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ABOUT

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Kū Therapies strives to teach resilience throughout the lifespan with occupational, physical, and speech therapies.

Kū Therapies was established to carry on Lula Capuchino’s legacy within Capuchino Therapy Group, a company that has served Sacramento for over 35 years. Kimberly Asato-Shackelford (co-owner of Kū Therapies), began working with Lula 13 years ago as a young therapist fresh out of doctoral school. Lula has helped her mature as a person, therapist, and leader.

Kū Therapies is building on Capuchino’s legacy by focusing on healing, teaching, and strength. We guide our patients towards better control of their health, teaching resilience and self-management of care using tools beyond our in-person treatments.

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CORE VALUES

“A‘o Ho‘omanawanui” is a Hawaiian phrase that translates to “teaching resilience.” It emphasizes these two core concepts:

Active Endurance: Making the choice to not give up. Taking a breath through the difficult moment and pressing forward. Being patient with yourself and allowing grace and time to heal or resolve the situation.

Inner Strength: your force of spiritual energy, personal power, and mental fortitude. Like physical strength, it needs to be exercised to grow.