isn’t about quick fixes; it’s about creating sustainable shifts you can actually feel in your body and carry into the moments that matter.

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Meet Ayisha

Ayisha Lewthwaite is a registered Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting adults through mental health challenges, neurodivergence, chronic pain, trauma, and major life transitions. Her approach is warm, somatic, and deeply human, helping clients feel safer in their bodies, clearer in their minds, and more connected to what matters in their daily lives.

She specializes in perinatal and menopausal support, burnout, nervous-system regulation, and sustainable return-to-work planning.

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Areas of Expertise

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    Chronic Pain Management

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    Neurodivergence

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    Postpartum Recovery & Support

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    Perimenopause & Menopause

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    Mood Disorders

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Providing you with a safe space to Unmask

All appointments take place in our warm, welcoming office, where we offer both 1:1 therapeutic support and functional capacity assessments rooted in individualized, nervous system–aware care.

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In-person and
remote options

Our offices are conveniently located within the beautiful Workshop Studios spaces in Inglewood and Bridgeland. Can’t make it into the office? No worries –  got you covered with teletherapy.

Inglewood Workshop Studios

Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
9 am – 5 pm

Address
2501 Alyth Road SE
Calgary, AB, T2G 5L4

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Bridgeland Workshop Studios

Hours
Tuesdays
9 am – 5 pm

Address
606 Meredith Road NE
Calgary, AB, T2E 5A8

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“Struggling isn’t a sign of failure. It’s often a sign that your nervous system has been working very hard for a very long time.”

— AYISHA

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