Purposeful Play
Pediatric Therapies LLC
Putting the pieces of progress together with play!
What we do
We contract with the Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia to provide therapy services to children from birth to 3 years of age.
We follow the coaching model to help support families as they learn to best support the needs of their child.
As part of the EI model, all of our services are offered in the child and family's natural environment. We can see your child at your home, child's daycare or any community setting that is a part of your daily lives.
For more information on the Early Intervention program please visit itcva.online
Our Team and Services
We are a team of local therapists working together to provide the best care possible to our clients.
OT
Megen Brummett
Children have many daily 'occupations'. They need to be able to engage in activities of daily living, learning, play and social interactions. Your occupational therapist will work closely with your family to help your child increase their ability to functionally engage in their daily routines. This may include work on fine motor, gross motor, self-help, or sensory processing skills through the use of play as a therapeutic strategy.
SLP
Amanda Cunningham
Speech therapy helps your child learn to better understand & communicate with the world around them. It may include multimodal communication such as signs and pictures, in addition verbal communication. Your speech language pathologist will work closely with your family to determine the best methods to meet your child's needs.
PT
Currently unavailable
We currently are not offering Physical Therapy services. If you are a pediatric PT interested in joining our team, please contact us!
Staff biographies
Megen Brummett, MSOT, OTR/L
Owner & Occupational Therapist
Megen has been an Occupational Therapist since 2009. Prior to opening Purposeful Play Pediatric Therapies in 2022, she worked as a pediatric OT and clinical manager for a local pediatric therapy facility for 12 years. She has extensive experience providing outpatient and early intervention occupational therapy services to children from birth to 21 years in the Lynchburg and surrounding areas. She also has experience as an insurance utilization manager for pediatric OT services in order to ensure patients are getting the best care to meet their individual needs.
Originally from Hurt, VA, Megen earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology from Sweet Briar College in Amherst, VA in 2007. At Sweet Briar, Megen was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and of Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society). She went on to earn a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA in 2009. She is a registered occupational therapist through The National Board for Certification and is a certified Early Intervention provider. She is trained in Beckman Oral-Motor Assessment and Intervention, The Listening Program, and has attended numerous continuing education conferences on Sensory Integration and Feeding.
Megen’s clinical interests include sensory integration and working with children with Autism and Down Syndrome. She enjoys working with families to help identify their child's individual needs and determine the strategies that will best help address their specific concerns.
Now residing in Lynch Station, VA, Megen and her husband are the proud parents of both a girl and boy and enjoy the outdoors on their small horse farm.
Amanda Cunningham, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Amanda is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who was born and raised in Central Virginia. Amanda received her bachelor's and master's degrees from James Madison University in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Over the course of her career, she has had the opportunity to work in many different settings, including home health care, acute care, rehabilitation facilities, schools and early intervention. Having a preference for pediatric care, Amanda has had the pleasure of working with children with Developmental Delays, Feeding/Oral Motor Disorders, Down Syndrome, Autism, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Fluency Disorders and Articulation/Phonological Disorders.
Amanda has participated in specialized training in the areas of Motor Speech Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication and the Picture Exchange System.
Amanda is licensed by Virginia Department of Health, has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is certified in the area of Early Intervention.
Amanda loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking, biking, working out and spending time with her husband, two children and two dogs in her free time.