Aspire Pediatric Therapy
I strive for all families to feel heard, cared for and supported throughout their child's therapy
journey as they ASPIRE to reach their goals.
Specialty Services
Post NICU Support, Developmental Wellness Visits, Myofascial Release, Therapeutic Treatment for Delayed Milestones, Feeding & Oral Motor Difficulties, Body Tightness/Tension & more.
Evaluations, Reoccurring Treatments, & Intensives utilizing DMI (Dynamic Movement Intervention, Electrical Stimulation (TASES), Kinactive University Methods & More.
Meet The OT!
Kaitlyn Cardona, MOT, OTR/L
Kaitlyn Cardona is the Occupational Therapist & Founder of Aspire Pediatric Therapy. Kaitlyn’s specialties are infant development along with therapeutic treatment for children who have complex neurological and medical diagnoses. She provides a wide range of customizable services to best meet the needs for each child and family. She strives to work alongside each family and ensure they have the support, love and guidance throughout their child’s journey.
Kaitlyn grew up in Connecticut and has lived in the Lake Norman, North Carolina area for the last 8 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Child & Family Development in addition to a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She is continuously expanding her training and expertise through coursework focused on her specialty areas. Kaitlyn enjoys spending time with her husband Dylan, daughter Addison and golden doodle Theo. In their free time they love spending time outdoors; taking walks, attending events in the community and going out on Lake Norman.
Services
Newborn & Infant Services
Recurring Therapy Sessions
Therapy Intensives
Testimonials
"She has so much patience and care when working with our daughter. She's not only knowledgable and dependable, she also does a great job including our son in the activities, so he feels like he is part of our daughter's progress. She is incredibly kind and our daughter immediately took a liking to her. I can't recommend her enough. Truly, I couldn't have asked for a better person to entrust with my daughter's therapies and development."
"Kaitlyn was absolutely amazing. As new parents we were worried about everything that was potentially happening and even worrying about things that weren't an issue. Kaitlyn made us feel at ease at every visit. Our baby needed OT to work out some issues from birth. From day one, she showed up to our house early and ready to get to work, every single time. She always came with a smile on her face and prepared to answer the 1000 questions we thought of between each visit. Kaitlyn's knowledge and insight proved to be priceless as our baby immediately began to improve. Over the few months that it took, Kaitlyn always let us know where we were at with our progress and was excited as we were by the end that our baby had completed his OT. We are so happy she came into our lives and helped us with our child. She felt like a friend or family member who was helping us and never felt like is was a business transaction. I would recommend Kaitlyn to anyone who is researching who to contact for their OT needs. Thank you, Kaitlyn for helping our baby get back to enjoying his life!"
Aspire was a great experience for my daughter! Kaitlyn was there to help us with misdiagnosed oral disfunction and tongue tie that kept getting brushed off as “colicky behavior”. With her help and connections with other providers my daughter’s tongue tie was released, her tension melted away and she started hitting her milestones!
"As a former early intervention service coordinator, I have had the pleasure of partnering with Kaitlyn to support a number of children and families over the past few years. I wish Kaitlyn could have been on the treatment team for every family because she is one of the best therapists I have ever worked with in my 22 plus years of early intervention experience. Kaitlyn is a very dedicated, highly skilled, caring professional. She is committed to providing the best evidence-based treatment that encompasses creative solutions. With her strong foundation in child development, Kaitlyn is able to view each child from a holistic perspective. She focuses on family priorities and accommodates scheduling needs to the best of her abilities. Kaitlyn truly partners with families and multidisciplinary team members to assure the best possible outcomes."
Answers to the most asked questions
I specialize in treating newborns, infants, toddlers & young children.
Kaitlyn will recommend a frequency at the initial session, but therapy sessions are completely customizable for what works for your family. Reoccurring weekly, biweekly, and monthly are an option along with mini and full intensives varying from 2 days to 3 weeks with 1-2 sessions per day.
Cash & Card payments are accepted. Superbills (detailed receipts) can be provided for families to submit to their insurance for reimbursement. FSA & HSA are also an approved payment method.
Therapy sessions vary from 45-60 minutes.
In home services are reserved for newborn sessions at this time. All other sessions will take place in clinic (Mooresville, NC).
