Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
MEET OUR KELLER HIVE
Joanna Littler
Owner & Physical Therapist
Joanna has been a pediatric physical therapist for 17 years and has been the owner of Beelieve Pediatric Therapy for the last 7 years. She had a vision for a clinic in DFW that not only helps kids with special needs, but one that recognizes and celebrates all kids’ accomplishments and milestones! She has experience and extensive training in neurodevelopmental treatments, autism, aquatic therapy, CP management, Down syndrome, pediatric equipment, partial weight bearing with gait training, assessment of the high-risk infant, torticollis, functional electrical stimulation, spasticity management, spina bifida and working with children with severe impairments. Joanna is trained and certified in TheraSuit Therapy and is competent in using the Universal Exercise Unit to help children of all ages with neurological impairments. Joanna is passionate about intensive therapy and has found this to be a very effective treatment approach in meeting functional goals in a short period of time.
Joanna and her husband, Rudy, opened Beelieve in January of 2015 and have been enjoying this new adventure helping kids and their families by providing the best all-around care to help each one of them meet their highest potential and bee the best that they can bee. When not at work, Joanna enjoys spending time with Rudy and their two active children, Baylee and Liam. She loves watching the Arkansas Razorbacks, watching Baylee and Liam play sports and act, doing anything outside, traveling, and going out to eat.
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Allison Barrett
Physical Therapy Director
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Arlington. Earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from UT Southwestern Medical Center. She has experience and training working with children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, torticollis, muscular dystrophy, developmental delays, toe walking, and orthopedic conditions as well as many other neurodevelopmental diagnoses and genetic conditions. Allison also has training in Total Motion Release (TMR tots and teens), the Universal Exercise Unit, and Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI).
Rianna Silverstein
Lead Physical Therapist
Graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Midwestern University. Rianna has experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses including: developmental delay, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Angelman syndrome, autism, toe walking, muscular dystrophy, achondroplasia, and torticollis. She has training in Total Motion Release (TMR Tota & Teens) and Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI).
Lauryn McCue
Physical Therapist
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Louisiana State University. Earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Texas Womans University in Dallas. Lauryn has experience working with children with developmental delay, toe walking, torticollis, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and multiple other orthopedic and neurological diagnoses. She also has training in Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI). Lauryn is our Aquatic Program Lead and is trained by Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute (ATRI).
Kayla Mount
Physical Therapist
Graduated from the University of Oklahoma and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Marist College. Kayla has experience treating a variety of diagnoses including Down Syndrome, developmental delays, Autism, toe walking, and a multitude of orthopedic and neurologic conditions.
Sami Ewing
Physical Therapist
Graduated from Texas Tech University and received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Sami has experience treating a variety of diagnoses including Down Syndrome, Autism, Developmental delays, toe walking, and multiple other neurological and orthopedic diagnoses.
Natali Mesa
Physical Therapist
Graduated from Univ of the Incarnate Word and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Natali has experience working with a variety of diagnoses including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, torticollis, developmental delays, and autism.
Amber Thurston
Physical Therapist
Graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Amber has experience treating children with a variety of diagnoses and functional levels including developmental delay, torticollis, autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, toe walking, developmental coordination disorder, and orthopedic conditions. Amber also has training in Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI). and pelvic floor therapy. Amber has experience addressing constipation, fecal withholding, bedwetting, and daytime urinary/fecal leaks.
Miranda Welborn
Physical Therapist
Graduated from the University of Arkansas and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from UT Southwestern Medical Center. Miranda has experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses including developmental delay, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, toe walking, torticollis, spina bifida, oncology diagnoses, orthopedic injuries, genetic conditions, and many other neurodevelopmental diagnoses.
Addison Gold
Physical Therapist
Graduated from the University of Arkansas and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Southwest Baptist University. Addison has experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, genetic disorders, developmental delay, and multiple other neurologic and orthopedic conditions. She has training in Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI).
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Marilu Flores
Occuaptional Therapy Director
Graduated with her Masters in Occupational Therapy from UT Pan American in Edinburg, TX. Since becoming Therapy Director, Marilu has been able to fulfill her passion for assisting families and therapists as we collaborate to help kiddos reach their greatest potential. She loves assisting in all aspects of our client’s care both behind the scenes and directly with the therapists.
