Strides Therapy Clinic

What Strides Therapy Clinic does

Strides Therapy Clinic is a private paediatric therapy clinic located in Ballinphellic, Upton, Co. Cork, Ireland, founded in 2014 by occupational therapist Sarah Beasley. The clinic provides one-to-one occupational therapy and speech & language therapy to children from 12 months of age presenting with a range of diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Genetic Disorders, Sensory Integration Disorder, and other neurological and motor conditions. Its distinguishing technical feature is the integration of hippotherapy — the purposeful therapeutic use of equine movement — into OT and SLP treatment plans, an approach the clinic states is the first of its kind in Ireland.

The clinic's service architecture relies on CORU-registered therapists with additional specialised training in hippotherapy under the American Hippotherapy Association framework, supplemented by Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) tools such as PECS, Lamh sign language, and iPad-based communication apps. Treatment sessions are tailored individually, with equine movement selected and graded by the therapist to deliver specific sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive input matched to each client's functional goals. The lead practitioner is the only Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist in Ireland and sits on the AHA Board of Directors.

Strides operates a direct-to-consumer professional services model, charging per session on a pay-as-you-go basis with pricing not publicly disclosed. The clinic has a small team of approximately five staff including the owner/practice manager, two SLPs, and additional therapists. Demand generation relies on word-of-mouth referrals, healthcare provider recommendations, professional body listings (AOTI, IASLT, AHA), and organic channels including the company website and Facebook page. The clinic is privately held, bootstrapped, and operates from a single Cork location serving the Munster region.

Name

Strides Therapy Clinic

Legal name

Strides

Website

https://strides.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strides Therapy Clinic is a private paediatric clinic in Cork, Ireland, providing one-to-one occupational therapy and speech & language therapy to children from 12 months old, with a unique integration of hippotherapy (equine movement) as a core treatment tool. It serves families of children with ASD, Cerebral Palsy, and other developmental conditions across the Munster region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paediatric Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gross Motor Development & Motor Learning Interventions (EDAKAGAG)

Keywords

• Paediatric occupational therapy
• Speech and language therapy
• Hippotherapy services
• Sensory integration therapy
• Alternative communication therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Upton

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private Paediatric Therapy Services: Revenue generated from one-to-one occupational therapy and speech & language therapy sessions. Services are provided directly to families with children having various diagnoses. Sessions include hippotherapy where appropriate as part of the integrated plan of care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Strides Therapy Clinic is a private paediatric interdisciplinary clinic delivering one-to-one occupational therapy and speech & language therapy sessions to children from 12 months old with a range of developmental diagnoses. The clinic differentiates itself as the first of its kind in Ireland by integrating hippotherapy (equine movement) into treatment plans, in addition to evidence-based interventions and Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) tools such as PECS, iPad apps, and Lamh sign language. Sessions are delivered by CORU-registered therapists with specialised hippotherapy training at the Cork clinic.

Product overview

Strides Therapy Clinic is a private paediatric interdisciplinary clinic offering two core therapy services: Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy. Both services are delivered as one-to-one sessions by CORU-registered therapists who have additional specialised training in hippotherapy (equine movement) as a treatment strategy. The clinic also integrates Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) tools into therapy sessions. Hippotherapy is a unique differentiator — Strides is the first clinic of its kind in Ireland and home to the only Board Certified Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist in the country. Sessions may incorporate equine movement alongside other evidence-based interventions depending on client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Occupational Therapy Paediatric occupational therapy delivered as one-to-one sessions by CORU-registered occupational therapists. Helps children from 12 months old develop skills for full participation in functional everyday activities, including fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing, visual processing, social skills, and daily living skills. Sessions are individually designed to client goals identified by the therapist, family, and client.
• Speech & Language Therapy Private paediatric speech and language therapy delivered as one-to-one sessions by CORU-registered speech and language therapists. Addresses speech delay, language difficulties, communication disorders, and feeding issues in children.
• Hippotherapy (Equine Movement) Specialised treatment strategy using purposeful manipulation of equine movement to engage sensory, neuromotor and cognitive systems. Therapists grade and modify the horse's three-dimensional, variable, rhythmic and repetitive movement to provide exact sensory and neurological input for each client's functional goals. Unique to Strides as the first and only clinic of its kind in Ireland.
• Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Communication tools and methods integrated into therapy sessions for children with speech difficulties. Includes the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), iPad-based communication apps, Lamh sign language, and picture-based communication systems used to supplement or replace verbal communication.

