Rachel Gebers, BSC OT
Rachel is an paediatric Occupational Therapist with over 10 years’ experience supporting inclusion for children with special educational needs, including work across diverse international contexts. Her practice is grounded in neurodiversity-affirming approaches, with advanced training in DIR Floortime, Neurodevelopmental Therapy, and SOS Feeding, alongside a strong focus on the mental wellbeing of parent-carers. She is currently completing an MSc in Public Health to deepen her understanding of how to improve access to care for children with SEN and their families.
Claire Heffron, MS OTR/L and Lauren Drobnjak, PT
Claire Heffron and Lauren Drobnjak are practicing pediatric occupational and physical therapists near Cleveland, Ohio. They are the co-authors of the online child development resource, The Inspired Treehouse and they run a non-profit organization called The Treehouse where they bring the activities and ideas from their website to life by implementing them during developmental play groups with local children. Their goal is to build a healthy community and overcome health disparities by providing affordable play opportunities critical to healthy development.
Sydney Bassard, MSP, CCC-SLP
Sydney Bassard is a speech-language pathologist, global consultant, international presenter, and children’s book author. Sydney frequently presents on assessment and treatment of DHH children, literacy, social media ethics, and health literacy. She has had the privilege to present to speech-language therapists in other countries on these topics.
Melanie Batista, OTR/L
Melanie is an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience dedicated to supporting children and families in diverse environments. As the founder of Growing Little Brains, LLC, she provides consultation, innovative AOTA-approved courses, insightful blogs, and personalized mentorship for Early Intervention therapists wanting to enhance their caregiver coaching practice.
Dr. Anne Wolfe, PT, DPT, CLC
Dr. Anne Wolfe is a pediatric physical therapist with over 13 years of experience, as well as, a Certified Lactation Counselor. She has spent the last 10 years working in several sensory based outpatient pediatric clinics. She enjoys working with children of all abilities using a strengths based lens.
Joanne W. Cazeau, SLP
Joanne Cazeau is a pediatric SLP, play enthusiast, and lover of all things early language. She helps little ones find their voice and supports parents in feeling confident along the way.
She is the owner of Koze Speech Therapy, her New Jersey private practice, and the creator of Beyond Babbles, where she shares simple, supportive strategies that make early communication feel lighter for families and providers.
Rachel Williams, DPT, PT
Rachel Williams, PT, DPT, is a pediatric physical therapist with over 18 years of experience specializing in infant and early childhood motor development. She is the founder of Sandy Toes Pediatric Physical Therapy, where she partners with families through in home, and community based services. Rachel is passionate about empowering caregivers through play-based, movement-rich strategies that are easy for caregivers to incorporate in everyday life.
Kristine Deworocki, MS, SLP
Kristine Deworocki, MS, SLP, is a speech-language pathologist, author, mom, and the small-business owner of Live Love Speech. For the last 13 years, she has been creating visual recipes and practical resources for SLPs and families, including her published product, Visual Recipe Cards. Kristine specializes in early childhood development and language-based intervention with a unique focus on using cooking activities to help children build communication skills. She presents on hands-on learning and brings her Cooking Up Communication™ classes to preschools and community groups throughout New Jersey.
Dr. Quiara Smith, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CEIM
Dr. Quiara Smith a Pediatric Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist who is the CEO/Director of Aloha Integrative Therapy, the first boutique private OT practice exclusively created to treat children with pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction and bowel and bladder disorders. Quiara is passionate about creating and holding safe and inclusive space, in order to provide holistic and integrative approaches to pediatric clients and their families.
Dr. Sigourney Weathers, PT, DPT
Dr. Sigourney Weathers is a pediatric physical therapist specializing in therapeutic trampoline and gymnastics. She blends play-based, child-led movement with neurodiversity-affirming practices to support strength, coordination, communication, and regulation. Her work guides parents and therapists in creating spaces where every child feels accepted and valued, building confidence and a true joy of movement.
Alonna Bondar, M.S.-CCC-SLP
I am a PROMPT certified and DTTC trained, and listed on the Apraxia Kids directory. I am pediatric speech language pathologist with 25 years of experience. I specialize in apraxia and other speech sound disorders. I enjoy working with children with various diagnoses, especially those with down syndrome and autism.
Erin Clarelli, OTR/L
Erin Clarelli, MS, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who helps caregivers and professionals understand apraxic autism through a motor-based, competence-presuming lens. Her work blends authentic play, intentional motor coaching, and collaborative practice to support regulation, confidence, communication, and deeper connection across environments.
Cassidy Kutchma, SLP, MA, CCC-SLP
Cassidy Kutchma is a speech-language pathologist and owner of Around the Spectrum Therapy. She specializes in AAC and play-based communication support, helping children and families build authentic, connected communication through child-led interaction.
Anastasia Bach, PT, DPT
Dr. Anastasia Bach or on socials “Stasia B the PT” is a pediatric physical therapist, where she blends evidence-based milestone support with humor and practicality for real families. She specializes in early development, school-based mobility, and developmental disorders. Dr. Bach has created “Tummy Time Texts” with the goal of creating a community for parents to get answers without the Facebook mom group spiral.
Allison Mell, PT, DPT
Dr. Allison Mell is a pediatric physical therapist and founder of Tots On Target, specializing in early developmental milestones. Through her online membership The Tot Spot, her continuing education course Milestone Mastery, and her global social media community (@totsontarget), she teaches parents and clinicians how to support healthy motor development.
Holly Peretz, OT
Holly Peretz is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist with 14+ years of experience working with children and parents as a therapist and parent educator within hospitals, NGO’s preschools, hydrotherapy, and online. Through her work at Precision CPD she aims to better the services provided to children through quality professional development events, content, and courses for professionals working with children.
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