Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
As an Occupational therapist, I offer whole person therapy to assist in greater health, wellbeing, and meaning through everyday life. I listen deeply to understand your unique narrative, all the roles you play in your life, and the unique challenges you face in your day to day life. Together, we set achievable goals for greater ease and rhythm through your day, as well as adapting your daily activities to work with your individual uniqueness.
Somatic Based Occupational Therapy
Soma means body. I offer a somatic based approach to Occupational Therapy. The emphasis of my work is on building a greater capacity for embodiment and connection to the felt sense of your body. Occupational therapists work with the sense of interoception, or your ability to sense the internal state of your body, Scientists and researchers have discovered a powerful connection between interoceptive appraisal skills and self-regulation, emotional identification, emotional regulation, social skills, and nearly every task in daily life.
Sensory Wellness / Sensory Integration
Sensory processing and integration is foundational to healthy development, function, participation, learning and psychological well-being. I offer services to assist in processing sensory information providing emotional stability, a platform for social interaction, and a sense of well being.
A client experiencing sensory processing difference may:
- Experience emotional reactivity
- Poor attention and focus
- Disorganization
- Difficulty tolerating smells, certain tastes, textures, lights, or sounds
- Overwhelmed by crowded places
- Difficulties with body awareness
- Limited decision making and problem solving
- Problems with relationships or socialization
Safe and Sound Protocol
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based therapeutic tool designed to reset the nervous system and return it to safety. The SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones to improve sound sensitivities and auditory processing, behavioral regulation, and social engagement. The SSP repatterns neural networks and improves regulation of the autonomic nervous system for lasting change. The SSP interrupts chronic states of nervous system defense by stimulating the neural networks associated with listening. This ushers the nervous system out of a defensive state and into a socially engaged state.
Adult Occupational Therapy – Nervous System and Sensory Wellness
I offer occupational therapy for adults designed to understand your sensory profile and unique sensory needs. As well as finding safety in your body and nervous system regulation to improve your daily functioning. As a trauma informed therapist, I have special training in trauma healing and renegotiation and understanding the way that developmental and trauma impact daily functioning and resiliency.
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
I offer pediatric occupational therapy for children and adolescents, considering the whole child and global development. I assist in building foundational skills to assist your child in improving success in daily life. A child’s main occupation is play. I create a connection with your child and use play as a means to learn, to build skills, express emotions, and expand regulation, attention, and participation in daily activities. I specialize in developmental delays, sensory integration, emotional and nervous system regulation, as well as developing social and relational skills. I work with children with autism, sensory processing disorder, fine motor delays, feeding concerns, visual motor and handwriting challenges, and more.
Payment Options and Insurance
Rates for Occupational Therapy are as follows –
OT Initial Evaluation $150/hour
Ongoing OT sessions $125/hour
I also offer a sliding scale as needed, please inquire.
I bill insurance under my Occupational Therapy License in the state of NC, I integrate Somatic therapy and as well as holistic Ayurvedic based education into my Occupational Therapy services. I am in network with the following insurance companies:
BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, NC Medicaid, Vaya Health, and Healthy Blue.
I am soon to be in network with Wellcare and Medicare.
