Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Belmont, CA
Pediatric Occupational Therapy for Belmont, CA Families
For families in Belmont, finding a specialist who truly understands your child — and who comes to you — can feel like a long search. TheraPeeps was built to be the answer. We are a mobile, in-home pediatric occupational therapy practice serving Belmont and the surrounding San Mateo County Peninsula. Our licensed therapist comes directly to your home, so your child can receive expert, evidence-based OT in the environment where they feel safest and most themselves.
Belmont is a family-oriented Peninsula suburb sitting between San Carlos to the north and San Mateo to the south — a community shaped by proximity to BART, Water Dog Lake Park trails, and the tight-knit Carlmont school community. Many Belmont families are dual-income tech and professional households with demanding schedules. Getting across town to a clinic — and managing a child who may already struggle with transitions — adds stress no family needs. When therapy happens at home, children are calmer, more regulated, and more ready to engage. That’s not just convenience; it’s better therapy.
Whether your child is navigating sensory sensitivities, a recent autism diagnosis, feeding challenges, emotional meltdowns, or fine motor delays, TheraPeeps brings the clinical depth and warmth to meet your child exactly where they are. We also serve families across the neighboring Peninsula, including San Carlos, San Mateo, Redwood City, and Menlo Park.
Our Pediatric OT Services in Belmont
Every service we offer is delivered in your Belmont home by a highly credentialed, licensed occupational therapist — no clinic visits, no waiting rooms, no commute. We tailor each session to your child’s unique needs, strengths, and goals.
- Sensory Integration Therapy — Structured, play-based intervention for children who are overwhelmed by — or seeking out — sensory input. We help children build a regulated nervous system so they can participate fully in daily life.
- DIR/Floortime Therapy — A relationship-based approach that follows the child’s lead to strengthen emotional connections, social engagement, and developmental growth. Our therapist is a trained DIR/Floortime trainer with over a decade of experience.
- Feeding Therapy (SOS Approach) — For children who struggle with food textures, limited diets, mealtime anxiety, or gagging and refusal. Our SOS-certified therapist helps children expand their comfort and participation at the table.
- Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) — A research-backed auditory intervention designed to regulate the nervous system, reduce auditory hypersensitivity, and improve a child’s capacity for connection and learning.
- Nature-Based Therapeutic Playgroups — Small-group sessions that use outdoor, sensory-rich environments — like the trails around Water Dog Lake Park — to build social skills, sensory regulation, and confidence in a naturalistic setting.
- In-Home Pediatric Occupational Therapy — Direct OT services delivered inside your Belmont home, where your child is most comfortable and where skills are practiced in the real contexts they matter most.
- Emotional Self-Regulation — Our most-requested service. We teach children the tools to identify, manage, and express their emotions — reducing meltdowns, improving flexibility, and helping families experience calmer days.
Conditions We Treat in Belmont
TheraPeeps works with children across a wide range of developmental, sensory, and behavioral profiles. We take a whole-child, strengths-based approach — never pathologizing, always building on what your child already brings.
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) — Difficulty processing, filtering, or integrating sensory information from the body and environment.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) — Supporting autistic children with daily living skills, sensory regulation, social participation, and communication in a neuro-affirming framework.
- ADHD and Attention Difficulties — Building executive function, self-regulation, focus, and organizational skills for children who are wired to learn differently.
- Developmental Delays — Helping children reach milestones in gross motor, fine motor, language, play, and social-emotional development.
- Fine Motor and Handwriting Delays — Strengthening hand strength, pencil grip, letter formation, and writing fluency to support school-age children.
- Feeding Difficulties and Food Aversions — Addressing texture hypersensitivity, limited food repertoires, mealtime anxiety, gagging, and failure to gain weight through evidence-based feeding therapy.
- Emotional Dysregulation and Anxiety — Supporting children who experience frequent meltdowns, difficulty with transitions, explosive behavior, or chronic anxiety.
- Dyspraxia and Motor Planning Challenges — Helping children who struggle to sequence, coordinate, and execute physical tasks.
- Tactile Defensiveness — Working with children who are highly sensitive to touch, clothing textures, grooming, or physical contact.
