{"url":"/cheviot-hills/helping-little-eaters","provider":{"id":"helping-little-eaters","name":"Helping Little Eaters","kind":"organization","about":"Helping Little Eaters is the private practice of Debra Rabin, a pediatric occupational therapist with more than thirty years of experience in schools, Infant-Toddler Programs, NICU and acute care hospitals, and family homes. She has been in private practice for more than 15 years, working mainly with children in the Early Intervention population who have eating and feeding challenges. She serves the West Los Angeles area, including West Hollywood and La Brea, and is also available by telehealth. She is on the Lanterman Regional Center vendor list for occupational therapy.","website":"https://www.helpinglittleeaters.com/","phone":"(424) 261-5330","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Pediatric occupational therapist","Vendored with Lanterman Regional Center","California Board of Occupational Therapy Advanced Practice Certification in Swallowing","Certificate in Lactation Education and Consultation, UCLA"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"1474 S. Canfield Ave.","unit":null,"city":"cheviot-hills","zip":"90035","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.38936,34.05312],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"feeding-therapy","type":"health","name":"Pediatric feeding therapy (occupational therapy)","summary":"Occupational therapy for children with eating and feeding difficulties, by a pediatric OT serving West Los Angeles and by telehealth.","description":"Feeding therapy delivered by pediatric occupational therapist Debra Rabin, who has focused for more than 15 years of private practice on children in the Early Intervention population with eating and feeding challenges. Care begins with a thorough evaluation of the child's medical and feeding history, oral motor and sensory skills, family and mealtime situation. Treatment takes a whole-child approach and involves parents as active team members. Techniques named on the site include the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol, Marsha Dunn Klein's Get Permission approach, RMT and Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility. The practice covers oral motor and medical feeding problems, mealtime planning, transitioning to table food, picky eaters versus problem feeders, and mealtime battles. Serves the West Los Angeles area including West Hollywood and La Brea, and telehealth is available. Regional center funding is possible through Lanterman vendorization.","categories":["feeding-therapy","occupational-therapy","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"hybrid","health":{"specialties":["Pediatric feeding therapy","Oral motor and medical feeding problems","Mealtime planning","Transition to table food","Early intervention occupational therapy"],"practitioners":["Debra Rabin, pediatric occupational therapist"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["feeding","sensory-processing"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"telehealth":true,"assessment":true,"feel":"A one-therapist pediatric OT practice that treats feeding as a whole-child and whole-family matter and teaches parents an individualized approach.","topics":["parent-training","early-intervention","oral-motor","picky-eating","vendored-lanterman","west-la"],"goals":["independence"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.helpinglittleeaters.com/","name":"Lanterman Regional Center vendor list (Network of Care), October 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}