Jennifer Leichtman, MS, OTR/L has experience working with infants/children (ages 0+) providing Occupational Therapy services for sensory, motor, social, and emotional related concerns. Occupational Therapy is designed to promote healthy childhood development through assisting with and strengthening individual and environmental supports/services.
Jennifer currently provides OT services for youth (ages 3+) working on goals related to social functioning, emotion regulation, learning/executive functioning, sensory integration, gross and fine motor skills/planning, and routines or activities of daily living.
She also specializes in providing Feeding/Eating Therapy for picky eaters or youth with ARFID utilizing the SOS Approach to Feeding. While we always guide you to regularly check with your child’s pediatrician for medical advice and recommendations, the following resources can help caregivers differentiate typical eating patterns in early childhood from picky eating or medical concerns such as ARFID:
Does My Child Have a Problem? - SOS
When to Be Concerned - Very Well Health
When Do Picky Eaters Need Help - Child Mind
We believe that consistent and collaborative work with parents/caregivers is a critical part of your child’s treatment plan. Jennifer schedules regular meetings with parents/caregivers to help educate and support generalization of skills to home, allow consistent checks on treatment progress, and collaborate with you on your child’s treatment plan.
Occupational Therapy
Model of Care
Occupational Therapy is a highly skills based therapy that focuses on helping your child develop specific skills based on their current developmental needs. Jennifer provides affirming, meaningful, and engaging OT sessions. Phases of care include:
Initial Comprehensive Evaluation to determine needs/goals for treatment services
Parent/Caregiver Feedback & Individualized Treatment Planning
Follow Up Care - Individualized Sessions with your child & regular Parent/Caregiver Support
Jennifer also incorporates time spent toward Care Coordination with school personnel or other treatment providers to help understand the full context of your child’s needs/functioning and support your child’s treatment plan in multiple settings.
Current Group Therapy Offerings
Curious Connections age 7-9 yo
($160/session, Weekly Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 PM)
We welcome inquiries for specific group needs as we may be able to tailor and develop a group when the need matches our area of expertise.