ABOUT

Kristin Palen, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with over 21 years of experience solely in pediatrics.  For years Kristin had a vision of combining her love of occupational therapy with nature and from there she created Coastal Connections Pediatric Therapy.   

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Kristin has solely worked in pediatrics in almost every setting possible spanning from a sensory integration clinic, a school setting, early intervention, home-based, and a pediatric rehabilitation hospital.   Kristin’s areas of interest and specialty are sensory integration, nature-based occupational therapy, and responsive feeding therapy.

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Kristin has established Coastal Connections Pediatric Therapy in 2021, a private therapy practice serving children in Currituck, Dare, and Camden Counties of North Carolina, providing home and outdoor-based occupational therapy services. As well as additional virtual services.

 

In addition, Kristin is a homeschool mom to her two children ages 5 and 11.  Kristin has many plans in the works to provide resources for homeschool families particularly those with neurodivergent children. 

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Kristin, her husband Aaron, and their two children reside just minutes from the Outer Banks, North Carolina.  In their free time, you will pretty much find them playing on the beach!!

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