About
Christina Sevilla, MA, OTR
Christina is an occupational therapist with over ten years of experience treating sensory processing disorder, developmental delay, and fine motor issues in clinical, school, and home-based settings. Christina’s experience includes work at Children's Hospital, Los Angeles and The Children's Hospital, Denver. After the birth of her two children she started a private practice based in the homes of children with multiple disabilities.
Christina received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1997 she completed her Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California (Magna Cum Laude).
As an occupational therapist, Christina has always looked for ways to improve efficacy and efficiency in her practice. After research and discussion with therapists around the country currently using Listening therapy, she understood that healthy, efficient auditory processing is a crucial component of effective sensory processing and learning ability. Combining auditory stimulation with occupational therapy is a powerfully effective way to enhance the benefits of both therapies. Traditional occupational therapy services are also offered.
With a BS in Biology from the University of Redlands, Cheryl began her career as a research scientist in molecular pharmacology. In 1992 she began volunteering in various education programs and discovered her true vocation of working with children. Upon earning a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University in 2005, she undertook intensive post-graduate training in Sensory Integration theory and practice with the well-known educator Stacey Szklut,, OTR. Upon moving to Colorado shortly after, Cheryl treated children with a wide variety of diagnoses and functional issues at the STAR Center under Dr. Lucy Jane Miller.
Cheryl specializes in sensory integration treatment techniques as well as listening therapies using the Tomatis-based Integrated Listening System (iLs). She successfully uses these techniques to address sensory processing disorders, gross and fine motor problems, self-regulation deficits, motor planning problems, learning disorders, and issues with activities of daily living.