About Canopy Kids

 At Canopy Kids, we understand that families are busy. We want to make receiving occupational therapy services helpful to your family, rather than just another errand to run. That’s why we work hard and try our best to decrease the amount of time you have to wait for an appointment (no long waitlists), and to see you in your local community* (at your home or local park). We encourage family members (including siblings!) to participate in sessions to decrease the need for childcare, and focus on building habits and routines with parents in sessions so the skills your child learns translate to daily life. We also encourage intentionally planned therapy breaks periodically so your kid can have time to be a kid. 

Most traditional occupational therapy sessions include a trip to a doctor’s office. Canopy Kids provides a community-based alternative to build the same skills in your child’s natural environment. From a child’s perspective, the focus is shifted from indoor therapy where adults set up activities for children to complete (compliance focus), to outdoor therapy where adults and children work together to overcome challenges. Not only is this kind to children, it's more fun! Making it easier for kids to carry over skills to everyday life. At Canopy Kids, we follow your child’s lead, incorporating their unique interests and strengths into sessions to help them discover new skills to promote self-confidence. 

One of the most important parts of occupational therapy at Canopy Kids is teaching children and their families about neurodiversity. This is the concept that “there is natural variation in how people’s brains work, with no single “correct” way, and that a wide range of perceptions and responses to the world should be accepted and encouraged, including those of children with ADHD, autism, and learning differences." In OT sessions, this looks like stopping the use of outdated treatment techniques (such as social emotional programs that encourage masking, or activities that focus on compliance) that can cause frustration, isolation and even psychological harm. Instead, we focus on building skills and working through problems together, building self-confidence and self-understanding.