TheraPeeps delivers SIPT and STAR-certified pediatric occupational therapy to families throughout Santa Clara. Sessions take place in your home, your child’s school, or their daycare, so there is no clinic commute and no disruption to your child’s routine. Our practice is founded and led by Brooke Olson, OTR/L, one of a small number of therapists in the Bay Area who holds both SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests) and STAR certifications. We are glad to walk you through what those credentials mean and why they matter for your child’s specific presentation.

Santa Clara’s families include large South Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian communities across neighborhoods from Lawrence Expressway to El Camino Real. We understand that sensory differences, developmental timelines, and the idea of therapy itself can carry different meanings across cultures and family histories. We ask questions and listen before we recommend. Whether your family has recently relocated, your child was evaluated internationally, or you are navigating the U.S. therapy system for the first time, we adapt our approach to fit your family’s context.

TheraPeeps offers a full range of pediatric occupational therapy services to families throughout Santa Clara. Every session takes place in your child’s natural environment, where skills develop and transfer most readily. Our services span standardized assessment, SIPT and STAR-certified sensory integration therapy, feeding, motor development, and family-centered consultation. Many families we work with in Santa Clara are bilingual or multilingual, and we are experienced in that context, including coordination with Santa Clara Unified School District staff and outside specialists. Our services include:

• Sensory Integration Therapy (SIPT & STAR certified)
• Emotional and Self-Regulation Support
• Fine Motor and Handwriting Development
• Gross Motor and Coordination Skills
• Feeding Therapy (SOS Approach certified)
• Social Skills and Play Development
• DIR/Floortime (Brooke is a trained DIR/Floortime practitioner with 10+ years of experience)
• Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) for nervous system regulation
• Nature-Based Therapeutic Groups
• Developmental Evaluations and Standardized Assessments
• School and Daycare Collaboration and Consultation

Your child does not need a formal diagnosis to begin services. We work with families across a wide range of presentations, from sensory processing differences to motor delays to feeding challenges. We approach every child from a neuro-affirming, relationship-based perspective. Our team commonly supports children with:

• Sensory Processing Differences (hypersensitivity, hyposensitivity, sensory seeking)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Brooke is Board Certified in Autism)
• ADHD and Attention Regulation Challenges
• Developmental Delays (gross motor, fine motor, language-adjacent motor skills)
• Anxiety and Emotional Dysregulation
• Feeding Difficulties and Food Aversions
• Handwriting and Pencil-Grip Concerns
• Difficulty with Transitions and Flexible Thinking
• Coordination and Dyspraxia
• Trauma-Informed Nervous System Support

Call us: (650) 204-0677

Our credentials are specialized and verifiable. Here is what sets TheraPeeps apart:

• Clinical credentials you can verify. Brooke Olson, OTR/L holds SIPT and STAR certifications in sensory integration, Board Certification in Autism, SOS Approach certification for feeding, and is a trained DIR/Floortime practitioner with over a decade of experience. These are post-graduate specializations, not general OT licensure.
• We come to you. Santa Clara sits at the convergence of the 101, 280, and 880. Adding a clinic commute, parking, and a waiting room to your schedule creates unnecessary stress for your child and your family. Sessions happen in your home, at your child’s daycare, or at their school, where your child is already regulated and where new skills transfer most readily.
• Clinically grounded and neuro-affirming. Our approach is built on peer-reviewed sensory integration science and developmental neuroscience. We welcome questions about the evidence base behind every method we use, including how our relationship-based, child-led model differs from behavioral compliance approaches.
• Experienced with multicultural and bilingual families. We work with families who hold prior evaluations from other countries, who are navigating the U.S. therapy system for the first time, or who want to discuss developmental support across cultural frameworks. We adapt to fit your family.
• A team with real depth. Our practitioners bring a combined 20+ years of clinical experience. You are working with specialists.

TheraPeeps is a private-pay practice. After each session, we provide a detailed superbill with all required CPT and diagnostic codes, which you submit directly to your insurance carrier for reimbursement. Many families in Santa Clara work at Intel, Nvidia, Broadcom, or Palo Alto Networks and carry PPO or HDHP plans with out-of-network occupational therapy benefits. We encourage you to call the member services number on your insurance card and ask specifically about out-of-network pediatric OT coverage. Many families find their plan covers more than they expected.

Occupational therapy sessions qualify as a medical expense under HSA and FSA accounts and can be paid with pre-tax dollars.

Contact us at (650) 204-0677 for current session rates and evaluation fees. We are happy to walk you through the superbill process.

Call us: (650) 204-0677

Do you have experience working with South Asian and Indian-American families in Santa Clara?

Yes, and we value those relationships deeply. Santa Clara’s South Asian community is large and close-knit, and we have worked with many families from Indian, South Indian, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan backgrounds. We understand that concepts like sensory processing, ‘therapy,’ and developmental timelines can be understood and discussed differently depending on cultural background and family history. We never assume a shared framework, we ask questions, we listen, and we adapt. If there are specific cultural considerations that matter to your family, please share them with us. They will shape how we work, not just what we say.

My child was evaluated in India (or another country) before we moved here. How do you handle prior international evaluations?

We take prior evaluations seriously, regardless of where they were conducted. When a child arrives with assessments from India, Singapore, the UK, or elsewhere, we begin by reviewing those records carefully and speaking with you about what you observed, what was recommended, and what has or has not been tried. We do not dismiss prior findings, we build on them. If we believe a fresh standardized assessment is warranted (for example, using the SIPT or other norm-referenced tools calibrated to U.S. developmental norms), we will explain exactly why and what additional information it would give us. Our goal is continuity of care, not starting from scratch.

Do you serve the central Santa Clara area near the Lawrence Expressway corridor?

Yes. We serve families throughout Santa Clara, including neighborhoods along and near the Lawrence Expressway corridor, El Camino Real, and the areas surrounding Mission College and Santa Clara University. Because we are a fully mobile practice, we come to your home, there is no clinic to drive to. If you are unsure whether your specific address falls within our service area, give us a call at (650) 204-0677 and we will confirm.

What does SIPT certification actually mean, and why does it matter for my child?

SIPT stands for Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests, a standardized, norm-referenced assessment battery developed specifically to evaluate sensory processing and praxis (motor planning) in children. Becoming certified to administer the SIPT requires completing a rigorous post-graduate training and passing a certification exam. It is not part of standard OT licensure. Brooke also holds STAR certification, which covers a clinical framework for sensory treatment planning. Together, these credentials mean that when we assess your child’s sensory system, we are using validated tools and a clinically structured approach, not just observation or informal checklists. For research-minded families, we are happy to share the underlying literature on sensory integration and discuss what the assessment findings mean in practical terms.

How soon can we start, and what does the evaluation process look like?

We typically begin with a free 15-minute phone consultation so we can learn about your child and answer your questions. From there, we schedule a formal evaluation, a comprehensive session where we gather developmental history, administer standardized assessments appropriate to your child’s age and presentation, and observe your child at play. After the evaluation, we provide a written report with findings and a recommended treatment plan. Depending on our current schedule, families in Santa Clara can often be seen within a few weeks of initial contact. Call us at (650) 204-0677 or use the Book an Evaluation button to get started.