Founder & Occupational Therapist

Thank you for visiting my page! As the founder of Stacked Therapies, I want to welcome you to our family. I am a proud veteran, wife, mother of three energetic boys, and a therapist who found her passion in pediatrics.

My journey began when I served as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy from 2011 to 2016, providing care across various settings in unique locations. As my family grew, so did my education. I earned a Bachelor of Exercise Science from Old Dominion University in Virginia, where I developed a love for biomechanics and human physiology. This passion led me to pursue a career in occupational therapy, culminating in a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Mount Mary University in the summer of 2023.

After working at Lakeland School in Elkhorn, I founded Stacked Therapies in March 2024 to pursue my passion further.

I enjoy clinical challenges and am dedicated to finding functional solutions for children and their families. My experience includes working with a wide range of children facing neuromuscular challenges, sensory processing disorders, primitive reflex integration, self-regulation, dynamic movement techniques, gross and fine motor difficulties, and visual/vestibular integration.

My vision for Stacked Therapies is to create a workplace filled with exceptional therapists across Southeastern Wisconsin, each bringing a variety of skill sets to serve our children. I believe every child has a unique gift or strength, and it takes a special therapist to see the light and ignite the fire!

Occupational Therapist

I have always loved working with children. My journey started in middle school when I volunteered and worked with children as a babysitter, at the Racine Zoo’s education department, the children’s hospital, and various other programs. When I observed occupational therapy, specifically at the children’s hospital during my freshman year, I knew it was the path I wanted to pursue. Focusing on functional goals and client-centered care to address what matters most to the individual and family holds incredible value and variety.

I attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where I earned my Bachelor of Clinical and Applied Health Science and my Doctorate of Occupational Therapy. My experience at Drake included pediatrics, residential care for medically complex adults, and nature-based therapy. Upon graduation, I worked as the staff OT at a summer camp for children with disabilities and in outpatient pediatrics. My experience covers a wide range of diagnoses and involves addressing fine and gross motor skills, vision, neuromuscular challenges, sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive function, self-care skills, and interoception/body awareness.

I am passionate about the role interoception plays in body awareness, emotional regulation, and sensory processing, as well as addressing attention, memory, and executive function. I have specialized training as a Powerfully You provider for self-regulation and Astronaut Training to address vestibular processing. My hobbies include gardening, kayaking, and camping, and I love being outdoors.

I am committed to bringing high-quality services to families, and I believe that providing services in the child’s natural environment enhances the impact for both the child and the family. I am excited to join Stacked Therapies to specialize and serve more families who value the impact of nature on development. Nature acts as a natural facilitator of therapy, encouraging curiosity, providing natural challenges, and igniting motivation to take on new experiences.

Speech-Language Pathologist

I grew up in Southeastern Wisconsin and have always been passionate about learning and helping others. As a child, I volunteered with Girl Scouts, my church youth group, and as a physical education helper for disabled peers at my high school. These experiences inspired me to pursue a career that combines my love for children, education, language, and science.

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and combined my love of children, education, language, and science, completing my Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010.

From 2010 to 2012, I worked as a speech therapist for children aged 0-3 in Jefferson, Dodge, and Rock counties. In 2012, I joined the United States Peace Corps as an education volunteer in rural South Africa, where I taught English and literacy to school-age children. When I returned to the U.S., I transitioned into research, studying the educational strengths of low-income students and children experiencing homelessness. I continued my studies at Georgia State University, where I finished my doctoral candidate in Education for Exceptional Children in 2020.

During my doctoral studies, I worked in language, literacy, and early childhood education research labs, taught university courses, and served as a speech therapist in public schools. In late 2019, I returned home to Wisconsin and became a stay-at-home parent, homeschooling my two young children before they entered local schools.

In my community, I have served on the Burlington Area School District school board, coached recreational children’s soccer, helped tend the community garden supporting the Love Inc. food pantry, and co-founded a nonprofit raising funds for local public education. I currently serve as the Board Clerk of the BASD Foundation.

I am excited to be part of Stacked Therapies and look forward to working with children and families to help them grow into their best selves!