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Therapy Pricing

Navigating your child’s feeding challenges can feel overwhelming and isolating, but you do not have to face it alone. With specialized support and a tailored intervention approach, you can gain a deeper understanding of your child’s unique needs and implement effective strategies that suit your family. As we work together to create a nurturing environment, your child’s confidence, emotional resilience, trust, and a sense of safety in the feeding process will grow. Early intervention will empower your child with the tools to thrive and seeking professional help will transform mealtimes and drive meaningful progress.

Initial Evaluation

75 minutes | $300

Comprehensive in-home occupational therapy assessment including:

  • Thorough parent interview and developmental history

  • Clinical observation of your child's feeding skills, oral motor function, sensory processing, and self-care abilities

  • Collaborative goal development tailored to your family's priorities

  • Detailed written report with findings and recommendations

Required before enrolling in therapy packages

Follow-Up Treatment Sessions

50 minutes | See package pricing below

Private one-on-one therapy sessions providing individualized treatment and intentional collaboration with your family toward functional goals. These can be in-home, telehealth, or community-based.

Eligibility:

  • Completed an initial evaluation with me, OR

  • Provide a thorough OT feeding evaluation report from another provider (completed within the last 6 months)

Re-Evaluation

55 minutes | $225

Follow-up assessment to evaluate progress on goals and collaborate on next steps for your child's plan of care.

Eligibility:

  • Completed an initial evaluation with me AND

  • Received treatment sessions for at least 6 months

Recommended every 12 months to track progress and adjust goals

Consultation Services

45 minutes | $135

Professional virtual consultation for parents, teachers, therapists, or other team members working with your child.

  • Included in the Growing and Flourishing (Tier 2 and 3) packages

  • Available as an add-on for the Foundational (Tier 1) package

  • Available as a stand-alone consultation for families seeking guidance without enrolling in direct therapy

Travel Fee: Sessions located more than 10 miles from zip code 92804 include a $20 travel fee per session. This fee applies to all packages, individual sessions, and evaluations.

Explore Our Packages

All packages are designed to support your family's unique journey. Each includes individualized therapy sessions tailored to your child's needs, plus varying levels of parent support based on how you work best.

Each package contains a set number of services per quarter, but you control how to use them. Sessions can be in-home, virtual, or community-based based on your child's needs. While packages are designed for consistent weekly or bi-weekly sessions, there's flexibility to adjust timing around illness, holidays, and your family's schedule.

Find the level of support that fits your family, and we'll work together to use these services for maximum impact. All packages must be completed within 4 months of your first session to maintain therapeutic momentum.

What payment methods are acceptable?

I accept credit cards, check, and cash, in addition to HSA and FSA cards.

Why a cash-based practice?

The benefits of a private, cash-based model for in-home therapy address the barriers many face in accessing timely and effective treatment through traditional healthcare systems. Without the constraints of insurance, long waitlists, and complex referral processes, I offer flexible, personalized treatment tailored to your child’s needs. This approach can lead to quicker progress and long-term success, providing a more efficient path to achieving your family’s goals. Your well-being is my priority, and I am committed to supporting your family’s journey toward optimal health and independence.

Hear from Caregivers

  • Our family has worked with Teresa for over a year now and can confidently say that she is one the most supportive professionals (across disciplines) that we have met.

    “Her commitment shows through every interaction and visit she facilitates. Teresa can build relationships with children and adults in a genuine and supportive way. Her gentle yet direct style is exactly what our family needs to help us brainstorm ideas and solutions to some of our trickier challenges.

    We love Teresa’s warmth , kindness and expertise!! She is willing to go the extra step and look at the whole child rather than just one aspect. We are so grateful for her recommendations and connections to resources that support our child’s development. 

    Teresa has a grounded and practical approach for ideas that can fit into our everyday routines in a way that helps our child with their day to day functioning and regulation.

    We are so lucky to have found Teresa and are so grateful for the energy, commitment and kindness she brings to her field.”

    – Parent of a child with complex sensory needs

  • Teresa Cao is an amazing, professional, empathetic, patient, and knowledgeable therapist!

    "Throughout the process, I was always included and kept well-informed of my daughter's progress along with what Teresa was working on and how each activity was conducive to our goals. Teresa always took the time to answer my questions or address any new concerns I had.

    Occupational therapy with Teresa was instrumental to my daughter's development and became the foundation that allowed her to succeed in school and extracurricular activities. We've had the opportunity to work with other occupational therapists and although the therapy sessions still went well, I have to say that the experience with Teresa was unmatched."

    -Parent of a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder

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Frequently Asked Qusetions

  • I accept credit cards, check, and cash, in addition to HSA and FSA cards. For all packages, you can choose to pay the full quarterly amount upfront or three equal monthly payments.

  • The benefits of a private, cash-based model for in-home therapy address the barriers many face in accessing timely and effective treatment through traditional healthcare systems. Without the constraints of insurance, long waitlists, and complex referral processes, I offer flexible, personalized treatment tailored to your child’s needs. This approach can lead to quicker progress and long-term success, providing a more efficient path to achieving your family’s goals. Your well-being is my priority, and I am committed to supporting your family’s journey toward optimal health and independence.

  • My approach is responsive and neurodiversity-affirming, which means I never use rewards, pressure, or force. Instead of demanding compliance, I address why eating feels hard for your child. I work on foundational skills, adjust the environment, and teach caregivers first before expecting your child to explore new foods. When these foundations are in place, curiosity about food emerges naturally.

  • I work with children starting at 6 months old and up. This includes little ones just beginning the transition to solids or toddlers and older kids struggling with oral motor difficulties, picky eating, and limited food repertoire.

  • Feeding therapy requires consistency and caregiver dedication to be effective. Quarterly packages ensure families maintain the momentum needed for real progress.

  • Packages are designed to be completed over 12-16 weeks (approximately 3-4 months) with weekly or bi-weekly sessions. All sessions must be used within 4 months of your first session to maintain therapeutic momentum.

  • Unused sessions expire after 4 months from your first session and cannot be refunded or carried over. This policy ensures families maintain the consistency and commitment feeding therapy requires to be effective.

  • Sessions can take place:

    In your home – I come to you anywhere in Orange County. This allows me to observe your natural mealtime environment, work with your actual foods and kitchen setup, and coach you in real-time.

    Via telehealth – Virtual sessions work well for parent coaching, strategy development, video review of mealtimes, and follow-up sessions after an initial in-home evaluation.

    In the community – Sessions at grocery stores, farmers markets, restaurants, parks, or other real-world settings where eating actually happens. This is especially valuable for practicing skills in different environments.

    You can mix and match session locations based on your child's needs and your family's schedule.

  • Sessions located more than 10 miles from zipcode 92804 include a $20 travel fee per session. This fee applies to all packages and individual sessions.

  • You must provide 24 hours advance notice to cancel or reschedule a session. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice forfeit the session, and it counts toward your package total.

  • At the end of your quarter, we'll review your child's progress together. If continued therapy would be beneficial, you can re-enroll in another quarterly package. We'll make recommendations based on your child's progress and your family's priorities.

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