At Kim4Kids NOLA,
We love seeing your child grow!

I've been an Occupational Therapist in the greater New Orleans area for over 22 years, and I've helped hundreds of children overcome challenges. Whether the obstacle is large or small, my team and I work with you and your child to grow beyond it!


Our passion is helping kids!

- Kimberly Bradley, MS, LOTR, Owner

What is OT?

Occupational therapy promotes independence and development of skills that children need to function and socialize in their home, school, play and community environments.

Occupational therapists use purposeful activity and play to maximize independence and promote development.


Does Your Child Experience Any of the Following?

Difficulty holding the pencil or crayon

Difficulty cutting with scissors

Poorly established hand dominance

Picky eating

Sensitivity to clothing, textures, or noises

Trouble with transitions

Pain in hands or fatigue

Clumsy or poor coordination skills

Poor handwriting

Decreased organizational skills

Poor social skills

Over or under sensitivity to movement

Difficulty following direction

Trouble learning new motor tasks

Decreased self-esteem

Difficulty achieving fine and gross motor developmental milestones on time




Specializing in the treatment of:

Dysgraphia

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Anoxic Brain Injuries

Down's Syndrome

Cerebal Palsy

Neurological deficits

Genetic disorders

Dyspraxia

Sensory Processing Disorder

Congenital disorder

Summer Programs

  • All
  • Handwriting Helpers
  • Mindful Moves
  • Super Skills - Pre-Teen Life Skills Group
  • Organization Boot Camp
  • The Happy Plate Club
  • Bike Riding Clinic

Handwriting Helpers

Kimberly Bradley, MS, LOTR at Kim4Kids, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, is pleased to offer a summer academic and enrichment program for handwriting. Handwriting Helpers is a program designed specifically for students who would benefit from academic preparation of written work for the upcoming school year. Handwriting Helpers has been developed to fit the writing needs and demands your child will experience in his or her upcoming grade level. In addition to the multi sensory handwriting enrichment program, a keyboarding program is also being offered.

Pre-K Primer: Students entering PK4 will focus on fine motor control and development, pencil grasp strengthening, drawing a picture of a person, writing first name in capital letters, & capital letter instruction.

Kindergarten Kickstart: Students entering Kindergarten will focus on lower case letter instruction, mastery of first and last name using lower case letters.

Writer's Workshop: Students entering 1st or 2nd grade will focus on composing and writing sentences, strategies to decrease reversals, and improving organization of written work on paper.

Cursive Connections: Students entering 3rd grade and up will focus on instruction and review of cursive letter formation and improving cursive speed, fluidity, and legibility.

Keyboarding Krewe: Students entering 3rd grade and up will focus on keyboard instruction, correct hand placement when typing, and proper biomechanics (must have their own laptop).

Mindful Moves

The purpose of this group is to help kids learn the technique of mindfulness through various sensorimotor experiences, such as breath, senses, movement, meditation, and gratitude. The ultimate goal of this group is to provide kids with the tools to help build self-esteem and manage emotions. For children ages 6-11.

Super Skills - Pre-Teen Life Skills Group

The purpose of this group is to provide an opportunity and safe space for pre-teens to practice their daily life skills. The group will focus on practical skills that promote independence, inspire confidence, and enhance executive functioning skills. Pre-teens will learn simple meal preparation, kitchen safety, money management, laundry, and household chore skills. For children entering 5th - 7th grades.

Organization Boot Camp

This group is for children entering 3rd grade and up who struggle with organizational skills related to the classroom environment and managing their belongings in their personal spaces when in school. The group will provide the student and family with strategies to assist with getting off on the right foot for the school year and implement these strategies to have a more successful and organized year.

The Happy Plate Club

During this program, kids will be encouraged to explore new foods. Play-based food activities are presented to expand the child's food repertoire and teach the child to eat at a pace that respects their readiness to progress through learning the 32 different steps of eating using the SOS Approach to Feeding. Children will learn the skills they need in order to eat a wide variety of food types and textures using the natural, social reinforcement of playing with the food and interacting with adults/children in a small group!

This program is 12 sessions and is held once a week for 1 hour each week (12 hours of intervention with an SOS certified occupational therapist).

Bike Riding Clinic

Our one week long Bike Riding Clinic consists of five 30-minute sessions with a pediatric occupational therapist. This individualized program is one-on-one and designed for children of any age who are ready to conquer two wheel bike riding. Children are required to bring a bike without training wheels and helmet. Various strategies and activities are taught to ensure success and independence with bike riding by the end of the week.

Team

Kimberly Bradley, MS, LOTR

Owner

Kimberly received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Occupational Therapy in 2001, and her post-graduate Masters of Science in Health Care Management from the University of New Orleans in 2007. She became Board Certified in Pediatrics in 2021.

Kimberly is S.I.P.T. (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test) certified and has completed the Level 1 mentorship program at the STAR center, where she studied under Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D.

Kimberly is certified in Therapeutic Listening, iLs, Unyte-iLs''s Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), SOS® Approach to Feeding, and Handwriting Without Tears. She has completed extensive coursework in Sensory Processing Disorder and specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with these difficulties, working closely with the client, families, teachers, and other professionals. She also enjoys assisting the family in designing and finding the most effective sensory equipment for the child in the home. Kimberly is also trained in TOTs (tethered oral tissue) treatment protocols for pre and post op surgery for tongue and lip ties.

Kimberly specializes in treating children with fine motor coordination deficits and functional writing difficulties. She takes pride in her treatment planning which involves ongoing parent and teacher training, education, and consultation.

