Meet our Staff
Megan Carrick MOTR/L, LIC. # 056.007384
Occupational Therapist, Director
Megan received her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois . She is very passionate about her work with parents and children who are affected by sensory processing challenges, disorders of relating and communicating and other related disorders. She loves to work with families in unique ways and changing settings to support progress in all areas of life.
Mary Nissen, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Northfield Staff
Mary received her Masters in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois . She is dedicated to working in pediatrics and specializes in child and family centered intervention. Mary especially enjoys working with parents and siblings to encourage improved family dynamics and support parent understanding of the intervention process. She also enjoys running peer groups to support improved social emotional development and interactions.
Jeryl Berger, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Northfield Staff
Jeryl is a licensed Occupational Therapist who received her bachelors of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from St. Louis University. Specializing in pediatrics, she has extensive training in the following related topics: sensory integrations, self-regulation, social-emotional development, praxis and fine motor development. Jeryl is certified in the use of the Therapeutic Listening approach as well as the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test. When not working, Jeryl enjoys family time with her daughters and husband.
Jeanette Kevra, MOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Northfield Staff
Jeanette received her Master's of Occupational Therapy from Eastern Michigan University. Jeanette has always know that she wanted to work with the pediatric population and truly loves what she does for a living. Working with kids and their families is so rewarding and building a theraputic relationship with families is critical to the work she does. Jeanette also enjoys completing continuing education related to sensory processing challenges to further her skills to better assist her clients and families.
Angie Escher, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Chicago Staff
Angie earned a master's degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has extensive experience working with children ages 1-13 with developmental and sensory processing disorders. Angie has advanced training in the DIR/Floortime model and is a Level III candidate in the DIR Certificate Program. Her passion for using a family centered holistic approach began in 1999 when she began doing Floortime in clients homes under the training of a speech therapist. She saw how this relational approach lead to so many positive change in her clients lives and has been practicing it ever since. She also has training in Sensory Integration, Theraputic Listening, Integrated Listening Systems, the Alert Program, Handwriting Without Tears and Social Thinking.
Michaja Prendergast, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Chicago Staff
Michaja received her master's degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan University. Specializing in pediatrics, she has received training in the areas of sensory processing, biomechanical and neurological rehabilitation. She is certified in therapeutic listening and has actively participated in the DIR certificate program. Michaja has great passion for working with children and collaborating with families to see positive changes in children's lives. She is committed to creating new and innovative ways to serve children and families in non traditional settings, especially when she can incorporate her active pastimes of sports and being outdoors.
Kim Brahm Oswald, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Chicago Staff
Kim received her degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. She is a senior clinician with advanced training in many areas of pediatrics, including Yoga for the Special Child, DIR/Floortime, Interactive Metronome, Therapeutic Listening, and Sensory Integration (WPS-SIPT certified). Kim is very passionate about supporting children and their families through a dynamic therapeutic approach. She also has extensive experience providing educational in-service programs to school staff and parent populations.
Rikki Himmelfarb
Billing and Office Manager