When our sensory systems are overloaded or under stimulated it can be so hard to live life with ease and joy. But we’re not just talking about the 5 senses here! Mya will help you understand what sensory processing is, what the signs are to indicate when our kids need support, and how we can support them. As an adoptee herself and an Occupational Therapy clinician, she supports young clients and adoptive families everyday tap into their sensory system needs. She will share tips and strategies she uses in her Nature OT practice to help regulate the senses!

Mya feels incredibly fortunate to be able to combine her love for nature with her almost 20-years clinical experience as a bilingual (Spanish) occupational therapist to create her own Nature OT practice that boosts kids’ physical and mental health. That means she skill-builds with toddlers to teens while exploring in nature in the Central Coast of CA. She supports neurodivergent kids (with ADHD, Autistism, Sensory difficulties, and anxiety) and kids that have experienced trauma and adoption. She believes in helping every child discover their own superpowers and feel more confident and grounded to live with greater joy and ease. Partnering with families to offer strategies and creative problem-solving solutions for their children is also essential to the deep impact she has with her young clients and families. When she’s not working, she loves to move – working out at CrossFit classes or getting immersed in nature walking with her sweet shih-tzu pup, her teen sons, husband, and friends along any body of water and among trees.