Services & Therapists

Speech-Language Pathology

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for promoting the highest level of language functioning, motor speech, swallowing, and cognitive skills. The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and develops a treatment plan to address:

Speaking
Thinking
Reasoning
Understanding and processing language in both written and spoken form

The therapist will work with the client on becoming more functional in their home and community. Compensatory strategies are developed to accommodate challenges. The Speech-Language Pathologist assists with the establishment of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

Our Speech Therapists

Jill P. Bates
MS, CCC-SLP

Heather Koole
MA, CCC-SLP

Heather Tobin
MA, CCC-SLP

Sarah Baar
MA, CCC-SLP

Michele Dykstra
MA, CCC-SLP

Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for promoting the highest level of independence and will evaluate and develop a treatment plan to address:

Daily living
Range of motion
Gross and fine motor coordination of the upper extremities
Deficits in visual perceptual skills

Additionally, the Occupational Therapist may fabricate splints and make recommendations for adaptive equipment. Our therapists are also trained in cranio-sacral, myofascial, and manual therapy.

The therapist will work with the client on becoming more functional in their home and community. Compensatory strategies may be developed to accommodate challenges. The Occupational Therapist may assist with the establishment of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

Our Occupational Therapists

Diane Miller
COTA

Karen Chapel
COTA

Michelle Baareman
OTR, CBIS

Tracy Young
OTR, MHS

Ashley Brennan
OTR

Physical Therapy

The Physical Therapist is responsible for promoting the highest level of independence and will evaluate and develop a treatment plan to address:

Physical functioning
Mobility

The Physical Therapist may also fabricate splints and make equipment recommendations. Our therapists are also trained in cranio-sacral, myofascial, and manual therapy.

The therapist will work with the client on becoming more functional in their home and community. The Physical Therapist may assist with the establishment of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

Our Physical Therapists

Jennifer Gushiken
PTA

Julie VanderHart
PT

Kelly Maxwell
PTA

Eva Barna
PT

Lynn Bashore
PT

Martha Fisher
PT

Mary Lockrow
PT

Michele Potter
PT

Sarah Willson
PT

Social Work

The Social Worker is responsible for:

The evaluation and treatment of psychosocial functioning
Providing individual and/or group counseling
Addressing issues related to the client’s loss

The Social Worker may assist clients in adjustment issues and crisis intervention and may assist with the development of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

The therapist will work with the client on becoming more functional in their home and community. Compensatory strategies may be developed to accommodate challenges. The Occupational Therapist may assist with the establishment of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

Our Social Workers

Rick Eisen
MSW, LMSW, ACSW

Debbie Gaffney
MSW, LMSW, ACSW

Recreational Therapy

The Recreational Therapist is responsible for promoting the highest level of independence as it relates to leisure skills and community re-integration. The recreational therapist will evaluate and develop a treatment plan to address these issues and can provide evaluations for sports safety. These activities may need to be adapted to suit the client’s level of functioning and abilities. The Recreational Therapists may assist with the development of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary goals.

Our Recreational Therapist

Maria L. Besta
CTRS

Case Management / Administration

Our Case Managers

Terry Renker
M.S., CCC-SLP, CCM

Karen Sjoerdsma
RN, CRRN

Lori Ambrose
Administrative Assistant