Amanda Thompson

About Amanda

I’m Amanda Thompson, an occupational therapist at Joy Therapy. I began working at Joy as a contractor in 2022 and transitioned to a full-time role in July 2025. What I find most rewarding about pediatric therapy is witnessing small, incremental gains grow into meaningful milestones for children and their families.

As the parent of a 6-year-old little girl with Down syndrome, I bring both professional expertise and personal experience to my work. This perspective allows me to connect deeply with families, offering empathy, understanding, and support grounded in both clinical knowledge and lived experience

About occupational therapy at Joy Therapy

Occupational therapy at our practice addresses the skills underneath a child's everyday activities: fine motor control, sensory processing, motor planning, visual perception, and the self-care tasks of dressing, eating, bathing and toileting. Sessions are active and play-based, because a child who is engaged produces far more repetitions of a difficult movement than a child being asked to comply.

Parents are partners in every service we provide. You are welcome in sessions, and you should expect to leave with something specific to continue at home rather than a general instruction to practice more.

What this discipline covers

• Fine motor and hand skills
• Sensory processing and self-regulation
• Self-care and daily living skills
• Handwriting and visual motor integration
• Motor planning and coordination
• Home program design and parent coaching

Credentials

• MS, OTR/L
• Occupational Therapist at Joy Therapy and Learning Center
• Holds a current license to practice in the state of Georgia