Starfish Therapies

A pediatric therapy company operating in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We provide physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy services in the most beneficial and convenient setting for you and your child, including our clinic, currently located in San Mateo, your home, school or daycare.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 2

November 23, 2018 by Stacy Menz

We’re back with Part 2 of our therapist recommended toys for gifts and why they are recommending them! For those of you that missed Part 1 check it out! Yoga Spinner – This is another game that is fairly new to our clinic but it has been pretty popular! As many of you know, we […]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bike riding, body awareness, coordination, education, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, imagination, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, play, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Free Wheelin: What Does Your Child Need to Learn to Ride a Bike?

March 26, 2017 by Stacy Menz

Learning to ride a bike is a major childhood milestone for most kids providing a sense of freedom and increased independence. While the ultimate goal of self-propelled locomotion is no doubt thrilling, developing the skill can be tedious and frustrating. Fear not! Here are some tips for you to help your kiddo coast right through […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bike riding, bilateral coordination, gross motor development, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy

Ideas for Helping Kids Develop Better Posture

May 21, 2012 by Stacy Menz

Posture is always an interesting topic.  As adults we are often trying to improve our posture because we have started discovering that poor posture can cause other problems like pain.  These are things we don’t think of when we are younger and don’t always think about for our kids.  Posture is something that can and […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bike riding, climbing, crawling, posture, sitting, therapy ball

Rainy Day PT

January 23, 2012 by Stacy Menz

With the rainy season beginning to hit us I was inspired to pull out my kid persona and go play in the rain (or the puddles)!  You’d be amazed at how motivated kids get to go in a puddle.  As long as the parents are okay with us going outside and we have the proper […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bike riding, coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, imagination, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, outside, physical therapy, playing, Starfish Therapies

Obstacle Course Fun!

December 22, 2011 by Stacy Menz

Do your kids ever get tired of the same activities during therapy or even while playing?  Well one of the ways I’ve tried to spice things up is by adding in obstacle courses.  Generally I take the same skills we’ve been working on and put them all together.  For the older kids I let them […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bike riding, climbing, coordination, crawling, education, exercise, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, imagination, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playgrounds, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, walking

Gyro Bikes – aka ‘The Magic Bike’

July 7, 2011 by Stacy Menz

At our clinic we are very bike friendly and pro-biking (not that you would know it from all the complaining I do when I’m on my road bike!) and recently we had the opportunity to try out the gyro wheel while working on bike riding with our kiddos.  We have been using the gyro wheel […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bike riding, coordination, exercise, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, peer play, physical therapy, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Imagination Play

October 21, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Do you ever feel like you are in a rut or play the same things over and over with your kids?  Or maybe you start to run out of ideas of things to do to help them stay active.  Well one solution is to let them come up with ideas.  I am always amazed at […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bike riding, climbing, crawling, education, exercise, gross motor development, imagination, jumping, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, outside, physical therapy, playgrounds, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Losing The Training Wheels

August 3, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Learning to ride a bike is one of the passages and rites of childhood. I remember when I was finally able to ride a bike all by myself without the training wheels and keep going without crashing (most of the time)! Then how great it was to ride without hands and all the other tricks […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bike riding, coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, outside, peer play, physical therapy, playing, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies

No Kid Left Inside – How to Encourage Outdoor Play

May 17, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Ok, here is part 2 of some of the topics I was going to address in my ‘No Kid Left Inside’ talk.  Once again, the power point is linked at the bottom but if you are unable to access it please let me know and I will email it to you. So we’ve looked at […]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bike riding, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, outside, playgrounds, playing, scooters, Starfish Therapies, tricycles

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I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication...

I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication and overall disposition. Not only were the classes fun, but he also became a lot less frustrated when trying to communicate with others.”

Jason’s Mom
...my four year-old has made incredible progress...

We have been working with Starfish Therapies over the last year, and my four year-old has made incredible progress in her gross motor development. Stacy has an amazing ability to work with children. She uses her energy, humor and creativity to make children laugh and play, and at the same time work very hard.”

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  BURLINGAME / MAIN CLINIC
  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010


  SAN FRANCISCO
  (located in KidSpace)
  3401 Mission St.
  San Francisco, CA 94110


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  (located in Agile Physical Therapy)
  3825 El Camino Real
  Palo Alto, CA 94306


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  (located at Sensitive Solutions)
  30 Avenue Portola, Suite 200 C & D
  Half Moon Bay, CA 94018

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