Meet Stephanie
I am an occupational therapist shaped by early beginnings, complex bodies, and the deep belief that development unfolds best when children feel safe, supported, and sensorially understood. My work is grounded in neurodevelopment, sensory processing, and feeding, and informed by nearly two decades of practice across neonatal care, early intervention, pediatrics, rehabilitation, academia, and equine-assisted therapy.
About Inner Bloom Therapy
What brings families to Inner Bloom is rarely just one concern, and sensory processing and regulation are often a central thread. Feeding difficulties, regulation challenges, sensory sensitivities, and developmental delays often coexist, layered within a child’s nervous system, feeling of safety and their relationships. My role is to understand those layers—to observe and listen closely to the body, the brain, and the family dynamic—and to support growth from the inside out.
Why Inner Bloom
Inner Bloom Therapy reflects the culmination of my experiences—as a clinician, educator, mentor, and lifelong student of development. It is a space intentionally designed for the earliest years, where regulation comes before performance, where feeding is understood as relational and sensory, and where therapy is gentle, thoughtful, and deeply informed. Families who work with me often say they feel heard, supported, and understood. My hope is to offer a place where children and caregivers can slow down, build trust, and grow with confidence—together.
Our work is rooted in gentle, whole-child and whole-family care that looks beyond symptoms to understand how the body, brain, and relationships are working together. Families are central partners in the process, and sessions are guided by attunement, co-regulation, and respect for each individual’s rhythm of growth and healing.
Our Principles
A Foundation of Neurodevelopment & Feeding
Much of my clinical foundation was built in hospital and medical settings, including years as a Certified Neonatal Therapist and feeding therapist in Level III and IV NICUs and interdisciplinary feeding programs. I also hold an advanced certification in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), which guides how I assess movement, posture, tone, and functional development in infants and young children with medical complexity.
Working alongside physicians, nurses, therapists, and families, I support infants with complex needs through feeding, positioning, sensory regulation, and early development. These experiences shaped my approach today—recognizing that feeding, regulation, and development are deeply connected through nervous system organization, motor coordination, sensory processing, and the parent–child relationship.
Early Intervention, Families & Relationship-Centered Care
Across home-based early intervention, private practice, and pediatric therapy settings, my work has consistently centered on infants and young children and the adults who care for them, with a strong emphasis on identifying and supporting sensory processing differences. I have supported families navigating feeding challenges, sensory differences, trauma, prematurity, genetic conditions, neurological injuries, and developmental delays.
I work within the parent–child dyad, emphasizing co-regulation, education, and collaboration. Families are not passive recipients of therapy; they are essential partners. Therapy is most effective when it feels respectful, empowering, and integrated into everyday life.
An Integrated, Somatic Perspective
Over time, my practice expanded beyond traditional models to include somatic and body-based approaches that support regulation at a deeper level. Training in craniosacral therapy, neurovascular integration, infant massage, listening-based therapies, somatic and mind–body approaches allows me to address the subtle but powerful ways the nervous system and body influence feeding, sensory processing, and emotional regulation.
I also bring a strong appreciation for movement, posture, and functional organization through my background in exercise physiology, neurodevelopmental therapy, and biomechanics. Whether working with an infant learning to feed or a child learning to navigate their sensory world, I look at how the whole system is working together.
Teaching, Leadership, and Mentorship
In addition to clinical practice, I have served as an adjunct professor in occupational therapy and rehabilitation science programs, teaching developmental theory, occupation science, and participating in pediatric research focused on family routines and healthy habits. I have mentored students, new graduates, and practicing therapists, and have led program development, staff supervision, and interdisciplinary teams.
