Movement with Meaning

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Movement with Meaning

I specialize in reflex integration, sensory integration, and social-emotional interventions. I also provide social skills classes in-person and via telehealth.

Neurodivergent Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Emotional Regulation | Sensory Integration | Reflex Integration | PDA & Neuroaffirming | Sibling sessions & Parent Coaching Pediatric Occupational Therapy services for children ages 1-21 with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety, Downs Syndrome, Learning Disorders, and Developmental Delays. Therapy is provided at We Rock The Spectrum (WRTS) in Largo and Brandon and via telehealth. Therapy is highly individualized for your child and family’s needs

Find out more: http://movementwithmeaningtampa.com/

Email me, message or call me to set up an appointment. Info@movementwithmeaningtampa.com
813-448-2858

08/24/2025

✏️ Back-to-school for parents of Autistic and ADHD kids isn’t just packing backpacks and picking pencils and planners. It’s transitions, big emotions, and sensory overload.

5 ways to make it feel easier:

1. Lower after-school demands.
Less structure + more help with “easy” tasks = fewer meltdowns. (Have boundaries, but let go of the stuff that doesn’t matter as much).

2. Use predictable routines.
Same snack, same spot, same downtime. Predictability = safety (calm) for the nervous system.

3. Allow for sensory input.
Movement, music, fidgets, stimming, deep pressure — kids regulate through their senses.

4. Expect big feelings.
Plan for connection over correction.

5. Build in more time for transitions.
Things take longer than you think (especially the first month).

💙 Want more support? Join the free DEN Parenting Community (link in comments).

Or step into our DEN Coaching Group — 8 weeks of back-to-school support starting Sept 23rd.

What to expect:
👉🏼 Weekly Zoom calls
👉🏼 Private messaging to ask all your back to school Qs in a judgement-free zone
👉🏼 Tools to navigate meltdowns, transitions, and sensory support for ADHD & Autistic kids

⬇️ Link to join in the comments! (The algorithm does not push out posts with external links) 🙃

07/25/2025

🗣️Community Shout-Out - from the bottom of my heart I want to wish We Rock the Spectrum - Clearwater a happy 10-year anniversary!🥳

We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym isn't just a space— it's been a home.🏡

It's a place where kids are accepted exactly as they are, and families find belonging.

🌱It's also where Movement With Meaning first took root.

Ten years ago, I started growing my OT private practice inside these walls— where so many memories have been made and lives have changed.

The support from the owners and the staff is genuine and compassionate and over the years, they've become like family. 🫶🏼

Thank you We Rock for creating such a wonderful space for neurodivergent families and for creating an inclusive space that celebrates every child.

🥰 Here's to 10 years of community, connection, and play! 🤸🏻‍♀️

‼️If you're local to the area, head to their Resource Fair tomorrow (7/26) & check out all of the local inclusive and neurodivergent & family friendly resources within our community!

🥰 If you feel called to - Leave a shout out in the comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️ to show your support for We Rock and all inclusive communities

We NEED more inclusive communities!! 💙🙌🏼🌎

07/23/2025

👀Want to know what it's like to work with me? Here's what a client had to share about our work together.🤝

🤩I am passionate about not only helping your child in a 1:1 OT session, but l'm passionate about coaching parents, teachers, therapists, and siblings that also interact with the child who needs 1:1 occupational therapy.

🤔Why? Because the child's social, emotional and physical skills don't develop in isolation, they develop when the child & their support system feels like they have tools they understand how to use in daily life to make sustainable changes.

💞The beauty of the model I’ve mindfully developed and refined over the last 15 years?

It’s highly individualized to you, your child’s needs, and your family and we can accomplish this in person and virtually. 💫

07/04/2025

💙Two things are true: You can celebrate the good in life and mourn the loss of independence and life for others. 💔👨🏼‍🦯🤱🏿👩‍🦽‍➡️🏳️‍🌈

So I’m saying the quiet part out loud today: Independence Day is a weird holiday this year.

❤️ If this resonates, know you’re not alone and drop any form of a 🫶🏼🫶🏾🫶🏿 in the comments to show your support. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

06/22/2025

💙Did you know?💥When processing grief (or other big emotions) there are 3 powerful self healing tools you can lean into:

1️⃣ Art / creative expression
2️⃣ Movement
3️⃣ Play

🔑 The key is to make the activity internally motivating to truly regulate the nervous system and feel grounded again.

This is something OTs have been teaching since the 1900’s (or as my kids like to tell me “the olden days” 😂)

Remember, there is no timeline for grief - it is not linear, and a part of it will always be there.

But we can transform it so it doesn’t feel so debilitating.

So on Friday last week, when I was in sessions with kids, I painted this alongside them. For you, Booney. 💙💙💙

✍️ PS ….I am going to be documenting more strategies for grief and big emotions to regulate the nervous system in upcoming posts - these are tools that I am currently using and that I teach others.

If you’d like to follow along for ways to emotionally regulate during challenging life moments from an expert who’s been teaching emotional regulation to parents, teachers, therapists and kids for the past 15 years, I warmly welcome you to follow along. These are tools everyone deserves to have access to.

➡️➡️➡️ If you know someone who would benefit from learning these tools, I invite you to share this page with them. 💙

06/20/2025

While this has been an exciting time of launching Develop Educate Nurture - DEN I have been standing alongside one of my families and greiving a deep loss behind the scenes.

One family member said to me, “I don’t know how we’re going to get through this.” As we hugged. I had a hard time speaking it was so emotional. All I could squeak out was “together.”

In honor of one of my clients who lost their son too soon. 💔 Miss you Booney. I hope you’re watching lots of Bluey.

If you’re still reading, will you light up the comments with blue hearts 💙💙💙 for the family and their son?

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+18134482858

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http://movementwithmeaningtampa.com/, https://linktr.ee/vanessafoxot

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Occupational Therapy (OT) services for children ages 0-21 with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Brain injuries, and Developmental Delays in the Tampa Bay Area. The treatment approaches I specialize in are: reflex integration, sensory integration, and developmental skills. Individual and Group Sessions are held at: at We Rock the Spectrum (WRTS) in Largo, or We Rock the Spectrum (WRTS) in Brandon, FL.

Address for Clearwater location: 12505 Starkey Rd, Largo, FL 33773

Address for Brandon location: 1076 E Brandon Blvd #102, Brandon, FL 33511 Phone: 813-448-2858.

Website: http://movementwithmeaningtampa.com/