Pediatric Therapies
Pediatric Therapies
Occupational Therapy
Our team of occupational therapists are focused on helping children strengthen their fine motor, visual motor and sensory processing skills so that they are able to participate in their daily tasks. Occupational Therapists may treat children for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons may include, but are not limited to sensory processing challenges, developmental delays, picky eating, oral motor delays, congenital disorders (i.e., Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy), developmental disorders (i.e., Autism Spectrum Disorder) and feeding issues.
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapists work with your child to promote independence and facilitate motor development. Physical Therapists address strength, range of motion, endurance, body alignment, coordination, balance, positioning, posture, motor planning and sensory integration. We focus on interventions addressed to gain new motor skills such as rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, running and jumping. Physical Therapists can help children with many issues, including delays in developmental milestones, genetic disorders, muscle weaknesses, poor coordination or motor planning, nerve or muscle conditions, or recovery from injury.
Feeding Therapy*
Our feeding clinic aims to help your child establish a positive relationship with food and mealtimes. We strive to help children experiencing various feeding challenges from sensory sensitivities and picky eating behaviors, to oral motor difficulties. We are a team of Speech-Language Pathologists and Child Development Specialists who have received training on the feeding intervention of Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS).
If your child presents with any of the following, they may benefit from feeding therapy:
- Diet limited to a restricted number of foods
- Food aversions due to texture or sensory issues
- Gagging or choking on food
- Slow or poor weight gain
- Taking longer than 30 minutes to eat a meal
- Throwing food
- Refusing to eat
*At this time, Compass Center, Inc. Nipomo Office’s Speech and Feeding programs are private-pay only and do not accept or work with any insurance plans. We are considered an out-of-network provider, and our services are often covered by out-of-network benefits. We recommend that you contact your insurance company before starting services to learn how much your particular plan will reimburse you. An itemized superbill that includes all necessary information, including diagnostic and treatment codes, is available upon request.
Speech-Language Therapy
We work with children who have a wide-range of communication delays and disorders. These disorders include speech (articulation, fluency, and voice), language (understanding and/or using language), social (interpersonal relationships, reciprocal conversations, and perspective taking), and cognitive (problem solving, paying attention, and organizing thoughts).
Our Locations
Nipomo Office
671 W. Tefft Street, Suite 14, Nipomo, CA 93444
Santa Clarita Valley Office
22800 Lyons Avenue, Suite 110, Newhall, CA 91321
Ontario Office
3350 Shelby Street, Suite 200, Ontario, CA 91764
Redwood City Office
303 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 600 - 6158, Redwood City, CA 94065
Arcadia Office
65 North First Avenue, Suite 202C, Arcadia, CA 91006