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About
Dawn Heiderscheidt OTR/L, ECHM, CAPS
Owner/Founder
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"Empowering Your Independence, Enhancing Your Home"
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With years of experience as a practicing Occupational Therapist in traditional settings and advanced certifications Dawn grew her knowledge into a mobile therapy and home modifications business as the owner/ founder or Aurora Independence. This allows her to bring her passion, experience, knowledge of evidence based interventions and client centered approach to any situation.
With her Executive Certification in Home Modifications from University of Southern California, Combined with her background in education, experience as an OT and history as an experienced Home Modifications therapist; Dawn combines the skills of motivational interviewing, knowledge of adaptive strategies, and client centered interventions to help individuals/ caregivers feel more confident, more secure and more independent within their home and their communities.
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Our Vision
Create a safe and inclusive environment to achieve independence within the comfort of your home.
Our Mission
Promote independent living by providing an individualized, socially conscious, easily accessible approaches to health and wellness through client-centered interventions.
Your Results
We focus all interventions around YOUR specific goals and limitations. Our Therapists are up to date on the latest evidence based practice, we custom tailor therapy sessions to focus on the deficits that are limiting your ability to live independently.
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