As a pediatric occupational therapist, I support mindful parents seeking 1:1 support for themselves and their babies.
Do Any of These Resonate with You?
You feel confused about the conflicting advice surrounding starting solids and don’t know where to start
You feel overwhelmed on what foods to introduce first in a way that is safe, nutritionally balanced, and includes allergen introduction
You feel frustrated after your baby continues to refuse certain foods and textures after offering them many times and different ways
You feel uncertain on how to respond to your child who is spitting out food, pocketing food and/or overstuffing food.
You feel anxious about serving family foods due to the risk of choking
You feel stressed with managing mealtime messiness and time-consuming preparation and would love some step-by-step guidance
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If you are ready to address the root causes of your feeding concerns, you’re come to the right place.
Hi, I’m Kelly. I’m a dedicated and experienced occupational therapist who specializes in pediatric feeding and I am here for you.
Save yourself your most valuable resource- your time– by cutting through the noise and receiving evidence-based and loving, individualized care.
We will help you feel empowered by using a parent-coaching model to therapy, where you will learn the therapeutic approaches and see your child’s wins.
Why Choose Feeling Yum?
- Personalized service: We will collect your family’s unique dietary needs and preferences so we can customize the order and way we introduce foods.
- Holistic treatment: We will simultaneously address your child’s physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual components of health,
- Comprehensive care: We promise to remain curious throughout your feeding journey and adapt the sessions as your child grows and evolves.
- Monitored progress: We will set goals and progress checks, as well as use diagnostic tools, to ensure your child continues to grow and thrive.
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Set up a: Free Consult Call Today
15 minutes
Would you like to see if we are the right fit? Are you unsure if in-person services or virtual services would be right for you? Chat with Kelly today for answers and guidance. We are here to help!
What to Expect?
Stage 1: New Client Consult
During this comprehensive evaluation, we will create a personalized treatment plan based on your feeding needs and recommend additional testing if necessary. In addition, we will provide feeding resources tailored to your specific needs.
Stage 2: We will set up and implement a precise timeline and number of sessions that are aimed to meet your unique goals.
Stage 3: We will maintain your progress through assigned resources and scheduled check-ins.
Occupational therapy focus:
- Avoids certain foods based on textures or colors
- Food refusal and food throwing
- Eats less than 15 foods
- Refuses an entire food group or groups
- Has meltdowns at meals or other behavioral challenges
- Has difficulty chewing food and spits out or pockets foods
- Difficulty with biting into food
- Cannot learn how to drink out of a straw cup or open cup
- Cannot use a spoon or fork to self-feed
We Work with Children Diagnosed with:
- Failure to thrive
- Tongue and/or lip ties
- Reflux
- Allergies
- Sensory processing difficulties
- Autism
- ADD
- ADHD
- Learning disabilities
- Developmental delays
- Anxiety
- Cerebral palsy
- Down syndrome
- Organ transplants
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