Occupational Therapist
Chaya Hyman
Chaya Hyman completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Florida International University (Miami, FL) in 1997. She subsequently trained at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Experimental Education Unit of the University of Washington. She proceeded to earn an advanced Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science from McGill University (Montreal, QC) in 2001, specializing in Developmental Pediatrics. At McGill, Chaya was awarded a Canadian grant for research at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Montreal Children’s Hospital and Jewish General Hospital and her findings were published in the medical journal Pediatric Rehabilitation (2005). She later worked as a developmental specialist for the SUNY Downstate Infant Child Center (Level-3 NICU) at the Long Island College Hospital evaluating and treating extremely-premature and medically-critical infants.
Chaya has treated a wide range of pediatric developmental diagnoses, neurological impairments, and sensory processing disorders. Her training includes Medek Level 1, NDT, Therapeutic Taping, Therapeutic Listening, Feeding, Rhythmic Movement Training, The Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration-MNRI ® Method (10 courses completed), INPP, Cranial Sacral techniques, Interactive Metronome, and the H.O.P.E. Method. She is certified in SI Treatment by the University of Southern California/WPS. Before joining KidClan in 2015, Chaya provided home-based treatment for 9 years through NY Early Intervention and was an EI Supervisor for 5 years. As a supervisor, she led training courses and workshops for therapists and parents.
Chaya passionately believes that the goal of pediatric Occupational Therapy is to unlock the unique greatness of each individual child. She develops a treatment plan from a holistic frame of reference that looks at the total child within the context of their life. She strives to help each child, and their family, become free and empowered to live to their full potential with joy. Chaya has recently become a Certified Mastery Coach and augments her pediatric treatment with
parenting and life coaching to address the whole picture. In her private time, Chaya enjoys hiking, biking, learning something new each day, and spending time with her husband, children, and new grandchild.