Mary earned her Doctorate of OT from Belmont University. She has experience in multiple pediatric settings including outpatient intervention, schools, early intervention, and hippotherapy. Mary is passionate about using a child-centered, play-based approach to help kids be kids and reach their goals. Mary loves including caregivers in her treatment sessions and working with families to help them feel empowered in helping their child reach their full potential. Mary has specialized in the evaluation and treatment of children with Sensory Processing Disorders with training from the STAR Institute in Denver, Colorado and in using the DIR/Floortime model in treatment. She has additional specialized training in feeding therapy using the SOS Approach to feeding. Mary believes in using a family-centered, holistic treatment approach to treat the whole child and make therapy motivating, engaging and fun! In her free time, Mary enjoys hiking, kayaking, reading a good book, and spending time with family, friends and pets.
