Creative Solutions to Life’s Limitations
Great Aspirations offers fun, motivating, powerful, and life-changing
occupational therapy solutions for children and teens.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy is a customized set of interventions that empower people in all stages of life to achieve their maximum level of independence. For children and teens, “occupations” are activities that enable them to learn, develop life skills for independence, be creative, socialize, and perform at school, at home, and in the community. Pediatric occupational therapists are experts at finding creative solutions for children and teens experiencing delays or challenges in development, physical ability, emotional or behavioral expression, and/or educational performance.
Our Services
Great Aspirations is an occupational therapy practice in Hendersonville, NC for kids and teens aged 2-16 years old focused on parent training, child development, and evidence-based positive support. At Great Aspirations we are highly motivated to achieve success. Our expertise includes anxiety & panic intervention; sensory integration; NDT; feeding and eating disorders; behavioral adaptation; life skill performance; equine hippotherapy; CBT and positive parenting techniques; coaching for teens; visioneering; high performance sports; and goal setting. We are a Blue Cross/Blue Shield provider and Humana Tricare East provider.
About Us
Owner Carol Maher has been a certified pediatric Occupational Therapist for 23 years. She received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Indianapolis in March 1998. After specializing in hand rehab at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Carol founded a private occupational therapy clinic in Carmel, IN that she managed for over 15 years. Carol is a board member of Hope for Horses in Leicester, NC where she is currently developing a program for homeschoolers and rescue horses. She is also a certified family care life coach who works with parents and teens undergoing life changes.
