The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio – Ashlee Schmitt, MOT, OTR/L

The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio

Welcome to The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio, where we anchor kids today so they can fly tomorrow.

The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio is a veteran-owned, pediatric private practice in Columbus, Ohio that delivers quality and individualized occupational therapy (OT) services with enthusiasm and care, to build the skills kids need for school and life. I provide evaluations, consultation, and offer both 1:1 and group-based treatment sessions to support your child’s performance and independence in their everyday life. At The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio, your kid is the star and discovers their way to shine!

Hi there! I’m Ashlee, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist (OT) who’s passionate about meeting kids where they are, and helping them—and you!—see where they can go! With ten years of experience in the education system, I specialize in treating children and youth between the ages of 5 and 12 with a focus on self regulation, mental health, and visual/fine motor coordination.

When I’m not working with kids, I enjoy spending time with my two (AWESOME) boys—one human, one furry—my husband, Jordan, and our dog, Tate. I’m also an officer in the United States Navy and love patios and balconies, the hot sun and pouring rain, ice cream and pizza, cheering on the Cincinnati Bengals in the fall and the Cincinnati Reds in the spring, fountain Diet Coke and peanut M&Ms, singing out loud in my yellow Jeep, pens and paper and paint and planners, and live music, while making fun stuff along the way and journaling it all because life’s worth remembering!

Check out the details of the services I provide to see how I can help and send an email my way—let’s get your child on my schedule to start them on a journey toward experiencing the magic of reaching their potential!

Occupational therapy involves the therapeutic use of occupations—the meaningful, daily activities of a person’s life—to promote health and improve clients’ participation and performance in . . . their occupations—the meaningful, daily activities of a person’s life! With improved performance in an occupation as the end goal, we also use occupations as the means to get there; it’s a large part of the reason it’s so fun!

Here’s a blog post that provides a fuller description of the profession I love!

Maybe you see some areas where your your child could use a boost, but aren’t sure whether or not they’d “qualify” for OT services.

Good news! In the private practice world, qualification isn’t necessary!

Your child does not need a diagnosis in order to benefit from work with an occupational therapist. Diagnoses are often defined by a compilation of specific skill-deficits. Although diagnoses can help us understand some aspects of a person, at The ColorfullyEnthused* Therapy Studio, it’s not about diagnoses or skill deficits.

We view children as whole beings: living, breathing entities who are capable-of-growth! With or without a diagnosis, we meet a child right where they are, identify the things they want or need to do, assess where the breakdown’s occurring, and find a way to help them achieve success.

I specialize in treating children and youth between the ages of 5 and 12, in the areas of visual and fine motor skills, visual spatial skills and visual perception, attention, executive functioning, self care, self-regulation, study skills, stress management, and general mental health.

Although a diagnosis is not necessary to justify the need for treatment, I’ve worked with children of a variety of diagnoses including dysgraphia, developmental coordination disorder, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), autism (ASD), Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and cognitive impairment.

Check out the services I offer and associated costs, as well as my page on policies, and then send me an email if you think I’d make a good fit for the needs of your child: colorfullyenthused@gmail.com—I can’t wait to hear from you!