FAQ's
General Questions
1. What ages do you treat?
We provide pediatric therapy for children from birth to 21 years old, including toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults.
2. What services do you offer?
We provide pediatric occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, feeding therapy, autism support, and sensory processing therapy.
3. Do you offer bilingual services?
Yes! We provide Spanish-speaking and bilingual pediatric therapy so families feel fully supported.
4. Is your clinic inclusive and accessible?
Absolutely. Circle of Life Therapy is inclusive, wheelchair accessible, and sensory-friendly to meet the needs of all children.
5. What insurance plans do you accept?
We accept most commercial and Medicaid plans, including Tricare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare/UMR, Cook Children’s, WellPoint, Superior, Aetna PPO, Aetna Better Health, and Private Pay.
Don’t see your plan listed? Contact our team for assistance with verification.
6. Do you offer home-based therapy services?
No, we currently provide therapy in our clinic only, offering a structured, sensory-friendly setting for children to thrive.
Occupational Therapy FAQs
7. How do I know if my child needs occupational therapy?
Consider OT if your child struggles with fine motor skills, handwriting, self-care tasks, or sensory processing challenges.
8. What skills does occupational therapy improve?
OT helps with daily living skills, handwriting, fine motor coordination, independence, and managing sensory overload or sensory-seeking behaviors.
9. What age is best to start occupational therapy?
There’s no wrong time, but early intervention often leads to the best outcomes for children showing developmental delays.
Speech Therapy FAQs
10. How do I know if my child needs speech therapy?
If your child has toddler speech delay, stuttering, pronunciation challenges, or language disorders, speech therapy may help.
11. Does speech therapy help with feeding?
Yes! Pediatric speech therapists treat chewing, swallowing, picky eating, and oral motor challenges.
12. How long does speech therapy take?
Most children attend 45–60 minute sessions weekly. The number of sessions depends on your child’s goals and progress.
13. What issues does speech therapy help with?
Speech therapy supports children with toddler speech delay, stuttering therapy for children, articulation challenges, nonverbal/nonspeaking communication, AAC support, language disorders, and feeding/swallowing difficulties.
Feeding, Autism & Sensory FAQs
14. What is feeding therapy?
Feeding therapy helps children with picky eating, trouble chewing, swallowing difficulties, or oral motor delays.
15. How does therapy help children with autism?
We provide speech therapy for nonverbal/nonspeaking children, occupational therapy for daily living skills, and sensory processing support to help manage behaviors and routines.
16. What is sensory processing therapy?
Sensory therapy helps children who experience sensory overload (sensitivity to sounds and textures) or sensory-seeking behaviors (constantly seeking movement or pressure).