I’m Emily Napoli, founder of Sensory + Sol. I’ve been a pediatric occupational therapist (OT) since 2013. I’ve worked with children of all ages in both school-based and private practice. But it always felt like something was missing in the way I was taught to approach sensory processing needs.

When my oldest child first showed signs of sensory processing differences, the tools and strategies I thought would help him regulate weren’t working. It took me years to figure out what was missing in his sensory support: my own regulated nervous system.

As I learned to expand my own nervous system capacity, his sensory processing skills didn’t ultimately change. But the context he was co-regulating within did. And once that shifted, the sensory tools and strategies suddenly became way more impactful.

With this, I set out to create something different for families. Something more integrative. Something more rooted in the larger context of a child’s life. Something that keeps the child’s relationship with their caregivers at the heart of their sensory support.

I live outside of Denver, CO with my husband and two kids. I love spending my time traveling, bike riding, and growing a medicinal herb garden.