About Us

Meet Ashley LaJoie, MOT, OTR/L
Founder of OuT of the Box | Owner of Excel Therapy Services, P.C.

Ashley LaJoie is a licensed occupational therapist with over 12 years of experience specializing in pediatric and school-based therapy. As a dedicated therapist, entrepreneur, and homeschooling mother, Ashley is passionate about creating accessible, engaging, and developmentally supportive experiences for children—always thinking "OuT of the Box."

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges to traditional therapy services, Ashley saw an opportunity to support families in a new way. Drawing from her clinical expertise and real-life experience as a parent, she created OuT of the Box—a subscription-based service delivering thoughtfully curated therapeutic activities directly to families’ homes.

While OuT of the Box is not a replacement for occupational therapy, each box includes hand-selected activities designed to support key developmental areas such as fine motor skills, visual motor coordination, sensory processing, and more. Every box comes with a Skill Card that outlines the targeted developmental goals, as well as an Instructional Cardoffering therapist-approved adaptations to suit each child’s unique needs.

Ashley’s mission is simple: to take the guesswork out of finding meaningful, therapeutic activities—giving families more time to focus on what matters most.