Handprints Therapies

Handprints was our provider for 5 years, and sadly we aged out, which was super unfortunate, as finding ABA for kids over the age of 8 is difficult. We still haven't found a new place after a year. Autism doesn't stop at 8, and the help doesn't stop being needed at 8, so it's so unfortunate a lot of places now follow this age limit. We loved it here other than that. Responding back, it's unfortunate that after this review we were given referrals to other places and told the reason my son was actually discharged was due to not making any progress in their environment, which we were not told. We were only given a paper with one ABA center on it that took his age in our area when discharged due to his age which is what were told at first. Again, we loved our time at Handprints, but in the last 6 months I'm learning we were not communicated with properly and told one thing and then another later.

My child and I moved here from out-of-state for many reasons and one of them was for better medical care for her and her needs. We have had such a great experience with her therapists here and I could not recommend them more. She used to get nauseous where we formally went before an appointment. She would not be able to sleep the night before. However, coming here she is excited to go. She loves her sessions and she has grown so much towards her goals in such a short amount of time. With ten years of medical Mom life, I can honestly say that I’ve never found a place with therapists for OT,PT, and SLP that were so amazing with my kiddo.

After several years of Occupational Therapy with other providers, our eldest Son was a Client of Mariah Runkle, Owner and Operator of STEP Therapy Pediatrics, some years ago. All I can say is WOW!! Our Son loved going there and working with Mariah! He got so much out of his OT with Mariah and it didn’t present as work to him. Our Son was excited to go, excited to explore whatever work Mariah had set up for him. He looked at his time with her as an adventure every single time we headed out the door for his appointment! Mariah also supported his innate ability to create and express himself. Our Son profusely creates, like other people Breathe, and Mariah always took joy from that and encouraged his dreams. Mariah always supported my husband and myself in our endeavors to make sure that Our Son had everything that we could provide to support him. Mariah gave us strategies and exercises to use at home with Our Son that felt like play. She helped us visualize and feel what was going on for Our Son, like a view into his own sensory perception of his world, by helping us truly comprehend his challenges. And I’m ecstatic to let you know that Our Eldest is in his Senior Year at University of Colorado at Denver in the Film and Television Program. We will Always be Grateful to Mariah for providing us with her truly skillful and inspiring services at STEP Therapy Pediatrics. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Is not nearly enough!! A Heartfelt Thank You!!! Sincerely, Laurie Carr

Our son has been with STEP for 3 years and we can’t say enough about the services he receives! Helping him find tools that help him be successful

Sam, Amber, and Bri are such kind people. I don’t feel comfortable talking with people but after meeting them, I was immediately comfortable speaking to them. Sam is so sweet and supportive of me and helps me a lot. Amber wanted me to practice on prononciation with the correct sound. I met with Bri once, she wanted me to read a book out loud and told me how well I’ve been improving. They all helped and supported me along the way. Definitely recommend this place to anyone seeking to improve on their voice. Gratitude and happiness fill my heart.

We love STEP, my daughter looks forward to going every single time. When the snow was bad, they even offered to do a zoom appointment with her. The therapists are great, and so is the office staff. So glad we go here for our needs.

If I could give 3.5 stars, I would. Our son has gone here for several months for occupational therapy. Their therapists are great - special shout out to Kaitlyn and Jake. Our kid made some real, measurable progress. The people who run the office will also go to bat for you to get additional insurance coverage. Unfortunately, once the insurance runs out, their willingness and capacity to accommodate our family needs became limited. They really felt like they were on our side until insurance ran out. We paid out of pocket as long as we could maintaining our weekly schedule until we could not. We wanted to go to every-other-week schedule, but they wouldn't accommodate it. The peer reviewed research on OT for toddlers I found indicates regular, consistent services are paramount to success, so their unwillingness to accommodate working-class family needs and scheduling at random days and times (sometimes two weeks in a row, other times two-three weeks in between) is inefficient and a waste of our money. Sad to leave, and I'm even more sad that we felt abandoned by STEP once our insurance coverage dried up. I'd recommend them, but just know if your kid needs more than 10 or 12 sessions, just expect your experience to get worse once your insurance no longer covers the services.

Holly is an incredible OT!!! She is super knowledgeable and has a wide array of skills and tools in her toolbox. Her communication is top-notch and is readily available to discuss matters or answer questions. She connects with my boys really well and they have really grown to enjoy their sessions. In the past, they have typically complained about OT with other therapists. You can tell she is really passionate about what she does and always goes above & beyond the call of duty. She’s also a kind, compassionate, cool person. We feel very fortunate to have Holly as our boys’ OT. She is a gem!!!