Our Founder

Speech-Language Pathologist

* BS & MS Illinois State University 

* Mommy to Jack & dog Radon

 * Enjoys creating gift baskets & traveling

Additional Trainings:

* Beckman Oral-Motor

* SOS Approach to Feeding

* Feeding Therapy - a Sensory Motor Approach by Lori Overland

* Functional Assessment & Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissue

* Developing Oral Motor Skills to Support Feeding in the Down Syndrome Population

* Let's Hear it for /R/ - Articulation Therapy

* Reduplicated Syllable Therapy

* Cycles Approach for Phonology

* Social Thinking

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but in her own wings. Always believe in yourself. -Author unknown

Speech-Language Pathologist

* Mom to cat, Ruger, and dog, Manitoulin

* MS - Rush University

* BS - Northwestern University

* Enjoys yoga & crafts

Additional Trainings:

* SOS Approach to Feeding

* Beckman Oral-Motor 

 * Functional Assessment & Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissue 

* Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) specialist

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. -Theodore Roosevelt

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade-Benjamin Franklin

Physical Therapist

* Mother to two retired racing greyhound dogs, Rio & Vivian

* Doctor of Physical Therapy - Midwestern University

* BS - Southern Illinois University

* Board certified neonatal therapist

* Also works at Hinsdale Hospital NICU

* Enjoys vegan diet, traveling with her husband, yoga, and attending concerts

Additional Trainings:

* Certified massage therapist

* Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification

* RMTi - Rhythmic Movement Training 

* Pursuing PhD in neodevelopmental care

Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet for certain - Dave Matthews

Speech-Language Pathologist

* Mommy to Joseph, born July 2020

* MS - Illinois State University

* BS - University of Illinois

*  Enjoys boating, jet skiing, biking, Bears games, and reading 

 Additional Trainings: 

* SOS Approach to Feeding

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. -Jeremiah 29:11

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.-Helen Keller

Physical Therapist

* Doctor of Physical Therapy - Midwestern University

* BHS - Bradley University

* Specializes in Sports Injuries

* Also works at Hinsdale Hospital NICU

* Enjoys traveling with her sister, their goal is to see all 50 states

* Loves crafting, reading and being outdoors, especially hiking and kayaking

* Chicago Bears fan

Additional Trainings

* Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification

* Torticollis and Plagiocephaly

* RMTi - Rhythmic Movement Training

* Kinesiotaping

It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us!-J.K. Rowling

Speech-Language Pathologist

* MA - Northwestern University

* BA in Education - University of Dayton

* Enjoys baking & staying active

* Studied abroad in Spain

Additional Trainings

* SOS Aproach to Feeding

* Treatment Approaches, Strategies, and Ideas for Involving Caregivers in Therapy for CAS

You are beautiful for you are fearfully and wonderfully made.-Psalm 139:14

The place between your comfort zone and you dream is where life takes place.-Helen Keller

Your level of belonging can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable, and imperfect.-Brené Brown

Occupational Therapist

* MS - Carroll University

* BS in Child Development - Ball State University

* Enjoys cooking, rollerblading, hiking, and anything outdoors

Additional Trainings

*  SOS Approach to Feeding

* Building Blocks of Sensory Integration &  Core Connections: Exploring the Core’s Developmental Roots - Sheila Frick

You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.- Winnie the Pooh

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.-Maya Angelou

Occupational Therapist

* University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

* Mommy to Anisa and dog, Coconut

Additional Trainings

* Sensory Integrations and Sensory   Modulation Disorders

* S.O.S. Approach to Feeding

* Yoga for the Special Child

* Treatment of the Baby, Regi Boehme
* Pediatric Kinesiotaping
* Therapeutic Listening
* Infant Massage
* Treatment for the Child with Hemiplegia
* Astronaut Training
* Zones of Regulation
* Handling Intensive Course
* Core Connections
* If You Can't Breathe, You Can't Function, Mary Massery
* Behavioral Strategies by Robert Schramm

Just do it. - Nike

Speed doesn’t matter, forward is forward.-unknown 

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a  light of some kind and help in this world, so I always  pray for that, and I always want to do good.-Dolly Parton

Speech-Language Pathologist

* MS Georgia State University

* BA Saint Xavier University

*.Founder of Camp Care Charitable Organization

* Enjoys reading (she has a 50 book goal for 2020), and traveling

Additional Trainings

* Childhood Language Disorders

* Neuroscience

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.—Toni Morrison

If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be. -Maya Angelou