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  • "Since working with Elana our 4-year-old has made tremendous progress. Our daughter struggles with regulating her emotions, and we knew that we needed an expert to help us work through these issues. Thank goodness we found Elana. She's approachable, nurturing and patient, and my daughter fell in love the moment they met. Sessions with Elana are fun and informative, providing our family tools we can incorporate both at school and at home when an emotional outburst occurs. Elana has been doing in-home visits with us which is incredibly convenient—and I can hear how much fun they're having engaging in obstacle courses, learning to follow directions, and discovering how to properly identify feelings and emotions. After the hour, Elana provides us thoughtful and thorough feedback on how their session went, complete with suggested resources we can use in our home throughout the week. Simply stated: we are so grateful to have found such a knowledgable and empathetic therapist and would recommend her to anyone!" - Amy G.

  • "It's no surprise that COVID greatly affected an entire generation of children. Our 4-year-old was no exception. Elana began working with our son in our home and soon became our primary referral for OT services in and around the Chicago area. I was immediately won over by her professionalism, her kindness, and her patience. She conducted a comprehensive OT evaluation and we soon realized just how much the pandemic had affected our son’s overall development. Elana focused not only on sensory integration, but also worked on fine and visual motor skills, overall strength and stability, gross motor skills, self-care skills, and executive functioning. Her thoughtful, individualize approach enabled our son to feel safe, take risks and make significant progress. Some of his accomplishments included engaging in “messy” play; wearing a mask all day at school; identifying all letters of the alphabet and writing upper case letters of his first name; sitting criss-cross while paying attention and participating in story telling; independently bathing and dressing himself with minimal assistance; and becoming fully potty trained. Thank you, Elana for your support and guidance! We appreciate you sharing your knowledge and loving personality with our family. " - Ali H.

  • "My now 2 year old son has been working with Elana both in person and online via telehealth for a while now. He has made tremendous progress in his goal areas. Elana helped us to develop an at home plan and did a great job with parent coaching so I can help my son effectively outside of our in person therapy sessions. My son is excited to attend therapy and Elana does a great job of having different fun activities to keep my son engaged and excited to participate. I highly recommend working with Elana. We are so grateful." -Rachel B.

  • "Working with Elana has been remarkable. My child has grown so much with her handwriting since working with her and in many other ways. My daughter's teachers have seen the growth in writing since my daughter started sessions and we truly appreciate all that Elana has done to help our daughter grow. Elana is patient, kind, responsive, supportive, and so much more. Thank you for making a difference in my child’s life." - Tina H.

  • "I can't say enough good about our experience with Elana! She is very communicative, attentive and is a wonderful presence when working with our son. She goes above and beyond to make herself available for calls with me and helped us try to find solutions to deal with the various things we are working through in OT. Elana has been incredible!" -Becky G.

  • "Since starting occupational therapy with Elana my daughter's sensory issues have pretty much disappeared. It’s been an amazing transformation. Because she’s not getting frustrated with the basic things that used to make her uncomfortable, I’ve also seen a huge improvement with emotional regulation and overall flexibility." - Stephanie L.

  • "If you're looking for a knowledgable, patient, thoughtful and creative Occupational Therapist, you'll find that and more with Elana. Shee has a passion and drive to partner with families and children to help them reach their individual goals, Elana is committed to providing her clients and families with best in class services and is an absolute pleasure to work with, we can't recommend her enough!" - Annie H.

  • "I cannot say enough about the positive experience we had while Elana worked with both of our children. She was responsive and helpful from our first consultation through every single session, helping us as parents set reasonable and achievable goals, giving us strategies to implement in between sessions, and helping our children meet both our goals and their own. Elana is warm, funny, thoughtful and engaged while still remaining professional enough to keep our high-energy children focused during both in-person and Zoom sessions." - Carinne N.

  • "Elana was extremely engaging with my three high energy daughters. She was always prepared with many activities and my children were always learning from her. She is prompt, timely, organized and responsible. It’s hard to trust someone with your children but I knew my kids were receiving the best possible care with her. We love Elana!" -Jenny R.

What clinicians are saying

“As a new grad, having Elana as my mentor was key. After sitting for the NBCOT board examination and finding out I did not pass, Elana provided me with a wealth of resources and supported me every step of the way until I received my license! She taught me more in my first 3 months working as a new pediatric therapist than I learned in 3 years of OT school. Her organization, patience, and compassion shines as she treats each child with the best care!”

-Nina D., occupational therapist

“I had the pleasure of working with Elana at an outpatient pediatric clinic where we worked closely together as senior therapists, mentors, and colleagues. I have so many great things to say about Elana, but if I had to sum up my thoughts into a few words, they would be: Dedicated. Passionate. Reliable. Exceptional. Elana is an amazing therapist who goes above and beyond for each client and their families. She is also a great mentor and has helped new graduates, therapists new to pediatrics, and students excel and become great therapists. Elana is one of a kind!”

-Taylor K., occupational therapist

“Elana is compassionate, kind, and passionate about all things pediatric OT. I have witnessed her consistently go above and beyond for her clients on a daily basis. She is skilled at achieving outcomes for children and their families. Elana incorporates fun, laughter, and play into each session in order to maximize each child’s motor and social skill learning. She is professional and clear in her communication with coworkers and families. It has been a privilege to work with and learn from Elana.”

-Heather D., occupational therapist

“Elana is a compassionate and thorough therapist who is always looking out for what’s best for her patient and their family. She is an exceptional person to work with and always gives 100% to the team and her patients. She is highly skilled at working with children of varying ages, diagnoses, behaviors, as well as handwriting skills, fine motor skills, sensory regulation, and overall strengthening and coordination. If you need a pediatric occupational therapist for your child, look no further than Elana!”

-Jonathan B., physical therapist

“Elana is an awesome, dedicated and hardworking former colleague. Her patience and drive to succeed ensures that she is able to provide the best individualized client care. Additionally, her collaboration and leadership skills are shown frequently and effectively throughout many scenarios. I loved working with her and would not hesitate to work with her again in the future!"

-Samantha H., occupational therapist

“Elana is extremely knowledgeable about all things OT. As an SLP, I always felt comfortable collaborating with her. Elana provided me with information in a way that felt both understandable and applicable.”

-Megan R., speech therapist (CCC-SLP)

“I cannot recommend Elana enough as your child’s OT. Having had the opportunity to work with Elana on various multidisciplinary teams in which we collaborated to support the whole child, I can confidently attest to her exceptional level of skill as an OT. Elana possesses a wealth of knowledge that she implements with her clients and their families in a warm and compassionate way. Elana makes it a priority to provide a fun and safe learning environment for her clients to flourish. I highly recommend!”

-Julie M., speech therapist MHS CCC-SLP

“I had the pleasure to learn from Elana as a Level II fieldwork student for 12 weeks. Elana is a practitioner that elevates others around her, myself as a student included. With patience and understanding she taught me the ins and outs of pediatric occupational therapy. Each kiddo she sees is lucky to have her on their team. Just as I was lucky to have her as an educator.”

-Teresa P. occupational therapist

“Elana is a fabulous OT! Not only is she very professional in her work, but she does a great job building rapport with her clients. It is very obvious she has the skill set and knowledge to give thorough appropriate care. I would recommend her to anyone I know!”

-Paige E., occupational therapist

“Elana does a stellar job making learning creative and engaging for the client’s she works with. She is solution oriented and seeks to find the best treatment for every kiddo and every skill set. She was easy and enjoyable to collaborate with.”

-Lauryn A., board certified behavioral analyst (BCBA)