Gig Harbor Pediatric Occupational Therapy

My name is Megan Lesh. I am a licensed occupational therapist and owner of Gig Harbor Pediatric Occupational Therapy located in Gig Harbor, WA.

714-917-5694​
What is pediatric occupational therapy?

It is a branch of rehabilitation medicine with services provided by certified occupational therapists. The realm of pediatrics focuses more specifically on children (0-18 years), working with their families to improve their independence and skills in the everyday activities that occupy their time during their daily lives. A child’s occupations include play, self-care, sleep, education, leisure, and social participation. Occupational therapy emphasizes helping people to live their lives to the fullest, participating in the activities that bring them joy, and problem-solving ways to do the things they love despite injury or diagnosis.

Specific skills targeted in therapy:
  • Handwriting deficits
  • Fine motor delay
  • Visual motor deficits
  • Gross motor delay
  • Sensory processing difficulties
  • Executive functioning difficulties
  • Challenges with self care
  • Challenges with social participation
  • Challenges with motor planning
  • Lack of play skills
  • Challenges with social engagement
  • Picky eating
Common diagnoses seen:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Developmental Coordination Disorder
  • Developmental Delay
  • Down Syndrome
  • Epilepsy
  • Fine Motor Delays
  • High/Low muscle tone
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Torticollis/Plagiocephaly

About Me

  • Received Master of Occupational Therapy degree in 2015
  • 6 years outpatient pediatric clinic experience (2015-2022)
  • 4 years inpatient neonatal intensive care unit/pediatric unit experience (2018-2022)
  • 2 years private clinic (clinic based and aquatic therapy) experience (2019-2022)
  • I am a mother to a 3 year old and infant

Megan’s Clinic

Established June 2023

Clinic Space

A dedicated play, sensory, and tabletop space in my home
Contact me for address

Hours

Wednesday and Thursday afternoons

What you need to begin

1. Reach out to me via phone or email
2. Referral from the patient’s provider
3. A completed intake form
4. Copies of any OT evaluations performed in the last 6 months at school or other clinics

Payment

Pay through insurance: Regence, Kaiser, Premera, Cigna, Tricare
Out of pocket pay: Evaluation $260/Treatment $160
Superbills available for out of network insurance provider reimbursement

Favorite resources regularly used in sessions:

AOTA: https://www.aota.org/
Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Fun and Function: https://funandfunction.com/
Handwriting Without Tears: https://www.lwtears.com/solutions/writing/handwriting-without-tears
OT toolbox: https://www.theottoolbox.com/about-us/
OT Plan: https://otplan.com/
Pathways: https://pathways.org/
Social Thinking (Superflex/We Thinkers!/Zones of Regulation: https://www.socialthinking.com/
The Alert Program: https://alertprogram.com/
Star Institute: https://sensoryhealth.org/
Therapro: https://www.therapro.com/
Tools to Grow: https://www.toolstogrowot.com/
Ninja Life Hacks: https://www.ninjalifehacks.tv/
Podcasts: All Things Sensory

Patient and parent testimonials: