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Lauren Krieger

MS OTRL CST

Occupational Therapist | Craniosacral Therapist

Background

Hi! I’m Lauren pediatric OT specialized in infants, body work, reflex integration, sensory processing and feeding.

I provide family focused, whole body , collaborative and personalized care, I combine body work with OT / functional movements to facilitate improved outcomes at all ages and stages.

Specialties

Toe-walking or gait abnormalities

Visual tracking issues

Body awareness/spatial orientation challenges

Body tension (infant - parent/caregiver)

Plagiocephaly (flat head)

Tantrums

Neurodivergence (e.g. ASD - ADHD)

Medically complex

Difficulty with transitions or routines

GI Issues (Colic - Spitting up - Reflux - GER - GERD - gas - constipation)

Genetic & birth conditions (e.g. Down syndrome - cerebral palsy)

Breastfeeding/bottle feeding difficulties (latching - dribbling - leakage - gagging - choking - coughing - clicking - weaning - aversion)

Oral Ties (tongue-tie - lip-tie - buccal-ties)

Solid feeding and swallowing (gagging - poor chewing - choking - straw drinking - cup drinking - leakage - picky eating - refusal)

Oral-motor hypotonia (e.g. - weak jaw - open mouth posture)

Limited social interaction with peers

Oral habits (e.g. pacifier use - thumb or digit sucking habits - blanket sucking)

Fine motor milestones (e.g. - reaching - grasping - manipulating objects)

Sensory Issues (hypersensitivity - hyposensitivity)

Muscle tone (Core weakness - low muscle tone/ hypotonia - high muscle tone/hypertonia)

Delayed play skills (e.g. pretend - functional)

Difficulty with attention and engagement

Potty training difficulties (daytime wetting - bed wetting)

Sensory or motor dysregulation

Gross motor milestones (e.g. - rolling - sitting - crawling - walking)

Motor planning difficulties (dyspraxia)

Torticollis (head turning preference - head tilt)

Education & Training

MS OTRL CST

Insurance

Superbill for reimbursement

Out-of-network

Languages

English

Affirming Care

LGBTQIA+ Affirming

Neurodiversity Affirming

Trauma Informed

Contact

Provider Website

Service Areas

OT 4 YOU
Fairfield County, CT

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