True North Therapy

09/19/2024

I am always amazed at the work our occupational therapy team accomplishes at UWC! Occupational therapy is SO versatile!

07/19/2024

06/19/2024

Our speech therapy and occupational therapy room is all set up! 💜 True North Therapy

05/05/2024

Introducing Michelle Jones, Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant! We love having her as part of our UWC team.

From Michelle:

I grew up in Rolla, MO. Helping children feel valued and loved has always been a passion of mine. After high school, I went to college knowing that I wanted to specialize in helping children in some way. Upon entering the Occupational Therapy Assistant program through St Charles Community College, I knew working in pediatrics was a perfect fit. After graduating I became a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant working in Salem, MO at the State School. After 2 years of that, I then began working in many local schools surrounding the Rolla area, including the Rolla School District. I have worked as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant for 13 years. I have also worked with children, doing swimming lessons for 6+ years in Rolla, MO. Teaching children to swim is such fun. It’s so rewarding to help children find another environment that they can learn to move their bodies in and feel successful in while having fun. It teaches them a unique type of confidence that a person can’t learn on land.

In my personal time, I have been blessed with a little girl that keeps me on my toes. She helps me recognize the blessings of every moment. And making the moments of life really count. She is my joy.

04/29/2024

01/30/2024

Five years ago…

My son, age 2, couldn’t take a bite of a cracker. All foods had to be cut up into tiny bites to avoid choking. His medications, sensory challenges, oral motor dysfunction, and fine motor challenges made feeding progress very difficult.

We had one provider with minimal availability come to our home for a few feeding lessons before leaving the area for more opportunities. The lessons were great and very helpful.

Another provider thirty miles away was highly recommended, but had no openings and wasn’t adding any more clients to the waitlist. That provider was very kind and gave some helpful tips over the phone.

We ended up driving to St. Louis for an evaluation with their therapy team, but couldn’t afford the time off work and travel expense even if insurance covered it (which was always a fight despite his medical necessity).

By God’s grace our son continued to make progress and we learned all we could to help him.

I prayed for a place locally that my son could go for all the therapies he needed. What I didn’t know was that God would use me to make that place a reality.

Today we held our first therapy visit with our amazing occupational therapist. A patient was able to access care that didn’t exist in our area five years ago.

God is faithful. He made sure Jack had what he needed, and he’s using our experience to provide for other families. Sometimes our prayers aren’t answered exactly how we want them to be, but God’s plans are greater than we can ever dream.

True North Therapy thank you so much for joining us on this adventure!

Photo:
Jack, age 2
Working on feeding with Mama at home

💜Angie

01/23/2024

We are scheduling initial occupational therapy evaluations! Evaluations are required to enroll in therapeutic services.

Click here to enroll:
https://uniquelywiredllc.com/enroll-now-1

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01/23/2024

We are offering new services! Visit our website www.uniquelywiredllc.com to learn more and enroll your child today. Contact angie@uniquelywiredllc.com or call 573-426-4264 with any questions!

01/23/2024

Now available at UWC! Private pediatric Occupational Therapy services with True North Therapy. Benefits of private pay therapy include:
-lower waitlist time for services
-more personalized care and treatment plans
-amount of treatment time & goals are guided by parent & provider, not the insurance company

Visit www.uniquelywiredllc.com/enroll-now-1 to enroll today! Select Occupational Therapy for desired service. Call 573-426-4264 or email angie@uniquelywiredllc.com if you have any questions.

01/23/2024

Introducing Rachel McDaniel Thompson, OTR/L! Rachel has experience in outpatient pediatric clinics, early intervention with Missouri First Steps, school based OT, inpatient OT, and acute rehab. Specialties include neurodevelopmental rehab, feeding therapy, reflex integration, Hippotherapy, and sensory integration.

We are currently scheduling initial evaluations for occupational therapy services with Rachel. An evaluation is required in order to enroll in therapeutic services. Click here to enroll: https://uniquelywiredllc.com/enroll-now-1

01/23/2024

Introducing Natalia!
Natalia has 4 years of experience working in pediatric Occupational Therapy. In addition to the school-based experience Natalia has embraced the challenges and opportunities working on a PRN basis at a hospital. The dynamic environment provides her with exposure to a diverse range of patients, allowing her to apply skills across various medical conditions and settings.

Natalia has experience working with children with special needs including developmental delays, ADHD, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, autism, sensory processing disorders, and more. She prefers using a holistic, child/led and play-based approach to her sessions. She truly believes that collaboration between the child, the therapist, and the child’s caregiver is key for success.
When Natalia is not working she enjoys playing sports with her family, reading, listening to podcasts, food and coffee, and most activities outdoors.

01/23/2024

There are several important differences between school-based and outpatient therapies! Check it out below ⬇️