Pediatric occupational therapy in Canoga Park, built on purposeful play

We do. We visit homes in Canoga Park. Video sessions are possible too, and a family can switch back to home visits, or over to video, whenever it suits.

School is possible too. Public and private campuses count, and so do preschools and daycares. Before anything happens, you sign a consent, and the school gives its okay. Then our team sets a time with the school staff and looks at the room to be sure it works for OT.

Hart Street Elementary, on Hart Street, serves kindergarten to grade 5. Canoga Park Middle, on Elkwood Street, serves grades 6 to 8. A school visit at either one would begin the same way.

Canoga Park parents can also ask to have the evaluation in an office. Today, that means a Townsgate Road office in Westlake Village, private and secure. Then, on December 1, 2026, our clinic opens at 2535 Townsgate Road; it has 8 treatment rooms. An OT evaluation held at the clinic can also use its soft play area, a full 1,000 square feet.

Hand skills, balance, getting dressed and eating, and the way a child takes in sound, touch, and movement. Calming big feelings and getting through hard transitions are part of it as well.

A pencil held in a fist, scissors that won't cooperate, buttons that take forever: handwriting and fine motor therapy covers all three. When everyday sounds or textures feel like too much, or never enough, sensory integration therapy may suit a child. Skills that are slow to show up are the job of developmental delay therapy. As for feeding therapy, OT or speech can lead it; the evaluation decides.

There is parent coaching in every plan, so the work can carry on at dinner, at bath time, and on the walk to the car.

Rachel Yashouafar, MA, OTR/L, is the licensed occupational therapist who co-founded Therapy Clubhouse. She follows what a child enjoys, then builds from the things that child already does well.

In October 2026, LAPL (the Los Angeles Public Library) listed a sensory-friendly space at the Canoga Park Branch Library. That month, the branch page said the library was closed from September 8 to November 3, 2026, for roof work. Check before you go.

LAPL's list for the branch, closed during those dates, names sensory-friendly seating in the children's and teen areas, sensory kits, and noise-canceling headphones. The address is 20939 Sherman Way. LAPL says its sensory-friendly spaces are designed to minimize overwhelming sensory input for neurodivergent youth and their caregivers.

If loud, crowded places are a struggle, an OT evaluation can look at how your child takes in that input and suggest strategies for home.

The city's page for Lanark Recreation Center, at 21816 Lanark Street, lists a children's play area. It also lists indoor and outdoor basketball courts and a skate park.

The city's page for Quimby Park, at 7008 De Soto Avenue, lists a children's play area with outdoor basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts. For Lazy J. Ranch Park, at Valley Circle and Ingomar Street, the city lists a children's play area and picnic tables, with hours of 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day.

The city also lists Lanark Pool, at 21817 Strathern Street, as a seasonal outdoor pool, with swim lessons among its programs. Because it is seasonal, check the pool's page for dates.

Art is on the map too. The Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, at 7222 Remmet Avenue, says it offers art classes to youth 6 to 17 years of age. Its page says workshops are held Monday to Saturday, in 8-week sessions that run four times a year. Ask the center about current classes and any cost.

Climbing a ladder, pumping on a swing, or kicking off a pool wall all take balance and a plan for the body. Painting and cutting use the grip and control an OT may practice in sessions. If any of this is a daily struggle for your child, tell us on the free call.

Canoga Park Elementary School says it strives to integrate students with special needs as much as is appropriate. It calls time spent with typical peers one of the greatest indicators of success for its students with disabilities.

The school also says it welcomes parents and families taking part in students' individual educational programs.

For preschoolers, there is LAUSD's Canoga Park Early Education Center, at 7355 Vassar Avenue. It says its preschool program addresses the social emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of its earliest learners. Ask the center how it supports children with special needs.

Private OT can sit alongside school support. With your written consent, we can share notes with a teacher or an IEP team.

A Canoga Park child can have a first session as early as five days after you call us. When an evaluation makes sense, we finish it within three business days after the free 15-minute consultation.

Sessions can start ahead of the written report. That report arrives inside 14 business days from the evaluation. If the report recommends therapy, it comes with a therapy plan. Need things faster? Ask for a rush evaluation. And as of October 2026, no waiting list keeps a Canoga Park child from starting OT at home or by video.

Read about the pediatric OT evaluation in Canoga Park on its own page.

Possibly. Our partner Village handles insurance when your plan works with it, and private pay is the other option. We will look at which fits on the free call.

Village accepts TRICARE. It also accepts PPO plans offered by several major insurers. What you pay depends on your plan (a copay or a deductible, for example), and Village has a separate fee for each visit. Prefer private pay? Then we give you a superbill to send your insurer. To read more, visit insurance through Village or our payment options page.