Therapy Services

Motor Smart Kids

We believe in supporting children’s development through all areas of their lives.  Our vision of making a difference applies to all kids and families.  Motor Smart Kids developed as our way of providing programs that promote wellness and education for kids and their families.

Our current programs include:

Gross Motor Programs

 

Pop-Up Classes

Individual Assessments By Appointment

We look forward to meeting you and your child!

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Our Team

Our diverse team shares a passion for working with children and is dedicated to meeting each child's unique needs with compassion.

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Stacy Menz
PT, DPT, PCS
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Jenny Brady

OTR/L, MSOT

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Laura Bosch
PT, DPT
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Our Services

Pediatric Physical therapists perform evaluations, plan and implement treatment strategies and developmentally appropriate activities, identify appropriate assistive devices and durable medical equipment, and create solutions for barriers that limit interaction with their environment and peers in family-, learning-, and community-based activities.

For further information regarding physical therapy, please visit the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) website. APTA is the professional organization for physical therapists.

Plan of Care Evaluation
An Expert Pediatric Therapy Evaluation in-person OR from the Comfort of Home! One-hour personalized consultation with licensed pediatric therapists. No insurance required.
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Telehealth Consult
Get Expert Pediatric Therapy Advice from the Comfort of Home! One-hour personalized consultation with licensed pediatric therapists. No insurance required.
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Annual Gross Motor Exams

Babies grow quickly, especially in motor skills, and some may face early challenges. Regular check-ups with a pediatric physical therapist can help monitor and support their development.

What Clients Are Saying

I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication and overall disposition. Not only were the classes fun, but he also became a lot less frustrated when trying to communicate with others.

We have been so happy with our experience with Stacy. She is a skilled therapist who is so open to all of our questions and ideas. We have worked with a number of different therapists over time, and Stacy has truly been the best therapist for our son! We have also done physical therapy intensives with different clinics across the country, and found our intensive with Starfish to be the most useful and most tailored to what our son needs (not just a cookie cutter formula). We are grateful for all of the time/effort/sweat Stacy puts in for our son!

We have been working with Starfish Therapies over the last year, and my four year-old has made incredible progress in her gross motor development. Stacy has an amazing ability to work with children. She uses her energy, humor and creativity to make children laugh and play, and at the same time work very hard.

Our experience with Stacy and the team at Starfish Therapies has been fantastic. The group is incredibly passionate, very professional, and know how to make therapy fun for a child! Our daughter looks forward to her session — whether it’s in-person or via the convenient tele-health option. The intake process is comprehensive and involves collaborative goal-setting with quantifiable measures and milestones. In addition, we get a list of activities we can work on at home, which has become part of our daily routine! We’ve seen big gains in our daughter’s movements, balance and confidence. Thank you, Starfish Therapies!

They know just how to motivate him (from his early grade school days to his current tween attitude) to push and reach that next milestone all while smiling. And the expertise and equipment they have is just not available anywhere else!! We drive an hour plus in traffic just to get to this fabulous location on the bay. Thanks Stacy and team for your loving care and encouragement for my son to reach whatever heights he can!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you take insurance?
Yes we are in-network with several PPO plans and we have a contract with Kaiser.
What if we are out of network?

If you are out of network you have a few options.

First you need to find out what the out of network benefits are with your plan. You can ask if your plan will do a network deficiency exception or clinical gap exception where they will apply your visits with us to your in-network benefits.

This does not mean you are in-network but rather your insurance will apply your out-of-pocket costs and deductibles to your in-network totals rather than your out of network. For all out of network plans we offer two options. One is to pay our cash pay rate and we provide you with a superbill at the end of the month to submit to your insurance.

The second is that you will pay our insurance rate and we will submit for you. If you have out-of-network benefits for therapy and/or you are using an exception as mentioned above, the insurance company generally reimburses you for the visit.

If they send the money to us, we work with you to apply it as credit to your account or send it to you.

 

What if I have an HMO?
We have had several HMO’s willing to create one time contracts with us. This happens by having your primary care doctor submit a referral for the service.You can request to be referred to us and then we can work with the contracting company to set up a contract for services.
What forms will we need to fill out?

We have several intake forms for you to fill out and we ask that it is returned prior to the evaluation to allow your therapist to best prepare for your child.

  1. Intake
  2. Past Medical History
  3. Authorization for Information Release
  4. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Please check out this video for an explanation!

 

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Helping Kids Shine Brighter Every Day

Starfish Therapies provides pediatric physical, occupational, and speech therapy services designed to support every child's unique developmental journey. Whether in-person or through telehealth, our expert therapists work hand-in-hand with families to build skills, confidence, and independence in a fun, nurturing environment. Serving children of all ages in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

1541 Old Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 638-9142
(650) 638-9141
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