Empowering Parents With Clarity, Confidence, and Culturally Aware Guidance
Welcome back to the Koi Wellness blog, your trusted resource for child development and empowerment. If you’re a parent navigating concerns about your child’s development—sensory sensitivities, fine motor challenges, daily routines that feel more like battles than bonding—you’re not alone. And if you’re doing this while living outside your home country, the weight of it all can feel even heavier.
I’m Aya Porté, a U.S.-trained pediatric occupational therapist based in Tokyo. After years of working with families in international schools, hospitals, and homes, I’ve seen a clear pattern: parents want to support their children—but they often don’t know where to start.
And that gap? It’s not just frustrating—it can feel urgent. For expat families, this often sounds like:
“If we don’t figure this out soon, we might lose our child’s school placement.”
“We don’t have access to the same services we had back home.”
“We’ve been told to ‘wait and see’—but we’re running out of time.”
This Is Exactly Why I Created the Koi Wellness Parent Consultation Offer.
These one-hour virtual sessions are designed to give you clarity, compassion, and concrete strategies—without committing to long-term therapy or wading through red tape. Whether you're unsure if OT is the right path or already navigating school stress, these sessions offer a space to be heard, supported, and equipped.
What Makes This Different?
This is not therapy. It’s not a diagnosis.
This is a conversation focused entirely on you—the parent.
Together, we’ll explore:
🧠 What you’re seeing in your child and why it matters
🏡 How your home routines, culture, and environment impact behavior
📘 What practical strategies can be implemented immediately
🌍 How to advocate effectively in international school systems or across cultural norms
This approach is rooted in neurodiversity-affirming and family-centered care. I bring tools from OT, but also years of lived experience supporting multicultural families across the globe.
Why Support Parents First?
In both OT and ABA-informed work, we know this to be true:
When parents feel supported, children thrive.
So often, the child becomes the focus—and understandably so. But if the parent feels overwhelmed, guilty, or unheard, even the best strategies fall flat.
That’s why these sessions focus on empowering you—giving you tools, insights, and confidence to support your child in the ways only you can.
Consultation Options
Whether you're looking for one-time clarity or deeper ongoing support, there’s a package for you:
✨ Standard Parent Consultation – 1 hour, ¥33,000 JPY (Approx. $220 USD)
✨ Comprehensive Support Package – 3 sessions + email support
✨ School Readiness & Sensory Processing Package – 4 sessions + access to video library + report review
🧾 Learn more or book your session here: Schedule a Parent Consultation
📩 Still unsure? Reach out at aya@koiwellness.org for a brief screening.
Final Thoughts
You don’t have to figure this out alone. Whether you’re trying to understand sensory processing, support executive functioning, or navigate international school pressures, this is a space for you—to ask questions, be heard, and move forward with a plan.
Let’s give you the clarity and confidence you deserve—so you can give your child the support they need.
If you want to learn more about how I can support you and your child, you can schedule a call here and connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Together, let's empower our children to become confident, resilient, and capable individuals.