About Suncoast Kids Therapies

Occupational therapy focused on participation, educational access, and greater independence.

Suncoast Kids Therapies is a clinician-led occupational therapy company focused on functional participation, educational access, and greater independence from preschool through young adulthood. Our approach combines individualized clinical reasoning with strong school-based experience, clear communication, and practical strategies designed to carry into real routines and environments.

Our approach

Warm for families. Reliable for educational partners. Functional at the core.

Suncoast combines individualized pediatric occupational therapy with extensive school-based experience. The practice serves preschool-aged children through adolescents and young adults, with a particular emphasis on executive functioning, school participation, and increasing independence.

The current care model is mobile/community-based and virtual, allowing services and consultation to connect with the routines and environments where participation matters most.

Suncoast values clear communication and collaboration with families, educators, paraprofessionals, behavior teams, and related-service providers.

Centralized clinical oversight

Clinical services are supported through centralized oversight designed to maintain consistent standards for service delivery, documentation, communication, and accountability.

Emily Caban, Founder and Clinical Director of Suncoast Kids Therapies
Emily Caban, MS, OTR/LFounder & Clinical Director
Clinical leadership

Experience that supports individual care and educational partnerships.

Founder & Clinical Director Emily Caban, MS, OTR/L provides clinical leadership and operational oversight for Suncoast Kids Therapies.

10 yearsschool-based occupational therapy experience
200–300evaluations and re-evaluations since 2016
20+educational settings
80+students in managed caseload experience

Education & Credentials

  • Master of Science in Occupational Therapy — Midwestern University
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science — Ball State University
  • NBCOT Certified Occupational Therapist
  • Licensed Occupational Therapist — Florida, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Wyoming
  • CPR/BLS Certified
  • Level II Background Screening

School-Based Leadership

  • Teletherapy service delivery since 2020
  • Experience supervising Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs)
  • Evaluation, report-writing, IEP, eligibility, goal-development, and progress-monitoring experience
  • Consultation and multidisciplinary collaboration across educational programs
Breadth of settings

Experience across the educational continuum.

Relevant experience includes preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, transition programs through age 22, autism and communication programs, varying exceptionalities, intellectual disability, emotional/behavioral disability, residential placements, home-based educational programs, ABA centers, daycares, and virtual educational programs.

Strong school-based expertise with a practical family-service lens.

Suncoast brings educational experience, executive-functioning knowledge, and real-world occupational therapy reasoning together so services remain grounded in participation, independence, communication, and the needs of the setting.

Looking for family services or school-based OT support?