- Fine Motor Delays
- Gross Motor Delays
- Motor Planning Difficulties
- Visual Perceptual Delays
- Visual Motor Delays
- Handwriting Difficulties
- Sensory Processing Difficulties
Our Mission
Carrico Pediatric Therapy utilizes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to therapy. Our team of passionate and caring therapists are carefully selected and highly trained to ensure that they provide the upmost care in accordance with current research-based strategies for every child who becomes a part of our Carrico Pediatric Therapy family.
We collaborate with the important figures in the child’s life to promote generalization of skills acquired in therapy into their daily life. We take a child-centered approach, ensuring an individualized plan of care regardless of the diagnosis. We work with the child’s areas of strengths and interests to facilitate peak performance, and encourage higher levels of independence by improving their areas of deficit. We strive to provide the child and their family with tools they need to succeed.
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Occupational Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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Speech Therapy
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Feeding Therapy
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Assessments
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Consultations
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Summer Programs
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Group Programs
``TEACHING CHILDREN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.”
What is Occupational Therapy?
A pediatric occupational therapist provides intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the skills required to help children participate in meaningful activities, otherwise known as occupations. Occupations for a child can range from eating and self-care tasks, to writing and making crafts in school. For a child, play is often the most meaningful occupation. The therapist provides child-centered and research-based treatment techniques to ensure the opportunity to engage in activities that are fun and meaningful to promote optimal learning.
What is Physical Therapy?
Pediatric physical therapists specialize in developing a child’s physical ability to reach their maximum potential. They help children meet their developmental milestones and navigate their environment safely. Physical therapists evaluate a child’s strength, range of motion, muscle tone, balance, reflexes, motor planning and gross motor skills (i.e., sitting, rolling, walking, running, etc.). Then they develop a plan to help the child move safely and independently.
What is Speech Therapy?
Pediatric speech & language pathologists evaluate, promote, and treat communication challenges, both receptive and expressive. They work on delays in the following areas:
- Oral motor
- Auditory processing
- Sensory processing
- Producing speech sounds correctly
- Omitting/Distorting sounds
- Sounds with no patterns
- Trouble putting sentences together
- Stutters
- Articulation
- Social Pragmatics
- Feeding Delays
- Self-Care Delays
- Hypersensitivities
- Expressive & Receptive Language Delays
- Stuttering/Articulation Issues
- Oral Motor Delays
Occupational Therapy OT – Clinical Director Lan is originally from Texas. She moved to California many years ago to study at Whittier College. As a college student, she enjoyed teaching and working with small children and their families. She owned and operated a tutoring office her junior year of college. Lan decided that she wanted…
PT – Assistant Director Maria received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UCLA, and her Doctorate’s degree in Physical Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. Prior to becoming a Physical Therapist, she worked with young children and teenagers as a tutor/mentor, and also was a one-on-one Behavioral Therapist for 3 years. Maria is currently one of…
OT Echo was born and raised in Taiwan. She received her Bachelor ’s degree in Occupational Therapy there and had two years of clinical experience in pediatric therapy. She then attended the University of Southern California where she earned her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, in 2007. She enjoys working with children with disabilities in…
OT Megan graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.S. in Biology and received her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Loma Linda University. Her past experience includes working in special education with 3-6- year-old children. Prior to coming to work at Carrico Pediatric she worked as school based OT, servicing preschoolers through 4th graders. She…
OT – Assistant Director Melanie was a student-athlete at Chapman University where she earned her B.S. in Athletic Training. She worked at Evergreen Physical Therapy Specialists, where she gained experience with a variety of patients of all ages and ability levels. It was there that she developed a passion for working with the pediatric population.…
PT Melanie received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and German Studies at University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, and received her doctorate in Physical Therapy at University of Southern California. Prior to physical therapy, Melanie worked as a nanny for several different families with children ranging from 9-months to 8-years old. She participated in Fit…
OT Kathy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from UCI. She then attended the University of St. Augustine for her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She is excited to be a part of the Carrico Pediatric Therapy team. On her free time, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with her friends and…
