Kid Connections Therapy Services
We are a therapist-owned pediatric therapy practice proudly serving families throughout South Carolina's Midlands and Upstate communities. We provide speech, occupational, physical, and feeding therapy services in a variety of settings, including our playroom, homes, daycares, and select schools. Our Vision is to honor God by serving South Carolina families with compassion, excellence, and integrity, nurturing children’s growth while caring deeply for the therapists who walk alongside them.
Our team is passionate about creating meaningful relationships with children and families while providing individualized therapy that supports growth, independence, and confidence. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we're honored to be part of that journey.
Feeding Therapy
Feeding therapy helps children develop safe, efficient, and enjoyable eating and drinking skills. Our therapists evaluate and treat a variety of feeding challenges, including picky eating, Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), difficulty transitioning to new foods or textures, oral motor delays, chewing and swallowing difficulties, bottle and breastfeeding concerns, and mealtime behaviors that impact nutrition and family routines. We also offer specialized pre- and post-tongue tie and lip tie release programs designed to improve oral function, feeding efficiency, muscle coordination, and long-term feeding outcomes. Working closely with families and other healthcare providers, our therapists create individualized treatment plans and practical home strategies that support positive mealtime experiences while helping children build the skills needed for successful feeding, nutrition, and growth.
Occupational Therapy
Our occupational therapists help children develop the skills needed for success in daily activities at home, school, and within the community. Occupational therapy addresses fine motor development, handwriting, sensory processing, self-care skills, emotional regulation, visual motor integration, attention, and play skills. Through engaging and child-centered activities, our therapists work to improve independence, participation, and confidence in everyday routines while supporting each child's unique strengths and needs.
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapists help children improve strength, balance, coordination, mobility, and overall physical development. Physical therapy may address developmental delays, gross motor challenges, gait abnormalities, neurological conditions, orthopedic concerns, and injuries. Using fun, motivating activities tailored to each child, our therapists focus on helping children move safely and confidently while achieving milestones that support participation in family, school, and community activities.
Speech & Language Therapy
Our speech therapists help children develop the communication skills they need to connect with family, friends, teachers, and the world around them. We evaluate and treat a wide range of speech, language, and communication challenges, including articulation and speech sound disorders, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), language delays, receptive and expressive language disorders, social communication difficulties, fluency disorders, voice disorders, and feeding-related communication concerns. Our therapists have experience working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Down syndrome, cleft lip and palate, and a variety of genetic and developmental disorders. Therapy is individualized, play-based, and designed to build confidence while helping each child achieve meaningful communication goals that support success at home, school, and within the community.
Connecting Hearts Therapy Program
The Connecting Hearts Therapy Program is a unique, nature-based therapy experience that combines the benefits of occupational therapy with meaningful interactions with animals, outdoor exploration, and hands-on learning. Through carefully planned activities, children have opportunities to build strength, coordination, balance, sensory regulation, motor planning, attention, social skills, and independence in a motivating and engaging environment.
Children may participate in activities such as feeding and watering animals, grooming horses and cows, collecting eggs, gardening, carrying supplies, navigating outdoor obstacle courses, and completing farm-based chores. These experiences naturally promote fine motor skills, gross motor development, bilateral coordination, visual motor skills, problem-solving, emotional regulation, and confidence while encouraging meaningful participation in everyday activities.
One of the most special aspects of the program is the opportunity to interact with the animals of Heart Ridge Farms, including horses, Highland cows, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, dogs, and cats. These animal-assisted experiences help foster connection, responsibility, communication, and self-confidence while creating a therapeutic environment that is both fun and meaningful.
The Connecting Hearts Therapy Program allows children to learn, grow, and develop essential life skills through movement, nature, animals, and purposeful play, all while building lasting memories and meaningful connections.
Who We Serve
Growing
Eaters
Providing specialized feeding therapy for infants and children experiencing feeding and swallowing challenges. Services include bottle and breastfeeding support, pre- and post-tongue and lip tie release therapy, oral motor development, texture transitions, picky eating, ARFID, and Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD).
