I’m Caitlin Hespe, Lead Occupational Therapist at the Southlake and Haslet clinic. I joined Monkey Mouths in 2021, as an occupational therapist. I earned my undergraduate degree from Concordia University – Nebraska and my master’s degree in occupational therapy from the College of Saint Mary. Prior to Monkey Mouths, I worked in home health, school, and rural health settings.

As an occupational therapist, my main focus is always on what matters to my clients and their families. I believe that by providing practical solutions to everyday challenges, all children can maximize their ability to engage in ordinary tasks to achieve an extraordinary life.

In my spare time I enjoy playing golf, tennis, swimming, biking, playing guitar, singing, traveling with my family and cooking/baking.

As an OTR since 2013, I have training and specialization in the following:

Handwriting:

• Handwriting Without Tears – Level 1 Certified
• Perceptual Function of the Hand

Reflex Integration:

• Brain Game
• MNRI® Dynamic & Postural Reflex Pattern Integration

Sensory Processing:

• Sensory Processing Disorders – Reflex and postural Integration for OT
• Is it Sensory or Behavior? Practical tools to address sensory and behavioral issues

AAC:

• Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP} AAC Training by John D. Halloran, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP} Moving Forward with LAMP Training by John D. Halloran, M.S., CCC-SLP

NDT: 

• Pediatric NDT Intensive Handling Intervention
• NDT Techniques

• Therapeutic Listening
• The Alert Program