Kathleen has been an Occupational Therapist for 17 years. She earned her BS degree in Natural Sciences/Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound and her MS in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University in 2004. Kathleen specializes in pediatrics and has worked in schools, clinics and home care. Working with children and families in their home is her true passion, so much so that Kathleen has been homeschooling her own 3 children since 2015. She has specialized training in DIRFloortime, Therapeutic Listening, sensory integration and regulation and the Get Permission Approach to Sensory Mealtimes. Kathleen originally hails from the Chicago suburbs and moved to Colorado in her early teens. She has since lived in Seattle and most recently Brooklyn, NY before returning to CO. She enjoys running, hiking and her newest hobby, mountain biking. She is forever in search of the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Ava is an Occupational Therapist who specializes in trauma, recognizing the impacts it has on development and functioning in daily occupations. She is a Certified Trauma Professional and also has training in Handwriting Without Tears, the Zones of Regulation, and use of the client-centered EAGALA model. She takes a neurodevelopmentally-informed approach and strongly believes in treating the whole person. She enjoys learning from and collaborating with other professionals and
values the interdisciplinary model. Ava earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2005. Her previous experience includes in-patient mental health worker for adolescents, TA in a school for children with special needs, and host-home placement coordination for adults with special needs. She earned a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from CSU in 2011.

Candice moved to Colorado from Georgia in 2013 and began her career in pediatrics as a nanny where she focused on curating caring, structured, positive, and nurturing home environments to support children’s social and emotional growth. During this time she completed her Associate of Arts at Front Range Community college, and her passion for helping others and creating meaningful connections motivated her to shift gears into the field of Occupational Therapy, graduating from Pima Medical Institute. Candice has gained experience from skilled therapists in both clinic and home health settings and treats a variety of diagnoses and developmental delays. She is artistic and creative and loves to inspire others by incorporating art throughout her care. When she isn’t caring for others you can find her hiking in the mountains with her husband, Reid, and their two pups, Stella and Huckleberry! 

Dani is a chronically curious, lifelong learner with 12 years in the health and wellness fields. She focuses on empowering people through practical methods and compassionate education. Originally from Montana, she has also lived in Washington, Germany and France. She majored in French and German at University of Montana, Occupational Science from Pima Medical Institute, and has education and certifications in myofascial release therapy, Restorative Exercise and Nutritious Movement. A freelance writer for 20 years, she co-hosted and produced an award-winning health podcast for internationally known movement scientist, Katy Bowman. She is a Level II Certified Reiki Practitioner and Animal Reiki Practitioner, an API Certified Pediatric Posture Specialist and Certified Posture Specialist. A mother of two grown-ups, she loves empowering others, hanging out with her dog Chancho, and continually feeding her curious mind.

Lyndean is originally from California, moving to Colorado in 2013, with her husband and 1 year old son. With an extensive background in massage therapy, and franchise business leadership, she was inspired to join the field of Occupational Therapy after her son received therapy services. Lyndean loves getting messy and playing with the kids she works with to increase their independence. The best part of her day is hearing the kids laugh and seeing them smile when they do something new that they haven’t been able to do before. During her free time, she loves to camp, hike, golf, and go to baseball games with her family. Non-human family members include two dogs, 3 fish, 5 hermit crabs and a toad.

Originally from Virginia, Maeve has been lucky enough to live in many states growing up in a military family with three younger siblings. She moved to Colorado in 2015, and continues to call Colorado home to this day with her fiancé, Travis, and their dog, cat, and bearded dragon. Starting in the early childhood setting as a teacher's aide, she eventually grew into wanting to lead a classroom herself. She spent three years supporting preschool aged children as the lead teacher before they ventured into kindergarten. Through this amazing experience in education, Maeve found her passion for Occupational Therapy, eventually becoming an honors graduate from Pima Medical Institute in 2021. Activities that fill her soul with happiness include cooking, paddleboarding, swimming, hiking, listening to music, working with animals, and helping others. She looks forward to expanding her knowledge everyday, spending as much time outside as possible, and to take every opportunity to grow as a person, and a practitioner!

Michele has been an Occupational Therapist for over twenty years and has had the pleasure to be able to practice in a wide variety of settings including neonatal ICU, acute/rehab hospitals, private practice sensory integration clinics, and even a music therapy company! She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Psychology and received her MS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX. She has a passion for integrating evidence-based complementary modalities into her work including yoga, reiki, and heart-centered mindfulness based practices. She thrives on forming meaningful connections with each individual client and family in order to help them best achieve their goals. When not at work, she loves to spend her time with her family and friends going hiking, biking and camping.  

Originally from Oakland, California, Lia has been in Colorado since 2008 when she attended college at CU Boulder (Go Buffs!). After receiving her degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology, she pivoted to a career in Occupational Therapy, receiving her education from Pima Medical Institute in 2019. Within OT, Lia has specialties in individuals with ADHD, behavioral concerns, and sensory processing and autism spectrum disorder. Lia loves seeing what OT can do to empower children (and their families) to live with greater independence and reach personal goals. When not at work, Lia enjoys hiking, yoga, cooking, camping and spending time with friends.