Welcome to Skilled Therapy & Play
A Sensory and Play Based Pediatric Therapy Group with clinics in SAN MATEO & SAN CARLOS.
Empowering Children and Families.
Fostering Independence and Development.
Positive and Naturalistic Approach.
Increasing Confidence and Self-Esteem.
A Supportive Community.
Our Services
We provide clinic-based, home-based, and school-based Occupational Therapy and ABA/Behavior Therapy services to truly foster development and growth across multiple domains. Our therapists specialize in progressing and supporting children in their activities of daily living, gross motor, fine motor, social skills and executive function, sensory processing, self-regulation, and functional communication.
We believe:
◌ Starting With What a Child Can Do Provides a Positive Foundation
◌ Empowered Parents Create Change
◌ Children and Families Thrive When Relationships and Trust Remain at the Forefront of Therapy
◌ Self-Regulation is Essential for Skill Acquisition
◌ Each Child is Unique and Individualized Plans Yield Growth
◌ The Brain is Flexible and Adaptable and Makes New Connections Through Experiences
We’re here to help
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Skilled Therapy & Play understands the importance of carry over, a client-centered model, and empathetic care. We aim to bridge the many gaps that exist within traditional service delivery. Our approach ensures that the benefits of therapy extend beyond the treatment sessions, and integrate seamlessly into daily life. By focusing on individualized care plans and fostering strong therapeutic relationships, we address the unique needs of each child and family that we serve. Our therapists are an experienced team of professionals committed to providing a supportive and fun environment, while fostering growth and development through compassionate care.
'“All of early development-- cognitive, motor, language and communication, growth--occurs within social and emotional development, and within the context of caring relationships.” - Dr. Brazelton, M.D
Option 1
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Clinic Services
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Community Services
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In-Home Services
Option 2
Check Out Our Google Reviews and See What Families are Saying
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"....We worked with STPS for our neurodiverse child's OT and BT needs. Erin's philosophy around addressing sensory needs as the foundation for other developmental progress really resonated with us. Both the therapists that our child worked with were extremely adept at building a successful relationship with him. They worked closely with us on his goals and we had entire visibility into how they worked with him. The parent coaching sessions were incredibly useful for us as parents to build up our knowledge around how to support our child's needs. It's because of his BCBA that we learned how to advocate for our son. Erin and her team are doing such a phenomenal job with STPS and we've never once had to ask twice to enlist their help with anything -- be it additional services, changes in schedules, working with insurance etc. We had to relocate unfortunately and we dearly miss having STPS as part of our child's support team. If you're looking for a facility that puts the child first, believes in sensory regulation as a fundamental need, and is delightful to work with, this is the place for you!"
-Shar R
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"...It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Bethany- from the beginning, she explained what the individualized goals for our child were and let us know what they accomplished in the weekly sessions and how we could continue to support our child at home. Over the last year, we have noticed significant changes and improvements in the areas that our child was having challenges in. When we first started OT, our child would not speak to Bethany at all, preferring to only use body language, but over time, Bethany’s patient and positive encouragement have helped our child to overcome any reluctance in speaking and look forward to weekly sessions."
—Angie L.
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"....This is the best therapy center we found for our child. In addition to being clean and well kept, the therapist we work with is amazing. She brought out the best in our child and really bonds with kids in a manner that is supportive, non-judgemental and purely interested in helping the kids."
— Priya P.
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"....My son loves his sessions with Aimee! He has so much fun and sees it as play time, not to mention that he has created a close bond with Aimee. As a parent, I have seen a lot of growth and improvement. Aimee is also super helpful and responsive to questions outside of the sessions, which is huge. She is flexible and really listens. Overall, I can't recommend Aimee and STPS enough!"
—Rachel R.
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"….We can't recommend Erin enough. She is brilliant, intuitive, and exceptionally creative to each child's individual needs. Our son has little idea he is "working" on sensory processing, gross, fine, and visual motor skills. She quickly identified "games" to improve his working memory. Erin energetically shows up with a massive toolbox of knowledge, equipped with endless strategies to meet his treatment plan. Simply put, on session days our son looks out his window waiting for Erin's arrival. She instilled newfound confidence in our parenting skills, but most importantly in our son. He has several therapists in his life, and Erin was the one who suggested collaboration amongst providers. She is Magic!"
— Katie N.
