Why OT ?
Why Choose OT for your child's mental health
As a licensed practioner of the healing arts and a mental health pediatric occupational therapist I am here to help you navigate your child's mental health and wellness. My focus includes behaviors related to attachment , trauma and school challenges from a sensory and play lens.
How I Can Help You
Mental health OT is a specialty practice integrating the sensory system and behavioral wellness. If you are a parent , caregiver or your child has experienced other types of disrupted attachment ( foster care, divorce, military , heavy work schedules ) and you desire better mental health and behaviors for your child you have come to the right safe and cozy OT space.
See the Difference
As an experienced pediatric mental health OT with a degree in family studies and a licensed mental health practitioner my focus is on the mental health and sensory needs of children. Through the use of play and expert sensory guidance, your child will develop skills for improved self regulation and create a stronger bond with you.
Services
Featured Service #1
Individualized therapy sessions for children or family sessions for parent and child together.
Featured Service #2
Parent coaching is for parents looking to try strategies at home.
Featured Service #3
A comprehensive sensory and behavior OT assessment is also available as well as trainings and workshops for educators and therapists .
About Angela
Angela Conroy Kerendian has over 3 decades of clinical expertise in pediatric occupational therapy. Halfway through her practice she decided to devote her love and passion to children with trauma. As a former foster parent mixing the chaos of real life trauma and occupational therapy practice she went on to explore the dynamics of family interaction as it relates to OT theory by getting her degree in family studies. After having the privilege of focusing her research on disrupted placement she was able to sharpen the sensory lens in treating pediatric trauma. Angela is the published author of My Safe and Cozy Space, a children’s story on healing trauma and also the mother of one resilient and funny teen.