South Sound Pediatric Occupational Therapy

07/21/2026

Well it's official...I have sold my business and working toward retirement!! Mackenzie Zakharov is the new owner. She has been my employee for the last 4 years and is pretty darn amazing!

09/27/2024

So true!!!

"𝙄𝙛 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙨, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬"

- 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗻

09/18/2024

So true!

It's freeing when we shift from a disorder-based model to a strength-based model in education, mental health, and parenting. That's why I use the child's social-emotional development & not simply the DSM diagnosis to make treatment suggestions & decisions.
Alt text: Photo of a child dragging a stuffed animal with overlay text saying "when we begin to see children's behaviors as protective reactions rather than judging or pathologizing them, we help give our children a strong sense of self, grounded in a respect for their bodies' reactions, which is a buffer to becoming harsh self critics"

04/17/2024

This is amazing program for young children with autism that I offer through my practice!

03/28/2024

03/14/2024

Kim Barthel 💕

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02/12/2024

Think about how hard it can be to “stay calm” in tough situations. If it’s hard for you, imagine how incredibly hard it is for your child.

Be gentle with yourself and patient with your kids. Like you, they’re still learning and doing the best they can. 🥰

01/29/2024

Karen Young - Hey Sigmund 💕

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