Physical Therapists
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Jessica Fuentes, PT, DPT, PCS
Jessica is a Colorado native and knew from a young age she wanted to be a pediatric physical therapist. Her studies include a BS in Exercise Science from Gonzaga University- GO ZAGS! She returned to Colorado to attend Regis University and received a doctorate in physical therapy. She is also a board certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist. She is an affiliate faculty member at Regis University and is active in her professional organization- APTA. Jessica loves to analyze movement and create meaningful therapeutic programs for the children and families in her care. When Jessica founded KidSPOT, it was with the idea that children like to play and they thrive in environments that are nurturing and supportive. Jessica strives to ensure KidSPOT is a positive place for families. When Jessica is not at KidSPOT, she enjoys spending time with her family, practicing yoga, and being outdoors. |
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Stephanie Pipp, PT, DPT Stephanie grew up in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She pursued her doctorate in Physical Therapy at Regis University. Stephanie is a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team at Kaiser Permanente's Regional Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, as well as an affiliate faculty member at Regis University, teaching in the physical therapy department. Stephanie has experience treating patients from birth to adulthood with a variety of diagnoses and conditions, in both home and clinical settings. She believes that building strong relationships are the foundation for successful therapy. When she's not at work, she's running after her two small children, riding bikes or playing tennis. |
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Carissa Wengrovious, PT, DPT
Carissa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2005. While studying Child, Family, and School Psychology at the University of Denver, she found her passion for pediatric physical therapy and went on to pursue her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Regis University. She has worked in multiple pediatric settings including in-home early intervention, school-based, and outpatient private practice. Carissa has experience treating a variety of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions in children of all ages. She has also completed children’s yoga training and offers yoga classes for kids of all abilities at the KidSPOT clinic, and commonly uses therapeutic yoga techniques in her physical therapy practice. Carissa is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association and enjoys her leadership role for the Colorado Chapter’s Pediatric Special Interest Group. Outside of the clinic, she can be found exploring the Colorado outdoors, practicing yoga, gardening, and eating sushi with her husband. |
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Lindsay Mayors, PT DPT
Lindsay attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Physical Therapy from the University of Dayton. She then graduated from Regis University with a doctorate in physical therapy. Her clinical expertise lies in treating children with a variety of developmental, neuromuscular, and musculoskeletal conditions in outpatient private practice, in-home early intervention, and aquatic settings. She is a certified kids yoga instructor and offers inclusive yoga classes for children of all abilities. Lindsay grew up in Akron, Ohio (hometown of LeBron James!). A fun fact about Lindsay is that she has gone snorkeling with sharks and stingrays in the Caribbean Sea. Lindsay enjoys spending her free time with loved ones, hiking, camping, skiing, taking photos, and drawing. |
Occupational Therapists
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Mia McCloy, OTR
Mia earned her degree in occupational therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. Throughout college she worked for the Wisconsin Early Autism Project providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. Soon after graduation she began working in an outpatient pediatric clinic in northern Virginia, where she treated clients with a wide variety of diagnoses. Mia utilizes her knowledge of child development and sensory integration to treat children at all stages of growth and development. Mia is certified in SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) approach to feeding, Therapeutic Listening®, and Interactive Metronome® and has had training in a variety of other therapeutic tools. She enjoys working closely with families to develop manageable and appropriate treatment strategies to maximize the child’s potential. Additionally, she is a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team at Kaiser Permanente's regional Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics clinic. Mia is now happy to call Colorado home after having lived throughout the United States and abroad. She and her husband have two "sensational" sensory kids. Mia considers herself a grown-up sensory kid, and in her free time she can be found lifting and throwing heavy things around in her local CrossFit gym. |
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Sara Hill, MS, OTR/L
Sara earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University. She is certified in Therapeutic Listening, Beckman Oral Motor Protocol, SOS Feeding, Astronaut Training for Vestibular Processing, and Handwriting without Tears. She enjoys working with children of all ages and has experience working with a variety of diagnoses, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and genetic disorders. Sara has worked in a variety of practice settings including preschools, elementary schools, in-home pediatric therapy, and private practice. She has also worked with Adam’s Camp during the summer to provide intensive transdisciplinary therapy in the Colorado mountains. Sara enjoys working closely with families to develop home programs that truly work for them. She uses a child-directed approach and loves using creativity to build a fun therapy experience. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, being outdoors, and spending time with her husband and daughter. |
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Jane Rauscher, MOT, OTR/L
Jane is an experienced pediatric occupational therapist with a Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO, her home town. She has advanced training and expertise in the evaluation and treatment of sensory processing disorder, feeding disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her specialized professional education includes Masgutova Neurosensory Reflex Integration, Integrated Listening Systems, Therapeutic Listening, Sensory Integration and Praxis Test certification, Sequential Oral Sensory feeding therapy, and Interactive Metronome. She is a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team at Kaiser Permanente's Regional Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic. Jane has practiced in a variety of pediatric settings including early intervention, home-based, school, and outpatient clinics. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and teaches for the Discovery Yoga program at KidSPOT. She enjoys playing volleyball, yoga, skiing, traveling, cooking, knitting and reading during her free time. |
