PEDIATRIC SPEECH,
PHYSICAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY


OCCUPATIONAL therapy





Pediatric Occupational Therapy facilitates the development of all ages - newborn to teens through the power of play to further develop your child's cognitive, motor, social, sensory processing, and emotional regulation skills. At CFTS, our passionate and enthusiastic therapists thrive on this play-driven and family centered care to instill confidence and independence in every day tasks now and into their adulthood.



Skills we work on





Eating / Feeding



Our skilled Occupational Therapists work to provide the necessary oral motor, fine motor, and sensory processing skills required for your child eat various foods and textures, as well as feed themselves independently.



Motor skills



Through the power of PLAY, our CFTS Occupational Therapists aim to promote age-appropriate fine and gross motor skills to increase your child's independence in skills such as dressing, self-feeding with utensils, riding a scooter, and more!



Dressing



At CFTS, our board certified OTs aim to promote skills in dressing such as manipulating fasteners, crossing midline, postural control, and more!



Attention



Whether it is following multi-step directions, filtering background noise, or working on a non-preferred task...our OTs work to create opportunities and educate our patients and families on the appropriate strategies to increase your child's attention in various settings - classrooms, school, and more.



Play



Most people's first thought of "Occupational Therapy" is related to a job...and they're correct! A child's main job at their age is to PLAY! At CFTS our OTs are professionals at playing and creating functional play opportunities that are meaningful to not only your child, but you as caregivers and parents as well!



sensory processing



Through play oriented therapy sessions our Occupational Therapists will expose your child to sensory stimulation in a structured and repetitive way resulting in them being able to process and react to sensations more efficiently. This includes sensations such as visual, tactile (touch), smell, auditory (hear), vestibular (balance), and proprioceptive (movement).



meet our people



Brian - Lead OTR
Longwood



Brian graduated from the University of St. Augustine. Brian is passionate with writing, self regulation, self care activities and more. Brian's favorite therapy game is Pop the Pig. In his down time he enjoys going to the Orlando City games, UCF football games, golfing and spending time with his family. Fun fact: Brian previously played professional indoor soccer. Brian would love to travel to England to attend a soccer match.



Mario - COTA
Longwood and Orange City



Mario graduated from Keiser University. Mario wants families to know that carryover is a big key to success! Mario likes to make crafts in therapy to make therapy FUN! In his down time he likes to spend time with family, play sports, attending sporting events, theme parks and anything outdoors. A fun fact about Mario is that he currently has 5 animals with his daughter wanting to add a snake and his fiance' wanting chickens.



Amanda - COTA
Longwood



Amanda graduated from Advent Health University. Amanda enjoys working on fine motor, sensory, ADL's and more. She feels repetition, practice and patience is the key for consistency and success. Amanda enjoys her down time, going to the beach, cooking/baking new recipes. Fun fact: Amanda enjoys the sky and water elements and has gone sky-diving and scuba-diving. Amanda also helps out with our social media.



Yvonne - COTA
Orange City



Yvonne graduated from Keiser university. Yvonne likes putting the "FUN" in Functional in everyday therapy. Yvonne enjoys using balloon badminton, Melissa & Doug toys and getting creative in therapy when working on therapy goals. Yvonne loves to play frisbee, ride bikes, spend time at the beach, dance and eat out. Fun fact: Yvonne has visited 46 of our 50 states and loves to ride roller coasters.



Crystal - OTR
Orange City



Crystal graduated from Misericordia University in 2001. She has been at CFTS since 2025. In sessions she enjoys working on visual motor integration, fine motor skills, and reflex integration. Some of her favorite toys are a munchy ball that kids can feed and also word wall quizzes. She urges parents to practice, practice, practice - it will make a huge difference! In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, taking walks and reading.



Denise - COTA
Longwood



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Kristy -OTR
Orange City and Longwood



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Lindsay - OTR
Longwood



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Rachel - COTA
Orange City



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Wendy - OTR
Orange City



Wendy graduated from the University of Florida in 1984 and has been with CFTS since 2025. In sessions she enjoys watching her patients grow and develop new skills. One of her favorite toys in session is a Plus Plus - it is great for fine motor skills and is a creative outlet. She wants parents to know that it's okay to be a kid again with your kid! Get on the floor and play!


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