Growing up in St. Louis, I was a competitive three-sport high school athlete and had a few injuries to prove it. Going through my own bouts of PT and seeing the hard work pay off, I knew physical therapy was the profession for me. I headed north after high school and graduated from Marquette University’s Direct Admit Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2008 with an undergrad degree in Exercise Science. I finished my last clinical rotation with outpatient orthopedic powerhouse Athletico Physical Therapy in Chicago where I practiced for the next 12 years. I treated an eclectic mix of diagnoses from pediatric toe-walking to middle-aged low back pain to geriatric gait and balance with everything in between. Through the years I became the go-to therapist for endurance athletes, low back pain with radicular symptoms, and hip pain.

March 2020 brought change almost overnight for most people including our family, and we decided it was a good time to leave Chicago and put down roots in beautiful Evergreen. My husband, Brian, and I have three kids who love the active, outdoor lifestyle that we get to take advantage of year-round.