What to Expect When You Arrive

Thank You for inquiring about my work based on my 51 years of experience and my training with Moshe Feldenkrais, Magda Gerbar, Anat Baniel, and Chava Shelhav.

My Physical Therapy with your child will tap your child's brain’s natural capacity to change how your child’s brain organizes your child's habits of sensing, feeling, thinking, moving, and behaving. This is a more subtle approach that effectively utilizes your child's brain's neuroplasticity and consistently produces more positive outcomes.

I carefully tailor my interactions with your child according to your child's interests and curiosity. I use self conscious language, touch, and movement to engage your child in experiencing more self awareness, more movement variations, more effective movement transitions. You can expect to see your child begin to make movements that are more like those of a typical child and manifest gradual and significant improvement in function in all areas of development.

As a parent or guardian of a special needs child, you have probably tried what seems like every possible option for increasing that child’s strength and flexibility; however, if you are not satisfied with the results, I am certain our work together will bring about the changes you have been seeking with more joy and much less stress for you and your child.

In order to get started, we request that you follow theses three easy steps:

  1. Review our Therapy Session Rates & Policies
  2. Schedule an Appointment. Our Booking calendar always shows dates of availability for months in advance, Monday through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
  3. Complete the Pediatric Intake Form if you are a first-time patient. This form is lengthy, but you may fill it out here on our website and simply click “Submit”. You may also download an electronic version of the form to fill out at your convenience and email it with a picture or video of your child. You may also print a hardcopy, fill it out by hand, and bring it with you on your first visit.

If you have any questions or problems booking an ABM appointment or filling out the intake form, please call us (703) 598-3168) or email me at carla@movementtowholeness.com. I look forward to meeting you and your child!