Your child’s early years are critically important for the development of self-regulation, motor skills, social skills, and self-care skills.
These skills serve as a foundation for development for the rest of their life. Therapeeps works with children of all ages, from newborns to teens. We offer a variety of assessment and treatment options.
A free 20-minute “Exploring OT” consultation is available via telephone. You are invited to schedule your free consultation.
This is a 1:1 evaluation at your Bay Area home or your child’s school. Includes interviews with parents and teachers, standardized tests, and parent report forms. This takes from 2-8 hours and may be done over one or several days. A written report will be provided. Recommendations are made and goals for treatment are developed with your family. This is a critical first step in your child’s treatment program.
Therapeeps individual treatments focus on your child’s individual profile. We know that your child is a unique individual and we honor their individual characteristics to guide our treatments.
We provide child led play based sessions to guide and design a program that is right for you and your family. As Occupational Therapists, our unique lens will address the underlying skills important in everyday participation of home, school, and play.
Self Regulation and Sensory Processing Treatment
The term “sensory processing” refers to a person’s ability to take in sensory input from their environment and organize it in a meaningful, purposeful way of use. Children who have sensory processing disorders have difficulty with the intake of sensory information, and therefore may have difficulty with self-regulation, motor skills, social skills, self-care skills, and or motor planning abilities.
Children who have Sensory Processing Disorders can are often seen as controlling, defiant, bossy, or prone to frequent meltdowns. On the other end of the spectrum, these kids can appear disinterested, clumsy, unable to participate in play and everyday living skills, or unable to engage in learning new skills.
Therapeeps knows that as Dr. Ross Green says, “children do well when they can”.
We work with you and your child through child led and play based activities, helping you to connect with your child in a relationship focused method called Floortime. This method seeks to consider your child individual profile to help form warm connections and help your child thrive.
Fine Motor Skills Treatment
Fine motor skills are important in being able to participate in everyday living activities. They are a result neurological, muscular, sensory and cognitive processes. This leads to difficulties with activities such as playing with toys, drawing, self care management, shoe tying, and using utensils.
Through play based and standardized assessment which focus on hand and tool use, Therapeeps clinicians will provide an individualized treatment plan for your child’s development considering on their personal interests.
Gross Motor Skills Treatment
Children may have some difficulty with coordination or a developmental difference that impacts their ability to engage in a variety of sports, recreational activities, or everyday living skills, such as running, jumping, playing a variety of sports, or riding a bike
Therapeeps clinicians identify specific differences or challenges a child might have that impact their ability to participate in play, sports, recess, and other desired recreational activities. An individualized program will be created which includes a holistic picture and techniques to encourage participation in activities they enjoy.
Feeding Challenges Treatment
Children who have sensory processing or motor difficulties may have challenges with eating. Feeding therapy is designed to help children consume a diet with sufficient calories to promote or maintain growth. Feeding problems can include Difficulties with managing the bites of food, Chewing foods, Managing the textures of food (gagging, vomiting, refusals), A very limited number of foods the child will eat (less than 3 per food group is a problem that should be addressed).
In collaboration with the child’s physician, Therapeeps will complete an individual assessment of oral motor skills (chewing, tongue use, lip and cheek use), observe the child during a meal, interview the caregivers, and review a three-day food diary.
An action plan will be put in place to address any OT-related concerns in collaboration with the child’s feeding team (pediatrician, other physician specialist, dietician, speech therapist, or another provider) to guide the family and the child towards success.
Based on your child’s individual assessment and sensory needs, We provide recommended tools and resources to support the creation of sensory spaces right in your Bay Area home. This includes toys, games, and specialized equipment based on your child’s individual needs. Therapeeps knows that this can significantly impact the progress of a child’s growth and help set up a lifetime of success.
Parent coaching is an evidence-based model that allows parents to receive intensive coaching. Therapeeps clinicians use a relationship based method along with consideration of a child’s individual sensory profile to provide parents with the guidance they need. This can be done in person in the Bay Area or via teletherapy. The focus is on helping parents and caregivers develop skills and use tools to interact with their child as a bridge for the development of motor skills and social relationships. Parent coaching begins with an interview and may include some parent questionnaires. Video observations of play or skill areas may be included.
