SERVICES

Individual (1:1) Occupational Therapy

• Offered to individual clients within one’s home and community

• Assistance improving independence with self-care (activities of daily living) and other life skills including home-making tasks, meal preparation and grocery shopping

• Development of adaptive solutions or devices to improve independence in daily life activities

• Home safety evaluation and intervention

Individual (1:1) Recreational Therapy

• Offered to individual clients within one’s home and community

• Use of therapeutic leisure activities to enhance quality of life and self-esteem

• Assistance improving independence with leisure skills, providing adaptations as needed

Contractual Occupational Therapy Services

• Offered to healthcare facilities and organizations

• Frequency tailored to the needs of your organization

• Specialized consultation and or therapy sessions for specific cases (i.e.: individuals who have both cognitive and visual impairments)

Recreational Therapy consultation

• Offered to recreational therapy and activities departments within healthcare facilities

• Analysis of services and assistance in developing programming for individuals with cognitive and visual impairments

The Enrichment Project® is a therapeutic animal-assisted activities program which promotes progress toward personalized therapy goals through the process of designing and creating enrichment projects for rescued animals. Enrichment is an integral part of animal care used by zoos, aquariums and sanctuaries. Enrichment activities and objects are designed to provide animals with ways to use their cognitive and physical skills, encourage species appropriate behaviors and present choices for environmental exploration.

Participants engage in several program components including developing project ideas, shopping for supplies, building the projects and visiting an animal care facility to provide enrichment sessions for the animals. The process of developing, building and sharing the projects promotes positive self-esteem and socialization. The program approach is also individually tailored to address each participants’ unique needs and therapy goals often involving cognition, motor skills and community re-integration.

Participants are motivated to work on activities that are challenging during sessions and value the opportunity to give back to others who have also endured traumatic experiences and injuries. One participant expressed that “the animals are like me because they have been through a lot”. Another participant shared that he felt it was “very caring for us to see the dolphins and other fish especially because they were also injured where they lived.”

The nature of The Enrichment Project® allows participants to work toward their goals, while empowering them to be able to help others with whom they share common ground, even in the most unexpected ways.

A portion of proceeds from the project are donated to the animal care facility toward enrichment and other animal care needs in furtherance of their mission.

We welcome collaboration with animal care facilities! If you are interested in becoming an Enrichment Project community partner please contact us!

Community partners:

• Clearwater Marine Aquarium

ABOUT US

REACH Therapy Solutions, LLC was founded in 2017 to provide creative, client-centered occupational therapy services and recreational therapy consultation for individuals who have neurological, cognitive, visual and mental health challenges.

Mara Rosen, OTD, OTR/L, CTRS is a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist and Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. Over the past 17 years, Mara has worked with individuals with neurological conditions and injuries, visual impairments and mental health diagnoses across a variety of settings. In 2007, Mara earned a Bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and began her career as a recreational therapist working with individuals with traumatic and acquired brain injuries. During this experience, Mara became interested in occupational therapy. She discovered her passion for providing therapy “beyond the box”, developing innovative solutions to problems and creating adaptive devices and strategies to improve her patients’ independence. In 2016, Mara earned a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) from Nova Southeastern University and currently practices in the Tampa Bay area.

CONTACT US

You may also e-mail us at mara@reachtherapysolutions.com or call us at (847) 477-5514