Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Melisa Kaye, founded the Firefly Center 5 years ago. The Center is located in Downtown San Mateo, CA, and is easily accessed by clients from both the Peninsula and San Francisco areas.

Services at the Center are provided by licensed, highly experienced and talented OTs, who pride themselves on the quality and effectiveness of their work with children. Firefly Center is also pleased to offer music therapy services with board certified music therapist, Beth Robinson.

Director and Occupational Therapist, Melisa Kaye has been an OT for over 10 years. Melisa has worked with children with a wide variety of needs in home, school and clinic settings. In addition to her direct work with children, Melisa provides consultation services to the City College of San Francisco Preschool centers and the Child Development and Family Studies Program. She has lectured locally and nationally on OT and developmentally related topics, and is the co-author of a book on kindergarten readiness. Her work also includes the management of OT services for several local school districts. Melisa is currently pursuing a post-professional master’s degree.

Melisa’s training includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She also received a Certificate in Early Childhood Education for Infants and Preschoolers with Disabilities. Melisa’s post professional training includes extensive course work in sensory integration, completion of the Perceptual Enrichment Program training, Listening with the Whole Body certification, training in the Wilbarger Protocol for Sensory Defensiveness, handwriting training using Handwriting Without Tears and the Loops and Other Groups programs, training in the Brain Gym method, certification in the Sensory Oral Sequential approach to feeding difficulties, Neurodevelopmental/therapeutic handling training, and coursework to screen for visual issues in children.