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Brittany Becka, MOT, OTR/L
Brittany is from Cleveland, OH. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Athletic Training and Dance at Denison University. She then earned a Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she was the recipient of the Academic and Fieldwork award. She has worked with children in early intervention, outpatient clinics, and at a private school for students with learning disabilities. She is also a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team at Kaiser Permanente's regional Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics clinic.Brittany is trained in the Sequential Oral Sensory approach to feeding, Handwriting Without Tears Program, Interactive Metronome, and Therapeutic Listening. She is part of the feeding group team and aquatic/adaptive swim program at KidSPOT. She enjoys collaborating with the child, family, and other professionals to develop family-centered care unique to each child. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. |
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Chelsea Hitchcock, MOT, OTR/L
Chelsea completed her Bachelor degree in Interdisciplinary Health Services at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. She has worked with a variety of populations in multiple settings since then. She has experience working with children with many different diagnoses, including sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD. She is also a member of the multidisciplinary evaluation team at Kaiser Permanente's regional Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics clinic.She works to create a unique, family-centered treatment plan for each child to allow each child to succeed in daily life tasks.Chelsea originally grew up on Lake Michigan in Ludington, Michigan. She loves the beach, being outside, traveling, and enjoying time with family and friends. |
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Barb Jones, MOT, OTR/L
Barb earned her degree in occupational therapy from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Her early work included treating young patients in the NICU, PICU, burn units, and in the Children’s Rehabilitation Center at the University of Virginia Hospital. Following this, she moved west and furthered her work in early intervention, school districts, and private practices.Barb has worked with children through various stages of development. With continuing education in NDT (neurodevelopmental), sensory processing, self -regulation (including the ALERT program), Integrated Listening Systems and Handwriting Without Tears, she enjoys working with a variety of young people toward functional individualized goals. Currently, she is pursuing a certification to teach “Yoga Calm”, a program that combines physical movement and mindfulness for children. She is also studying craniosacral therapy for children.Barb enjoys all the outdoor activities Colorado offers and satisfies her sensory needs through climbing, mountain biking, mountaineering, yoga, and all types of skiing. She also loves to relax and cook with her family. |
Speech Language Pathologists
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Laura Meese, M.S., CCC-SLP
Laura grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and received her bachelor degree from Baylor University. After college she moved to Boston where she completed her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Massachusetts General Hospital IHP. Since then she has worked with populations in early intervention, hospital, public school and private practice. She uses a play-based, child-lead model for therapy that involves both child and parent. Laura has extensive experience with articulation and phonological disorders, language disorders, and intervention for autism spectrum disorders. She has also organized social groups for children of various ages at KidSPOT. In her free time, Laura enjoys playing with her 3 boys and 2 dogs, running, reading and enjoying the beautiful Colorado outside! |
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Maegan Bright, M.S., CCC-SLP
Maegan completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of San Diego in 2011. In 2014, she received her Masters of Science in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at New York University. Maegan is very passionate about helping children and their families dealing with speech and language difficulties. She believes in partnering with families to create functional, individualized treatment that generalizes beyond the clinic room. Maegan has experience treating a variety of pediatric disorders in a clinic, as well as in a middle and high school setting. She is especially interested in treating children with language disorders and pragmatic/social skills difficulties. In her free time, Maegan enjoys reading, going for walks and playing basketball, and spending time with her family and friends. |
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Ali Dvorak, M.A., CCC-SLP
Ali completed her Bachelor of Science in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University and her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Iowa. While at the University of Iowa, she was a trainee in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (Iowa LEND) Program. This program trained her to work on an interdisciplinary team that values family-centered care, specifically in the area of autism spectrum disorders. She has experience practicing in early intervention, schools, and in private practice.Ali enjoys treating children with autism spectrum and related disorders, augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) systems, and speech and language disorders. She focuses on increasing functional communication skills in a way that helps a child be a successful communicator in all of his/her environments. Ali is originally from the Chicago area and loves the Chicago Cubs. She also enjoys running and baking. |
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Kristin Burrell, M.A., CCC-SLP
Kristin is originally from the Midwest, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from Michigan State University and master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Western Michigan University. Before moving to Boulder County and joining KidSPOT, Kristin and her family called San Francisco home where she had a private practice and consulted in various clinic, home and school-based settings. In addition to being a practitioner, she has supervised graduate level students in their clinical fellowship year and co-authored a paper in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.Kristin is trained in and enjoys working with a broad range of communication disorders, she specializes in early language development. She was introduced to the DIR/Floortime model early in her professional career and it has shaped her understanding of developmental language model and how she adapts treatment to each student’s profile. She also integrates her professional training in Talk Tools, Hanen More Than Words, SCERTS, Kaufman Speech to Language, Spalding Literacy Program, and PROMPT to provide an individualized, developmentally-based intervention program for each child and their family. Making meaningful progress and staying motivated is paramount and that means having some fun too! |