Anya Painter-Chapman, OTR/L, SWC
Owner, senior occupational therapist and senior feeding therapist, Santa Rosa
As the founder of Growth Spurt Pediatric Therapy, Anya is passionate about serving families in innovative ways. Anya has worked in the field of pediatric occupational therapy since 2011 and has since spent her entire career in the field of pediatrics, seeing children in schools, clinics, and homes with in person and teletherapy visits. In 2021 Anya founded Growth Spurt Pediatric Therapy after seeing firsthand how working with families in the home environment can create real change in how a child approaches a problem and how a family can support their child’s learning. Using this family-centered approach, Anya has helped countless families see progress with their child’s confidence in approaching everyday activities. As a feeding therapist, she has seen mealtimes go from the most stressful part of a family’s day to one of ease and exploration. With occupational therapy, she has seen children learn to be more coordinated and regulated and families learn the skills needed to help support their child’s development. Throughout all her work with families Anya strives to create a fun learning environment where children and families can grow to their full potential.
Anya has advanced training in the following areas:
-California board certified in evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders.
-SOS provider: Sequential oral sensory approach to feeding, treating sensory aversions to foods.
-Beckman oral motor provider: oral motor skill evaluation and treatment in feeding. Evaluation and treatment of TOTs (tethered oral tissues including tongue tie and upper lip tie) and chewing skills.
-Oral motor exercises to improve breastfeeding and bottle feeding.
-Transitioning from breast or bottle feeding to eating table foods or purees.
-Picky eating and texture aversion.
-Certified pediatric massage therapist (CPMT).
-Parent coaching.
-Sensory integration.
-Developmental milestones.
Kate Lutzeier, OTR/L
Pediatric occupational therapist and feeding therapist, Santa Rosa and Petaluma
Kate has been serving families and pediatric clients in the home, interdisciplinary clinic (collaborating with pediatric neurologists, developmental pediatricians, PTs, and SLPs), and outpatient environments in the Bay Area for over 5 years providing both in-person and teletherapy visits. Kate has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of sensory processing, motor skill interventions, reflex integration, activities of daily living skill training, and feeding therapy. She has worked with diverse clients ranging from 0 months – 18 years of age and is well-versed in treatment interventions from early intervention into adulthood. Kate previously worked as the head of the feeding therapy team at an interdisciplinary clinic where she developed her passion for feeding therapy, treating clients with oral motor skill differences, oral sensory aversions, and working up the steps to eating hierarchy. She is currently in the process of obtaining her advanced practice certification in the evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders. As a feeding and occupational therapist, Kate strives to help children and their families grow to their full developmental potential.
Kate has advanced training in the following areas:
-Evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders.
-SOS provider: Sequential Oral Sensory approach to feeding and treating sensory aversions to food.
-Oral motor skill exercises.
-The AEIOU Approach to Feeding (acceptance, exposure, independence, observation, and understanding).
-Sensory integration.
-Reflex Integration Techniques.
-Parent coaching.
-Sensory integration.
-Handwriting Without Tears
-Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Techniques for Pediatrics.
Jeffrey Kou, OTR/L
Pediatric occupational therapist, Santa Rosa and Petaluma
Jeff has been in healthcare since 2011 and has worked as an occupational therapist in the hospital, school, community, and home health settings. He uses a family and client-centered approach backed by evidence-informed research to promote growth, development, and a sense of autonomy in children. Jeff’s pediatric experience includes promoting activities of daily living, play, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, social communication, emotional regulation, environmental modifications, and sensory integration. His specialty is in neurology working with clients who are neurodivergent. Aside from his professional experience, Jeff is a father of his own little one where he gains his most valuable experience working with this population. He is currently pursuing advanced practice and training working in early intervention with children 0-3 years of age.
Jeff’s has advanced training in the following areas:
–Neurology
–Sensory Integration
–Parent Coaching
–Chronic Pain
–Developmental milestones