Little Otter

We're growing 🚀🚀🚀 Little Otter's expert, whole-family mental health care is now available in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, & Washington. Families in these states can now get virtual therapy, psychiatry, and parent coaching, all tailored for kids ages 0–18 and their parents through insurance. Learn more about Little Otter: https://lnkd.in/edYTyR63

At Little Otter, we support kids for who they are today, because they aren’t just on their way to becoming someone, they are someone.

Through our partnership with the Oklahoma School Readiness Program*, Little Otter is now offering free mental health care to children ages 0–5 in Oklahoma! Our virtual therapy model supports parents and caregivers in raising emotionally healthy, resilient kids during these critical early years. If you’re a provider, policymaker, or parent in Oklahoma and curious about how we’re addressing early childhood mental health, check out our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gT-iNpDn *This program is supported by Grant Number 90TP0094-01-00 from the Office of Early Childhood Development within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this program (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Early Childhood Development.

This week, our hearts are with the Texas Hill Country camp community as we mourn the devastating losses from the recent floods. Like so many across the state and country, we’re grieving alongside the families impacted and holding close the memories of the campers and beloved leaders lost far too soon. The pain of this tragedy runs deep, throughout our community. Camps like Mystic and Heart O’ the Hills have long been pillars of connection, joy, and tradition, and their heartbreak is felt by every parent, camper, and provider who has ever experienced the magic of summer together. We know many parents are struggling with how to talk to their kids about this tragedy. Recess has partnered with Little Otter co-founder and leading child psychiatrist, Helen Egger MD to put together a guide on how to navigate these conversations with kids of every age. You can find the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g2FUHr3w This week, all of our local events will focus on emergency support. We’ll be on the ground offering help and honoring those we’ve lost. Here is a list of ongoing efforts for anyone in the Recess community who would like to offer support: https://lnkd.in/gX8knk9v To everyone feeling the weight of this moment: we’re here grieving with you. And we’re committed to supporting the community during this tragedy.

Caring for a loved one is one of the most universal experiences in the world. In the United States, it’s also one of the most expensive. In our second issue of The Digest, we're talking all about how more investment in care would transform the lives of people all over the country. Read it here ⬇️ 📣 Cocoon, Little Otter, Synapticure, Cammie Erickson, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, Jennifer Stybel, and Brooke D. Anderson.

📣 Calling all independently licensed clinicans in TN, MO, AZ & WA I am hiring for W2 Part timers to join us in July!!

Care is a uniquely catalytic cause. If we could fix the outdated caregiving system in the U.S., we would have more women leading influential industries, our economy would be stronger, and families around the country would be able to live more meaningful and less stressful lives. And today, we have a rare opportunity to make that vision a reality. Here’s how. https://lnkd.in/gWZFupTe 💗 Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), Moms First, National Alliance for Caregiving, Magnify Ventures, Little Otter, Nicole Riehl, Jason Resendez, Julie Wroblewski, Renee Kuriyan Wittemyer, Jennifer Stybel.

This #FathersDay, we’re partnering with Gerber to shine a light on something rarely talked about: postpartum depression in dads. Postpartum depression isn’t just a “mom thing.” 1 in 11 fathers experience it, and that number rises significantly when moms are also struggling. Unfortunately, paternal postpartum depression is under-diagnosed, often overlooked, and left untreated. The stigma around men's mental health keeps too many fathers suffering in silence. This Father's Day, we want to change that. Read more about the signs of paternal postpartum depression: https://lnkd.in/g3c-Zt4N #FathersDay #PaternalMentalHealth #PostpartumDepression #DadsMatter #MentalHealthAwareness

Joshua Cruz said it best: therapists are amazing, and they’re what makes our care so impactful! At Little Otter, we’ve built a model of care that’s truly one of a kind. We don’t just focus on helping children feel better, our clinical team cares for the whole family. Because when the entire family gets the mental health support they need, everyone thrives. Our virtual model combines evidence-based treatment, personalized care plans, thorough assessments, and regular progress tracking so families can feel confident they’re making meaningful, measurable progress. We don’t just believe our approach works, we have the data to back it up: 📊 After just 12 weeks of care, 71% of children at Little Otter are in remission. That’s 2.6 times better than the standard remission rate of 27%. 📉 75% of parents who were in the clinical range for anxiety at the start of the child’s treatment showed reduction after the child has 12 or more sessions.

I needed a break from Linkedin. It's been so long since I have posted on here. I built a big following on here with my authenticity, joy and raw honesty and i'm really grateful to everyone who has continued to follow me on my journey. I needed a break though because I was in deep self discovery. Although I was incredibly blessed to land a role just two weeks after being laid off from my last role, I was going through a tough point in my life. A horrible relationship. A lot of rekindling of shame in my life. Confusion on who I really was. But within these last few months I am really proud to say how happy I am. I graduated out of therapy a few months ago and the joy I felt when my therapist asked me "So what do you want to talk about today?" and I literally felt I had no issues to discuss in that moment. I felt so free and blessed and I just couldn't believe it. Now, I sit here, having been working at Little Otter for 7 months now and when I tell you I am so proud of the work I am doing here. We are a small team of recruiters but wow, we are really on a roll when it comes to hiring incredibly talented clinicians who are passionate about working with children and families. I just finished telling my manager the other day that even though I have been recruiting for the last 7 years or so, it wasn't until these last 2 years that my feelings of imposter syndrome started to diminish. I am an incredibly great recruiter and i'm so proud of myself. I think back to all the times that I was looking for a job and I would say this all the time but rarely believed it and I look at myself now and i'm just so proud of how far I have come. I've said this before but, I come from poverty. I don't have a college education. I didn't have many people in my life that helped me get here, but I never gave up on myself. I've had to start over before, move back home with no money and sit in fear that I wouldn't progress in my life, however, I still kept going. I danced. I networked. I told my truth. And here I am, with an amazing job doing high volume recruiting for a fast growing mental health tech company that is changing the way care is done with children and families. I'm so damn proud of myself I am literally crying as I type this, because everyday I think back to who I used to be, who I could have been and who I have become. Thank you to everyone who has always believed in me, supported me, loved on me!