SPRING AHEAD TEAM

Bianca graduated from New York University with a Masters in Occupational Therapy and has been working in pediatrics in New York City for the last seven years. She has worked with children ranging from 1-15 years of age in various settings such as center-based early intervention, home-based services for both early intervention and preschool aged students, as well as school-based settings. Bianca led the OT team at a private special education school prior to transitioning to a senior therapist at Spring Ahead. As a pediatric occupational therapist, one of her strongest attributes is her ability to pair her therapeutic relationship with her clients to their functional outcome achievement. She values and incorporates a child’s individuality and strengths to facilitate progress in deficit areas while maintaining a playful, yet structured session.  She is proficient in the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales Second Edition (PDMS-2), Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT™-2), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration, Handwriting Without Tears’ Screener of Handwriting Proficiency, and the Sensory Profile -2. She has received formal training in the Handwriting Without Tears Program (pre-school-fifth grade), Astronaut Training, Yoga for the Special Child, planning and time management executive functioning, picky eating and problem feeding, sensory integration & handwriting,

Tovy is an exceptional pediatric physical therapist who has been practicing for 14+ years. Tovy has extensive experience with early intervention, preschool, school & tween populations. Tovy is confident and comfortable in working with children in our sensory gym, schools , community & homes. She has extensive experience in outpatient facilitates, home based services and school based settings. She is skilled in evaluating  & treating children with neurological, motor & sensory integration differences including ASD, Down syndrome, Hypotonia, Cerebral Palsy, Dyspraxia & global developmental delays.  She draws from a variety of techniques including biomechanics, NDT, sensory- motor & kinesiotaping. She is skilled in gait training, ambulation & orthotic management.She utilizes an effective and dynamic approach in working with children and families to help them achieve gross motor skill goals independently.