Occ-u-Therapy with Shaleen Barrett, OTR/L

Hello Everyone �,

I am excited and proud to announce the start-up of my own Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy Private Practice. I began my occupational therapy career at a deaf school during the first week of state shut downs from covid. I work diligently with a team of compassionate therapist ranging from speech therapist, audiologist, psychologist, social workers, American Sign Language Coache

s, low-vision specialist, etc.. Utilizing the skills I have observed and studied with my coworkers; I am eager to create a safe, comfortable, open and inspiring practice which will aid the sensory needs in the eastern portion of Connecticut. I am completely an intensive sensory based training inspired by Jean Ayers, the founder of the “Sensorimotor” Framework for occupational therapist. I have numerous years of experience working along side children with different diagnosis with duel diagnosis pertaining to a sensory integration/processing disorder. I have over ten years experience with communicating through the use of American Sign Language. In addition, I have had the opportunity to sit down and sign with a plethora of deaf-identifying individual to capture a glimpse into their diagnosis’s, language, culture and issues surrounding sensory issues. While attending my graduate program, I researched the Gross Motor/ Fine Motor impacts of occupational therapy with deaf or hard of hearing children. I then, had the opportunity to continue my research through my work at the deaf school. I am excited for the next few years and even the next few months.