TOP Therapy ICT

12/19/2025

Friday vibes ✨ heading into the holidays
Sending a little good-feeling energy out there as everyone is home, slowing down, and gearing up for lots of family time 🤍

We’re extra grateful today for tools that truly change the game—the Spider Cage (also known as the Universal Exercise Unit) has been exactly that for our practice.

This equipment gives kids the just-right amount of support so they can:
   •   Move against gravity with confidence
   •   Improve endurance and postural alignment
   •   Explore movement in multiple planes
   •   Build strength while still experiencing success

Most importantly? It gives kids access to movement—and that’s always our mission.
✨ Freedom in their bodies.
✨ Confidence in motion.
✨ Joy in moving.

Cheers to Friday, holiday energy, and kids discovering what their bodies can do 💙

12/18/2025

NISE-Estim in action ✨

This non-invasive e-stim approach is helping support postural alignment, weight shifting, and trunk stability—especially important for kiddos with scoliosis.

What we love:
✔️ Improved midline awareness
✔️ Better weight shift and postural control
✔️ Supporting the body before bigger issues show up

Research around NISE-Estim
continues to grow, and it’s exciting to offer early, preventative care that supports long-term joint and overall health 💫

12/12/2025

Another day in the office 🤣

Love my job❤️

12/08/2025

That class is where the dream quietly started — where we first talked about opening a business, reshaping how therapy was offered in our community, and creating something truly meaningful for families.

Fast-forward to today: a clinic we love, a community that feels like home, and the most incredible families we get to walk alongside every single day. What began as a class became the turning point that changed our careers, our purpose, and honestly, our lives.

We’re so thankful for every moment, every kiddo, every parent who trusts us, and every opportunity to do this work with heart. And we can’t wait to see what 2026 has waiting for us.

❤️Rachel and Kit

12/05/2025

Hands down, I have the best job

Therapeutic Use of Self in OT: More Than a Tool — It’s You 💙

As OTs, one of our most powerful “tools” isn’t in a box — it’s ourselves.

The term therapeutic use of self (TUS) describes how we intentionally bring our personality, empathy, self-awareness, energy, movement, body language, insight, and clinical judgment into each session. 

According to AOTA’s model of practice, TUS is a core part of what makes OT — we don’t just use “activities.” We use ourselves + occupation + relationship to support engagement, regulation, and meaningful participation. 

For a child who’s dysregulated, shy, overwhelmed — I may lean into:
   •   Matching their energy or gently shifting it through movement, tone, or rhythm 🌀
   •   Singing, playful voices, rhythmic activities, or calming gestures to co-regulate and build trust ❤️
   •   Authentic check-ins, warmth, patience, gentle encouragement, self-disclosure (just enough), and adapting to their mood and needs 🎯

Therapeutic use of self isn’t a one-and-done trick. It’s a dynamic, ongoing process — often many interventions layered together in one session. Sometimes I’m matching energy; sometimes I’m inviting regulation; sometimes I’m building connection so the child feels safe to explore.

To me, TUS is less about “what I’m doing” and more about “who I am right now in the room.” My presence, my regulation, my pacing, my empathy — that’s the heart of occupational therapy.

What about you? How do YOU bring yourself into sessions — and in what ways have you seen that make a difference? development

11/21/2025

Airway ✅
Tongue posture✅
CFT✅
Perfect combination 💕

11/18/2025

11/07/2025

Small blessings. So thankful for this family! Sky is the limit✈️

11/07/2025

Another day in the gym, workin on our fitness💪

By the way. Does anyone want to come get all the stuff that is taking up space behind me in this video 😞 please 🙏
Patience is not one of my gifts 😳

11/03/2025

OK here’s the deal 👇
Craniosacral Facial Therapy (CFT) — I’ve been using it consistently the last few weeks and the results have been amazing!

✨ I’m seeing kids’ bodies release tension and regulate more easily.
🗣 Parents are noticing improved speech sounds and more vocalizations.
👅 I’m even seeing visible changes in tongue and mouth movement!
😌 Adults are reporting they feel calmer, clearer, and less tense after sessions.

If you’ve been curious about how CFT could help your child — or even support you as a caregiver — stay tuned 👀 I’ll be opening the schedule officially soon so you can experience it for yourself!

💆‍♀️✨ Gentle • Regulating • Restorative

11/01/2025

Fun day at the gym💕