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

* 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

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

* Doctor of Physical Therapy from 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

* Expecting baby - 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

* Mommy to Anisa and dog, Coconut

Additional Trainings

* Sensory Integrations and Sensory   Modulation Disorders

* Sequential Oral Sensory (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
* Upper Extremity Treatment
* 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