Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
Trellis Occupational Therapy provides individualized pediatric occupational therapy services designed to support children and families in the routines and environments that matter most.
Services are mobile and community-based, meaning therapy can take place in homes, schools, daycares, parks, libraries, playgrounds, or other appropriate community settings.
Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Evaluations
An occupational therapy evaluation helps identify your child’s strengths, challenges, sensory needs, motor skills, participation in daily routines, and areas where additional support may be helpful.
Trellis OT evaluations are intentionally thorough. The goal is to provide families with a clear understanding of what may be affecting participation and what supports may help.
Evaluations may include:
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- Parent or caregiver interview
- Review of developmental and medical history
- Clinical observations
- Standardized or structured assessment tools, when appropriate
- Observation of functional skills
- Discussion of family priorities and goals
- A detailed written evaluation report
- Recommendations for therapy, home strategies, and next steps
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About Outside Evaluations
If your child has received an occupational therapy evaluation from another provider within the past 12 months, Trellis OT may be able to review that evaluation and begin treatment without completing a new full evaluation. This can be discussed during the intake process.
One-on-One Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Individual therapy sessions are designed around your child’s needs, goals, interests, and natural routines. Sessions are play-based and relationship-centered, while still targeting meaningful therapeutic outcomes.
Therapy may support:
- Fine motor development
- Gross motor development
- Handwriting
- Sensory processing
- Self-regulation
- Motor planning
- Coordination
- Self-care routines
- Feeding-related skills
- School participation
- Play skills
- Social participation
- Community-based independence
Parent Coaching & Family Support
At Trellis OT, parents and caregivers are part of the therapy process. Meg uses a parent coaching model to help families better understand their child’s needs and learn strategies they can use between sessions.
Parent coaching may include:
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- Practical strategies for home routines
- Sensory regulation support
- Problem-solving around difficult daily activities
- Support for transitions
- Ideas for building independence
- Home programming
- Coaching during real-life routines
- Helping parents recognize what works for their child and why
The goal is not just progress during therapy sessions. The goal is helping families feel more confident and supported in everyday life.
Therapy in Natural Environments
Children use skills in real places — at home, at school, on the playground, in the store, at the park, and throughout the community. Trellis OT offers therapy in natural environments so skills can be practiced where they are most meaningful.
Community-based services may include support with:
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- Playground confidence
- Bike riding
- Scootering
- Community safety
- Transitions in public spaces
- Sensory regulation in community environments
- Participation in family outings
- Motor planning in real-life settings
- Confidence with new or challenging activities
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School and Daycare Consultation
Trellis OT can provide support in school and daycare settings when appropriate. This may include observation, collaboration, and recommendations to help children participate more fully in classroom routines.
Support may focus on:
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- Handwriting
- Fine motor skills
- Classroom participation
- Sensory needs
- Transitions
- Seating and positioning
- Self-care routines
- Play and peer participation
- Teacher collaboration
- Environmental supports
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Teletherapy and Virtual Consultation
Trellis Occupational Therapy also offers teletherapy or virtual consultation for families anywhere in North Carolina. Virtual services may be helpful for parent coaching, consultation, follow-up support, home strategy planning, or collaboration with caregivers.
Parent, Teacher, and Community Workshops
Trellis OT offers educational workshops or in-service training for parent groups, schools, daycares, and community organizations.
Possible workshop topics include:
- Understanding pediatric occupational therapy
- Sensory processing and strategies for everyday routines
- Supporting regulation at home or school
- Handwriting readiness
- Fine motor development
- Building independence in self-care
- Supporting neurodivergent children
- Play-based strategies for growth
Not Sure Which Service Is the Right Fit?
Every child and family is different. If you are unsure where to begin, Trellis OT can help determine whether an evaluation, consultation, parent coaching, or ongoing therapy may be the best next step.
