Toddler & Beyond Services

For children 1 year and older, through school age years.

These services include a formal occupational therapy evaluation and assessment in the comfort of your own home.

$195 Initial Evaluation (up to 90 minutes)

$160 Follow-up Session (60 minutes)

*Virtual Wellness/Consultative Sessions also available if more appropriate

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Our Services

Fine Motor Delay/Poor Handwriting

Skill-building activities: Strengthen small hand muscles and improve finger dexterity with fun, age-appropriate exercises that make practice engaging.
Handwriting support: Introduce strategies for proper pencil grip, letter formation, and spatial awareness to help your child write more clearly and confidently.
Task modifications: Explore tools, adaptive equipment, and techniques to make fine motor tasks easier and more successful.
Daily routine integration: Incorporate fine motor skill-building into your child’s everyday activities, like playtime or meal prep, to encourage consistent progress.

Executive Functioning/Poor Attention

Focus and attention strategies: Activities and techniques to help your child stay engaged during school, play, and family routines.
Organizational skills: Teach your child how to manage time, organize belongings, and follow multi-step directions.
Impulse control techniques: Help your child learn how to pause and think before acting, improving decision-making and emotional regulation.
Task management support: Break down overwhelming tasks into smaller, achievable steps to build confidence and independence.

Poor Body Awareness/Coordination

Gross motor skill-building: Activities that improve balance, core strength, and overall coordination for better physical confidence.
Body awareness exercises: Teach your child how to recognize where their body is in space to improve safety and reduce falls or injuries.
Motor planning practice: Break down complex movements into manageable steps to help your child master tasks like climbing, jumping, or using playground equipment.
Sensory-motor integration: Address underlying sensory issues that may be affecting your child’s ability to move with ease and coordination.

Picky Eating/Poor Oral Motor Skills

Oral sensory exploration: Introduce fun, non-threatening activities to help your child become more comfortable with different textures, smells, and tastes.
Gradual exposure techniques: Encourage your child to engage with new foods at their own pace, building comfort and curiosity over time.
Family mealtime strategies: Support you in creating a positive mealtime environment that reduces pressure and fosters connection.
Collaboration with feeding specialists: Work alongside dietitians, speech therapists, or other professionals if additional support is needed.

Sensory Regulation/Frequent Meltdowns

Sensory assessments: Identify your child’s specific sensory sensitivities or needs, such as difficulty processing loud noises, textures, or movement.
Regulation strategies: Develop personalized tools, like sensory diets or calming routines, to help your child self-regulate and stay calm in overwhelming environments.
Environmental modifications: Adjust home, school, or play environments to reduce sensory triggers and create more supportive spaces.
Parent education: Teach you how to recognize sensory overload and implement calming strategies, ensuring you feel empowered to support your child.

Activities of Daily Living/Potty Training

Potty Training Readiness & Routines: Learn to identify signs your child is ready to potty train and develop consistent routines that build confidence and success.
Sensory & Motor Support: Address sensory sensitivities, such as fear of the toilet or discomfort with new routines, and build fine motor skills for tasks like pulling pants up or down and managing buttons or zippers.
Self-Care Skill Development: Teach independence in daily routines like dressing, brushing teeth, and feeding through fun, hands-on strategies and visual aids.
Building Confidence & Independence: Support your child’s progress with patience, celebrate small wins, and foster pride as they master key life skills.

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"Armi is an amazing occupational therapist! She worked with my daughter one-on-one and my daughter loved her sessions. Armi always came with games, sensory toys, and printed guides to help teach my daughter strategies for emotional regulation. Highly recommend if you’re struggling with your littles in any way"

- L, mom of 1
"The care and service that Armi Grace offers is invaluable! 1. A service that comes to your home - allowing your child to be in their comfort zone (I believe) adds to the effectiveness of any change. 2. The follow up and encouragement she offers for not only the child but ALSO THE MOM, is just something you will likely never get anywhere else. 3. The variety of exercises and approaches she offers to the child is unmatched. She listens and respects the child as an individual and caters her services to them. It’s is never a “standard” to be followed kind of approach, but rather something that evolves as the patient does. She is so kind and truly a gem of a human! Even if you’re unsure if your child may benefit from her services, please don’t hesitate to reach out and chat with her. She is a wealth of information!!"

- K, mom of 2
"We found Armi Grace when she responded to my Chicago Mom Facebook group post asking for an OT to support my son while we were visiting Chicago for a month this summer. Armi Grace was a total godsend for us - she helped my son with many things his regular OT didn’t address & got him inspired to try some new and previously scary things, like going backward / upside down to address some retained reflexes, and a crawling program, to help him recruit more core strength and balance. We were so lucky to find her - she was great to work with and to talk to, and my son actually had fun when she came to our apartment for sessions. Thank you so much!"

- C, mom of 2
"We were looking for an OT to help our 4 year old daughter with emotional regulation and sensory issues. We found Armi Grace and she is the perfect fit for us! Taking our child to an outpatient facility with lots of commotion and distractions wasn’t what we wanted. Since most of our challenges present at home, we couldn’t be happier when Armi Grace offered home visits. She was extremely kind, professional, and passionate over the phone and accommodating with our schedule. She brings helpful materials to sessions and a wealth of knowledge. Our daughter loves when she comes and the strategies she’s given us have impacted all of our lives in a positive way. It’s also a huge bonus that she understands some children do not require multiple therapy sessions a week and will allow families time to implement plans based on their individual needs. She checks in with us periodically between sessions too, which is greatly appreciated. Thank you Armi Grace for all you do!"

- A, mom of 1
"My toddler was showing signs of readiness for potty training, but she resisted the idea. Feeling stressed because I wanted to enroll her in a preschool that required potty training, I was unsure how to start the process with her. Armi Grace worked with me to create a plan tailored to my daughter’s personality and concerns. I learned so much from her course and felt reassured about my understanding of the process. I really appreciated her positive and supportive attitude. My daughter did awesome with the plan we developed. I’m incredibly grateful to Armi Grace for sharing her expertise and providing such motivation!"

- S, mom of toddler
"Armi Grace is a wealth of knowledge and makes that knowledge accessible to everyone she works with. As a child and adolescent mental health therapist, it was wonderful to consult with Armi Grace on behalf of a family to learn about sensory supports that the parents could implement at home. Thank you for all the wonderful work you do!"

- C, therapist

Q&A

Have questions about occupational therapy services?

- It can be beneficial to hire an occupational therapist as early as possible in your pregnancy, depending on the level of support you are looking for.
- I always encourage my families to be more proactive than reactive when it comes to education and support for motherhood (pregnancy, postpartum, childhood development)
- Our 1:1 occupational therapy services offer personalized and individualized support following evaluation and assessment. We maintain a client-centered approach, considering client goals and needs.
- Services are available for mothers, infants, mother & infant dyads, toddlers, and supporting village.
- General education and resources available through group classes and wellness/consultative services.
- Motivated OT Mama is a private pay/cash pay provider and is not affiliated with any insurance networks.
- This allows me to focus fully on you and your baby's needs without the limitations of insurance, like time restrictions or limited treatment options. Flexible payment options, including sliding scale payments and payment plans, are available—just ask for details!
- $195 for 90 Minute Initial Evaluation (in-home)
- $160 for 50 Minute Follow-up Appointment (in-home)
- $90 for 50 Minute Wellness/Consultation (virtual)
**Information on sliding scale payments and payment plans are available upon request
Accepted forms of payment: credit/debit card, cash, HSA/FSA funds