Dr. Mona Kazemi brings in-depth knowledge about standardized healthcare practice and evidence-based practice in pediatric therapy services. She has received her clinical doctorate from  the University of Southern California and continues to have a  relationship with her mentors who are world-renowned leaders in occupational therapy research. Dr. Mona Kazemi has resided in Cayman since 2013 and has since made strong partnerships through collaborative care with healthcare centers in both the private and public sectors in Cayman and overseas.

Dr. Mona Kazemi has learned side-by-side with experts in the field of occupational therapy to enhance her understanding of sensory integration disparities in children and adults, and feeding difficulties in children who are labeled with Autism. She currently maintains specialty certification in Sensory Integration and Sensory Integration Praxis Tests (SIPT) administration, basic Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) feeding approach, and advance practice SOS feeding approach for children labeled with Autism.

Dr. Mona Kazemi's training in trauma-informed care allows her to successfully utilize therapeutic strategies to assist parents to attune to their children who have experienced disrupted attachments with difficulties with emotional regulation to facilitate healthy, productive relationships with caregivers.

Specialty Areas Include:

• Mental Health, Attachment and Trauma

• Sensory Integration

• Autism Level 1

• Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder

• Challenging Behaviors

Additional Training Includes:

• Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) Certification - license #4713

• Level One Theraplay and Marschak Interaction Method by Theraplay Institute

• Group Theraplay by Theraplay Institute

• Didactic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level One Training

• Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Feeding Approach Basic Level

• Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Feeding Approach Advanced Level - Feeding the Child on the Autism Spectrum

• Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis: From Ideation to Execution

• 3 Steps to Improving Interoception: An Evidence Based Approach

• ​​​Torticollis & Plagiocephaly: Assessment & Treatment of Infants & Children

• ​Astronaut Training: Vision Screening, and Integrated Vestibular-Auditory-Visual Treatment Strategies presented by Mary Kawar, MS OTR

• Social Thinking Conference: Zooming In - Strategies for Concrete Learners, instructed by Michelle Garcia Winner

• Social Thinking Conference: Zooming In - Strategies for Subtle But Significant Social Problems, instructed by Michelle Garcia Winner

• ​Vision Processing & Therapy: Collaborative Approaches for Individuals with Sensory Processing Disorders, ADHD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury & Other Special Populations, instructed by Dr. Christine Winter-Rundell, OD, FCOVD, FAAO

• Introduction to Basic Visual Efficiency and Visual Processing Skills, instructed by Dr. Christine Winter-Rundell, OD, FCOVD, FAAO

• Reflex Integration to Support Education (R.I.S.E.)

• Principles of Normal Movement and Facilitation: A Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) Approach in Pediatrics

• Handwriting Without Tears - Pre-K Readiness & Writing

• Handwriting Without Tears - K-5 Handwriting