OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational therapists help children improve their ability to perform everyday tasks.
We evaluate and support skill development of individuals from infancy through adolescence. Therapy consists of the acquisition of developmental milestones through gross and fine motor play, development of self-care abilities, social skills, handwriting, oral motor, executive functioning, sensory integrative development and more.
Our OT's also specialize in treating children with mild to severe Sensory Integration Disorder. Children with diagnoses such as ADD, ADHD, FAS, Autism and children labeled as having behavior or attention problems, often have underlying sensory processing differences. We offer direct, ongoing, one-to-one therapy in order to help children and their parents make sense of what may seem like an overwhelming and chaotic world. As children gain the skills to integrate their sensory systems and process the world around them, they become better able to focus on laying brain pathways to learn higher level skills, activities of daily living, and play. Children learn to identify and self-regulate their activity level resulting in a child that can better control his or her behavior, even in chaotic environments, during transitions, and during unexpected events. The child’s success becomes a victory for the entire family.
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Hagen Arévalo, MS, OTR/L
Hagen earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia in 2010 and began working with children in outpatient clinics shortly after. She continued to further her education to provide evidence based practice through the Beckman Oral Motor course, SOS feeding course, Vision Development and Therapeutic Approaches course, and How Does Your Engine Run? regulation course, to list a few. She practices her conversational Spanish skills at her adult education class as well as speaking with her husband at home. Hagen specializes in the assessment and skill development of children and teens with fine motor, handwriting, sensory processing, oral-motor, visual processing, and feeding difficulties. She uses a play-based and child-led therapy approach to encourage the development of each child’s skills. Hagen is skilled at engaging children and earning trust, providing them comfort and confidence that she will ensure their success. Her primary goals in therapy are to promote improved self-confidence, independence, and play for all children.
Hagen earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia in 2010 and began working with children in outpatient clinics shortly after. She continued to further her education to provide evidence based practice through the Beckman Oral Motor course, SOS feeding course, Vision Development and Therapeutic Approaches course, and How Does Your Engine Run? regulation course, to list a few. She practices her conversational Spanish skills at her adult education class as well as speaking with her husband at home. Hagen specializes in the assessment and skill development of children and teens with fine motor, handwriting, sensory processing, oral-motor, visual processing, and feeding difficulties. She uses a play-based and child-led therapy approach to encourage the development of each child’s skills. Hagen is skilled at engaging children and earning trust, providing them comfort and confidence that she will ensure their success. Her primary goals in therapy are to promote improved self-confidence, independence, and play for all children.
Sneha Parikh, MS, OTR/L
Sneha earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at St. Catherine University in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2012. Prior to moving to the Seattle area, she worked as a pediatric occupational therapist at Fraser, a leading autism center in MN. Sneha has additional experience providing occupational therapy in both the school setting and in adult rehabilitation. Her passion lies in working with autistic children. She specializes in improving the sensory processing, emotional regulation, motor skills, and feeding needs of children. Sneha has continuing education in SOS feeding, TalkTools for oral sensory-motor treatment, and Therapeutic Listening. Sneha chose to become an occupational therapist because she is passionate about promoting the health and well-being of children and adults with special needs.
Sneha earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at St. Catherine University in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2012. Prior to moving to the Seattle area, she worked as a pediatric occupational therapist at Fraser, a leading autism center in MN. Sneha has additional experience providing occupational therapy in both the school setting and in adult rehabilitation. Her passion lies in working with autistic children. She specializes in improving the sensory processing, emotional regulation, motor skills, and feeding needs of children. Sneha has continuing education in SOS feeding, TalkTools for oral sensory-motor treatment, and Therapeutic Listening. Sneha chose to become an occupational therapist because she is passionate about promoting the health and well-being of children and adults with special needs.