Kathryn Dunn, OT
Community SubscriberMy name is Kathryn and I'm a pediatric occupational therapist with 15 years of experience. I specialize in visual perceptual, fine motor, sensory integration, executive functioning and life skill development for students with a variety of needs, including students with Dysgraphia. I have a private office space in Berkeley and provide private pay services to pediatric clients in the East Bay. Now also providing specialized CBIT (comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics) for children with Tourette/Tic disorders!
5 stars for Kathryn Dunn's occupational therapy services provided to my daughter, who has PDA/ASD and interoception challenges. My daughter enjoys the sessions, trusts Kathryn, and looks forward to spending time with her. Kathryn's ability to create a safe and nurturing environment has fostered a positive therapeutic relationship. We've had some great success with independence in her routines and expressing herself. Kathryn has gone above and beyond-- finding cutting edge resources and learning new approaches to help my daughter. She uses evidenced based interventions when possible, which I appreciate as a physician. Her professionalism and dedication have been instrumental in building this connection, and we are grateful for her support and guidance.
My grandson worked with Kathryn 2021-2022 the summer before and during first grade. He was referred for dysgraphia and emotional regulation. I can't recommend Kathryn enough. For the first couple of months she worked in our backyard with him and I could see how skillful and patient she is. My grandson had explosive anger at the time and particularly when he couldn't do something. Kathryn encouraged him to try hard things and manage the explosive feelings he had about failing or losing. Kathryn found ways to keep him working and engaged and feeling good about his progress. She provided detailed strategies for his classroom teachers to help him succeed in the classroom and problem solved multiple difficult behaviors he had at home. Kathryn made learning things that were hard fun and my grandson remembers his time with her fondly.
We've been seeing Kathryn for a number of months as she helps our son with sensory processing issues, in particular, around food. I have to say, it's a huge relief to have such a skilled, dedicated ally to my son. And she's truly that - an ally and a partner. She's knowledgable, dedicated and creative with her approach. She seems to really like kids and is good at relating to them. She's relentlessly positive and supportive. With some of these issues with our son, trying to help him feels like wandering around an unfamiliar room blindfolded. It's such a relief (it's worth saying twice!) to have her in our corner. And she celebrates his progress every step of the way.
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