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Kids Connect Us

About the Owner

Karina Salenger, MS OTR/L

Karina founded Kids Connect Us in 2018 to meet the unmet need for in-home occupational therapy with the philosophy that kids learn best when they feel safe, stay regulated, and are having fun. 


Karina received her masters degree in occupational therapy from San Jose State University in 2013 and is an innovator and leader in the field of Therapeutic Rock Climbing. She has expertise in treating Dyspraxia and in teaching Autistic children to write. Karina is an avid life-long-learner and has pursued post-graduate certification* and/or training in the following programs:


  • Handwriting Without Tears
  • MNRI - Postural and Dynamic Reflex Integration*
  • MNRI - Archetypal Movements*
  • MNRI - Neurotactile Integration*
  • Talk Tools - Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding, Motor Speech and Mouth Development presented by Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI*
  • Best Practices in Pediatric Feeding Disorders (Allied Health Education)*
  • Pediatric Feeding Disorders (Feeding Matters Conference, 1/2019 AZ, USA)*
  • S.O.S. Approach to Feeding*
  • Oral-Motor Feeding/Swallowing and Respiratory Coordination Function in Children with Neuromuscular Involvement presented by Rena Alexander*
  • Get Permission Approach to Feeding
  • Vital Links - Building Blocks for Sensory Integration (Sheila Frick )*
  • Practical Sense in Sensory Integration (Julia Harper) I and II*
  • Auditory Defensiveness (Sheila Frick)* 
  • Integrated Listening Systems (ILS)*
  • Interactive Metronome* 
  • Wilbarger Brushing 
  • Positive Discipline Approach*
  • Trauma Informed Care*
  • ALERT Program
  • Executive Function*
  • Zones of Regulation
  • Social Thinking Superflex Curriculum
  • Gut Health, 2018, presented by Rob Knight, PhD, Coursera & University of Boulder*
  • P.E.C.S.
  • Vision 101-For School Based Occupational Therapy Practitioners 
  • Massage Therapy (CMT 350 hours)*
  • Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (200 hours)*


California Board of Occupational Therapy

 License #14264 

Karina in Germany, 2022

Karina in Germany, 2022

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Kids Connect Us

Los Gatos, CA

(408) 766-4080 karina@kidsconnectus.com

Hours

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09:00 am – 06:30 pm

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