Friends, family, and community members surrounded Jenna Luptak with love this week as she officially opened Beautiful Bend Therapy.
Located in the Golden West Building on Altona’s Centre Ave., Beautiful Bend supports families in their journey with children who may need a little help in functioning to the best of their abilities.
The former Altona Chamber of Commerce office has been transformed into a vibrant play area where children can climb, explore, and test their skills without fear.
As a practicing occupational therapist specializing in pediatrics, Luptak works with individuals age 0-21 and their families as a team, focusing on strengthening their abilities and skills to help them thrive in whatever stage of life they are at.
Beautiful Bend offers individual client appointments and assessments, professional consultations, workshops, and sensory gym program consultations.
“Adults and teenagers can also come here for help. The sky’s the limit,” Luptak says.
She and her family have called southern Manitoba home for 15 years. After experiencing her own personal challenges and deep grief, Luptak wants to help other families in their journey.
The name of the business relates to the names of her two sons: Beau, who passed away in 2021, and Bennet.
“They are my “why’,” Luptak says.
Another aspect of the name alludes to how we must adapt to our circumstances.
“I want to provide a place where parents can come to be seen and heard. You never anticipate that you’ll have difficulties with your children. They see their path and suddenly, they have to deviate and bend. And so, when you think of that bend happening, sometimes it’s something we never thought we could handle.”
Luptak says when our expectations for our family and our children change, there is often a grief process that doesn’t get addressed.
“I’m hoping that when a family has to bend, that I can be the person who can help them see the beauty in the bend.”
At Beautiful Bend Therapy, Luptak offers parents a free consultation to see if this is the right space for them.
“As a developmental therapist, what I do with children is see them where they are in their development. Families and I work together as a team, with the child as the leader of that team, and they tell us exactly what their goals are, and we work on those goals together. It’s important to me as a therapist and as a mom. That’s why this place exists.”
For appointments, call 204-304-6287 or email jenna@beautifulbend.ca
