The Lotus Tree is open

- and growing

Laurie Appel, OTR/L, has spent 25+ years as a pediatric 

occupational therapist, including 15 years in 

infant-toddler early intervention. In 2006, she founded 

The Lotus Tree Sensory Integration Center in Boise to 

create a space of belonging for families looking for a 

fresh approach to therapy. A little neuro-spicy herself, 

Laurie has a personal understanding of what it means to 

experience the world differently.

Today — in collaboration with Lullaby Waters — The 

Lotus Tree has evolved into The Lotus Tree Therapy 

Hub, where independent practitioners ("Hubsters") in OT, 

speech, PT, music therapy, and more share space and a 

unified therapeutic philosophy.

Laurie practices under Rhizome within the Hub, and 

created the Roots to Connection because she saw the 

same pattern again and again: parents had plenty of 

knowledge, but never the chance to practice it alongside 

their child.

Referring providers: the Hub welcomes referrals for all 

Hubster practitioners