Founder

Hello, I am Alivia. My motivation for starting Liv RecTherapy is my passion for helping others enhance their quality of life through recreation and leisure.

Liv RecTherapy is how I can offer transformative play to all.

Recreation Therapy is purposeful, goal-oriented, evidence-based recreation and leisure activities. We take a holistic approach to look at the whole person and help figure out what we can do with that individual to bring them to their most optimum level of well-being.

Watch this video of Rigo and me doing some in-home Recreation Therapy.

Learn more about the profession of Recreational Therapy by visiting:

The American Therapeutic Recreation Association ATRA

DEFINITION STATEMENT

Recreational therapy, also known as therapeutic recreation, is a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery, and well-being. 

Revised by ATRA Board of Directors | May 2015

STATEMENT OF MEANING

(Supplemental description for use as needed) “Recreational Therapy means a treatment service designed to restore, remediate, and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life activities, to promote health and wellness, as well as reduce or eliminate the activity limitations and restrictions to participation in life situations caused by an illness or disabling condition” (ATRA, 2009). 

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National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) is the premier credentialing organization for the profession of Therapeutic Recreation NCTRC

Recreational therapy includes, but is not limited to, providing treatment services and recreation activities to individuals using a variety of techniques, including arts and crafts, animals, sports, games, dance and movement, drama, music, and community outings. Recreational therapists treat and help maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of their clients by seeking to reduce depression, stress, and anxiety; recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities; build confidence; and socialize effectively. Recreational therapists should not be confused with recreation workers, who organize recreational activities primarily for enjoyment. -NCTRC