Jump Start Therapy

About Jump Start Therapy

Jump Start Therapy, LLC is a pediatric occupational therapy practice in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving children from about 12 months through 10 years old. The clinic provides occupational therapy evaluations, screenings, consultations, and ongoing treatment for children who need support with sensory processing, motor planning, and skill development. Jump Start Therapy is located at 208 Main Street, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. For new referrals, messages, or billing questions, the clinic lists a main phone number (301-251-2849) and email contact (jumpstarttherapy@yahoo.com).

Care is individualized to the child, with planning that considers the child within family and school settings. The practice describes a child-centered, play-based approach and notes that it draws on multiple evidence-informed methods to match each child’s needs. Focus areas described on the website include sensory processing differences (including sensory seeking or over- and under-responsiveness), handwriting and fine motor skills, visual-motor and visual-perceptual skills, praxis and motor planning challenges (including dyspraxia), gross motor development, and concerns related to attention and self-regulation. The site also references developmental delays, coordination disorders, low muscle tone, muscle weakness, and social or behavioral challenges connected to a child’s sensory-motor profile. Services may include 1:1 sessions, periodic small group options, and occasional school or home consultation visits, with intensive sessions offered when scheduling permits. Jump Start Therapy also offers staff or school in-services and training by arrangement. The clinic highlights two therapists: Kimberly Geary, MS, OTR/L (owner) and Susie Stern, OTR/L, both pediatric occupational therapists with experience working with conditions and diagnoses noted on the website such as sensory processing disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, neuromotor or other neurological issues, and learning disabilities.

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