See capability
Begin with strengths and possibilities.
Children are more than a diagnosis, a difficult routine, or a list of skills they have not mastered yet.
Why Novel Heights Exists
Children deserve support that connects with the life they are actually living.
Novel Heights centers Nature-Based Pediatric Occupational Therapy, practical family partnership, meaningful participation, and greater access to the outdoors.
A personal and professional vision
Novel Heights began with one question: what if support felt more connected to real life?
Dr. Kelsey Adcock, OTD, OTR/L saw the value of skilled pediatric care—and also the importance of helping children use their abilities beyond a treatment space.
The vision grew around movement, play, real environments, family insight, adaptive access, and the belief that children should have opportunities to feel capable in the places that matter to them.
Children grow through meaningful participation, and families should never have to navigate that growth alone.Meet Dr. Kelsey
Families are part of the plan
Professional knowledge matters. So does the knowledge that comes from living life together.
Parents see the patterns, priorities, culture, routines, and small details that cannot be understood from a single appointment.
Novel Heights is designed to bring those insights together with occupational therapy perspective, careful observation, and practical strategy.
The goal is not to hand families a perfect program. It is to build support that is useful, respectful, and realistic.
Where the vision began
Nature-based care was not added later. It was part of the foundation.
The name Novel Heights first appeared in Dr. Kelsey’s 2019 doctoral capstone, Novel Heights: Adaptive Camping and Hiking Programming, completed with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension.
That work connected occupational therapy, adaptive access, family education, and the outdoors. She later developed and implemented a pediatric outdoor camp, reinforcing a long-term commitment to participation, confidence, access, and belonging.
Today, that same foundation guides Nature-Based OT, Online Parent Coaching, T.H.R.I.V.E., and the separate Novel Heights Foundation vision.
What guides the work
A clear philosophy, not a collection of slogans.
Build together
Respect the family’s expertise.
Support works better when families are heard, included, and able to connect strategies with real life.
Practice with purpose
Use environments intentionally.
Nature, movement, play, and challenge should serve meaningful goals rather than become the goal themselves.
Professional background
Clinical depth with a warm, practical approach.
Dr. Kelsey earned her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy in 2019 and has worked across pediatric outpatient, school-based, developmental daycare, and pediatric daycare settings, including service as a lead therapist.
She also serves as adjunct faculty, bringing a commitment to careful reasoning, clear teaching, and family-centered communication to the work of Novel Heights.
OTD, OTR/LPediatric practice since 2019Lead therapist experienceAdjunct faculty
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Wherever your family is starting, we would be honored to help clarify the next step.
Explore Online Parent Coaching available now, join the Fall 2026 Nature-Based OT Waitlist, or tell us what brings you to Novel Heights.