Our Services

Nurturing Growth Where It Matters Most: Expert Pediatric OT for Home, School & Beyond

  • We bring expert occupational therapy directly to your home, creating a comfortable environment where children can develop skills in their natural setting. Our comprehensive in-home sessions include customized interventions, parent coaching, and practical strategies for continued progress.

  • Our secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform allows families to access quality occupational therapy from anywhere. Virtual sessions offer flexibility while maintaining our high standard of personalized care through interactive therapy and guided activities.

  • With school approval, we provide occupational therapy services within private school settings. This collaborative approach allows us to work directly in your child's educational environment, supporting classroom success through:

    • On-site assessment and intervention

    • Teacher collaboration and consultation

    • Skill development in the actual learning environment

    • Seamless integration of therapeutic strategies into school routines

    • Consistent communication between school staff and families

  • 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 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.

  • Our specialized classroom consultation is a school-contracted service designed to optimize learning environments and enhance educational outcomes for all students. Schools invest in this comprehensive service to support their teachers and improve classroom dynamics:

    • Teacher Interview: Detailed discussion with teachers about classroom dynamics, challenging behaviors, and specific concerns

    • Environmental Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of the classroom's sensory environment, physical layout, seating arrangements, and learning centers

    • Multiple Observations: Thorough observations conducted across different days, activities, and times to capture the full classroom experience

    • Evidence-Based Analysis: Expert analysis of classroom structure, transitions, visual supports, and behavioral management systems

    • Customized Recommendations: Detailed, practical solutions tailored to your specific classroom challenges and resources

    • Resource Provision: Curated tools, visual supports, and strategies specifically designed for your classrooms unique needs

    • Implementation Support: Follow-up consultation to review findings, answer questions, and provide hands-on guidance for implementing recommendations

    This investment by schools provides exceptional value through improved classroom management, enhanced student engagement, and reduced teacher stress. Schools can contract this service for individual classrooms facing specific challenges or as part of school-wide professional development initiatives. Contact us for institutional pricing and package options for multiple classrooms.

Specialized Expertise in Key Developmental Areas: Building Skills for Success

Self Regulation and Sensory Processing

  • Developing tailored techniques that help your child respond appropriately to sensory input at home, school, and in the community

  • Creating sensory-friendly spaces that reduce triggers and provide the right level of stimulation for optimal learning and functioning

  • Building your child's capacity to transition between activities, manage emotions, and maintain an organized state for learning and social engagement

  • Equipping parents, caregivers, and teachers with practical understanding of sensory needs and effective support strategies for daily routines

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

  • Enhancing planning, organization, time management, and task initiation within daily activities to build lifelong independence skills

  • 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

  • Developing body awareness, balance, and coordination to support playground activities and sports participation

  • Building the cognitive skills needed to organize and execute complex movement patterns

  • Improving spatial awareness and adaptive responses for confidently managing varied terrain and obstacles

  • Creating strategies that maximize inclusion in physical activities, focusing on the quality of movement rather than just strength

Gross Motor Development

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