Green Eggs Therapy
Sensory-Based Feeding Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
OT-Based Sensory Bins, Activity Kits, & Worksheets
727-342-0238
Feeding Therapy
"How can I help my picky eater to eat more foods?"
"Why does my child avoid new foods?"
"How can I improve my child's nutritious intake?"
"Why does mealtime feel like a struggle?"
If you have asked these questions, we are here to help! We know how frustrating it can be when your child has a limited food repertoire and difficulty trying new foods, and we are here to make things easier and less stressful for you, your child, and your whole family. We work with your family to make mealtimes easier, increase the number of foods your child eats. and help your child develop a positive relationship with food and mealtimes to reduce stress and build skills to support the entire feeding process. We focus not only on the daily aspects of feeding, but also the social aspects including going out to restaurants, participating in social gatherings, school lunches, and more.
Our feeding sessions occur in the natural environment and are individualized to your child and your family. We focus strongly on caregiver education and carryover strategies to ensure that mealtimes are stress free and enjoyable. What sets our feeding therapy process apart is our knowledge of the many contexts involved in the feeding process. We work with the child and family on the feeding routine, environmental contexts, ways foods are presented/prepared, and expectations of the feeding process to make learning about foods a fun and enjoyable experience for all. Furthermore, we understand that for the child, feeding involves many factors including sensory, social-emotional, behavioral, and oral-motor skills. By targeting all of these areas we are able to bring about a lasting change for your whole family's mealtime experience.
Wondering if your child needs feeding therapy? We truly believe that it is dependent on your goals as a caregiver and a family. Whether you want your child to be able to eat school lunch, eat a meal at a restaurant, be able to attend a sleep-away summer camp, or be able to eat the same meals as the rest of the family, we are here to help!
Occupational Therapy
"How can I help my child who is struggling with daily tasks?"
"What can I do to improve my child's handwriting?"
"How can I improve my child's ability to succeed at school?"
"What can I do to help my child with sensory processing issues?"
If you have asked these questions, we are here to help! We treat children of varying ages and diagnoses, with a variety of abilities and difficulties. Specific difficulties may include:
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Pre-Writing Skills: grasping a crayon/pencil, coloring in the lines, drawing shapes/pictures, or cutting
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Handwriting: writing their name or letters, handwriting skills including neatness/legibility, spacing, letter alignment and sizing, or sentence composition, ideation, and page organization
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Self-Care Skills: getting dressed including fasteners and tying shoes, feeding with utensils, or difficulty with grooming tasks such as toothbrushing, bathing, and toileting
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Sensory and Self-Regulation: participating in a variety of activities and settings (e.g. going to the grocery store, learning in a classroom environment, joining in on family outings), maintaining an appropriate level of alertness, tolerating varied and novel sensory input, and understanding how to use strategies to adapt to various input
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Social Skills: interacting with peers, participating in a group setting, or following a schedule/routine
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Executive Functioning: maintaining attention, completing multi-step tasks, organizational and time management skills, emotional regulation, and self-monitoring
We provide individual therapy sessions in the natural environment including home, school, and community settings. Just as each child is individual and unique, so are their strengths and deficits, and therefore their treatment process. We provide strength-based individualized care to both you and your family, with a strong focus on caregiver education and carryover strategies to ensure your child is able to reach their highest potential. We know that higher level/more difficult skills rely on proper development of foundational skills, and use a bottom-up approach to help your child be as independent and successful as possible and thrive in all of their environments.
Therapy Process
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We offer a free 20 minute phone consultation for all new clients, where we will discuss your concerns and goals, perform a brief screening to see if an evaluation is warranted, and see if we are a good fit for working together
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Next we will conduct a full evaluation to assess all factors, contexts, and skills involved in order to gain a detailed understanding of the underlying issues affecting your child's ability to function at their highest potential
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We will work together to develop goals and a treatment program
Consult/Coaching
We provide consultation/coaching services to caregivers and other professionals to assist in all areas of your child's/student's development. We work with you to provide guidance and develop strategies that you can implement into your daily routine/practice to improve your child's ability to reach their highest potential at home, school, and in the community. You will gain valuable information on how to help advance and nurture your child's growth and development and achieve all of their goals.
Telehealth Services
We provide telehealth services throughout Florida for all forms of treatment including feeding therapy and occupational therapy to address handwriting, self-care skills, sensory processing, and more.
Because telehealth is provided in the child's natural environment we are able to help caregivers work through real life situations as they occur. We provide practical solutions and strategies to help your child reach their highest potential.
We are a private pay company and provide a monthly superbill that may be submitted to insurance for reimbursement. Caregivers may contact their health insurance company for more information. Email us to request our "Questions to Ask Insurance" form to guide you in this process.
We are a direct provider with the Step Up for Students Scholarship and caregivers may reserve funds for services to be paid directly to Green Eggs Therapy.
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