Rachel is a licensed Physical Therapist, she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University-School of Medicine, following a Rehabilitation Science B.S. at University of Pittsburgh and certification in Patho-kinesiology. Rachel has rehabilitation experience working at UPMC Mercy (Pittsburgh, PA)—cross-trained in ICU and acute neuro-trauma units including Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury. Her clinical internships specialized in infant-handling, torticollis, motor milestone delays, a variety of neuromuscular conditions within a diverse pediatric and adolescent population, as well as balance and movement disorders within neuro-trauma and geriatric populations. She has experience in a variety of settings, including hospitals, inpatient and outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home care, and specialty clinics for spasticity, orthopedics, muscular dystrophy, and down syndrome. Rachel is able to expand her creativity when working with infants and kiddos, use her knowledge of movement patterns, facilitate the resilience of the human body, and continue to be inspired by each patient and each family. In her free time, she enjoys rowing, yoga, travel, running with her adorable rescue puppy, and spending time with family and friends. 

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Amber has a Bachelors in Exercise and Sports Science/Pre-Physical Therapy with an Associates in Physical Therapy Assistance, and a Masters in Health Care Administration and has been a PTA for 19 years. She believes that age is just a number and brings her upbeat personality and fun to every session. Amber loves to travel as well as try new foods/restaurants.  

Serafina is a Rehab Technician who enjoys reading, watching cartoons and putting together puzzles. 

Donna, M.A., CCC-SLP, received her B.A. and M.A. from Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Her experience in the field of communication disorders spans over 32 years in early intervention, preschool and school settings. She has been an active member of the North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association for over a decade. She is also active the American Speech Language Hearing Association, which she is NC Stat liaison for Division 14, school-based issues. Donna’s areas of expertise encompasses emergent literacy, phonological awareness, spoken language disorders, autism, apraxia (motor planning), Assessment/Management of children with craniofacial impairments (toddler, preschool, school age), augmentative communication, fluency, intellectual disabilities, articulation and language delays and disorders. Donna has always loved working with children and their families, watching them develop their communication potential. Parents always receive support from Donna regarding techniques, strategies they can implement in the home setting to increase their child’s potential. She has served over hundreds of children in a variety of settings. Donna always demonstrates passion of care for all children and makes her sessions educational and fun. She supports and implements a transdisciplinary team approach for each child. 

Erica N. Strong, MS, CCC-SLP is an enthusiastic therapist who lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and rescued dog, Zoe. As a North Carolina native, she received both her Bachelor’s of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences Master’s of Science in Communications Sciences and Disorders from East Carolina University. Erica has a passion for pediatrics and has enjoyed working with children, all the while collaborating with their parents and caregivers in the natural environment.  

Kayla has experience in evaluating and training a variety of pediatric speech and language deficits such as phonological and articulation delays, expressive and receptive language delays, fluency, autism spectrum disorder, cognitive delays, and other nonverbal communicators. She enjoys the wide span of the pediatric population, especially early intervention and preschool-aged children. Kayla believes in creating a plan of care that will assist both parents and children in communicating successfully in the child’s natural environment. Outside of being a therapist, you can often catch Kayla at the local trails walking her fur baby Milo or trying out a new restaurant. 

Rebecca has a BS in Speech & Hearing Sciences and an MS in Speech-Language Pathology.  She has Pediatric clinical experience in the Wake County Public schools and the outpatient clinic setting. Rebecca loves to make a difference in a child’s life through her calm, flexible and empathetic approach. She loves anything related to art as well as spending time with her friends and family.

Diana recently graduated from Northwestern University. She interned with bilingual speech therapists and discovered her passion for working with multilingual kids and their families. Diana has a background as a professional, classically-trained musician. In her free time she enjoy singing and reading about indigenous wisdom.

Rosandrey has a BS in Behavioral and Social Sciences and obtained an MS degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She specializes in articulation/phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language delays, CAS, fluency disorders, dysphagia, dementia, and TBI. Rosandrey is very sympathetic and truly listens to her patients so that she can provide the best care.  Outside of work she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and trying out new restaurants. 

Kaitlyn received her Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC and is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. She focuses on serving patients who have had strokes, autism, ADD/ADHD, developmental delays, down syndrome, Alzheimer’s, hand injuries, sensory processing disorders, spinal cord injury, TBI, general life aging complications like incontinence, extremity weakness and more. Kaitlyn is a vibrant, kind, energetic therapist who works hard to build strong relationships with patients to ensure that she can help the reach their goals by using different functional strategies. One of her greatest lessons in this work is that the affects of sensory disorders can be supported by having proper recognition, regulation, and coping strategies so a child’s knowledge, skills, and abilities can shing through. She loves bonding with her patients, ensuring that they accomplish their goals over time so they can experience joy and happiness daily. In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys the outdoors, running, dancing, traveling and spending quality time with friends. Kaitlyn is originally from Maine and misses her parents dearly as they are her dearest friends. Rocky, her cat, keeps her company who loves to sleep and cuddle mostly. Kaitlyn has been busy meeting famous stars like Brittany Spears, Luke Bryan and Vanna White. More importantly, she wants to meet Betty White and Jennifer Aniston because both women exude so much knowledge, wisdom, grace, and kindness while also being very talented. 

Sefir is originally from Berlin, Germany, but has been a North Carolina native for over 20 years. His background includes a Bachelors’s in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Medicine. Sefir starts from a foundational approach with each and every patient to truly understand the nature of each individual’s unique perspective towards their therapeutic journey. He comes from a strong Orthopedic background working with upper extremity hand surgeons, as well as working with younger children. His hobbies include playing basketball, soccer and beach volleyball, as well as strength training 6 days out of the week.

Annie attended William and Mary for her undergraduate degree and Tufts University for an MS in occupational therapy. She is an empathetic and patient person which allows her to be personally invested in the well-being of patients. Annie believes that mind and body are inseparable and that healing has to be approached holistically.

Megan has a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy. She believes that it’s important to adapt to each individual client and build a trusting relationship. What she loves the most is seeing progress and recognizing that what is being done works for the patient. In her free time, Megan enjoys reading, going for walks and spending time with her fiance and her 2 dogs.

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Michelle is currently enrolled in PTA and Medical Office Administration programs through FTCC. She wants to obtain her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She is a quick learner who is good with technology and loves making connections with people.