OT by Emily
What is Occupational Therapy​?
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Occupational Therapy (OT) is a therapeutic intervention that promotes health, well-being, and participation in daily living. It addresses how we occupy our time through a variety of meaningful activities amidst our day, with a goal of being as independent, balanced, organized, and happy as possible. For children and their parents, this means looking at sensory processing, regulation, movement, motor skills, play, ADLs (activities of daily living), and of course each family's dynamics and culture.
OT is unique because it embraces and values autonomy regarding both physical and mental health, over an individual's lifetime. OT looks at the individual, examines their strengths, interests, and internal motivation, and helps individuals and their families learn to adapt their activity and/or environment to best match their capabilities, interests, and goals.
Why OT by Emily?
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As a skilled and experienced pediatric occupational therapist, Emily brings over 25 years of expertise working with children and their families to address a variety of challenges through therapeutic play.
Play is play because it is fun and meaningful to the individual who is playing. Play is the ideal opportunity to create trust and foster growth and mastery. It is essential to develop and use trust to help children and their parents gain a sense of how we process sensory and motor input to be the best, most authentic, internally motivated person we can be.
Emily is passionate about children and their healthy and happy development. She prioritizes connecting with kids and families to help them achieve their goals and is invested in developing a strong trust. Emily meets children where they are at, helping to unlock their potential through internal motivation and focusing on each child’s strengths. By building on and leaning in to individuals' interests, she allows them to feel empowered and confident in their own skin, valued, and proud of who they are, which in turn frees them to learn to be competent, confident people.
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