Occupational Therapists

   Kayley is co-owner/co-founder of Playhaus Pediatric Therapy and a practicing pediatric clinician. She grew up Houston, Texas, received her bachelor's degree in community health from Texas A&M University (Whoop!) in College Station, Texas, and completed her master's degree in occupational therapy from the University of St. Augustine in Austin, Texas. Kayley is passionate about constructing this clinic to improve access to occupational therapy treatment in an underserved area.

Kayley’s passion for pediatric occupational therapy developed when she volunteered her time at a therapeutic riding facility for 5 years, teaching children of all abilities how to ride horses while incorporating therapeutic strategies (hippotherapy). 

Kayley has been a practicing pediatric occupational therapist since 2020 with experience in hospitals, hand clinics, skilled nursing facilities and home health settings. She is passionate about staying current with evidenced-based practice and has advanced training in:

• DIR Floortime: Developmental, Individual-Differences and Relationships-based model of communication with a neuroaffirming approach
• GrowNOW Internal Language Model for ADHD and Executive Functioning 
• Torticollis 
• Sensory Integration
• Reflex Integration 
• Currently undergoing AOTA board certification in pediatrics (BCP)

Kayley and her husband, Jeff, live in New Braunfels with their son James. She enjoys reading books, being creative and crafting, and outdoor time with her family including her dog Beau. She helped form this clinic in hopes to build an environment that is engaging and challenging to improve your child’s independence within their natural environments and provide accessible occupational therapy services to families and children. 

Christine is co-owner/co-founder of Playhaus Pediatric Therapy and a practicing pediatric clinician. She built this clinic to provide an environment that is engaging and challenging for children to improve independence in every aspect of their life.

Her childhood was spent in Wellington, Ohio and she received her bachelor's degree in health sciences and her master's degree in occupational therapy from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. She has lived and practiced OT in Arizona, Florida and Texas.

Christine has been practicing since 2012 with experience in hospitals, trauma centers, outpatient clinics and home health settings. She is dedicated to staying current with evidenced-based practice, has experience as a Level 1 & 2 clinical instructor for occupational therapy students, and has advanced training in:  

• Sensory Integration: H.O.P.E. Method by Julia Harper and currently studying for the Certification in Ayres Sensory Integration (CASI)
• Pelvic Floor Therapy: Treatment for toilet training challenges, constipation, leakage 
• SOS Approach to Feeding Level 1: Treatment for feeding challenges 
• DIR Floortime: Developmental, Individual-Differences and Relationships-based model of communication with a neuroaffirming approach 
• Astronaut Training: Treatment for vestibular and ocular challenges
• ILS: Integrated Listening Systems: Treatment for auditory processing & sensitivity challenges
• Reflex Integration 

Christine and her husband, Wyatt, live in New Braunfels with their two children, Leah and Maverick. She enjoys fitness, reading books and plenty of outdoor time with her family. Her career goal is to develop more accessible therapy services for children while creating an engaging workplace with a growth mindset for therapists.

 Liz is a practicing bilingual SLP with over 12 years of experience in the field. She grew up in South Texas, and received her bachelor's and master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.  

Elizabeth is passionate about providing therapy to the bilingual community and educating and empowering families with confidence towards their child’s speech, language, and feeding goals. 

Elizabeth has been practicing since 2011 with experience in hospitals, outpatient clinics, early intervention and home health settings. She is dedicated to staying current with evidenced-based practice, and has advanced training in:

• SOS Approach to Feeding Level 1
• Beckman Oral Motor Protocol Training  
• Guardian Way Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) 
• Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cuing 
• Kauffman Speech to Language Apraxia Training 

Elizabeth lives in New Braunfels and enjoys spending time outdoors, at the spa day or thrifting. Her career goals include mentoring therapists to embrace collaborative relationships with other therapists and families while providing access to evidence-based practice in underserved communities. 

Megan Reed is a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. Originally from Maryland, Megan graduated with her Bachelor of the Arts in Hearing and Speech Sciences from the University of Maryland College Park, in 2012. She later graduated with her Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland in 2014.

Megan has worked with the early intervention population since 2010, with additional experience in voice, audiology, adult and geriatric brain injury/stroke/and swallowing disorders.

 Megan’s passion lies with early intervention and helping young children and their families grow and thrive to the best of their ability. Megan works with a variety of children ranging from developmental language delay, phonological disorders, apraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down syndrome, etc. Megan believes that children learn best through play and nourishing environments; which she is able to provide to her families in her therapy sessions. 

Megan lives in New Braunfels and in her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, 3 year old son, family, friends, and her two Cavalier King Charles dogs.