I am an Occupational Therapist and the founder of St. Nicholas Children’s Therapies. I hold a National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy with emphasis in pediatrics and is a certified primitive reflex clinical specialist.  Graduated from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Over 32 years of experience with 6 years in schools with professional and personal family experience working with children who struggle with reading, learning, sensory processing, social skills, anxiety, maladaptive behaviors, and self-regulation.  I treat and help remediate a wide range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses and disorders, including learning disabilities, Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, social skills, anxiety, and maladaptive behaviors, visual perceptual for reading, sensory processing development for increasing abilities to take in and process new information.

 I have been on the faculty at Cleveland University in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program and a presenter at area developmental groups. I am the mom of 3 children. I enjoy spending time with family and friends.  Exercising, reading, boating, and going to the beach are my favorite hobbies.