What is occupational therapy?

Occupational Therapy (OT) supports the skills children need to participate successfully and confidently in everyday life. For children, their primary “occupations” are often play, self-care, learning, and participating in family, school, and community routines. Through meaningful, functional play, pediatric OT can support emotional regulation, sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, feeding, attention, social participation, self-care, and the skills needed to navigate classroom and community environments.

OT also helps children work through challenges by building stronger connections between their bodies, environments, and caregivers. This may include learning to co-regulate, developing self-advocacy skills, using environmental modifications or adaptations, strengthening sensory processing, and helping the nervous system feel safer and more regulated during everyday experiences.

Ultimately, the goal of pediatric OT is to foster motor mastery, nervous system regulation, confidence, and autonomy so children can more fully participate in the things they both want to do—like play—and need to do—like caring for themselves, learning, and safely engaging with the world around them.

  • We consider the whole child — including their physical, emotional, sensory, social, environmental, and family needs — to support meaningful participation and overall well-being.

  • We tailor our evaluation, goals, and intervention strategies to each unique child, considering their specific strengths, needs, interests, routines, environment, and family priorities.

  • We focus on what a child CAN do, using their abilities, interests, and successes as the foundation for building confidence, developing skills, and supporting meaningful participation.

  • We recognize each child’s neurological differences as valid, building on their strengths and interests, and support participation, regulation and autonomy.

Client Love

  • "Dreya has absolutely EXCELLED with Taylor as her OT. Anything we’ve wanted to work on has always been another goal met with Taylor. She goes above and beyond! The love, care and support Taylor has brought to not only our child but our family as a whole has been the most meaningful and rewarding experience we could’ve ever hoped for!"

    — Audry, Client

  • "I absolutely loved having Taylor as my daughter’s occupational therapist! She was her biggest cheerleader and she really made me feel like we were a team. She was so patient and kind. My daughter really looked forward to seeing her every week."

    — Jamila, Client

  • "What makes her truly exceptional, however, is the genuine love and dedication she brings to her work. She has celebrated our daughter’s successes, supported her through difficult moments, and consistently helped her build confidence and independence. She has gone above and beyond what we ever could have expected from a therapist. After five years together, she is so much more than our daughter’s occupational therapist—we truly consider her part of our family. We feel incredibly fortunate to have had her alongside us throughout this journey."

    — Angele, Client

Meet The Founder

Taylor Cotten, OTR/L is a native of New Iberia, LA and currently lives in Metairie, LA. She graduated from LSU-HSC in 2021 with a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. In 2023, she started Fun In Function, LLC, transitioning to pediatric home health full-time.

She is certified in the DIR Floortime model and trained in the Denver STAR Institute Sensory Processing framework.

For children, their main occupation is PLAY! You will observe Taylor promoting and engaging in lots of play with her clients; however, each part of the play has an underlying functional purpose to help your child work towards his or her goals.

Taylor has a passion for infants, the neurodivergent population and sensory processing disorder. She consistently aims to support functional outcomes through individual interests. She advocates for autonomy and individuality across her clientele, showing up to each therapy session with creativity, compassion and positive energy. She puts the “fun” in function!

Taylor Cotten, OTR/L

Our therapists have additional training and certifications in the following:

Sensory Processing Disorder • DIR Floortime • Praxis & Motor Planning

Meet the Rest of the Team

Rhi Reed, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Ellery Burton, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Katie Stuart, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Rachel Pham, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist