Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy
Kelly Wetherbee, OTR/L, SWC, DMI, Board-certified
Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy is a neurorehabilitative clinic which meets families and kids where they're at, utilizing a high focus on social emotional needs and a multi-modal holistic approach to help children gain motor skills. Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy provides the ultimate, cutting edge technology and available modalities to help your child in an environment that is soothing to the senses- on purpose. Consider this your "couture-style" neurorehabilitation.
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Kelly has been a Board-certified Occupational Therapist for over 20 years, starting her career at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and continuing on to private practice over the years. Specialty areas include DMI (Dynamic Movement Intervention) practitioner (1 of 30 therapists trained worldwide at this level of DMI), neurorehabilitation, pediatric development, whole body vibration (WBV), sensory processing, fine motor skills, feeding and swallowing, and the VitalStim modality certification.
She is a proud mama to two amazing humans and lots with paws and claws. She practices mindfulness, gratitude, and a high focus on spontaneity and fun in her off time and she enjoys crafting, gardening, baking, and playing
Alicia earned her Masters in Physical Therapy from California State University, Northridge in 2012. Alicia has worked exclusively in the pediatric setting for approximately 15 years. She has extensive experience working in both an outpatient pediatric setting and in the early intervention home-based setting. Alicia currently holds her Intro Level C certification in Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) which rates her one of the highest certified DMI specialists in California. Alicia brings expertise in whole body vibration (WBV), electrical stimulation, therasuit/universal exercise unit, neurodevelopmental techniques, and orthotic recommendation.
Alicia lives with her partner, three cats and two dogs. Having grown up in the Mount Shasta, California area, she enjoys escaping to the mountains to hike and ski when possible. When home, she enjoys going to concerts, cooking and reading.
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Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy- Provides a specialized and individualized approach to each child. Primary interventions include Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI). Additional modalities available and in conjunction with DMI, include Theratogs, TASES electrical muscle stimulation, WBV whole body vibration technology (Hypervibe), kinesiotaping, sensorimotor strategies, feeding and swallowing.
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As a clinician in the field of pediatrics for many years, becoming an Intermediate practitioner of the DMI family has brought my practice to the ‘next level’. The functional outcomes for families, and the ability to see neuroplastic changes during the therapy session make it an unmatched pediatric therapy intervention.
DMI is a specialized therapeutic technique to treat children with motor delay by improving automatic postural responses and promoting great progress towards developmental milestones. This comprehensive intervention incorporates current research on neurorehabilitation, technologies, and methodologies. DMI stimulates neuroplasticity to facilitate new neuronal connections and development of motor milestones.
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As a clinician in the field of pediatrics for many years, becoming an Intermediate practitioner of the DMI family has brought Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy to the ‘next level’. The functional outcomes for families, and the ability to see neuroplastic changes during the therapy session make it an unmatched pediatric therapy intervention.
DMI is a specialized therapeutic technique to treat children with motor delay by improving automatic postural responses and promoting great progress towards developmental milestones. This comprehensive intervention incorporates current research on neurorehabilitation, technologies, and methodologies. DMI stimulates neuroplasticity to facilitate new neuronal connections and development of motor milestones.
At Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy
Did you see that!?
Trexo Road Show Stops in Los Angeles
Sunday, October 15, Trexo Robotics visited Wetherbee Pediatric Therapy for the second stop on their Trexo Road Show. Kelly and Alicia were joined by Manmeet Maggu, CEO and Co-Founder/Co-Creator of Trexo and Cory Schneider, a physical therapist and Customer Success Manager. Check out our friend Kenny and his family on ABC LA.
What Parents Are Saying
Gracie
“I’ve always appreciated the loving professionalism that Kelly has carried throughout the entire time she’s worked with my daughter. She is constantly growing as a therapist, motivated by having all the tools possible to bring back to kids like my daughter. Aside from the incredible progress, she has been a part of for my daughter, her experience has supported me as a new parent to a child with cerebral palsy and other medical complexities.”
Britni
Avery
“We cannot say enough great things about Kelly! Our daughter is doing things that the doctors said she never would and it’s all because of her! Kelly has been life changing for us and we would not be where we are without her. Kelly goes above and beyond for her clients and we look forward to every session with her!”
Connie
Wesley
“Words can’t express how thankful we are that we met Kelly. From day one she has always given us hope, confidence and excitement about our son’s progress and skills. Prior to our first intensive we were working on head and trunk control, and we left with just that, as well as the ability to weight bare through his legs! Our second intensive we left with sitting independently for a minute and STANDING against the wall for a few seconds! Besides the advancements in gross motor skills we have seen huge improvements with social emotional skills and language skills. We love miss Kelly and can’t wait to get back there for more!”
Sam C
Mia
“Kelly has been working with Mia practically since she was born and for that we are truly lucky! Kelly has built such a beautiful relationship with Mia through her attention, thoughtfulness and caring demeanor. She is constantly creating new goals for Mia, and working with her to meet and surpass those goals. Kelly introduced us to DMI and it has been life changing. With DMI, we have all seen how quickly, sometimes it seems like overnight, Mia has mastered her goals. Kelly has taken Mia through every stage of baby and toddlerhood from turning, rolling, sitting, sit to stand, stand to sit and so on- and with each stage she took her time to explain the hows and whys of what she was working on. Through DMI, Mia has mastered how to crawl, walk, run, step on stairs, and balance all in less than a year. Kelly’s attentiveness shows, in the way she cares for her patients, the way she explains what she does as she’s working so parents can understand, and how she’s continually working on ways to push her patients. We highly recommend Kelly’s DMI therapy!”
Stephanie
Liam
“Finding a therapist who connects well with your child isn’t always the easiest, but we are fortunate to have found Kelly! She’s knowledgeable, passionate, and shows our son a lot of patience and care. We can’t thank Kelly enough for helping Liam achieve the motor skills he has today, and look forward to more gains!”
Linda
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