Our Promise: Inspiring Growth Where Your Child is Planted
As a neurodiversity-affirming therapy provider, Dr. Alyssa aims to inspire growth for the children and families she serves through the use of strength-based approaches and purposeful play techniques. Dr. Alyssa also believes that mutual relationships of trust and compassion are the foundation for effective therapeutic intervention and promote the achievement of developmental goals and milestones. These facilitative relationships, strengths-based approaches, and play-based techniques are not only fun for children, but they are also rooted in neuroscience and have been proven to nurture long-term and functional changes in the abilities of all children.
But what exactly is occupational therapy?
Pediatric occupational therapists help all children—regardless of their injury, disability, or diagnosis—to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (known as “occupations”). Play is the primary "job" or "occupation" of children throughout development. Play is how children learn and how they develop valuable life skills such as physical coordination, emotional maturity, social skills, and the self-confidence to try new experiences and explore new environments.
Pediatric occupational therapists use play to help children participate fully in school, social situations, and family life so that they can live life more independently. Pediatric occupational therapists are unique in that they use a holistic perspective to focus not only on the individual child, but the aspects of the child’s environment that impact their performance and participation.
Specialty areas include: Sensory processing skills • Behavioral regulation • Fine motor coordination • Handwriting skills • Gross motor coordination • Strength and balance • Social and cognitive skills • Daily living skills • Self-feeding skills • Assistive technology use • Orthoses management • Caregiver education and training • Patient advocacy.
When To Seek a Referral for Occupational Therapy.
Download our helpful resource below to see some of the common reasons children are referred for an occupational therapy evaluation. Please note that while every child may have some level of difficulty with one or more of these areas, an occupational therapy referral my be indicated if these problem areas significantly impact a child’s independence in the home, school, community, or play.
Services.
Initial OT Evaluations
Investment:
$200 (55 minutes)
An initial occupational therapy (OT) evaluation is a comprehensive assessment—often disguised as play—used to determine a child’s functional abilities, developmental level, and sensory processing needs. It involves a caregiver interview, standardized testing, and clinical observation to develop a customized plan of care.
1:1 Therapy Sessions
Investment:
$120 (55 minutes)
Individual OT sessions are structured, goal-oriented appointments tailored to the child's developmental needs, focusing on improving communication, motor skills, sensory processing, or social-emotional regulation. Sessions often integrate play-based activities—such as games, arts-and-crafts, or physical movement—to engage the child while working on specific therapeutic objectives.
Caregiver Education
Investment:
$100 (55 minutes)
A collaborative, family-centered meeting designed to empower caregivers with strategies, tools, and environmental modifications to support their child's functional development, self-regulation, and daily routines. These sessions focus on coaching caregivers to implement therapeutic techniques, such as purposeful play and sensory integration, in home or school environments to enhance the child's independence.