Resources &
Guidance

Common signs include difficulty with sensory sensitivities (sounds, textures, movement), challenges with fine motor tasks like writing or cutting, trouble with daily routines like dressing or brushing teeth, morning or evening routines that feel like a constant battle, difficulty on the playground with climbing or coordinating movement, or social and emotional struggles. If you're noticing any of these, reach out — no commitment required.

We work with clients from infancy to early adulthood, though our evaluation process is always individual. Research consistently shows earlier support has greater impact on developmental trajectories, and we also see meaningful gains at every age.

Sessions are play-based and follow your child's lead. Using the DIR/Floortime framework, we enter your child's world — joining their play, building on their interests, and gently challenging them to grow. Sessions typically last 45–60 minutes and include time for parent check-ins so you stay informed and equipped to support growth at home.

We are currently private pay and do not bill insurance directly. However, we can provide a superbill that you may submit to your insurance company for potential out-of-network reimbursement. We encourage families to check with their insurer about their OON benefits. Please contact us to discuss fees and payment options.

DIR/Floortime is a developmental, relationship-based model rather than a behavioral one. It doesn't target specific behaviors directly — it targets the developmental capacities that make behavioral change possible. The short version: it approaches the child's emotional engagement as the starting point for all learning, not something to manage around.

No. DIR/Floortime is a bottom-up approach, which means we start with the foundation — regulation, connection, and emotional engagement — and build upward from there. ABA is a top-down, behavioral approach that focuses on shaping specific behaviors through reinforcement. The core difference is in what we believe drives learning: we believe it's the relationship and the child's internal developmental readiness, not external behavior management. If you want a deeper look at how these approaches differ, there's a lot of good writing on this at icdl.com.

As involved as you want to be — and whatever feels right for your capacity that day, we'll meet you where you're at. If you want to play alongside us, that's wonderful. If you need a few minutes to breathe and drink a coffee while Kaylen is with your child, that's completely fine too. Either way, you'll always hear what happened during the session and what to look for at home. You know your child in ways we never fully will, and your observations matter.

Every child's timeline is different, and we figure that out together. We check in regularly with families about what's shifting, what still feels hard, and whether the frequency or focus needs to change. The goal is never to keep a child in sessions longer than makes sense — it's to build capacity and confidence so your family feels equipped. When the time is right to wrap up or step back, we'll know it together.