Individual Services
We offer individual sessions of Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy for 45-60 minutes duration, generally one to two times a week following an evaluation process and recommendations. Treatment is designed around an individualized plan that addresses your child’s strengths and needs. Contact Mary Kreis for scheduling.
The following specialized interventions are also available at our clinic:
Interactive Metronome (IM)
IM is an assessment and treatment tool used in therapy to improve neurological processes such as motor planning, sequencing, and visual and auditory processing. Functionally, IM can improve focus, attention, timing, and bilateral coordination. This computer-based program can be used intensively or as an adjunct to therapy.
Theraputic Listening (TL)
TL is an auditory intervention that uses the organized sound patterns inherent in music to impact all levels of the nervous system. Auditory information from specially modulated Therapeutic Listening music provides direct input to both the vestibular and the auditory portions of the central nervous system. TL can improve sensory modulation, attention, behavior, postural organization, speech and language. A TL program can be set up to be used at home, school as well as during therapy.
Therapeutic Listening- Quickshifts (TL-Q), are a shortened version of Therapeutic Listening
Gearshifters that modifies music with binaural beat technology. “Whether being used in the
clinic, school, home, or community setting, Quickshifts have shown to support immediate and
lasting changes in a variety of occupational performance areas such as: self-regulation, sensory
modulation, anxiety, postural activation, motor coordination, social interaction, and executive
functioning.” (Vital Links) These musical selections are flexible, last 15-23 minutes and can be used in a variety of settings or part of a sensory diet.
Forbrain
The Forbrain® is a voice-activated bone conduction unit used to enhance attention, auditory processing, sensory integration, speech and memory. “Forbrain’s award-winning technology enhances language and learning.”
Astronaut Training
This is a specific sound-activated visual-vestibular treatment protocol designed to improve the dynamic interplay of movement, hearing, and vision. This clinic-based protocol promotes postural development, motor skills, timing and coordination, spatial awareness, sequencing, balance, eye muscle control, and visual perception.
Integrated Listening System (ILS)
ILS is a multi-sensory system for improving brain function. The 3 components of iLs – auditory, motor, and interactive language – can be used together or independently, depending on the situation and the individual's needs. This program can also be used in the clinic, at home, and at school.
Deep Pressure Protocol (DPP)
Used to diminish over-all sensory defensiveness, DPP involves using a special surgical brush to provide deep pressure to the arms, hands, back, legs and feet. This input is followed by joint compressions. The Deep Pressure Protocol is provided 4-6 times per day initially or with frequency determined by client needs. After instruction by a trained occupational therapist, the parent or caregiver continues the protocol at home.