FORWARD IS A PACE 

Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy services located in SE Portland in the Brooklyn neighborhood. 

Waitlist Times (updated 10/02/2024)

Physical therapy: 2-3 weeks. Limited 3pm appointment times and no availability for 4pm. 

Occupational therapy: 3-6 months. No availability for 3 or 4pm appointments.
Please note that this waitlist time is an average. After school appointments are usually more challenging to schedule, and your wait time may be longer if you are looking for a very specific day or time.

Philosophy

"Forward is a pace" is a phrase that encourages runners to keep moving forward, regardless of the pace, and also applies to children in therapy. It's a reminder that progress is not always linear or swift, but rather a continuous journey of growth and improvement. By embracing this approach, we create a joyful environment that highlights the power of determination and celebrates every step forward, no matter how small.

How We Can Help

Physical Therapy

Helps children achieve gross motor milestones, improve posture, balance, coordination, and more!

Occupational Therapy

Focuses on empowering children to navigate their daily lives more effectively. We use everyday activities to promote health, well-being and participation!

Telehealth Services

Need to quarantine, but feel fine? 😷

Stuck at home because the roads are icy? 🥶

Car is in the shop and have no way to drive? 🚗


We can have very successful sessions virtually!

Meet Our Team

Get to know our amazing team of licensed therapists and administrators. 

Payment Methods

We offer a variety of payment methods to support each client’s individual needs. Pace Pediatric Therapy does our best to help families receive maximum reimbursement from their insurance company. 

Parent Reviews

" We are so lucky and grateful to have found PACE and get Emily for our skilled, accepting and intuitive OT! Emily takes the time to assess our daughter's many needs and creates fun and neuro-inclusive activities to help her to understand and manage some her challenges with ADHD, sensory processing, dyslexia and dysgraphia. Emily even provides us with research and science-based explanations/handouts of the root of my daughter's struggles. My daughter absolutely loves going to "play" at OT/PACE and would rather be there daily than just once a week. Also, the small, quiet office is so much better for her than the big, noisy, overstimulating larger therapy center that we started it. Everyone at PACE is truly fantastic, patient and so understanding of neurodiversity. "

" Katie built on my son's interests to make his therapy sessions so much fun! She really listened to him and paid attention to his needs. He would ask me if we could go and play with her multiple times throughout the week. My son made a lot of progress during his time at Pace. They are kind, helpful and skillful. "

" We started bringing our daughter in at around 14 months, and she just made everything about helping her build up the areas that she needed feel so much better than some of our previous experiences. From working with our schedules, to easing our worries about the outcomes, to helping our little girl make a ton of progress in a very short time, we could not be more grateful. I whole heartedly recommend her to families. Thank you Melissa and team!! "

Contact Us Today!

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