About us
#Individualized #Familyfocused #Parentrecommended
Our mission is to empower you to create a lifestyle that is functional, practical, and meaningful for your neurodivergent child.
Gandhi Murugappan,
Founder
From Gandhi, Pediatric OT and the founder of IPT
The Story Behind Integrated Pediatric Therapy
As an occupational therapist since 2010, I’ve had the honor to work with many kids and families in schools, homes, and private practice. In that time, children and their families have taught me so much about what’s helpful — and what’s not.
Here’s what I’ve learned along the way about what doesn’t work.
✖️Therapy that doesn’t take into account the needs and preferences of the whole family.
For instance, it doesn’t make sense to work on eating with a fork if your family uses chopsticks.
✖️Therapy where parents aren’t actively involved.
Sessions should help parents understand and support their child(ren).
✖️Failing to connect skills or therapy sessions to problems in real life.
Life improves in the long term when sessions get connected to real life.
✖️Trying to change the core characteristics of a child.
Let’s focus on building mutual understanding and finding adaptations that honor each child’s preferences or personality.
That’s why In 2017, I launched Integrated Pediatric Therapy as a way to offer more of what’s most helpful to kids and their families.
Putting Deep Thought Into Everything We Do
OUR APPROACH TO PEDIATRIC THERAPY
Connect the Dots
When a child is struggling in an area, we assess and address the whole picture by connecting practical problems to underlying motor, sensory, and thinking skills. By combining sensory solutions with everyday skills, we’re hitting all the elements needed to make a difference.
Affirm & Build on Strengths
Our approach is neurodiversity, strengths-based, and culturally thoughtful. This means we make goals and find positive solutions that build on a child’s personality, needs, preferences, and interests.
Parent Collaboration
Hearing from and empowering parents provides the foundation for our work with kids. Parents are active participants in our sessions where we talk about strategies, work out a plan, and offer child-specific ideas or you to try at home.
Think Big Picture
Kids aren’t going to be in therapy forever even if they have a lifelong disability, so let’s work on what matters in the big picture. That’s why we empower parents, teach problem-solving, and create a lifestyle that’s going to make a difference long after you leave our care.
Your Sneak Peek Inside the Beautiful IPT Clinic, Pleasanton, CA
Our fully equipped clinic includes private rooms and a sensory gym.
Our clinic space is intentionally designed with calming colors to help kids focus on the important work of therapy. It’s the perfect place for your child to move, explore, and develop life skills.
Integrated Pediatric Therapy Team Values
Always learning – We’re always learning and evolving more to better help families. More importantly, we’re always learning in connection with each kid and family.
Connection and trust – Relationship is at the core of all we do and we carve out time to make it happen. We’re dedicated to listening, smiling, and respecting everyone we meet. And when parents and kids feel more connected to each other — that’s our favorite kind of win.
Empower others – We think beyond the time we’re with clients to what they need in the big picture. This means offering resources and developing problem-solving skills so each family can take action according to what’s important to them.
Family-centered – We’re not just working for the child, we’re working for the whole family. We create a collaborative experience that values, involves, and supports the whole family.
Inner purpose – There is value in doing what brings you joy and satisfaction. We love our work and it shines through in all we do. More importantly, we strive to help families find more joy and fulfillment in their daily lives too.
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Meet our Team of Occupational Therapists
Gandhi Murugappan, OTR/L
As a therapist and fellow mom, I know parenting a child with extra needs can be challenging. And no matter how big the challenges are, I see what’s possible for you and your child — and I’m here to help you see that possibility too.
I’ve been a pediatric OT since 2010 and I founded Integrated Pediatric Therapy in 2017. Now I love mentoring my team while continuing to provide compassionate and thoughtful care that has been the foundation of IPT since day one.
Drawing from my background in both home and school settings, I love coming up with big-picture solutions that connect the dots between home, life, and school without adding overwhelm. It gives me so much joy to help kids, moms, and all family members build skills, routines, and mutual understanding that change daily life for the whole family.
Professional Highlights
- Benbow’s training in using the Neuro Kinesthetic approach to improve handwriting in children.
- Advanced certification in the treatment of sensory processing disorder from the University of Southern California.
- Advanced certification in administering the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT).
- Certified in treating children with feeding disorders and oral-motor problems.
- 9 years of experience in providing school evaluations including IEP and IEE.
My Fun Side
When I’m not wearing my OT hat, I enjoy reading fictions, gardening, hiking, cooking, and spending time with my husband and two little daughters.
Jamie McGill, OTR/L
I’m dedicated to delivering therapy that above all, honors what is meaningful to the child and their family. My personal journey of living with sensory processing differences ignited my passion for specializing in neurodiversity, early childhood development, mental health, and sensory integration.
My career as an occupational therapist began in 2015 and I’ve had the opportunity to work with families in schools, private practice, and in homes. I enjoy providing neurodiversity-affirming care that’s focused on strengths, relationships, and safety. When I work with families, you’ll see lots of collaboration and me placing emphasis on helping children feel safe and seen in their learning environments and community.
Professional Highlights
- Master’s degree in occupational therapy from West Coast University.
- 10 years working as a Respiratory Therapist in hospitals.
- Additional training in trauma-informed care, autism, sensory processing
My Fun Side
I enjoy spending time with my family, cultural dancing and singing — and all things outdoors in nature.
Richard del Rosario, OTR/L,c/ASI
Richard is a senior clinician who brings his expertise in pediatrics providing creative and compassionate care to toddlers, children, adolescents and their families for over 15 years. He is certified in Ayres Sensory Integration from the Collaborative Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI). He has advanced training , certification and acuity in Floortime-DIR, SOS Feeding Approach, and Reflex Integration. He has experience in a variety of clinical environments and is passionate about helping kids to love learning in their own unique ways as unique individuals. Finally, he has extensive experience in navigating crucial leadership roles that involve advanced clinical mentorship as a Senior OT director and clinical supervisor.
Richard graduated with a clinical proficiency award from the University of the Philippines- Manila with Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy and a master equivalency through University of Arizona in Tucson prior to immigrating to the US.
He is a dog lover and he loves to spend time working out, hiking, and enjoying boba drinks during his down time.
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