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​Tristan has met a HUGE milestone moment! For the past several weeks, Tristan has successfully used his coping strategies independently to help prevent and calm down when feeling angry! When Tristan first started participating in occupational therapy at TheraTree, he was having trouble regulating his emotions. He was quick to get angry, was not a fan of following adult directives, and really did not like doing his homework because it was challenging. During sessions, Tristan and his therapist worked on building his interoception awareness, understanding of his and others emotions, and practiced coping strategies that he found helpful and meaningful. Now consistently, he arrives to therapy each week excited to share his success with his therapist! Not only has Tristan shown improvement with his self-regulation skills, he also shows an increase with his self-esteem. We are so proud of you Tristan and all of your hard work! 

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Buddy Ball

Billy Shain, Director     buddyballkids@gmail.com

iTumble & Bounce 

itumbleandbounce@gmail.com   270.903.2685

Kindermusik at the Owensboro Symphony 

cathy.mullins25@gmail.com   270.316.9203    www.kindermusik.com

Ohio County Equestrian

 http://www.ocequestrian.org           270.274.9650

Dream Riders of Kentucky 

dreamridersofky@gmail.com            270.883.1418

Western Kentucky Assistive Technology Center 

Cindy Houston, Director   270.689.1738   Wendell Foster CenterWendell Foster Center

GRADD - Medicaid Waivers

www.gradd.com   300 GRADD Way, Owensboro, KY 42301                 270.926.4433

River Valley Behavioral Health 

www.rvbh.com   800.737.0696   1100 Walnut Street, Owensboro, KY 42301

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Essential Oils
What Are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are basically plant extracts. They're made by steaming or pressing various parts of a plant (flowers, bark, leaves or fruit) to capture the compounds that produce fragrance. It can take several pounds of a plant to produce a single bottle of essential oil. In addition to creating scent, essential oils perform other functions in plants, too. (Aromatherapy: Do Essential Oils Really Work?, Hopkins Medicine)

How do Essential Oils work?

Essential oils are most commonly used in the practice of aromatherapy, in which they are inhaled through various methods.The chemicals in essential oils can interact with your body in several ways. According to Michele Mack, LMT, CPMT, essential oils have psychological (affecting emotion), pharmacological (affecting chemistry) and physiological (affecting bodily function and process) benefits.

When applied to your skin, some plant chemicals are absorbed. Those who use essential oils topically tend to do so for cosmetic purposes or to treat pain. Oils are absorbed via the epidermis (top layer of skin), move from the soft tissue to the bloodstream, are carried to the treatment areas and then metabolized in the liver. 


Most essential oil users inhale them to experience their psychological effects, such as stress relief. When inhaled, the molecules are distributed into the respiratory system, but a small amount has been shown to affect our brain. â€śWhen it is routed to our brain, we identify the smell and, in some cases, we have an emotional response to that smell,” Mack says. “In animal studies, it has been shown that inhalation has a quicker effect of distributing the sedative properties of certain oils in the body.” Inhaling the aromas from essential oils can stimulate areas of your limbic system, which is a part of your brain that plays a role in emotions, behaviors, sense of smell, and long-term memory. Interestingly, the limbic system is heavily involved in forming memories. This can partly explain why familiar smells can trigger memories or emotions.The limbic system also plays a role in controlling several unconscious physiological functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. 


How to find quality Essential Oils

The most important thing to consider when shopping for essential oils is product quality, says Gujral. But figuring out which oils are the best is challenging, since there's no government agency in the U.S. that provides a grading system or certification for essential oils. A big problem? Many companies claim their essential oils are "therapeutic grade," but that's just a marketing term.

"Unfortunately, there are lots of products you might find online or in stores that aren't harvested correctly or may have something in them that isn't listed on the label," warns Gujral.

