OUR exceptional office team
Mary Hopkins, MS
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
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
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
Founder / CEO / Clinical Director
*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 the
Founder / CEO / Clinical Director
*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
Kristin Banks
Mindy Vasilakopoulos, MA CCC-SLP
Kristin Banks
Patient Care Coordinator
* 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
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
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
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
* Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children Online Series (M
* 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
* Torticollis: Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children Online Series (Miles)
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
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
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
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
Karen Noonan, MA CCC-SLP
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-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
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-SLP
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-SLP
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-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
Jenny Joseph, MA, CF-SLP
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-SLP
Haneefah Cummings, MS, CCC-SLP
* MA - St. Louis University
* BS - St. Louis University
* Enjoys baking, doing art projects, exercise, and listening to music
Additional Trainings
* Articulation Disorders
* Childhood Language Disorders
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted - Aesop
OUR Outstanding Occupational therapists
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.
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
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