Katelyn Willingham
Lead Occuaptional Therapist
Graduated with her Masters of Occupational therapy from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Tx. Before coming to Beelieve, Katelyn worked in Lubbock doing pediatric home health and then in an outpatient pediatric clinic. She has gained wonderful experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses including children diagnosed with autism, developmental delays, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, sensory processing, oral/feeding difficulties, and much more! Katelyn loves working in pediatrics and having the privilege to help children become more independent and confident in their everyday lives!
Kayla Toney
Occupational Therapist
Graduated with her Master’s in Occupation Therapy from Texas Women’s University. Kayla has experience working wit children with a variety of diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, dyspraxia, intellectual disabilities, and sensory processing disorder. Her goal is to develop strong relationships with the families at Beelieve and work together to help the children be successful and engage in the activities that are most meaningful to them.
Ludine Augustin
Occupational Therapist
Graduated with her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida. Ludine has experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, developmental delays, sensory processing disorders, oral/feeding difficulties, aquatic therapy and so much more! She completed her doctoral capstone project focused on implementing occupational-based strategies in the preschool setting; restructuring one of the classrooms into a sensory space for students with sensory-related issues and training teachers on proper use.
Kristen McLarty
Occupational Therapist
Kristen graduated from Abilene Christian University with a Masters in Occupational Therapy. It is there she developed a passion for helping kiddos with a wide variety of needs such as feeding, sensory, and developmental delays. Kristen is eager to assist kids in reaching their highest potential in order to have a fulfilled quality of life.
Kathleen Baron
Occupational Therapist
Graduated with her MOT from the Medical College of Ohio. In her career, she has enjoyed opportunities to focus her clinical skills with many complex populations. Her experience has ranged from spinal cord injury rehabilitation to NICU. She has extensive experience as a feeding specialist and enjoys gardening, cooking, and eating in her spare time.
Kylie Young
Occupational Therapist
Kylie graduated with her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Baylor University. She completed her first clinical rotation here with us at Beelieve! During this time, she worked with various diagnoses including spina bifida, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome, developmental delays, autism, and more. Prior to coming back to Beelieve, Kylie drove a sensory bus out into the community, providing sensory integration to children of various abilities! She is passionate about OT and using a holistic approach to guiding all children to BEE the best they can BEE!
kylie@beelievepediatrictherapy
Beth Ann Dougherty
Occupational Therapist
graduated with her doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Prior to graduate school, she earned her bachelor degree in Agricultural Leadership from Texas Tech, and enjoyed combining both fields by expanding her experience in areas such as equine-assisted therapy. She has experience in a variety of ages and diagnoses, including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, torticollis, chromosomal microdeletions, and Down Syndrome, as well as many other developmental and genetic conditions. Her favorite part of therapy is building connections with her clients and families, and making therapy creative and exciting!
Claire Fleenor
Occupational Therapist
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas Tech University and went on to earn her Master's in Occupational Therapy at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Upon graduating, Claire worked at Beelieve as an intensive therapist before moving to Lubbock, TX. She has since moved back to Fort Worth and joined the hive again! Claire has experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, developmental delays, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, psychological disorders, and more. Claire enjoys seeing the progress and growth children make in BEEing the best they can BEE! The people she meets and the stories she hears are very special to her.
SPEECH THERAPISTS
Caitlin Perryman
Speech Therapy Director
Caitlin completed her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center. She has a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is currently serving as the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association State Advocate for Reimbursement.She specialized in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Apraxia, hearing impairment, language disorders, articulation/phonological processing disorders, fluency disorders, feeding disorders, Rett syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Williams syndrome, Prader-Willie syndrome, Traumatic brain injury and more. She also established and implemented a variety of Augmentative and Alternative communication systems for nonverbal children.
Samantha Klym
Lead Speech Therapist
Graduated with her Master’s in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Dallas. She has experience with a variety of disabilities and disorders including articulation and receptive/expressive language disorders, fluency, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, cochlear implants and more. Sam loves her job and loves being able to help children communicate their wants and needs!
Morgan Gibson
Speech Therapist
Received her bachelor's and Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at The University of North Texas. Morgan has experience with a variety of disabilities and disorders including: articulation and phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language, fluency, use of augmented assistive communication devices, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and more! She loves serving others through the field of speech-language pathology and helping kiddos reach their full potential!
