Therapy Place 4 Kids (TP4K)

Pediatric occupational, speech and physical therapy

Up to age 21

Family-owned Santa Monica clinic offering occupational therapy, speech therapy and physical therapy with child-centered, play-based plans built around each child's strengths, interests and developmental needs. OT covers handwriting, fine motor skills, sensory processing, executive functioning, daily living skills and feeding; speech covers receptive and expressive language, articulation, social communication and speech-generating devices; PT covers strength, balance, coordination and motor planning. It primarily serves infants, toddlers and school-aged children. Sessions are 45 minutes of therapy in a 60-minute slot, with the last 15 minutes for parent education. Care is mainly in the clinic, with limited school visits and teletherapy when appropriate. In-network with Blue Shield of California and most UCLA Medical Group HMO plans, contracted with Westside Regional Center's Early Intervention program; superbills for other plans.

• Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Physical therapy, Feeding skills, Sensory processing, Handwriting and fine motor skills and Augmentative communication
• Caroline Fournier, MOT, OTR/L, SWC, Cheyanne G. Mietchen, OTD, OTR/L, CAS, Emily Minkow, MS, CCC-SLP, MT-BC, Alessandra Velasquez, OTD, OTR/L, CBS and Lauren Frails, PT, DPT
• Open Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 8am–6pm; Fri 8am–5pm; Sat 8am–2pm
• Insurance: HMO plans; Regional center funded: vendored with a California regional center; Out of network: a superbill for reimbursement
• Where care happens: At the clinic or office; At the child’s school or daycare
• Telehealth or video visits: yes

• Activities: Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Physical therapy, Feeding therapy and Early intervention