Throughout the years, Kimberly has provided expertise via presentations on various topics to many organizations, schools, and parent groups and was a contributing writer to NOLA Family Magazine.

Kimberly has been an active volunteer with the Visiting Pet Program since 2001 and Pet Partners since 2023. She participates in regular visits to Children's Hospital, Magnolia School, and the Louis Armstrong International Airport with her British Labs, Nara and Ducky. She and her pups also participate in monthly literacy programs, Reading to Rover, at the East Bank Jefferson Parish Library. She is also involved with the Hogs for the Cause and the Louisiana SPCA, Take Paw Rescue, and has volunteered with SBP (St. Bernard Project) rebuilding homes after Hurricane Ida in the Houma area. She is also involved with th USVSD (United States Veterans Service Dogs) where she assists with training and raising service dogs and fosters breeder dogs for the program. In addition, St. Michael’s Special School holds a dear place in her heart, where she volunteers at the annual basketball and baseball tournaments.

In her spare time, she loves spending time outside with her dogs, bike riding and walking on the lake, reading, being with her friends and family, cooking anything that takes a long time and can feed many, and spending time with her two sweet nephews, Jett and Jensen.

Casey B. Michell, MOT, LOTR

Casey was born and raised in New Orleans and is a true New Orleanian at heart. She graduated from Louisiana State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Administration. After working in Loyola University's athletic department for a year, Casey found her love for Occupational Therapy. She continued her education at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and graduated in 2019 with a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy. She has been at Kim4Kids since graduation and truly loves working together with families to find effective, personalized solutions for their children and the family unit as a whole.

During high school and college, Casey worked as a swim instructor in New Orleans and was the assistant coach of her high school swim team. She also worked as a pediatric occupational therapy technician at a local pediatric outpatient clinic, which is where she found her true passion for kids. During Occupational Therapy School, Casey completed fieldwork experiences at a local inpatient rehabilitation facility and a pediatric outpatient clinic. Casey is certified in the Alert Program® Self-Regulation Program. Casey has also successfully completed training on Pediatric Incontinence through Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation. When she is not working, Casey enjoys working out, renovating her house with her husband and spending time with family and friends!

Mary Becnel, MOT, LOTR

Mary was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Louisiana State University in 2012. She went on to earn her Master's degree in Occupational Therapy in 2015 from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center of New Orleans.

Mary has experience working with clients across the life span in a variety of hospital and outpatient settings, but has found her passion working in pediatrics. Mary has been a part of the Kim4Kids team since 2019. She enjoys making therapy fun and functional in order to help children achieve their fullest potential.

Mary has taken additional coursework in childhood development, executive functioning, aquatic therapy, primitive reflex integration, feeding, neurodevelopmental treatment, sensory processing and the Size Matters Handwriting program. She is certified in pediatric kinesiology taping.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends.

Sydney Matherne, MOT, LOTR

Sydney was born and raised in Thibodaux, LA. She graduated from Nicholls State University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health and earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center of New Orleans.

Her clinical rotations and fieldwork experiences allowed her to work with a diverse group of clients across the lifespan in both the adult inpatient rehab and community-based outpatient pediatric settings.

She found her passion for working with children through her many summers teaching swimming lessons and helping to coach the local, recreational swim team, including working with Blessed by Downs during undergrad.

Sydney looks forward to working with children and their families in order to maximize their potential for independence in their daily lives and engage with them in meaningful, fun, and functional ways.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, decorating cookies, reading books, and listening to music.

Kailey Loetzerich, MOT, LOTR

Kailey was born and raised in Terrytown, LA. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Holy Cross in 2020 and went on to receive her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center of New Orleans. Her clinical rotations and fieldwork experiences allowed her to gain knowledge working with both adults and children in the outpatient setting. During her training, she has developed specialized skills to aid in the treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries, developmental delays, sensory processing disorders, and much more.

During her high school and college years, Kailey worked as a preschool teacher, which is where her passion for working with the pediatric population began. She was able to help children enhance their social and school readiness skills during this time, and knew she wanted a career where she could continue to do so. She enjoys collaborating with families and working with children in fun and creative ways to maximize their independence.

In her free time, Kailey enjoys reading books, going to the beach, playing with her puppy, and spending time with family, especially her sweet nieces and nephews.

Deairea "D" Marchand, LOTR

D received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Occupational Therapy in 2001. She spent most of her time working with the adult neuro population, which included several years at the acclaimed Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation ("BIR") in Dallas, TX. At BIR, she was a team member, supervisor and mentor on the stroke team.

Her love for the pediatric population was sparked after her own son was diagnosed with a sensory processing disorder. She saw him thrive in therapy and decided to dedicate her talent and creativity to helping other children and their families. Her continuing education over the past several years has focused on the pediatric population including executive functioning, reflex integration and sensory integration.

Prior to the pandemic, D worked part time at a private school on the north shore where she provided therapy to students, assessed the need for adaptive equipment, educated caregivers, and supported teachers and staff through in-services.

D is married to her incredibly supportive husband, Gary, and is the proud mother of two beautiful children. She enjoys spending time with close friends and family. She has an insatiable wanderlust and enjoys the arts, especially the theater.

Contact Us

Address

4317 El Dorado Street

Metairie, LA 70006

Call Us

(504) 517-5437 phone

(504) 533-9272 fax

Email Us


kim@kim4kidsnola.com

Open Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00AM - 05:00PM