About Mel

Melissa Horrigan is an occupational therapist with years of experience working with children and adults with special needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, developmental disabilities, neurological disorders, learning disabilities, and Sensory Processing Disorder. Mel has received additional training in sensory integration, mindfulness techniques, and has her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification. In her limited free time as a mom of two boys, Mel can be found out in the garden or curled up on the couch with a book.  

Our Mission

The purpose of Live Move Play is to promote participation in life through the use of everyday activities. Our goal is to enable our children to live life to its fullest. We want to help children and families succeed at what they desire the most. Whether that is riding a bike, eating new food, or writing your name, every goal is important and deserves an individualized approach to achieve it. 


The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt