Meet the Team

• BA, Biology, University of Virginia, 2017
• OTD, Occupational Therapy Doctorate, with a capstone related to post-secondary transition, Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, Mary Baldwin University, 2020
• Licensed Occupational Therapist, Virginia Board of Medicine
• Registered Occupational Therapist, National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

I enrolled at the University of Virginia knowing that I liked science, and probably wanted to work with kids, and little else.  One fateful day, my now-husband told me that I reminded him of the occupational therapists he worked with while earning his PTA degree. I eventually enrolled at Murphy Deming, knowing that I liked science, occupational therapy, and I probably wanted to work with kids, and little else. Over time, I found myself drawn to the mental health side of the field, completing a clinical rotation at a local behavioral health school and volunteering in the mental health ward of a local correctional facility. Those experiences led me to choose Keswick School when it came time for my first full-time clinical rotation. Not even halfway through my rotation, I knew that I would one day serve as the occupational therapist here, and I consider myself incredibly lucky that that hope became a reality.

While the work that all occupational therapists worldwide do is powerful and important, it can often be compartmentalized into small boxes. Working at the Keswick School expands my box every day. I get to borrow interventions from outpatient pediatrics, the school system, mental health, lifestyle redesign, executive functioning coaching, and more. I get to come to work every day knowing each day will be unique and exciting. What’s more, I get to work with students who teach me something new every day. The students and the staff make me feel endlessly grateful to have found this place.