S3E42 - Can My Child Do Play Therapy and Occupational Therapy at the Same Time?

Play Therapy Parenting: Real Parenting Questions Answered by a Child Therapist · May 7, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode, I answer a question from a mom whose child is currently in play therapy and making great progress, but who is also considering adding occupational therapy. I explain why we have to be thoughtful anytime we add multiple therapies into a child's schedule. Therapy of any kind is hard work for kids—emotionally, mentally, and sometimes physically—and it's easy for children to become overwhelmed, overscheduled, and over-therapized without us realizing it.

I also talk through two other important considerations. First, when we change multiple things at once, it becomes difficult to…