Pediatric occupational therapy in Tarzana, shaped around your child's everyday routines

Yes, we visit homes in Tarzana. On days when a screen is easier, video is the other option, and moving between the two is up to you.

Then there is school. Public or private, a preschool or a daycare, the steps begin when you sign a consent, and the school must also agree. Our team then talks the timing over with school staff and checks the space.

Would an office feel better for the evaluation? Ask. Today that means a private office, secure and confidential, in Westlake Village on Townsgate Road. Our clinic follows. It opens on December 1, 2026, and its address is 2535 Townsgate Road. The building will hold 8 treatment rooms, plus a 1,000-square-foot area for soft play. An OT evaluation for a Tarzana child there can also use that area.

The skills a child leans on from breakfast to bedtime. Hands and handwriting, balance and coordination, dressing and meals, and how the body copes with sound, touch, and motion are all fair game. Big feelings and tough transitions belong on the list, too.

Tight grips, wobbly letters, and stuck zippers are the ground covered by handwriting and fine motor therapy. Then there is the child for whom loud rooms or scratchy tags feel unbearable, or who seems to need constant spinning and crashing. For that child, sensory integration therapy might fit. Developmental delay therapy works on skills that are coming in slowly. Feeding therapy can be led by OT or by speech, and the evaluation settles which one.

Parent coaching is part of every plan. It helps you carry the practice into bath time, meals, and the scramble out the door.

Yes, the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) listed one in October 2026. The listing named Children's Storytime at the Encino-Tarzana Branch Library, on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. It described stories, songs, and movement activities, with music and playtime at the end.

That listing put it at 10:30 in the morning every other Wednesday, ending at 11:30, until December 23, 2026. It was planned for ages 0 to 6, and it said all are welcome.

That month, the branch, at 18231 Ventura Boulevard, also listed sensory kits. LAPL says the kits are meant to help anyone with special sensory processing needs. Each kit targets a different side of sensory processing and comes with an insert that explains every item. You borrow one to use inside the library.

If songs with movement are where your child seems to struggle, tell us on the free call.

The city's page for Tarzana Recreation Center, at 5655 Vanalden Avenue, lists a children's play area and an indoor gym (without weights). Among its cultural programs, it names preschool, parent-child, music, camps, and afterschool.

Its sports and fitness list includes martial arts, basketball, volleyball, dance, and flag football. Ask the center about days, ages, and times.

Each of those activities asks a child to plan a move and then make it happen. Think of a kick, a catch, or a dance step. OTs call that motor planning, and it is one of the skills therapy can work on.

LAUSD says its occupational therapy program serves students from preschool to age 22. Its stated goal is to help students be independent and take part in daily school activities. Examples include using classroom tools and joining in at mealtime and on the playground.

Private OT can reach past the school day, into dressing, meals, and bedtime routines at home. Once you sign a consent form, we can trade notes with your child's teacher or school team.

School OT is familiar ground for Rachel Yashouafar, MA, OTR/L, who leads occupational therapy at Therapy Clubhouse and co-founded the practice. Through a contracted company, she spent three years in Conejo Valley Unified, plus one in Los Angeles Unified.

Possibly within a week. A first session can be booked for as early as day 5 after you call. When an evaluation is needed, it takes place inside 3 business days from the free consultation.

OT can get going before the written report is done. Expect that report no later than 14 business days after evaluation day. A therapy plan comes with it only if the report recommends OT. Rush evaluations are available on request. As of October 2026, a Tarzana child who needs home or video OT here does not go on a waiting list.

Either through insurance, with our partner Village, or by paying privately. Which one fits depends on your plan, and we can sort that out together on the free call.

Village can take TRICARE, and it can take PPO coverage from several major insurers too. Your plan sets your share, like a copay or deductible. Village then adds a fee of its own for each visit. Paying privately instead? You get a superbill that you can submit to your insurer. For the details, open insurance through Village or the full list of payment options.