Audrey Brock
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her Master's in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Texas. She has experience in, and enjoys working across, a variety of areas within SLP including: AAC (including eye gaze), stuttering, Autism, oral myofunctional therapy, social skills, grammar, early language, articulation, ADHD, the total communication approach, and others. She loves to support others as they grow.
Olivia Lane
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her Master’s in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her final clinical placement was with us, at Beelieve! Through her experiences in pediatric therapy, she has gained knowledge of a variety of disabilities and disorders including: articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, expressive/receptive disorders, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, and more! Olivia is passionate about the field of speech-language pathology and is excited to help children become all they are meant to BEE!
olivia@beelievepediatrictherapy
Claire Sartain
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado. Claire has experience with a variety of disabilities and disorders including fluency, articulation/phonology, receptive/expressive language, auditory processing, hearing impairment, use of augmentative/alternative communication devices, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Down Syndrome. She loves working with kids and helping them reach their full potential!
Abbie Clark
Speech Therapist
Received her undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas in 2018 and her master’s degree at Texas Woman’s University in 2022. After undergrad and throughout grad school, Abbie worked as an SLP-Assistant in home health. Abbie specializes in orofacial myofunctional disorders and prevention. She loves collaborating with other professionals to ensure each kiddo is able to achieve their max potential while also improving their quality of life. She has experience treating children with tongue and lip ties, tongue thrust, oral habits, feeding/swallowing difficulties, articulation/phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language disorders, augmentative and alternative communication devices, and more. Abbie loves working with kiddos and helping them build their confidence while reaching their goals!
Bethany Waltman
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her master’s degree from Texas State University in 2020. Bethany is NLA-Trained to treat Gestalt Language Processors. Bethany has experience with various disabilities and disorders including articulation/phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language, fluency, augmented assistive communication devices, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves getting to know each child she works with and finding fun ways to assist functional communication
Jo Tanzer
Speech Therapist
Jo graduated with her Master’s degree from University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. She completed post graduate study at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR. Areas of special interest include: feeding and swallowing disorders, receptive and expressive language abilities, executive function skills and family education. Being a part of the Beelieve hive provides the opportunity to help families achieve their child’s full potential through multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Brenna Firestone
Speech Therapist
Originally from Nebraska, Brenna moved to the DFW area in 2020. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a master’s degree in speech- language pathology. Brenna has experience with a variety of disabilities and disorders including: articulation and phonological disorders, receptive/expressive language disorders, use and implementation of augmented and assisted communication devices, autism spectrum disorder, and more! She is excited to take part in serving the pediatric population.
Kaitlyn Gill
Speech Therapist
Kaitlyn graduated from Louisiana Tech University with her Master’s degree and has been a speech-language pathologist for over 6 years. Kaitlyn has a passion for working with children with a variety of diagnoses affecting their swallowing, voice, speech, language and cognition. She is excited to make a difference and help our Beelieve kiddos reach their highest potential!
Madeline Kime
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Texas. Prior to attending graduate school, Madeline worked as a SLP-assistant within the school system serving both general and special education classrooms. She has experience across a variety of different disorders and disabilities including expressive/receptive language delays and disorders, articulation/phonological disorders, autism spectrum disorder, fluency, childhood apraxia of speech, use of AAC devices, and more! Madeline has a great passion for serving the pediatric population. Her favorite part of therapy is getting to create meaningful connections with each of her clients and their families in order to help them grow to their full potential and BEE awesome communicators!
Maddie Goble
Speech Therapist
Graduated with her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Texas. She has experience working with a range of diagnoses and disorders including expressive/receptive language disorders, articulation disorders, autism spectrum disorder, fluency, AAC, and feeding disorders. She is excited to collaborate with and empower children and their families, helping them to reach their goals!
Hanna Carter
Speech Therapist
Graduated from the University of Arkansas with her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She has experience with a variety of diagnoses and disorders including articulation/ phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, pediatric feeding disorders, use of AAC devices, gestalt language processing, hearing loss, apraxia of speech, and more! Hanna loves building connections with kids and helping kids communicate to be the best that they can be!
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