Our Team
Jared
MsOT, OTR/L
Occupational therapist
Jared received his Masters in Occupational Therapy at Florida Gulf Coast University and has experience in outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care for children. He has experience in pediatric outpatient and home health care, hospital based acute care, skilled nursing, psychiatric groups, and has presented at state conferences.
Michael
Administrative assistant
Michael holds both an associates and a bachelor's degree from St. Leo University. He has experience with clients in rehabilitation settings including hospitals and long term care settings.
Thea
MPT, PCS
Physical Therapist
Thea received her Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Hunter College in New York. She is a certified pediatric clinical specialist (PCS) and clinical instructor by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She is a member of AMBUCS and has experience working with medically fragile children and adults in hospitals, clinics, and homes.
Kristen
OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Clinical lead
Site Supevisor
Occupational therapist
Kristen earned her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences and her Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She has a variety of experience in outpatient, early intervention within the natural environments, schools systems as well as within the community via educational presentations. Kristen enjoys working with siblings and families of her clients, providing them with important strategies/adaptations for family engagement and enjoyment, across all environments. She is certified in Interactive Metronome, The Alert Program, Handwriting Without Tears, and Talk Tools: Oral Motor Feeding Therapy. Kristen is also certified in physical agent modalities.
Lisa
Administration
Lisa earned her bachelors degree in Economics from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She has years of experience in medical office administration at a major hospital system in Savannah and a private clinic in South Carolina.
Elana
MOT, OTR/L
Occupational therapist
Elana received her Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from Touro College of Health Sciences in New York. She has experience in pediatric neurological and developmental conditions in outpatient and natural environment settings.
Melissa
OTD, OTR/L, BCP
Occupational therapist
Melissa is board certified in pediatrics by the American Occupational Therapy Association. She received her degrees in Occupational Therapy from Medical College of Georgia and Rocky Mountain University. She has experience in early intervention, school based practice, clinic based services, and residential setting for medically fragile children. Additionally, she has worked in a variety of international settings including Israel, Ethiopia, and Zambia serving children and families in community and education based settings through direct care, program development, and staff training. She is a certified DIR/Floortime practitioner and lectures on culture and occupational therapy. She was an adjunct professor at Stanbridge College in California. She has served as a reviewer for conferences including WFOT, AOTA, and AOTA pediatric specialty certifications and is a peer reviewer for AJOT and OTJR.
Heather
DPT, PCS
Physical therapist
Heather is a pediatric clinical specialist (PCS) and credentialed clinical instructor with the American Physical Therapy Association. She received her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Master of Science in Physical Therapy Degrees from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the Medical College of Georgia. She has experience with both the geriatric and pediatric populations and is on faculty at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Eli
MEd, CCC-SLP
Speech therapist
Eli received her Masters in Education Louisiana State University where she served as the historian for the National Student Speech Language Association. She has experience in school systems, outpatient clinics, hospital based nurological centers, and is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Julie
PT, DPT
Physical therapist
Clinical lead
Julie received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Brenau University. She has experience providing services in a variety of settings including acute care, inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing settings and with a variety of conditions including spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, torticollis, stroke, and genetic conditions.