Mansi Dalal, OTD, OTR/L (Pronouns She/Her/Hers)
Mansi received her Bachelors in Occupational Therapy from G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, India in 2008. She is grateful for the exceptionally diverse and extensive learning experience she received there. It has shaped her as a well-rounded therapist. She worked in India for some time with a focus on adult neuro-rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation and work-related injuries.
Mansi received her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California in 2010 with a focus on research and treatment in Sensory Integration. She has advanced training in Sensory Integration and is SIPT certified. She moved to Bellevue in 2010 and has been working with children with special needs in the area since then. Mansi enjoys clinical challenges and is passionate about helping children with sensory processing challenges, gross and fine motor difficulties, neuro-muscular challenges, feeding difficulties and difficulties with Vision-Vestibular-Somatosensory Integration. She actively utilizes Safe and Sound Protocol, Integrated Listening Systems (iLs), Primitive Reflex Integration techniques (MNRI and RMT), Infinity Walk Method and self-regulation programs (Zones of Regulation, Alert program and Social thinking curriculum) in therapy. She has taken several educational training in these topics and many others. She closely works with a developmental optometrist and has a special interest in understanding how vision affects function in children and helping them overcome those difficulties.
Mansi tries to bring fun and creativity into the therapy process and is driven to learn new treatment approaches that compliment your child's therapy and support the family. She participates in various clinical special interest groups and is a guest lecturer for COTA's for feeding therapy at the Lake Washington Technical Institute. She is well connected with other professionals so as to guide families in the right direction. She believes in the power of educating the family and caregivers about the therapy process in order to create a lasting positive impact on the child's abilities.
Outside of work, Mansi enjoys painting, spending time with friends and family and is learning to be a better hiker