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OUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

At MMM, we created The Therapy Cooperative, an integrated team of therapists and educators who share a neurodevelopmental, whole-child approach to care. We focus on strengthening the foundational sensory, motor, and regulation skills that support higher-level thinking, behavior, and learning.

Through collaboration across Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Academic Support, along with your school and your family, we help children grow from the ground up, building lasting confidence and success...all under one roof. 

The foundation matters!!!

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy supports development across life skills, newborns-adulthood, with sensory processing, motor coordination, reflex integration, visual and cognitive abilities, emotional regulation, and daily living tasks. Our therapists help individuals build confidence and independence in learning, play, behavior, and self-care. 

Speech & Language Therapy

Speech Therapy helps children communicate clearly and confidently. Our SLPs support speech, language, oral-motor and myofunctional skills, social communication, executive functioning, self-advocacy, and AAC use. Through fun, personalized sessions, we help every child express themselves with confidence.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy helps improve strength, mobility, endurance, and overall health. Pediatric PT supports gross motor development; building core strength, balance, coordination, and safe movement. Therapists specialize in baby care, cranial sacral therapy and an integrative approach with OT and

Speech Therapy.

Academic Support

Our Academic Support program blends the best of academic tutoring and coaching within a fully integrated therapeutic setting. Our special education teachers work closely with occupational, physical, and speech therapists to address both the “what” and the “how” of learning; supporting subject comprehension, executive functioning, organization, attention, and emotional regulation.
 

By strengthening the foundational sensory and cognitive skills that underlie learning, alongside targeted academic instruction, we help students build confidence, independence, and meaningful progress; in the classroom and beyond. 

Private pay SEIT/SETSS & tutoring is available. NYC DOE funded  SETSS/SEIT services are available via 'Enhanced Rate' and Case Hearing Compensatory Awards.

  • Math

  • Reading 

  • Orton Gillingham

  • Writing/Language Arts

  • Handwriting w/o Tears

  • Test-Prep

  • Study Skills

  • Science/ STEAM

  • Foreign Languages

  • Executive Function Skills

  • Life skills

  • Self-organization

  • Early pre-academic skills

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OUR EVALUATION PROCESS

Want to understand your child better? 

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Using a holistic, neurodevelopment approach and standardized tools, our experienced team provides clear insights and guidance into your child’s developmental needs. We start with a comprehensive developmental evaluation of your child that can take up to 2 sessions. After the evaluation is complete, we provide a thorough report, review the assessment with you one-on-one, and work with you to develop the best path for your child and your family.

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Choose an individual OT or Speech evaluation, or opt for our collaborative All-In-One OT, PT, and Speech Assessment for a complete picture of your child’s needs.

MORE ABOUT OUR METHODS & CLIENTS

OUR SPECIALIZED TRAINING & EXPERTISE:
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LISTENING & READING PROGRAMS: 
- The Tomatis® Method - A Listening Program
- Therapeutic Listening
- ILS (Integrated Listening System)
- Cellfield - A Reading Intervention
- Neuralign - Reading Intervention
- Orton Gillingham
 
MOVEMENT & NEURODEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES: 
- Sensory Processing (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests-SIPT)
Neurodevelopment Treatment (NDT)
- Masgotova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration Techniques (MNRI)* 
- Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT)
- Integral Hatha Yoga
- Yoga for the Special Child
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Balametrics
- Brain Gym
- Beckman Oral Motor Therapy
- Executive Functioning Coaching
- DIR/Floor-time  
- Astronaut Training
- Ready Set Learn
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DESIGN & ORGANIZATION:
- Interior design (for Sensory Rooms & Organized homes)
- Classroom space design
- Product development (toy design & adaptation)
- Professional Organization
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EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING:
- Help you choose a school for your child
- Providing school-wide screenings & consults
- Professional development for schools
- Implementing sensory-supportive approaches in the classroom
- Parent Coaching 
- Play Coaching​​​

MMM also offers Teletherapy and educational support programs from the safety of your own home. Available in the following states: NY, NJ, Idaho, VA, NC.

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Our practice serves clients of ALL ages, from infancy through adulthood, presenting with:
Developmental delays • Prematurity • Birth Traumas • Torticollis • Tongue/Lip/Cheek Ties • Learning Disabilities • Sensory Processing Disorder • Emotional Dysregulation • Dyspraxia (coordination delays)
Dysgraphia (fine motor delays) • Dyscalculia (math disorders) • Visual Processing difficulties • Central Auditory Processing Disorder • Feeding difficulties • Stuttering • Dyslexia & Reading Disorders • Language Disorders • Autism/Aspergers • A.D.D./A.D.H.D. • P.T.S.D. • Anxiety • Brachial Plexus injury • Cerebral Palsy Down Syndrome • Spina Bifida • Chiari malformation • Agenesis of the corpus callosum • Chromosomal disorders • Osteogenesis Imperfecta • Primary Motor • Stereotypies • Brain injury • Tics • Post-Illness Rehab Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) •  PTEN (Cowden's Syndrome)
​ • Excutive Function difficulties • Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) • Trauma & Stress • School rejection • Academic challenges 

Additionally:  Pregnant mothers Disorganized families and teens
Twice Exceptional’ kids • Athletes • Musicians


*Select techniques (For MNRI - "Masgatova-In-Training")

Mighty Minds and Muscles is a boutique therapy, education and coaching organization. Our approach is thorough and progressive. We utilize a neurodevelopmental bottom-up approach to intervention, building strong, confident children and families. We are not just a pediatric therapy clinic but a family learning center. We offer unique internationally developed programs that help anyone with developmental delays, learning difficulties and those who just feel disorganized or stressed. Our team is a small group of highly trained and educated co-therapists & teachers who continually strive to learn and develop holistic programs, while collaborating with you and your child's team.

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Whole child! Whole family!
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Founder & Clinical Director: Padra Smith, MS, OTR/L, SIPT​

40 Worth Street Suites 800A & Suite 826 New York, NY 10013  |  917.960.0250​​

​​© 2025 Mighty Minds and Muscles -All Rights Reserved.

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