Neonatal & Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Founder & Clinical Director - Move n Grow
Dr. Geetha M Arora is a highly experienced Neonatal and Paediatric Occupational Therapist with over 21 years of clinical experience in supporting infants and children with developmental challenges. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of Move n Grow - Neonatal & Paediatric Occupational Therapy clinic, a specialised centre dedicated to early intervention and developmental care.
Dr. Geetha holds a Master's degree in Paediatric Occupational Therapy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling in Family and Child Psychology. She has extensive international training in neonatal therapy, sensory integration, feeding intervention, and neurodevelopmental care.
Her specialised certifications include training in Sensory Integration Therapy, SOFFI Method for infant feeding, SOS Feeding Approach, DIR Floortime, Beckman Oral Motor Intervention, Prechtl's General Movements Assessment, MNRI Reflex Integration, Therapeutic Listening, and the SENSE Program for NICU sensory development.
Dr. Geetha has also gained international clinical exposure through observerships at institutions including the STAR Institute for Sensory Processing, Lenox Hill Hospital and Children's Hospital of Orange County.
Previously she has worked in reputed healthcare institutions such as St. John's Medical College Hospital, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, and Fortis Healthcare, where she provided therapy services for infants and children with developmental and neurological challenges.
Dr. Geetha actively contributes to professional education and research and has presented her work at several national and international conferences. Her areas of expertise include neonatal developmental care, high-risk follow-up, Sensory Processing disorders, feeding and oral motor therapy, early intervention, and neurodevelopmental therapy.
Through Move n Grow, Dr. Geetha aims to provide specialised developmental care that supports children in building strong foundation for movement, learning, communication and independence.