Once upon a time…
Kate had a vision. The job that she craved did not exist, so she created a new one that met her needs. Over 20 years later, AboutPlay strives to meet the ever changing needs of the community.
Kate began AboutPlay therapy in 2003. The job that she craved for did not exist, so she decided to start something that honored her values of creating loving spaces of transformation for children and families. Kate had 3 children shortly after this, and was able to work flexible hours based on her family’s needs.
In 2011, Kate joined with Lauren Foster, MS, CCC-SLP of Early Insights, a speech therapist focusing on nutrition and holistic therapy. Together, they opened Healthy Foundations in Decatur, where AboutPlay and Early Insights, shared a space.
In 2014, Kate moved AboutPlay therapy into Grant Park in order to be closer to her own family, and to serve a community that did not have as many therapy resources.
Kate had the opportunity to create a sensory gym that she had always dreamed about.
In 2015, Kate began pulling together a dynamic team of therapists and assistants who use holistic and intuitive practices to help grow AboutPlay and create a wonderful community to help serve families.
Kate moved the practice again in 2023 to it’s current space, in the beautiful new Halidom building just south of East Atlanta village. Kate and her team strive to give the community loving, skilled, and creative solutions to issues that families are encountering. AboutPlay withholds and supports the tenants of diversity, equity, and inclusion. All are welcome.
A compassionate and dynamic team of occupational therapists
AboutPlay therapy is a compassionate and dynamic team of occupational therapists who are sensitive to the needs of the children and families that they serve. The therapists provide holistic services that focus on creating a nurturing, loving, and grounded therapeutic environment to help facilitate a more stable nervous system for the child as a base for greater function in all areas. These areas include physical skills such as balance, coordination, and bilateral integration, emotional regulation from improved sensory modulation, and fine or small motor skills such as manipulation, handwriting, and visual skills.
Tools for self-regulation
The therapists also work on giving children tools for self-regulation and self-advocacy. They strongly believe in nutrition as a base of all well being, knowing that even small steps can make a big impact. They take into consideration the specific needs of the child and family, and create a plan for goals and services. They enjoy working closely with families and believe that this facilitates greater growth and connection in the therapeutic process. AboutPlay therapists also enjoy collaborating with teachers, other therapists, doctors, nutritionists, and any other people involved in the child’s care.
Who we work with
They have worked with many children over the years, including, but not limited to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Learning Differences (LDs), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Cerebral Palsy (CP), premature birth, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Spina Bifida, hypotonia/hypertonia/mixed muscle tone, Microcephaly and Macrocephaly, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), as well as many children without diagnoses.
Kate has the very unique and invaluable ability to know what it is exactly that her clients need every time she sees them. Our son’s sessions with her (which he cherishes) had an almost immediate positive impact and we see the benefits of their work together daily. We are incredibly fortunate to have her as part of our “team!”
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