Growing
Movers
Helping children build the fine motor, sensory, self-care, and daily living skills needed for success at home, school, and in the community. Occupational therapy supports independence, confidence, regulation, and participation in everyday activities.
Growing
Explorers
Physical therapy helps children improve strength, balance, coordination, mobility, endurance, and motor development. Whether learning to crawl, walk, run, jump, or keep up with peers, we help children move with confidence and reach their fullest potential.
Growing
Communicators
Supporting children as they develop speech, language, social communication, literacy, AAC, and feeding-related communication skills with Speech therapy. We work with children experiencing speech delays, apraxia, autism, Down syndrome, cleft lip and palate, genetic disorders, and a variety of communication challenges.
Insurance & Payment Options
Kid Connections Therapy Services is committed to making quality pediatric therapy services accessible to families throughout South Carolina. We are currently in-network with:
First Choice by Select Health Medicaid
Absolute Total Care Medicaid
Molina Medicaid
Healthy Blue Medicaid
TEFRA
BabyNet
We are also pleased to serve families with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Choice, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, and CHAMPVA as an out-of-network provider.
Coverage and benefits vary by plan, and we encourage families to verify their individual benefits prior to beginning services. For families without insurance coverage or those choosing not to utilize insurance benefits, private pay options are available. We gladly accept credit card payments with no additional processing fees, and detailed superbills can be provided upon request for families seeking possible out-of-network reimbursement from their insurance carrier.
Questions about insurance coverage, eligibility, or payment options?
Our Patient Care Coordinator and Billing Coordinator are happy to help guide you through the process, answer your questions, and help determine the best option for your family.
What We Do
Click The Videos Below to See Our Patients In Action
Three year old boy with feeding difficulties working on strengthening oral motor skills, following directions, and just having fun.
Eight year child with Austism Spectrum Disorder, feeding difficulties and sensory challenges, learning how to motor plan and complete a task by walking a lamb with our Connecting Hearts program.
Two year old born at twenty-three weeks using Hip Helper shorts while completing squats on an unstable surface with the fun addition of farm animals!
Three year old child with apraxia, born at twenty-eight weeks, learning to sequence story pictures and retell them to help with sharing details about his day after preschool.
What Parents Say
“My experience with Kid Connections Therapy has been an amazing blessing for our family. Both of my children have seen Heidi for feeding therapy from a very young age. She provides practical advice with the most loving and kind heart. You truly feel seen and cared for! We also had PT with my daughter there years ago and felt that same personal connection. All the staff are incredible to work with. They go way beyond just providing therapy, they care about kids and families!”
- Allison
“Kid Connections is amazing! Our son’s growth has been incredible, and we’ve watched him gain new skills much faster than we ever imagined. Every milestone has been celebrated with us, and we’ve felt genuinely encouraged and supported through every challenge and victory. Our sessions have gone above and beyond basic speech and feeding therapy. We are so grateful for a team that truly cares not just about our son’s progress, but about our entire family!”
- Serah
“Kid Connections Therapy Services has been an incredible experience for our family. After trying two other therapy clinics, the progress our son has made here has been amazing. The entire staff is kind, welcoming, and truly cares about every child. The therapists are wonderful, and we especially love Heidi! We are so grateful for everything our son has accomplished, and we highly recommend Kid Connections to any family looking for exceptional pediatric therapy.”
- Amanda
“Melissa, who leads the Connecting Hearts program, has been an incredible blessing to our family. Through animal-assisted therapy, she has lovingly equipped our children with the confidence, self-regulation skills, and practical tools they need to navigate everyday life with courage. Through every victory, setback, and milestone in between, this team has walked alongside our family with unwavering love, encouragement, and prayer. We are forever grateful for the way God has used this incredible team in our lives and wholeheartedly recommend them to any family looking for exceptional therapy rooted in faith, compassion, and genuine care.”
-Elissa