Dedicated to providing integrated music therapy and art therapy for individuals with emotional, physical, developmental, and social needs throughout their lives. Specializes in therapy for children with special needs.
Annmarie provides in home pediatric occupational therapy services throughout New Haven county and Fairfield county. Annmarie takes a holistic, sensory-motor approach to treatment and believes therapy should be fun and meaningful. Annmarie has experience providing occupational therapy services to the pediatric population (ages 0-21). She has expanded her professional development in the areas of sensory processing, primitive reflex integration, and Learning Without Tears.
Specializes in the sensory oral-motor aspects of speech and feeding. Works with picky eaters and children who have a hard time accepting new foods.
As a registered occupational therapist and owner of Sensory Kids, Melissa is dedicated to helping children improve self-awareness, self-confidence and self-esteem through the medium of play. She is known for captivating children with her magic while stimulating mind, body and soul. As a faculty member of ABT, she trains and consults other occupational therapists on a national level. Melissa also has completed many advanced sensory-integration courses and has been educated in Oral Motor Therapy, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Brain Gym and Neurodevelopmental techniques.
Rae has completed extensive professional training in the following areas: Sensory Processing and Integration, Sensory Defensiveness, Sensory Diet Design, Entry Level and Advanced Level Therapeutic Listening, "The Alert Program", Sensory Motor Feeding Therapy Approach Designed by Lori Overland, SLP, Oral Motor Assessment & Treatment, Floor Time Approach, Handwriting Without Tears, Brain Gym Introductory Methods & Myofascial Release. She has been in pediatric practice for over 13 years.