“helping you & your little one reach your full potential”
Empowered Occupational Therapy is a mobile pediatric private practice providing occupational therapy services to help children and their families in achieving child development and infant/toddler feeding success in Fargo, West Fargo North Dakota and surrounding areas as we virtually to the entire state of ND.
Neurodiversity Affirming
Client and Family Centered
Holistic
Play Based
Child Led
Why Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy focuses on the
things a person wants and needs to do in their daily life. Occupational Therapists take a functional, observational, and holistic look at those activities and determine what exactly the underlying cause is that is keeping you from performing those activities. From there our skilled occupational therapists are able to help your child develop or regain those skills through therapeutic and meaningful approaches.
For littles an occupation includes play, sleep, feeding, regulation, dressing, movement, social participation, school engagement and so much more.
Occupational Therapists are skilled in looking at all areas of one's life (sensory, social, environment, physical, values, spiritual, supports, abilities) in order to increase one's participation in daily activities.
Empowered Occupational Therapy believes in a family centered, individualized, and holistic approach to care. We pride ourselves in empowering families throughout their journey. We are here to support you in helping your little one grow to their full potential. We know just how important it is to have someone to listen, support, and encourage you and your family during this time.
SERVICES
Infant & Toddler development, play, etc.
Infant breast & bottle feeding
Infant & Toddler feeding support
Sensory processing and regulation
Activities of daily living
In home
Daycare/school
Virtual
We provide services to the Fargo, West Fargo ND area, teletherapy to the entire state of North Dakota.
School contracting to schools and districts across the nation.
Infant & Child Development
We provide a neurodiversity affirming and play based therapeutic approaches to help children participate in play, routines, and reach their milestones to be successful in daily life.
Some reasons your child may benefit from OT services:
- Delayed milestones
- Decreased social participation
- Sensory processing difficulties
- Emotional Regulation/coregulation
- Sleep difficulties
- Difficulties enjoying tummy time
- Retained reflexes
- Decreased fine or gross motor skills
- Decreased visual motor skills/coordination
- Decreased play skills/abilities
- Potty Training
- diagnosis of: Torticollis, Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, CP, developmental delay
Infant Breast & Bottle Feeding
As a Certified Breast Feeding Specialist and pediatric Occupational Therapist we have a unique skill set to work with infants with oral motor and sensory difficulties that may impact breast and bottle feeding.
We provide prenatal and postpartum consultations.
Some reasons you may benefit from Lactation support:
- Want to learn how to start breastfeeding
- Oral motor difficulties
- Tongue ties (TOTs)
- Positioning
- Difficulty latching
- Painful latch
- Low weight gain
- Bottle refusal
- Weaning
- Physical Impairments, postural/body asymmetries
- Low tone/high tone
- Infant diagnosis of: Premature, Torticollis, Down Syndrome, CP, developmental delay, retained reflexes
Infant/Toddler Feeding Support
Need support for infant feeding? Our team is here to help guide you through this process. Our goal is to help you feel confident in reading your baby’s cues and readiness to feed and transition through textures and solids.
Reasons your child may benefit from feeding therapy:
- Picky eater/food refusal/food preferences
- Gagging/choking
- Oral motor difficulties
- Not using utensils
- Pocketing of food
- Swallowing foods whole or minimal chewing
- Sucking food rather than biting
- Spitting out food
- Difficulites with straw or open cup
- Difficulity transitioning to solids
- Oral aversions/sensitivities
- Tongue tie (TOTs)
- Diagnosis of: Torticollis, Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, CP, developmental delay
School Contracting
At Empowered Occupational Therapy we understand the importance of providing high quality and individlized occupational therapy services in the school setting. We provide short or long term services to districts and schools across ND, MA, RI, and CA.
Play groups!
We love collaborating with our community and making a bigger impact! We provide a variety of play groups for children ages 0-5 years. These groups are designed to promote social engagement, development, and empowerment! All levels and abilities are welcome!
Click this link to check out our
current groups: https://calendly.com/empoweredot
Process:
- Reach out via email - empoweredoccupationaltherapy@gmail.com
or fill out this form.
2. Empowered Occupational Therapy will reach out to make sure we are a good fit and schedule initial evaluation.
3. Treatment sessions to follow.
For further questions please reach out over email.
Meet the Therapist
Sara Gregoire M.S., OTR/L CBS
My name is Sara Gregoire, founder of Empowered Occupational Therapy LLC. I graduated from the University of North Dakota with my Master's in Occupational Therapy. With experience in pediatrics throughout the school system, outpatient setting, and early intervention I have worked with a variety of children and diagnosis. Over the years, I have gained a love for working with littles and helping them grow in their gross motor, fine motor, play skills, and daily activities. I have enjoyed building a connection with families and helping them advocate for their child to be successful throughout their homes, schools, and communities. Additionally, I have gained extra certifications in maternal mental health and lactation to be able to further support new and current mamas in their feeding journeys.
Trainings and Certifications
Empowered Occupational Therapy is in network with frequently used insurances of North Dakota. Please see a list below.
Payment can be done by cash, check, or card (including HSA and FSA cards). If out of network and/or private pay plans and we would be happy to provide you with a superbill to submit for reimbursement from your insurance.
Evaluation
An initial virtual evaluation consists of reviewing, identifying functional issues, observation, assessment and creating a treatment plan with the caregiver to address concerns and develop client focused goals. Evaluations last from 1.5-2 hours based on needs. Family will be given a comprehensive written report of function, observation, and assessment scores.
Treatment
Treatment sessions are lasting up to 1 hour. This is any follow up appointment after completion of initial evaluation to continue to reach goals and provide intervention, education, and support.
We take frequently used insurances of North Dakota!
ND Medicaid
Sanford Insurance of ND
BCBS of ND
Contact us
empoweredoccupationaltherapy
@gmail.com
218-779-3633
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