PT Gisselle Escobar received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from California Baptist University in 2016. She then went on to receive her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the University of Southern California. She has clinical experience in outpatient orthopedics, inpatient, balance and vestibular, and pediatrics. She has also provided physical therapy services…
PT Valerie received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and her Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health from Azusa Pacific University. During physical therapy school, she loved her clinical rotation working with children at the Adventist Health Play to Learn Center in Glendale, CA. She has also always enjoyed working with children through church and camp activities. The…
PT My name is Jasmin, and I enjoy moonlight strolls on the beach, red roses by the armful, and participation dances. Just kidding! I’m not a fan of any of those things (except the participation dances…I do a mean Floss). More seriously, my family and friends would describe me as easy-going, compassionate, a good listener, the “Baby…
OT Chrisel received her MS Occupational Therapy degree from West Coast University. She obtained her BS Public Health degree from Cal State Los Angeles with a Health Education Specialist certification. She is passionate about family empowerment and involvement in treatment as a therapist working at Carrico Pediatric Therapy Inc. She loves spending time with her parents,…
OT Jackie received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton. She fell in love with occupational therapy during an internship when she got to see first hand how simple adaptations can simplify activities of daily living and impact people’s lives to make them more successful. She then attended the University of St. Augustine for her…
COTA Keenya received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California State University, San Marcos. She fell in love with occupational therapy after completing an internship at a pediatric clinic and went on to pursue a career in OT. Keenya graduated at the top of her class as Valedictorian and plans on continuing her…
OT Amber received her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Dominican University of California. Her past experiences include tutoring elementary aged children and volunteering at summer camps for children with special needs. Prior to working at Carrico Pediatric she worked at a pediatric private practice clinic. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking,…
OT Kali received her B.S. from Montana State University in Cell Biology and Neuroscience specializing in Biomedical Sciences. It was during her time pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering that she became interested in the medical field and switched her degree to pursue occupational therapy. She completed her Master of Science from University of…
Carrico is one of the best clinics in the San Gabriel Valley! My daughter received PT from Melanie (wonderful therapist) and OT from the other Melanie (wonderful therapist). We have had a great experience at Carrico. Both our Mels (therapists) listen to our concerns for our daughter and they focus on her goals. Within months my daughter has shown so much improvement and has actually graduated from PT. Both Mels put in so much hard work with each of the kiddos they work with. They also have great communication and parent relationships. I am a busy mom and would need to reschedule sessions and Carrico has always been able to accommodate our schedule! Excellent services from Carrico! Ps. Lan the owner is spectacular!
This facility is AMAZING!! We have been working with Megan for about a year for my sons sensory issues and she has completely changed our life! Megan is not only a great occupational therapist for my son, but she always takes the time to answer any questions I have and always gives us great suggestions for what we can be doing at home as well. If you are looking for a facility that is going to take the time to connect with you and do everything they possibly can to make significant improvements in your child, this is the place for you! These women are truly heaven sent, my family and I are extremely grateful for them!
Having a child with special needs has given our family the opportunity to come across a lot of specialists who work with our daughter’s developmental delays. Although most of the ones we have come across have been ‘good’, Lan, the owner of Carrico Pediatric Therapy, has been a godsend for our daughter. Lan is passionate about her work and takes the time to stay up to date on new therapies. She’s great with kids and incredibly patient. Highly recommend this OT if your child is in need of one!
Maria is the head Physical Therapist at Carrico Therapy and is the best. She is able to assess quickly as well as develop a treatment plan for your child. My child has been going there for months. When he first started going he could barely sit up on his own, now he is walking independently and refining skills for him to access the playground equipment safety before he is dismissed. Maria is flexible, understanding, helpful, kind, professional, and most of all caring. I tried other PTs (for insurance reasons) and always left those appointments feels extremely grateful for Maria. She is amazing and really knows what she is doing and will help your child. I really appreciate that she uses the entire time of the session to focus on the goals and making it fun and entertaining my LO. He doesn’t even know he is working and getting strong.
The OTs at Carrico are amazing!!! Very professional and attentive with my child. I love how helpful they are when I have a question (?s) relating to sensory based issues, etc. Since starting at Carrico I have seen amazing growth from my daughter and she LOVES OT time. Highly recommended!!!!!