Here are some tips to help you shop for pure essential oils:


  • Look at the label: It should include the Latin name of the plant, information on purity or other ingredients added to it, and the country in which the plant was grown. 
  • Evaluate the company: Purchase products from a well-known and reputable aromatherapy company that's been around for several years. 
  • Choose dark-colored, glass containers: Pure essential oils are highly concentrated. They can dissolve plastic bottles over time, tainting the oil. Most companies package essential oils in small brown or blue glass bottles to protect the quality. 
  • Avoid "fragrance oils": Fragrance or perfume oils are made from essential oils combined with chemicals or entirely from chemicals. They're not suitable for aromatherapy — instead, look for bottles that contain a single essential oil in its purest form (100% essential oil with no other fillers). 
  • Compare prices: Essential oils range in price, depending on how involved harvesting and production are. Within a line, there should be a wide variety of prices — rose absolute or sandalwood oils will be more expensive, while sweet orange oil will be on the less expensive end. If you find a rock-bottom price for an expensive essential oil, it probably isn't pure.

Essential oils can lift your mood and make you feel good with just a whiff of their fragrance. For some people they may even help alleviate the symptoms of various conditions. For more information on how to incorporate them into a healthy lifestyle, consult an integrative medicine expert. (Aromatherapy: Do Essential Oils Really Work?, Hopkins Medicine)

Essential Oils for ADHD & Autism 
TheraTree's Essential Oils

TheraTree exclusively uses Young Living Essential oils for all roller bottles and therapeutic grade pure oils. for their Seed to Seal promise which includes: Sourcing, Science, Standards.


Sourcing: Young Living will never knowingly compromise by adding synthetics, contaminants, or cheap fillers, or by using unethical production practices. Young Living Chief Supply Officer Lauren Walker guides the process of sourcing products from carefully vetted corporate-owned farms, partner farms, and Seed to Seal-certified suppliers and testing them extensively. If our exhaustive tests show that a product doesn’t meet our standards, we don’t buy it, or we reject the batch.


Science: Quality starts at the farm and is proven in Young Living labs. Through stringent, unyielding quality benchmarks,is able to identify the most pure, genuine, and effective ingredients.'s quality control team uses a battery of physical, chemical, and microbiological scientific tests to measure the exact components and properties of our essential oils. Each test is repeated numerous times during the quality process. Testing begins at our farms and continues all the way through the final stages prior to shipment.


Standards: Not only is Lacey Act Compliance Program comprehensive, it is also the first in the essential oils industry that has been reviewed and accepted by the government. It is the gold standard for compliance programs, and is proud to have gone above and beyond any competitors to establish it.

Young Living Oils in Clinic 

TheraTree carries the following Young living oils for purchase in the clinic. Any Young Living essential oil can be special ordered. If there is an oil you'd like us to keep in stock let us know! All order requests can be made to jessica@theratreepeds.com.

$30
Roller Bottles 

Roller Bottles are a great way to access a blend of oils, that is cost effective. Apply roller bottles directly to the skin. For sensitive skin or smell aversions, roller bottles can be applied to the feet. 


Some pure therapeutic grade oils are too intense to apply directly to the skin. All roller bottles are diluted with a carrier oil for safe direct application to the skin. The standard carrier oil used in all of TheraTree's Roller Bottles is the V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex. We also choose a safe dilution specifically for children as they are more sensitive to oils than adults. 


V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex Ingredients: Fractionated Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil, Sesamum indicum (Sesame) seed oil, Vitis vinifera (Grape) seed oil, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (Sweet almond) oil, Triticum vulgare (Wheat) germ oil, Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) seed oil, Olea europaea (Olive) fruit oil.


It is important to note that although people with allergies to this carrier oil's ingredients typically do not elicit an allergic response to this carrier oil, safety is a top priority for TheraTree and it is recommended to request an alternate carrier oil for those who are allergic to the plants in the V-6 ingredients.


All alternate requests are made custom to the order. Requests can be made directly to orders@theratreepeds.com. Upon making the request an estimated completion time can be established.

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