Quantifiable outcome

• Non-verbal children have started making sounds and attempting words (e.g., 'Go' for horse movement)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Hippotherapy AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarah Beasley trained under the American Hippotherapy Association and has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Hippotherapy Association. She is also an international apprentice faculty member of the AHA. The clinic follows AHA guidelines and uses AHA's evidence-based framework for hippotherapy.
• Fundacio Therapia a CavallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarah Beasley completed training at Fundacio Therapia a Cavall in Barcelona, Spain as part of her hippotherapy certification.
• Skyline Therapy ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarah Beasley completed training at Skyline Therapy Services in Edgewood, New Mexico as part of her hippotherapy certification.
• Ruth Dismuke-Blakely (Speech Language Pathologist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarah completed most of her speech-language hippotherapy training with highly esteemed speech language pathologist Ruth Dismuke-Blakely in the United States.
• Association of Occupational Therapists of IrelandminorOthersProfessional body membership for occupational therapists. Listed as a useful link on the Strides website.
• Irish Association of Speech & Language TherapistsminorOthersProfessional body membership for speech and language therapists. Listed as a useful link on the Strides website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Enable Ireland: Large Irish disability services organisation providing paediatric therapy, education, and family support across multiple regions. Comparable because it delivers paediatric OT/SLP to overlapping diagnosis groups (ASD, CP, developmental delay), though on a publicly funded, multi-site basis.
• Central Remedial Clinic: Long-established Irish paediatric disability and therapy provider offering OT, SLP, and physiotherapy for children with physical and neurological disabilities. Comparable in client population (CP, neurodevelopmental conditions) and core therapy disciplines, but operates at significantly greater scale and scope.
• Irish Wheelchair Association: National Irish disability organisation providing paediatric and adult therapy, respite, and support services. Comparable because it serves overlapping paediatric disability populations across Ireland with OT/SLP-adjacent offerings, though on a much larger, publicly supported scale.
• Childvision: Irish charity providing education and therapy services for children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities, including OT/SLP. Comparable because it serves paediatric clients with developmental and neurological needs in the Irish market, though with a broader educational remit.
• Health Service Executive (HSE) Paediatric Therapy Services: Ireland's public health provider offering paediatric OT and SLP through community healthcare networks. Comparable because it delivers the same core therapy disciplines to the same diagnosis groups in Ireland, often for free or at lower cost, establishing a public-sector benchmark for Strides' private pricing.

Direct peers

• Horse Boy Foundation: International equine-assisted therapy organisation working with autistic children and their families using horses as the therapeutic modality. Direct peer in the equine-therapy-for-autism niche Strides also serves, useful for benchmarking methodology and outcome frameworks.
• Mane Stream: US-based equine-assisted therapy centre providing OT, SLP, and adaptive riding using hippotherapy principles. Direct peer in the hippotherapy-plus-paediatric-therapy service model and provides a relevant comparison point for clinical outcomes and programme design.
• Pony Power Therapies: US-based nonprofit offering paediatric OT, SLP, and mental-health therapies that incorporate equine movement. Direct peer in hippotherapy service model and target population, providing a useful international benchmark for the category Strides operates in.
• Sensational Kids: Irish paediatric therapy clinic offering OT, SLP, and other allied health services to children with additional needs. Direct peer because it competes for the same Munster-region paediatric therapy families and provides overlapping OT/SLP services, but lacks hippotherapy.

Others

• Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.): Global certifying body for equine-assisted therapy centres and instructors, of which Strides' founder is connected via the American Hippotherapy Association. Not a competitor but a peer ecosystem participant whose member centres collectively compete for the same therapeutic-riding patient population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StridesTherapyClinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strides-therapy-clinic

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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