About Us

Welcome to the O.T. Stop! My name is Dr. Chelsea McGowan and I’ve been practicing as a school-based occupational therapist for 19 years. Like most practicing therapists, I found myself constantly searching online for the right therapeutic activities that challenged my students and helped them achieve their goals quickly. After spending hours and hours every week trying to search for the right activities and modify existing activities, I realized that time is actually my worst enemy. So I started creating my own printable worksheets for my students where I can upgrade or downgrade each task to make the activities more client-centered and purposeful. After making hundreds of worksheets, I thought to myself there has to be other therapists, teachers and parents out there who are in the same boat as me. That’s when I decided to launch this website so I can share everything I’ve created with you all. As a busy working mom of 3, I can always appreciate something that is meaningful yet makes life much easier at the same time so I hope you find these resources helpful in your practice!