ECEx Team

Rachel Sarshalom

Rachel Sarshalom, MOT, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Health Science from the University of Florida in 2005 and her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida in 2006. She is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish. She has worked in pediatrics for close to 15 years in the acute care hospital setting, working with inpatients and outpatients, as well as the home and school settings. 

Rachel has acquired many specialties evaluating and treating a myriad of diagnoses such as: delayed infant milestones, hypotonia, prematurity, developmental delay, autism, sensory processing disorders, attention deficit disorder, coordination disorders, fine motor delay, visual motor difficulties, handwriting difficulties, gross motor delay, neurological injuries, orthopedic injuries, and genetic/ congenital anomalies. She also received several certifications. She is a Certified Handwriting Specialist, a hand therapy specialist, a therapeutic taping specialist, a Therapeutic Listening Specialist, among other certifications that she holds proudly. 

After dedicating many years in the hospital setting, Rachel founded Hands Up Therapy, which treats patients in the home or school setting across South Florida. 

Rachel can be reached at (305) 215-4215 or at HandsUpRehab@gmail.com.

Steven Sanford

Steven Sanford is the owner and operator of The Children’s Center for Therapy and Learning where they provide Speech, Physical and Occupational Therapy as well as Tutoring and Reading services to children of all ages and abilities. 

Steven provides services in a variety of settings including clinics, homes, schools and community immersion programs. Providing services to children and their families is immensely gratifying. As an Occupational Therapist, it is his responsibility to assist his clients in reaching their absolute potential in whichever area of daily living there is a delay or limitation whether due to injury, illness or other. Steven has had the great fortune of growing up in Skylake and sending all 3 of his daughters to Temple Sinai’s ECE and Day School. Sinai is like family to him.  

Specialties: Pediatrics; Sensory Integration; Autism and Developmental Specialist; Handwriting; Fine and Gross motor developmental limitations; Motor Coordination or sport skill development; childhood obesity; Interactive Metronome; Tomatis. 

You can reach Steven at steven@therapyandlearning.com.

Mera Levin Treisman

Mera Levin Treisman is the founder of a concierge pediatric therapy company, Mera in mOTion, servicing children at home and in school throughout Miami Dade County. Mera graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Ft Lauderdale with an emphasis on Pediatrics and Mental Health. Mera shares her love for children through play, multi- sensory experiences, and skilled interventions shared with teachers, parents, and families. Mera strives to reach each and every child on his/her level with compassion and care. She specializes in early intervention, sensory processing disorders, gross motor and fine motor deficits, developmentally appropriate classroom skills, engagement in ADL’s (activities of daily living-self help skills), and most importantly, sensorimotor play. Her goal in therapy is to help her pediatric clients help themselves, no matter the barriers.

When Mera isn’t focusing on her private clients and passion for OT, you’ll find her enjoying quality time with her family, playing with her thirteen nieces and nephews, and taking long walks along the beach with her baby.  You can reach Mera at merainmotion@gmail.com or 773-870-0901.