Our Sensory Based Consulting Service with Jessica Presnell aims to empower families to understand and embrace our unique sensory profiles, with personalized strategies that foster confidence, regulation and harmony in daily life.

With over 10 years of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist, Jessica specializes in helping families navigate sensory processing challenges that impact their life at home, school and beyond. Jessica is dedicated to understanding each child’s unique sensory needs and empowering each individual and their family to identify and implement effective regulation strategies to help them thrive in all areas of life.

Occupational Therapy
Benefits of Sensory-Based Consulting
  • Helping families understand sensory processing and the value of understanding each individual’s unique sensory profile.
  • Collaborating to develop strategies, recommendations, and adjustments that support regulation and co-regulation for individuals and their families.
  • Working together to design systems and routines that address the needs of every member within the family or community setting.
  • Identifying strategies to encourage a child’s independence and active participation in daily activities.
  • Offering guidance on when additional services may be needed to support the child’s needs.
Services offered through Sensory-Based Consulting

1:1 Virtual Consulting Sessions
Topics covered include (but are not limited to):

  • Creation of morning and evening routines
  • Development of systems to encourage smooth transitions
  • Supporting regulation on the go
  • Identifying systems to support the conflicting sensory profiles within the household
  • Understanding and implementing strategies to achieve co-regulation
  • Crafting a sensory room at home
  • Design systems that encourage a child’s independence in daily routines
  • Establishing sensory supports for a variety of community environments and experiences

School Observation including report of recommendations

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