Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession that focuses on helping people of all ages build skills and adapt as needed to complete daily tasks. In children, is focuses on developing and learning the skills needed to grow into functional, independent adults. Focusing on the important areas such as self-care, handwriting and playing with friends.

OT has such a variety of areas that can be focused on which truly makes it a unique profession. We work with the child and family to create client centered treatment plans to address their specific needs, with the goal to improve overall participation and success during daily life activities within their environments.

Children see OT’s for various reasons some of which could include:

Does your child have a harder time socializing and playing with others?

Does your child not like wearing certain clothing or touching certain textures?

Does you child not know the letters of their name or how to write their name?

Does your child have a hard time focusing on a task or sitting down?

Does your child have difficulty dressing or brushing their teeth?

There are many reasons why a child could need OT, but if you are finding that they are having a harder time completing age-expected tasks or tolerating certain activities, it never hurts to explore OT!

Occupational therapy can benefit children of all ages with a variety of diagnoses:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Developmental Delay

Sensory Processing Disorder

ADD/ADHD

Cerebral Palsy

Fine Motor Delay

Gross Motor Delay

Neuromuscular Conditions

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Anxiety

Social-Emotional Development

Occupational therapy can also benefit children who do not have a formal diagnosis but are having difficulty in the following areas:

Handwriting

Socializing with Peers Appropriately

Sensory Processing

Self-Care Skills

Organization

Prior to starting occupational therapy services, your first appointment will entail an initial evaluation where the therapist will conduct a parent interview focusing on current concerns, strengths, and barriers, will administer standardized assessments if applicable, conduct clinical observations and overall, get to know you and your child and understand your goals for therapy. This evaluation can take an estimate of 45-90 minutes.

If you have had an occupational therapy evaluation conducted within the past year, if you provide a copy the therapist can review and make a decision if an additional evaluation is needed or if a treatment plan can be made from the previous evaluation.

Each child has an individualized treatment plan catered to their current needs, working on building of strengths and adapting and persisting through challenges. Goals will be discussed with family to ensure they align with their goals for therapy. We aim to structure sessions to best align with their treatment plan and encourage parent involvement as much as possible to support home carryover outside of sessions.

We accept a range of insurance options to make care accessible and flexible. We are in network with MaineCare, Anthem BCBS, and Aetna.

We can also bill other private insurance plans out of network, and offer a private pay rate for those who prefer or need an alternative payment option.