Welcome
At Well & Ready Kids, we believe that understanding what’s happening inside a child is essential to supporting what we see on the outside. Interoception - the internal sense of the body and inner states - plays a foundational role in how youth experience emotions, manage stress, and make sense of themselves and their relationships.
We equip clinicians, educators, and caregivers with the tools and training they need to support children’s interoceptive awareness, emotional insight, and self-control - - especially those impacted by trauma, adversity, or neurodivergence. Our tools don’t just measure behavior. They help professionals understand the internal experiences that shape how kids feel, think, and relate. That allows us to support developmental growth and mental health from the inside out.
What We Offer
Assessments & Resources
We focus on translating research into clinical tools; the MAIA-Y Card Deck is an example. It has been translated from a questionnaire primarily designed for research, into visually based clinical tool that gives youth, caregivers and professional a shared language for building body-awareness and self-connection.
Training
We specialize in how trauma and adversity impact sensory processing and emotional regulation, with a focus on strengthening embodied cognition through interoceptive-based practices.
Consultation & Mentorship
We offer case-based consultation and mentoring for those seeking deeper integration of interoceptive and sensory based practices into their clinical or educational work.
Meet Dr. Terry Petrenchik
Founder, Occupational Therapist, Researcher
Terry is a clinician-researcher with over 25 years of experience supporting children and youth navigating trauma, adversity, and developmental differences. As the founder of Well & Ready Kids she brings together clinical insight, innovative tools, and a whole-child lens to help professionals support what’s happening inside a child - not just what’s visible on the outside. She believes every child has an inner world that deserves to be understood, not just managed.
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Her clinical work spans foster care, residential treatment, community-based mental health, family homelessness, and pediatric occupational therapy. She's worked on dozens of inter-professional teams and has trained hundreds of professionals. Terry created the MAIA-Y Card Deck to fill a critical gap in the clinical assessment of interoceptive awareness in youth - especially those who struggle to explain how they feel. Her goal has been to transform the MAIA-Y questionnaire, originally designed for research, into a clinical assessment that can also be used as an intervention tool.
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