The work we do is often complex, meaningful, and demanding.
Now more than ever, we need space to pause—to reflect on how that work is impacting us, and how we want to move forward within it.

Occupational therapy is meaningful work—but it can also be emotionally demanding, ethically complex, and isolating.
In the rush of productivity demands and endless paperwork, there’s rarely time to pause and process what we carry. In addition, many of us work in isolation, without other coworkers that we can talk to about specific concerns that might be related to our professional practice. We also sometimes just need a safe space that offers an objective perspective or a place to process situations, circumstances or cases that we find hard to put into words or discuss with coworkers.

Reflective practice gives us that space.

Grounded in evidence and aligned with our core professional values, reflective practice supports:

• Clinical reasoning and decision-making

• Emotional regulation and burnout prevention

• Greater alignment between values and action

• Ethical clarity and confidence in complex systems

“Taking time to reflect doesn’t take away from your work—it deepens it.” —reflective wisdom spoken in many coaching circles.

✨ What I Offer

🐝 Reflect & Rebalance: A Virtual Reflective Practice Group

A 4-month small group experience for those occupational therapists or COTAs who work in pediatric settings.
Meets monthly via Zoom, with optional two 30 min 1:1 check-ins over the course of the cohort time period (September-January. (Additional offerings for other disciplines is in the works)

I’m offering several reflective practice group times this fall. Please complete the interest form to indicate your preferred days/times so that I can hold a spot for you. Deadline for interest form submission is August 22nd in order to secure a spot. Groups will be formed based on participant interest to ensure the best fit. Once we have a group confirmed, I’ll follow up with next steps and payment information by August 25th. Payment deadline will then be September 2nd, 2025. I will do my best to match you to your preferred date/times. If that is not possible, I will reach out to you and share with you what closest options are available.

Fall/Winter 2025-26 Cohort (Sept–Jan, skip Dec)—Deadline for interest form registration completion is August 22, 2025
🧠 60-minute sessions, once a month (4 total)
💬 Optional two 30-minute private check-ins over the course of the cohort time period.
🎨 Includes mindfulness, journaling, or art-based prompts to support a better regulated nervous system
👥 Confidential and capped at 8 participants per cohort group
📄 Certificate of participation provided (may count toward PDUs/NBCOT)

Introductory pricing

• Full Package (group + check-ins): $200

• Group-Only Option: $180

• Bring-a-Colleague Discount available

🧰 Custom Reflective Support for Teams & Organizations

I also offer:

• Team-based reflective sessions (virtually or onsite if in Sacramento or surrounding areas)

• Supportive facilitation for clinical groups or peer supervision teams

• 1:1 reflective coaching for therapists and leaders navigating burnout

These sessions are:

• Grounded in OT values and trauma-informed principles

• Tailored to your team’s needs and context

• Designed to foster connection, insight, and sustainability

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🔒 A Safe & Supportive Space

All sessions are grounded in confidentiality, consent, and psychological safety.
Participants agree to uphold shared agreements to create a space that feels welcoming, inclusive, and trustworthy.

🎓 Professional Development Credit

I provide a certificate of participation with hours noted for your records.

If you're seeking support from a supervisor or workplace to attend during work hours, contact me for a sample justification email.

Why I Offer Reflective Practice for Therapists

A grounded space to come back to yourself—and the work that matters.

I’ve been a pediatric occupational therapist for over 20 years, working across a variety of settings and systems. For the past 8 years, I’ve taken a deep dive into coaching-based practices in early intervention and participated in both monthly team-based and individual reflective practice sessions. These experiences have changed the way I view our work—and the way I care for myself within it.

Through these years, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for just how complex and layered our roles can be. As OTs, we rarely work in isolation. We engage with families, interdisciplinary teams, and organizational systems. We often hold space not just for one child—but for a network of relationships, cultural practices, and systemic challenges. All while navigating the structures, expectations, and pressures of our own workplace environments.

Sometimes, just finding your footing in the midst of all of that is a challenge in itself.

In 2024, I made the decision to step away from my job and ask myself what I wanted this next chapter of my work to feel like. What would bring me meaning and purpose? What would help me feel connected, not just productive? One answer was this: creating grounded spaces for other therapists to reflect, reconnect, and be in community in a more authentic, supportive way.

I started the Pediatric Occupational Therapists Facebook group years ago because I saw how important it was to bring therapists together. Now, I’m excited to bring that spirit into a more focused and relational space—through small reflective practice cohorts designed specifically for therapists who are ready to step out of survival mode and into something more sustainable.

Over and over, I’ve heard therapists describe the disconnection, fatigue, and pressure they experience in their day-to-day work. We care deeply about helping others find balance, yet so often we deny ourselves the same. That’s where reflective practice comes in.

Reflective practice groups offer more than a place to vent—they create a container for perspective, clarity, connection, and shared problem-solving. Even if the issue discussed isn’t your own, simply being in community with others who understand the complexity of this work can lighten the load. It can also feel so rewarding to lighten the load for another therapist. Our ability to “tend and befriend” can support our nervous system regulation as well.

This fall, I invite you to join a small group of peers for monthly sessions focused on care—for yourself and your work. You’ll be thoughtfully placed in a cohort with others in similar practice areas when possible, and we’ll create a safe, grounded space to reflect, regulate, and remember why this work matters to you.

This is a form of professional development that nourishes you, too.

Come try it. I truly believe you won’t regret it.

✨ Ready to join us?

If this speaks to you—if you’re feeling the need for pause, perspective, and connection with others who understand the heart of this work—I would love to welcome you into one of this year’s reflective practice cohorts.

You can fill out the registration form below, and I’ll be in touch with next steps for payment. I’ll do my best to match you with a small group of peers in a similar practice area, and you’re always welcome to reach out if you have questions.

Let’s create a space that supports the part of you that gives so much to others.

Please note that the deadline for submission of the interest form to secure your spot is August 22, 2025, with a cohort start date in the first half of September, depending on your day/time preferences. You will receive a email following the submission of the interest form sharing next steps.

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