Pediatric Occupational Therapy · South Florida
Helping little bodies build big skills.
OT for kids who can't sit still, can't hold a pencil, or seem a step behind — and the parents and teachers trying to help them.
MS, OTR/L · 12+ years in schools
Pediatric Occupational Therapy · South Florida
OT for kids who can't sit still, can't hold a pencil, or seem a step behind — and the parents and teachers trying to help them.
MS, OTR/L · 12+ years in schools
About Yana
I spend my days in classrooms, so I see kids where the struggle actually happens — at the table, in line, at circle time. A stool under the feet, a pencil grip that fits, a task shaped a little differently. Small changes usually beat big interventions.
I'm also a mom of four: Sara, Ethan, Adam and Noah. I know the difference between advice that sounds good and advice you can actually pull off.
Kids don't need to be fixed. Usually the room, the task, or the expectation needs to shift first.
Who I help
Most families don't reach out with a diagnosis. They reach out with a feeling that something's a little off — usually one of these.
If something feels off, that's reason enough to reach out.
Working with me 1:1
The one most families start with, and the heart of what I do.
Handwriting, coordination, regulation, getting dressed — that's what I'm here for.
In person in South Florida, private pay with a superbill for insurance. Not local? Ask an OT was built for that.
Ask an OT
For when you're not local, or you're not sure your child needs ongoing therapy yet.
Sometimes you don't need therapy. You need someone who knows what they're looking at to tell you what to do. You fill out a form and tell me everything — what's worrying you, what your day looks like, what you've tried. Send photos or a short video. I read all of it and write you back.
A personalized 4–6 page plan, plus one round of follow-up questions by email. This is educational guidance from an occupational therapist, not a diagnosis or formal evaluation.
Little Bodies, Big Skills
Not for one child — for a whole roomful of them, and the adults who spend all day with them.
Teachers spot everything — what they don't always have is the OT lens on it.
Built for the whole room, customized to your school. Teachers get a certificate and a one-page handout.
Mentorship for therapists
You're the only one in the building who does what you do, and there's no one down the hall to ask. We meet on Zoom and work your actual caseload — send me two or three cases you're stuck on first, and reach me by email after.
Free download
The everyday signs worth a closer look, the ones that usually settle on their own, and what to try this week.
My other classroom — the one on your kitchen table.
Each card has a textured space where a child forms the letter with Play-Doh or Wikki Stix and traces it — the same hands-on approach I use in sessions, built to travel home.
And the name? Sean is my four kids — Sara, Ethan, Adam and Noah.
Get started
One form. Pick what you're here for and I'll only ask what's relevant.