- Auditory Processing Difficulties — Supporting children who are overwhelmed by sound or struggle to follow multi-step verbal directions.
What Sets TheraPeeps Apart for Belmont Families
Belmont families invest seriously in their children’s wellbeing — and you deserve a therapist whose credentials and philosophy match that commitment.
Credentials That Are Rare on the Peninsula
TheraPeeps is led by Brooke Olson, OTR/L, a licensed occupational therapist with over 10 years of specialized pediatric OT experience. Brooke holds:
- SIPT and STAR Certified — The gold-standard assessment and intervention certifications in sensory integration.
- DIR/Floortime Trainer — A certified trainer, meaning she teaches other clinicians this relationship-based approach.
- Board Certified in Autism — Specialized recognition of expertise in supporting autistic children and their families.
- SOS Approach to Feeding Certified — A leading evidence-based feeding intervention for children.
- Safe and Sound Protocol Provider — Certified to deliver this research-backed auditory nervous system intervention.
Neuro-Affirming, Not Compliance-Based
Our practice is grounded in the belief that every child’s neurological profile is a variation — not a problem to be fixed. We do not use compliance-based, ABA-style approaches. Instead, we follow the child’s lead, build on their strengths, and help them develop the internal tools to thrive. Parents are partners in this process, not observers.
In-Home Therapy That Actually Works Better
For Belmont families managing full work schedules, BART commutes, and busy household routines, in-home therapy is not just more convenient — it is clinically superior for many children. Skills are practiced in real environments: the kitchen where mealtime battles happen, the bedroom where the morning routine breaks down. Therapy in context produces faster, more durable results.
Fees and Insurance for Belmont OT Services
TheraPeeps is a private-pay practice. This model allows us to provide individualized, high-quality care without insurance-imposed limits on session frequency, length, or treatment approach.
Private Pay
All services are billed at our private-pay rate. There are no referral requirements, no pre-authorization delays, and no arbitrary session caps. You and your therapist decide together what your child needs.
Superbills for PPO Insurance Reimbursement
If you carry a PPO health insurance plan — as many Belmont tech and professional households do — you may be eligible for significant out-of-network reimbursement. We provide detailed superbills (itemized invoices with all required procedure and diagnosis codes) that you submit to your PPO. Depending on your plan’s out-of-network benefits, this can meaningfully offset your costs.
HSA and FSA Funds Accepted
Pediatric occupational therapy is a qualified medical expense, which means you can pay for sessions using your Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
To discuss our current fee schedule or learn more about billing, call us at (650) 204-0677 or fill out our intake form.
Frequently Asked Questions — Pediatric OT in Belmont, CA
Do you provide pediatric occupational therapy services in Belmont, CA?
Yes — TheraPeeps serves families throughout Belmont and the broader San Mateo County Peninsula. As an in-home OT practice, we travel to your Belmont home for every session. We also serve nearby communities including San Carlos, San Mateo, Redwood City, and Menlo Park.
We live near Water Dog Lake Park — does your therapist come to our side of Belmont?
Absolutely. We serve all neighborhoods throughout Belmont, including areas near Water Dog Lake Park and Carlmont. Our in-home model means we come to your address. If you are unsure whether we cover your specific area, give us a call at (650) 204-0677 and we will confirm right away.
My partner and I both work in tech and our schedules are packed — how flexible is your scheduling?
We understand that Belmont families often have two demanding careers and very little margin in the calendar. We work to find session times that fit your life, including early-morning and after-school slots where available. Because we come to your home, you eliminate the travel time that clinic-based therapy would add on both ends of each appointment.
Does TheraPeeps accept insurance for Belmont sessions?
TheraPeeps is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. However, we provide detailed superbills that families with PPO plans can submit for out-of-network reimbursement. Many Belmont families with tech-industry PPO coverage recover a meaningful portion of costs this way. We also accept HSA and FSA funds.
How do I get started with occupational therapy for my child in Belmont?
Getting started is simple. Call us directly at (650) 204-0677 for a brief phone consultation — we will listen to your concerns, answer your questions, and help you figure out whether OT is the right fit. Alternatively, fill out our online intake form and we will follow up within one business day.
Ready to Get Started?
Call us today to get started, or fill out our intake form.
