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Jennifer Krull, OTR, Owner Jen has been working in the Madison, WI community for the past 12 years within a variety of community pediatric settings. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998 with a B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy. She is passionate about supporting all children within the areas of sensory processing and regulation. Through her work and her personal experience of parenting two adopted children, Jen has a great interest in attachment disorders and how this interfaces with sensory processing and regulation. Jen is SIPT certified in the testing and treatment of sensory processing disorders. She has also had extensive training and experience working with children with autism, learning disabilities, developmental delays, feeding and eating disorders, social interaction difficulties and behavioral concerns. Jen’s goal in opening Children’s Therapy Network is to provide a place for families and the community to come to where they will consistently receive a high level of expertise within the area of sensory processing and how to support children in the home and community environment. e-mail: jen.krull@ctn-madison.com |
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Sarah Peters, MS, OTR Sarah Peters graduated from the University of Mary in Bismark, North Dakota in 2004 with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy. Sarah started her professional career in Colorado working in both a school setting and early intervention. While in Colorado, Sarah had the opportunity to take extensive continuing education coursework with the SPD foundation, who are the leaders in Sensory Processing Disorder Research and Intervention. Sarah also has taken continuing education coursework in Therapeutic Listening, Handwriting without Tears and diagnostic observations and programming for children with autism. Sarah is gifted in her ability to join children on their terms. She also shows an incredible amount of compassion toward both the children and families that she works with. She does this work because she loves seeing a smile on a child’s face the first time they succeed at a task. e-mail: sarah.peters@ctn-madison.com |
| COMING SOON | Gretchen Crabb, OTR Gretchen Becker Crabb graduated from the University of Wisconsin -Madison in 1999 with a B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy. She has been practicing in pediatrics for 9 + years, working in birth to three, private sensory integration clinics, Head Start programs, and in home intensive autism programs. In 2001 she completed her SIPT certification. Gretchen’s sspecialty areas include sensory integration therapy and feeding therapy. In the past year she completed her certification as a lactation counselor. Her goal as an occupational therapist is to provide parents with the tools and the know how to help their children reach their fullest potential within context of a family. e-mail: gretchen.crabb@ctn-madison.com |
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Jenni King, OTR Jenni King graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1999 with a degree in occupational therapy. She has practiced both in the Chicago area and in the Madison area in a variety of pediatric settings including: a private clinic, a school system, a clinic-based birth to three program and a natural environment-based birth to three program. She has taken extensive continuing education in the area of sensory integration and is SIPT certified. In addition to this, she has also taken continuing education courses in feeding therapy, visual motor therapy, Therapeutic Listening and handwriting (Handwriting Without Tears). Jenni’s passion is working with both children and their families together to creatively address their needs and help make their lives function more effectively. e-mail: jenni.king@ctn-madison.com |
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Lindsay Kaufman, M.S. CCC-SLP Lindsay received her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders/Speech and Language Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating, Lindsay gained experience with children aged 2 through 15 years of age in a variety of settings including school based, private practice and the Madison- area Birth to Three program. Lindsay has worked with children with a variety of delays and disorders including, but not limited to, PDD/Autism Spectrum Disorder, expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language delays, cleft palate & lip, cognitive disabilities, articulation and phonological delays, fluency disorders, and childhood apraxia of speech. She has had the pleasure of developing and working with a variety of group treatments including social language skills, phonology classroom, and fine motor/speech. Specific areas that are of particular interest to Lindsay are AAC, auditory processing, feeding issues, and cochlear implants. Lindsay is passionate about working with children and their families to provide efficient and effective treatment that works within each unique family dynamic. She believes strongly in the power of collaboration between caregivers and therapists. e-mail: lindsay.kaufman@ctn-madison.com |
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Kathy Pielage, OTR Kathy began her career as a pediatric occupational therapist in 1984. She has practiced in Denver, Colorado; Parkridge, Illinois; Arlington Heights, Illinois and Madison, WI. She has recently returned to the field of occupational therapy after spending the past 8 years home with her three daughters. During this time, Kathy became certified to teach Musikgarten preschool music classes, which she hopes to introduce to our clinic in the near future. Kathy has had extensive practice and training in sensory processing disorders, Advanced Therapeutic Listening and supporting children with autism. One of Kathy’s strengths in her treatment is her ability to develop strong working relationships with families. e-mail:kathy.pielage@cnt-madison.com |
| COMING SOON | Dania Champion, BS in Art Therapy Dania believes in the amazing power of the human spirit, and the capacity for anyone to connect, grow and express through creative means. She trusts that we all possess an innate ability to retrieve important information through experiential activities (ones that use our senses). Dania has used creativity in her own life as a way to express and heal, and has trained in several art forms. She has worked with individuals and groups, and with all ages. She approaches the creative process with experienced awareness and an encouraging attitude. She is gentle, non-intimidating, non-judgmental, open and genuine. Please join her in connecting, growing, exploring, experimenting and playing through the creative process. |
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Heidi Eckstein, PT Heidi Eckstein is a physical therapist who graduated from University of Notre Dame in 1995 with a Bachelors of Science and in 1998 received her Masters in Physical Therapy from Carroll University. She practiced physical therapy in South Bend, Indiana, for 7 years focusing on pediatric populations (Birth to Three and 5+ years). Heidi is certified in Kinesiotaping and Craniosacral Therapy. She is skilled in facilitating proper gait and walking mechanics (with and without orthotics) and treadmill training. She also focuses her practice on addressing sensory, vestibular, and visual issues that may be interfering in a child’s motor development. Heidi moved to Madison 5 years ago (is a native Madisonian!) and lives here with her husband and three children. She has practiced for the last year and a half doing Birth to Three intervention and looks forward to joining the staff at CTN and helping children reach their full potential (and beyond!). Julie Curran, OTR Julie Curran graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1986 with a B.S.Degree in Occupational Therapy. Julie has her SIPT(Sensory Integration and Praxis test and treatment) certification and certifications in Interactive Metronome and Integrated Listening Systems. She has been approved to perform the Wilbarger protocol by Pat Wilbarger herself. She has practiced in a variety of settings including: Birth to Three programs, clinics, schools, hospitals, and supported employment settings. Julie has taken continuing education in the areas of sensory integration, sensory defensiveness, sensory modulation, handwriting (including Handwriting Without Tears), oral motor techniques, cranial sacral therapy, visual vestibular rehab, motor planning and autism. Julie has a heart for children with special needs. She gets tremendous satisfaction from finding the keys to help kids be successful. e-mail: julie.curran@ctn-madison.com Jessica Andrae, OTR Bio Coming Soon! |
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Jeannie Porter, Business Manager Jeannie is the business manager at Children’s Therapy Network. Jeannie is the smiling face at the front desk and takes care of scheduling, billing and all other things business. Jeannie has lived and worked in the Madison area for the past 10 year. She is a supporter of all things children, as I have 4 kids of my own, and love working at a place where she gets to see kids grow and change for the better every day. e-mail: jeannie.porter@ctn-madison.com |