Maya Wolf, OTD, MBA, OTR/L Dream On OT

Maya Wolf is a pediatric occupational therapist with over two decades of experience. Over the course of her career, many parents have expressed that their child faces challenges with sleep. She combined her expertise working with children and families with her doctoral research on sleep and developed a parent coaching program, Dream On, to promote positive bedtime experiences and healthy sleep in children in children with and without neurodevelopmental delays. Dream On uses a holistic approach and offers a variety of evidence-based strategies shown to improve bedtime and sleep . Maya also continues to offer pediatric occupational therapy services as well. She is a two-time Boston University alumni, receiving both her bachelor and doctorate degrees in occupational therapy and is registered and licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. As a lifelong learner, Maya has received further clinical training on numerous topics including but not limited to: sleep, sensory processing and integration, reflex integration, social emotional learning, executive functioning, handwriting, and play. She utilizes a number of programs in treatment sessions such as the following: Therapeutic Listening, Handwriting Without Tears, Size Matters Handwriting Program, The Alert Program, Zones of Regulation, The Interoception Curriculum. Her training as a Yoga Teacher (YT200) has led her to incorporate mindfulness-based interventions to help children develop strength, balance, body awareness and a sense of calm. As a Proficient DIR Floortime Provider, Maya utilizes this approach to promote the child’s functional emotional developmental capacities (self regulation, engagement, communication, shared social problem solving, use of symbols, logical thinking, multiple perspectives) through the use of child-centered play and building relationships. Her holistic approach, nurturing demeanor and passion for helping children and families is evident in her practice. Please email Maya for a complimentary initial consult at [email protected]