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Hi!
My name is Natalie. I live in Stowe, Vermont with my husband and two young boys.

Pediatric occupational therapy is my main profession, but I am also a mother, author, piano teacher, parent consultant, and parent coach. My career started with a degree in piano performance and pedagogy. Throughout my education, I became fascinated with working with injured musicians and so I pursued an additional degree in occupational therapy with a specialty in hand therapy. During that time, I realized I wanted to work with children, and so after receiving my occupational therapy degree, I moved to Boulder, Colorado to join a multi-disciplinary practice for children with dyslexia and learning disabilities. At the same time, I started my own piano practice called Occupational Piano where I taught piano to neurodivergent children. From there, I pursued additional education in neurochemisty, sensory processing, regulation, and sensory integration. Enthralled with the foundation of sensory processing and changing brain processing, I started an OT practice called The OT Collective that served children who struggled with regulation and sensory processing. I created a team of three pediatric OTs and a cohort of experts, including a pediatric dentist, functional medicine doctor, nutritionist, play therapist, and chiropractor.

By 2018, I had two little boys. During the pandemic, our family moved from Colorado to my hometown in Vermont. From that time until 2022, I focused on parenting, supporting my oldest neurodivergent child, and transitioning from the public school system to homeschooling. I focused on creating online resources for parents who have neurodivergent children.

Around this time, I had developed several autoimmune conditions and was suffering from postpartum anxiety and depression. Inadvertently searching for answers, I became involved in the human development world, which shifted my views on humanity, my sense of self, and my health. With this new knowledge and practice, in 2023 I became a ‘human developer’ with Hey U Human and incorporated this emotional release and support work in my practice with parents.

At the beginning of 2023, I re-established my OT practice in Vermont with a new appreciation for parenting a neurodivergent child, advocating as a parent, and the benefits of knowing first-hand about sensory processing and sensory integration.

This newest endeavor is called Life Unboxed OT and I am so proud of it. This business encompasses everything I have learned as a parent and therapist. I feel confident that it will support and help parents, caregivers, and their children in a holistic and foundational way.

And so, that is my story.
To be continued.