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Our Founder

Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

* Founded Pediaprogress 2008

* Mother of three kids, two dogs, one cat

* MA - Northern Illinois University

* BS - University of Illinois

* Downers Grove North alum

* Recognized by Apraxia Kids for Advanced Training & Clinical Expertise in CAS

* Enjoys walking, reading, and yoga


A person's a person, no matter how small  - Dr. Seuss

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love - 1 Corinthian 13:13

OUR exceptional office team

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Mary Hopkins, MS

Mary Hopkins, MS

Mary Hopkins, MS

Billing & Office Administrator


* Mom of 3 kids & 2 dogs, Ellie & Leia

* MS in Exercise Science

* BA in Health Administration

* Eastern Illinois University

*  Lived her childhood on a farm

*  Enjoys traveling, walking with her dogs, and playing the drums


Alone we can do so little;

Together we can do so much.-Helen Keller

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Kristin Banks

Mary Hopkins, MS

Mary Hopkins, MS

Administrative Assistant


* Studied Criminal Justice with minor in psychology at Howard university

* Interned with Young Ladies of Tomorrow

* Enjoys dancing and reading


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

...Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be EMPOWERED.-Michelle Obama

Don't just fly, soar! -Disney

OUR Phenomenal Physical Therapists

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Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

* 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 th

* 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

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Jacki Bradley, PT, DPT, NTMTC

Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

* 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, Chicago Bears, reading and being outdoors, especially hiking and kayaking


Additional Trainings

* Neonatal 

* 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, Chicago Bears, reading and being outdoors, especially hiking and kayaking


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

Physical Therapist

Keriann Groen, PT, DPT

Carrie Crozier-Arena, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC

Keriann Groen, PT, DPT

* Doctor of Physical Therapy - Midwestern University 

* BS - Illinois Benedictine University

* Enjoys playing volleyball & kayaking


Additional Trainings

* Beyond Mandated Reporting: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse

* Authentic Assessment in Early Intervention 


Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice

* Doctor of Physical Therapy - Midwestern University 

* BS - Illinois Benedictine University

* Enjoys playing volleyball & kayaking


Additional Trainings

* Beyond Mandated Reporting: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse

* Authentic Assessment in Early Intervention 


Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this. - Celine Dion
Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston S. Churchill 

OUR Super Speech-Language Pathologists

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Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

* 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 F

* 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

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Aubry Cortez, MS CCC-SLP

Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

* 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 li

* 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

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Alex Giammanco, MS CCC-SLP

Lauren Swanberg, MS CCC-SLP

Alex Giammanco, MS CCC-SLP

* 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.

* 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

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Karen Noonan, MA CCC-SLP

Haneefah Cummings, MS, CF-SLP

Alex Giammanco, MS CCC-SLP

* 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 pl

* 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


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Haneefah Cummings, MS, CF-SLP

Haneefah Cummings, MS, CF-SLP

Haneefah Cummings, MS, CF-SLP

* 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 i

* 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 

OUR Outstanding Occupational therapists

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Kaila Walter, MS OTR/L

Brianne Basek, MOT, OTR/L

Kaila Walter, MS OTR/L

* 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 stron

* 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.    - A.A. Milne, author of 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.

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Saleema Ellis OTR/L

Brianne Basek, MOT, OTR/L

Kaila Walter, MS OTR/L

* 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 He

* 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

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Brianne Basek, MOT, OTR/L

Brianne Basek, MOT, OTR/L

Brianne Basek, MOT, OTR/L

*  MOT - Midwestern University

* BS - Elmhurst College


Additional Trainings

*  Assessment of Motor and Process Skills

* Evaluation of Social Interaction

* Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI)

* SOS Approach to Feeding

* Zones of Regulation

* Social Thinking

* 1-2-3 Magic: 3 Step Discipline for Calm, Effective and Happy Parenting

* Neuroscience and 

*  MOT - Midwestern University

* BS - Elmhurst College


Additional Trainings

*  Assessment of Motor and Process Skills

* Evaluation of Social Interaction

* Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI)

* SOS Approach to Feeding

* Zones of Regulation

* Social Thinking

* 1-2-3 Magic: 3 Step Discipline for Calm, Effective and Happy Parenting

* Neuroscience and Self Regulation Techniques for Kids with Autism, ADHD and Sensory Disorders


Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. - A.A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh

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