{"url":"/torrance/kids-in-motion-pediatric-therapy","provider":{"id":"kids-in-motion-pediatric-therapy","name":"Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapy","kind":"organization","about":"Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapy (registered as Kids in Motion Physical Therapy, Inc.) is a pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapy practice in Torrance, led by Marcie Rhee, DPT. Its center is designed like an indoor playground or children's fitness center, and its treatment programs involve the child's caregivers in therapy. It is a certified nonpublic agency with the California Department of Education, and is vendored with Harbor Regional Center and South Central Los Angeles Regional Center.","website":"https://www.mykidsinmotion.com/","phone":"(310) 371-8555","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["CDE-certified nonpublic agency","Vendored with Harbor Regional Center","Vendored with South Central Los Angeles Regional Center"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"3460 Torrance Blvd","unit":"Suite 100","city":"torrance","zip":"90503","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.34619,33.837504],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"pediatric-therapy","type":"health","name":"Pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapy","summary":"Play-based physical, occupational and speech therapy for children at a Torrance clinic, with school-based services for local districts under IEPs.","description":"Physical, occupational and speech therapy for children in a Torrance gym-style clinic that resembles an indoor playground, with therapy built around play and caregiver participation. PT serves developmental delays, torticollis and other orthopedic impairments, genetic disorders, and neuromuscular conditions. Speech-language pathologists treat autism-related communication needs, receptive and expressive language delay, articulation, stuttering, voice disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, hearing-loss-related impairments and pragmatic language. OT covers sensory processing, arousal regulation, motor planning, handwriting, self-care and oral motor/feeding. Starts with an individualized evaluation. Funded through Harbor and South Central LA regional centers; as a CDE certified nonpublic agency it provides IEP PT services to Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lawndale, El Segundo, Wiseburn and Palos Verdes districts, and virtual or clinic OT, speech and PT for Blue Ridge Academy and Compass Charter School. A billing chart is posted on the site.","categories":["physical-therapy","occupational-therapy","speech-therapy","feeding-therapy","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Pediatric physical therapy","Occupational therapy","Speech-language therapy","Feeding and oral motor therapy","School-based therapy"],"practitioners":["Marcie Rhee, DPT PCS","Sara Mcmillan, PT DPT PCS","Allison Palaniuk, MA CCC-SLP","Melissa Shiotsu, MA CCC-SLP","Erin Burkett, MS CCC-SLP","Emily Freiters, OTR/L","Mariel Laguitan, OTD MOT OTR/L","Ellen Overby, MOT OTR/L"],"npi":"1033356597"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","autism","speech-language","sensory-processing","feeding","hearing","cerebral-palsy","medically-complex"],"delivery":["clinic","school"],"insurance":["regional-center","school-district"],"telehealth":true,"assessment":true,"feel":"A bright, gym-style pediatric therapy center where therapy is framed as play and parents take part in sessions.","topics":["play-based","parent-participation","school-based-therapy","iep-services","vendored-harbor","vendored-sclarc","nonpublic-agency","apraxia","stuttering","torticollis"],"groupSize":["one-on-one"],"methods":["play-based"],"goals":["social","independence","life-skills"]}},{"id":"ot","type":"health","name":"Pediatric occupational therapy","summary":"Play-based occupational therapy for children at a Torrance therapy center, also offering physical and speech therapy, funded through Harbor Regional Center.","description":"Play-based occupational therapy in a gym-style clinic in Torrance, where therapists help children function better physically, emotionally, academically and socially in daily activities. Treatment options include regulation of arousal levels, sensory processing, motor planning, hand-eye coordination, handwriting, self-care skills, balance, muscle strengthening and oral motor and feeding work. Each treatment plan is based on the child's individual needs, and caregivers take part in sessions. Evaluations are designed to be low-stress and enjoyable for the child. The practice is vendored with Harbor Regional Center and is a CDE-certified nonpublic agency, providing school-based OT virtually or at the clinic for Blue Ridge Academy and Compass Charter School. Physical and speech therapy are offered at the same center.","categories":["occupational-therapy","speech-therapy","physical-therapy","feeding-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Occupational therapy","Sensory processing","Oral motor and feeding","Handwriting","Motor planning","Self-care skills","Physical therapy","Speech therapy"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["sensory-processing","feeding","developmental-delay","autism","speech-language","hearing","cerebral-palsy","medically-complex"],"delivery":["clinic","school"],"insurance":["regional-center","school-district"],"telehealth":true,"assessment":true,"parents":"watch","feel":"A play-oriented therapy gym, similar to an indoor playground, where caregivers take part in sessions.","topics":["parent-participation","play-based","vendored-harbor","physical-therapy","speech-therapy","school-based-therapy","nonpublic-agency","iep-support","apraxia","stuttering","handwriting","torticollis"],"groupSize":["one-on-one"],"methods":["play-based"],"goals":["independence","life-skills","social"]},"source":{"url":"https://www.mykidsinmotion.com/","name":"Harbor Regional Center service provider resource list, September 2025","fetched":"2026-10-12"}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.mykidsinmotion.com/","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}