Meet Our Staff

Suzanne Halstead joined us in the fall of 2005. She has been very helpful in meeting the needs at the clinic and providing summer camp services in conjunction with Occupational Therapy. Suzanne received her undergraduate and graduate degree from Miami University in 1998. Her experience includes school-based and home based therapies. Suzanne resides in West Chester with her husband and daughter.

Jennifer Stuart comes to us from Cincinnati where she resides with her husband and two small children. She completed her assistant degree in 2001 at Cincinnati State. She began training in home based and school services with Susie in 2002. Jenn has been vital in providing school based services, home based services and individual therapies at the clinic.

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Niki began working for us in September of 2007 and has helped make things run smooth! She has several years experience in childcare and 8 years experience in office management. Niki is married and the mother of three children. They reside in Lebanon. Niki loves football especially watching her younger son who is looking forward to playing for the Warriors in 2008. If you have questions or concerns regarding your accounts, please feel free to call her!

Katy began working for us in the summer of 2008. She received her bachelor of arts degree in speech and hearing science from Ohio State University in 2006. She attended the University of Cincinnati where she received her Master of Arts degree in Speech Language Pathology in 2008. She enjoys working in the pediatric population and has experience with a wide range of speech and language disorders including, phonological disorders, articulation, apraxia of speech, Down's syndrome, autism, social groups and auditory processing disorders.

Patty received her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy and Associate degree in Psychology from Ohio State University. She has 20+ years experience in serving the pediatric population including: outpatient therapy, acute and sub acute rehabilitation, hospital based therapy and school based therapy. She furthered her education with managerial courses and was responsible for managing staff OT in private practice. Patty received specialized training in pediatric Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) and is certified in Therapeutic Listening and (SIPT) Sensory Integration and Praxis Test. She received additional training in advanced courses entailing Myofascial Release, splinting/casting techniques, cranial sacral therapy (CST), Rhythmic Movement Training, and oral motor intervention.

Maxine received her BS and certificate in Physical Therapy 44+ years ago! She comes to TLC with a wide range of experience in pediatrics. Maxine specializes in Myofacial Release, Cranial Sacral therapy, Sensory Integration, Neuro-development treatment, lymph drainage, acupressure, sound therapy, brain gym and other brain organizational tools. Maxine is an excellent teacher of her skills for both therapists and the parents of those she works with. Maxine is in the process of working with UD engineering students to develop her new orthotic device designed to align the patella.

Heather comes to us from Miami University where she graduated this year in Speech/Language Pathology.