Holistic Infant & Pediatric Therapy

  • Infant Feeding 0-12 months

    • breast/bottle feeding

    • transition to solids

    • airway focused

    • tongue/lip ties

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  • Infant Development 0-6 months

    • tummy time struggles

    • motor development

    • fussy babies

    • body tension

    • asymmetries

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  • Toddlers, Kids and Beyond

    • picky eating & mealtime struggles

    • reflexes & sensory processing

    • regulation/anxiety

    • sibling dynamics

    • parent coaching

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Hassle Free. No doctor referral or health insurance required.

Collaborating and celebrating with you every step of the way to support your goals, while respecting the choices that work best for your family.

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About Carmen

Equipping families with Roots to Thrive.

Carmen is a passionate pediatric occupational therapist, dedicated to helping families thrive. With hundreds of hours in postdoctoral continuing education and mentorship in infant oral motor development, infant feeding, child development, and sensory integration, Carmen is dedicated to providing high quality, individualized, evidence-based, and comprehensive care to families. She has specialized training in tethered oral tissues, infant & child feeding therapy, primitive reflexes, therapeutic listening programs and more.

With a focus on early childhood wellness and function, Carmen views children as capable, loved, social beings and prioritizes providing family-centered and relationship-focused care to make therapy empowering and engaging for all. She also believes in the transformative powers of play, movement, and connection, integrating them into her model to promote optimal development, health, and well-being.

Providing in home and community OT services throughout San Diego.

Email
csmith@littlerootsot.com

Phone
(619)-304-5817

 

What families are saying

  • I wish I knew about services like this for my daughter, who also struggled with breastfeeding. We're so much more relaxed and are amazed that the activities and suggestions you have given us have improved (baby)'s latch and he is overall a much calmer, happier baby. Thank you!

    Parent

  • We've been diligently doing all the activities you showed us and (baby) rolled over for the first time yesterday! Thank you for giving us the 'tools' we need to help him reach this milestone.

    Parents

  • Thank you for taking (child) under your wings, and showing him the 'ropes of possibilities' with OT. I remember him returning from his first session looking like he discovered a long-lost part of himself. He felt so refreshed. You always had a way of perceptively guiding (child) along to places he needed to explore at just the right moment. Thank you for the bite-sized steps in a positive, healing direction.

    Mother

  • Carmen provides (child) a very safe space to just be herself and work on the things she knows are hard. She doesn't have to hold it all together like in a school setting. She has bought into the tasks, and trusts Carmen. It's a gift!

    Parent

  • Thank you SO much for your thoughtful points and insights! We find them very helpful. I can't tell you how much it helps us. They're capable kids and just need a supportive environment and healthy guidance.

    Mother

  • (Child) climbed the rock wall at the playground yesterday! Hand and foot power was in full force! He couldn't do that before. Thank you so much for everything.

    Mother

  • I wanted to express my gratitude for all of your support and care. You have been amazing! We appreciate your expertise and encouragement in our fostering journey with (child). Thanks for your flexibility, kindness, and patience along the way. (child) has enjoyed working with you so much. Your guidance has been invaluable. Thank you for everything!

    Parent

  • Carmen is very knowledgeable - my wife and I always ask her for ways to help our son. She goes above and beyond, with emails, book suggestions, and activities to help him. We look to her for guidance and support. She has hit the mark and surpassed our expectations.

    Father

  • (Child) has been in OT for a long time and had several therapists over the years. Ms. Carmen is the 1st one that he genuinely enjoys seeing. Her 'real world' approach with him is invaluable. He's opening up to new experiences, becoming more willing to try new things, even if they seem scary to him and that is in part to her approach in reinforcing his feelings and getting him to understand that it's OK to feel that way, but teaching him ways to feel safe and expand his boundaries. We love Ms. Carmen!

    Mother

  • We appreciate Carmen's kind, warm, calm, demeanor. She shows genuine interest and care in the children she works with. She is incredibly patient and intuitive. She checks in just to see how (Child) is doing during the week and provides us with helpful tips and ideas that we can work on at home. She adjusts therapy when she recognizes his changing needs. Carmen has been a great partner and support to our family as we navigate the many challenges of foster parenting a child with trauma and sensory needs.

    Parent

All children deserve to feel good in their bodies to feed, sleep, play, connect, move and function optimally.