Meet Dr. Megan

Megan Matthews is a doctoral-level occupational therapist and Certified Autism Specialist (CAS) passionate about helping children and families thrive through compassionate, personalized care. Throughout her career, she has provided occupational therapy services to children across a wide range of ages, abilities, and settings, including preschool, public school, and home-based environments.

Megan's greatest passion is working with neurodivergent children and their families. She especially enjoys helping children develop greater independence in executive functioning skills, sensory regulation, and the everyday activities that help them participate fully in their homes, schools, and communities.

Megan earned her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Biology with a minor in Neuroscience from the University at Albany, providing a strong foundation in child development, brain function, and evidence-based care.

What Megan loves most about in-home occupational therapy is the opportunity to truly understand each family's unique routines, strengths, and challenges. She has been welcomed into all sorts of homes—from big to small, messy to tidy, busy to calm—and feels deeply grateful to be invited into each family's life. Megan believes meaningful progress happens when therapy is built around real-life experiences, not just what happens during a session.

Megan is a Syracuse-area native, a lover of animals, and a believer in the power of nature and mindful practices to help balance the stresses of modern life.

When she's not working with children and families, Megan can often be found helping at her sister's greenhouse store, camping, skiing, reading, or spending quality time with her husband and rescue dog, Stella. Stella is a pit bull mix with a playful personality and a special talent for chasing hose water whenever she gets the chance.

Whether she's helping a child build new skills, supporting a family through daily challenges, or celebrating a hard-earned success, Megan's goal is always the same: to empower children and support families every step of the way.