Our Services

Nurturing Growth Where It Matters Most: Expert Pediatric OT in the Clinic, Home & Beyond

  • Starting in January 2026 we will be providing expert occupational therapy in our specialized clinic space in Kenmore, WA in a beautiful location on Lake Washington. This space will be equipped with professional-grade sensory integration equipment and comprehensive assessment tools. Our clinic environment enables intensive interventions, thorough evaluations, and focused skill development that requires specialized equipment and controlled therapeutic conditions.

  • We provide expert occupational therapy in your home environment when clinically indicated for optimal therapeutic outcomes. Home-based sessions allow us to address environmental factors, family dynamics, and real-world skill application that are central to your child's treatment goals.

    Our comprehensive home-based sessions include:

    • Environmental assessment and modification recommendations

    • Family dynamics intervention and parent coaching within natural routines

    • Real-world skill development and daily living activities training

    • Generalization of clinic-learned skills into home environments

    • Customized strategies that integrate seamlessly into family life

    Home visits offered when clinical assessment indicates they will enhance treatment outcomes

  • We meet you where life happens! Our community-based sessions take therapy into real-world environments where children face everyday challenges:

    • Local libraries and playgrounds

    • Grocery stores and restaurants

    • Sports and recreational activities

    • Community events and public spaces

    These sessions provide immediate, hands-on problem-solving for specific challenges within your family's actual routines, allowing for authentic skill development and practical strategies that work in real time. Watch your child build confidence as they master skills in the environments that matter most to your family.

  • We bring your child's therapy strategies to school!

    When your child thrives in our sessions but struggles at school, our school consultation service creates the missing link. Available exclusively for current therapy clients, this parent-contracted service ensures your child's classroom team understands and implements the strategies that work.

    What we bring to your child's school:

    • Environmental assessment and sensory solutions

    • Teacher training on your child's specific needs

    • Practical classroom accommodations and modifications

    • IEP/504 plan support with evidence-based recommendations

    • Coordination between home therapy goals and school expectations

    Why it works: Because we already know your child's unique profile through our therapy sessions, we can provide targeted, specific recommendations that teachers can actually implement. No generic suggestions - just practical strategies tailored to your child's needs and classroom realities.

  • We deliver engaging, practical workshops for parents, educators, and community groups on key developmental topics. Each workshop combines evidence-based information with hands-on strategies you can implement immediately. Popular workshop topics include:

    • Sensory Processing 101: Understanding sensory needs and creating supportive environments

    • Fine Motor Development: Building hand skills for writing, cutting, and daily tasks

    • Promoting Self-Regulation: Strategies to help children manage emotions and attention

    • Screen Time Balance: Healthy technology use and alternative activities for development

    • Mealtime Success: Addressing picky eating and developing positive food relationships

    • Executive Function Skills: Supporting organization, planning, and time management

    • Movement for Learning: How physical activity enhances cognitive development

    Workshops can be customized for your group's specific needs and can range from 1-hour presentations to half-day interactive sessions. Perfect for parent groups, school staff professional development, daycare providers, or community organizations. Please email us at kathryn@homefrontpeds.com for information on pricing and more information.

Specialized Expertise in Key Developmental Areas: Building Skills for Success

Ayres Sensory Integration

  • We address the foundational connection between sensory processing and motor skills that supports your child's ability to learn, play, and participate in daily activities. Our approach utilizes the evidence-based work of Dr. A Jean Ayres, Sensory Integration Theory.

  • Helping children understand and respond appropriately to sensory information from their environment, developing strategies for sensory challenges, and building self-regulation skills for daily activities.

  • Supporting the ability to conceive, plan, and execute coordinated movements through activities that challenge balance, bilateral coordination, and sequencing of complex motor tasks.

  • Building the foundational strength and stability needed for sitting, attention, and fine motor control through activities that support proper posture and core muscle development.

  • Addressing retained primitive reflexes that may interfere with learning, coordination, and development through targeted therapeutic activities that support neurological maturation and functional movement patterns.

Fine Motor and Visual Motor Development

  • Developing proper grasp patterns, letter formation, and writing fluency for academic confidence and expression

  • Enhancing cutting, crafting, and tool use through activities that strengthen hand muscles and coordination

  • Improving dexterity for managing buttons, zippers, utensils, and other daily objects with growing independence

  • Connecting what the eyes see with how the hands respond for improved drawing, organizing, and spatial awareness

Behavioral Support for Daily Function

  • Modifying spaces and activities to minimize triggers while maximizing success, creating settings where your child can thrive without behavioral challenges

  • Developing personalized strategies that help your child recognize escalating emotions and employ effective calming techniques before behaviors intensify

  • Implementing visual supports, consistent routines, and clear expectations that reduce anxiety and create a foundation for behavioral success

  • Teaching alternative, appropriate ways to communicate needs, seek sensory input, and navigate transitions that previously triggered difficult behaviors

Self-Care & Activities of Daily Living

  • Developing essential skills for dressing, bathing, and personal hygiene through playful, structured activities tailored to your child's unique abilities

  • Creating visual supports and consistent frameworks for morning, mealtime, and bedtime routines that promote predictability and independence

  • Establishing supportive approaches to toileting that address sensory, motor, and cognitive aspects for successful bathroom independence

  • Introducing specialized tools and modified approaches that allow your child to participate fully in self-care despite challenges

Social Skill Development and Play Skills

  • Developing foundational skills for genuine social engagement that honors your child's unique communication style and interests

  • Building practical strategies for initiating interactions, maintaining peer relationships, and advocating for personal needs in social settings

  • Enhancing recognition of feelings in self and others, resolving conflicts, and regulating emotions during challenging social situations

  • Fostering the capacity for perspective-taking, turn-taking, and cooperation through structured activities that make social rules visible and understandable

  • Building sustained attention skills, managing distractions, and developing strategies for self-monitoring and self-control during activities and transitions.

  • Developing the ability to set goals, break down tasks into manageable steps, organize materials and time, and follow through with multi-step activities and routines.

  • Strengthening the ability to hold information in mind while completing tasks, follow multi-step directions, and process information efficiently during complex activities.

  • Supporting adaptability when plans change, developing creative problem-solving strategies, and building the ability to shift between different tasks and thinking approaches.

Executive Function

Common Conditions Treated

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Sensory Processing Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Executive Function Deficits

Genetic Conditions

Muscle Weakness and/or Low Muscle Tone

Fine Motor Delay

Visual Motor Challenges

Developmental Delay

Learning Disabilities