services
Free Screening/Consultation
We offer a free one-time phone 30 minute screening/consultation to parents. This service is good for parents who are unsure if their child needs OT or their child may have already been recommended for OT, but cannot find a provider and just need some quick tips to start—the possibilities are endless!
Occupational Therapy Evaluations
We require all clients to have an evaluation. An evaluation allows Therapists to identify “occupations”, or skill areas, that are challenging and important to a child and their family and then assess the underlying performance skills, specific client factors (i.e. developmental capacities, cognition, sleep), and the environment (i.e. social, cultural, familial). Ultimately, this determines if a child needs OT. All evaluations will be complete in-person at our Happy Brain clinic in Fresno.
If your child has had an OT evaluation within the last 12-24 months from a different provider, it can be submitted for review and accepted at the therapist’s discretion.
If results of the evaluation indicate that your child does not need OT, a 30 minute phone consultation will be scheduled to review the results.
Individual Occupational Therapy Treatment Sessions
Once an evaluation has been completed or accepted and your child needs OT, sessions will begin. All sessions are one-on-one, in-person at our Happy Brain clinic in Fresno. However, we understand that it is not always possible for families to come in for session, so we can supplement in-person treatment with teletherapy when necessary and deemed clinically appropriate.
Lasting change requires focused intervention, frequency, consistency, and intensity. This can be hard, but at Happy Brain, you...are...not...alone. However, with transparency, what you put in, is what you will get out.
Individual Feeding Therapy Evaluation and Treatment
We offer comprehensive evaluations that assess oral motor and oral sensory development for self-feeding in the oral phase of eating. Once the evaluation has been completed or accepted and based off your child/families need and therapist discretion, ongoing services for feeding can vary between in-person, teletherapy, or parent-based coaching.
Parent Consultation/Coaching
Sometimes, the traditional therapy process does not work for all families or it may be challenging to find a service provider. If so, Happy Brain also offers one on one parent coaching services. We have found success for multiple areas, specifically feeding challenges, Therapeutic Listening (TL) Program implementation, and sensory based strategies for challenging behaviors. Consultations can range from one time, weekly, or monthly--depending on family need and service availability.