What is Occupational Therapy?

• The American Occupational Therapy Association describes OT as, “the only profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability.”

• Follow the links to learn more about my Occupational Therapy practice for adults and for children.

What is an Occupation?

• The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework states that occupations are, “Everyday personalized activities that people do as individuals, in families, and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life”. Occupations include taking care of your body like cooking and eating, getting dressed, keeping good hygiene, exercising, and sleeping. Occupations can also include fulfilling important roles such as being a partner, an employee, a friend, a child, or a parent/caregiver. Occupations also include doing things that bring you joy like dancing or singing, engaging in sex, gardening, hiking, playing an instrument, painting, and praying or meditating.

• These activities (occupations) and how we engage in them have a tremendous impact on our mind, body, and spirit. Life, trauma, heartbreak, injury, illness, body/brain differences, disability, or dysregulation can easily interrupt these occupations and create a sense of suffering or unease. This is where an Occupational Therapist comes in.

Is OT right for me or my child?

• Probably! Life is brilliant, but we all go through periods of change or struggle as well as experience trauma and pain. We are all healing and growing and Occupational Therapy can support you as an independent treatment or as a part of an integrative healthcare team. As I have come to learn, it is so important to ask for help when you need it. For more guidance, contact me for a free 20-minute consultation.

Where are you located?

• I am currently seeing clients in-person in a mutually decided location on the Eastside of Seattle (Redmond, Sammamish, Woodinville, Duvall, and Carnation). These are general areas of service, so please connect with me to see if you are within the area. I also offer virtual options including consultation and parent coaching for those outside the area.

Do you have any openings?

• Yes! I currently have a few spots available for both in-person and virtual sessions.

Do you offer sessions outside of Washington state?

• I cannot offer sessions to those outside of Washington state due to our state licensure, but hopefully this will be changing soon!

Do I need a physician’s referral?

• You do not need a referral for an Initial Evaluation with me. After the evaluation, if we decide together that more treatments would be appropriate, I can work with your doctor to receive a referral. I can also receive referrals from your naturopath, chiropractor, physician assistant, psychologist, or advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this state. Please contact me if you have any questions about this process.

Do you accept insurance?

• I am out of network with insurance companies but provide an invoice after each session and a monthly superbill that can be submitted for reimbursement. Please contact me for more questions related to payment.