Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Cupertino, CA
Pediatric OT for Cupertino Families — In-Home, No Commute
TheraPeeps serves families throughout Cupertino, delivering licensed, SIPT-certified occupational therapy directly to your home. Your child works in the space where their real life unfolds — no clinic, no commute, no disruption to your family’s day.
We serve a significant number of bilingual, Mandarin-speaking families and understand that sensory and developmental differences are sometimes missed or misread through a language or cultural lens. Our approach is neuro-affirming and relationship-based, built around your child as a whole person. No formal diagnosis is required to begin services.
OT Services for Cupertino Children — Sensory, ADHD, and Regulation
TheraPeeps provides SIPT and STAR-certified sensory integration therapy and self-regulation therapy for children support for children ages 0-8 in Cupertino. We work with families whose children are managing big feelings at school-based occupational therapy drop-off, struggling with mealtimes, or showing sensory differences that haven’t been explained. Our practitioners hold specialized clinical credentials and are trained to help. Services include:
- Sensory Integration Therapy (SIPT and STAR certified)
- Emotional and Self-Regulation Support
- ADHD and Executive Function Strategies
- Fine Motor and Handwriting Development
- Feeding Therapy (SOS Approach trained)
- Developmental Milestones Evaluation and Support
- DIR/Floortime (Brooke Olson is a certified DIR/Floortime trainer with 10+ years of experience)
- Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) for nervous system regulation
- Autism support (Board Certified in Autism)
- Nature-based therapeutic groups (seasonal availability)
- Evaluations and consultations for school-based concerns
What TheraPeeps Evaluates and Addresses in Cupertino
Sensory processing differences and ADHD can affect your child’s ability to regulate, transition, and engage — at home, at school, and in between. For bilingual families, these differences are sometimes interpreted through a language or cultural lens, which can delay the right kind of support. We commonly support children who are experiencing:
- Sensory processing differences (over- or under-responsivity to touch, sound, movement, or input)
- ADHD and attention difficulties
- Anxiety and emotional dysregulation
- Autism spectrum differences
- Feeding aversions and mealtime struggles
- Fine motor delays (handwriting, scissors, self-care tasks)
- Developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia)
- Difficulties with transitions and flexible thinking
- Sleep challenges related to sensory or regulation difficulties
- Social-emotional development delays
How TheraPeeps Fits Cupertino Family Needs
TheraPeeps therapists come directly to your home. Your child starts therapy calm and grounded — not at the end of a commute on De Anza Boulevard or 280 at school pickup time. We eliminate the logistics so therapy can actually begin.
Our credentials are specialized. Brooke Olson holds SIPT and STAR certification in sensory integration, is Board Certified in Autism, and is a trained DIR/Floortime clinician with over a decade of experience. The TheraPeeps team brings 20+ combined years of clinical experience across complex pediatric presentations.
We are experienced with bilingual and multicultural families. We regularly work with families where Mandarin is the primary home language. We adapt our communication and recommendations to fit households navigating two languages and two cultural frameworks.
We are neuro-affirming. Our therapy is relationship-based and developmentally grounded. We do not use ABA-style methods or compliance-driven frameworks. Instead, we build your child’s internal capacity for regulation and connection. That foundation supports learning at Cupertino Union schools without adding more performance pressure.
We welcome questions about the evidence base behind every method we use.
Apple and Tech Employer OON Benefits and Private-Pay OT
TheraPeeps is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. Many families recover a significant portion of session costs through out-of-network benefits on PPO plans. If you work at Apple, Seagate, or Trend Micro, your benefits package may include meaningful OON reimbursement for pediatric occupational therapy. A call to your HR benefits line will confirm what applies.
TheraPeeps provides detailed superbills after each session so you can submit directly to your carrier for reimbursement. If your employer provides an HSA or FSA, occupational therapy is a qualified medical expense and those funds apply directly to your TheraPeeps sessions.
To ask about current session rates or to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, call us at (650) 204-0677.
TheraPeeps also serves families in pediatric OT in Sunnyvale, pediatric OT in Saratoga, pediatric OT in Los Altos.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, and this is something we take seriously. A meaningful portion of the families we serve in Cupertino are bilingual, with Mandarin spoken at home. We understand that sensory processing differences and developmental variations are sometimes overlooked or attributed to language exposure or cultural factors, and we work carefully to separate those threads. While our sessions are conducted in English, we welcome bilingual parents to communicate in whatever way is most natural, and we make sure our recommendations are accessible and practical for households where two languages are part of daily life.
This is one of the most common concerns we hear from Cupertino families. When children are expected to perform at high levels, academically, socially, behaviorally, their nervous systems can become chronically dysregulated, especially if there are underlying sensory or attention differences that haven’t been identified. OT is not tutoring, but it is foundational: we work on the regulation, sensory processing, and executive function skills that make it possible for a child to actually access learning. For children whose anxiety or shutdown seems tied to school demands, we often begin with a sensory processing evaluation to understand what is driving the pattern.
Yes. We serve families throughout Cupertino, including neighborhoods near Apple Park, Vallco, and along the Stevens Creek and Homestead corridors. As a fully mobile practice, we come to your home, so your location within Cupertino is not a barrier. Families in adjacent communities including Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and Los Altos are also welcome to reach out, as we serve a broader region of the South Bay.
This is a fair and important question. Developmental variation is real, and not every quirk requires intervention. What we look for are patterns that are interfering with a child’s daily life, mealtimes, sleep, school, friendships, or their ability to manage transitions and emotions. If your child’s sensory differences or behavioral patterns are creating consistent distress or avoidance, that is worth evaluating. Our assessments are comprehensive and give you a clear picture of what is going on neurologically, not just behaviorally.
We specialize in children ages 0 through 8. The length of a therapy engagement varies widely depending on the child’s profile, goals, and progress. Some families work with us intensively for a few months around a specific skill set; others maintain an ongoing relationship as new developmental demands emerge. We discuss timelines openly with every family and revisit goals regularly so that therapy never continues past the point where it is meaningfully moving the needle.
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