Eyas Landing Staff
Eyas Landing Directors
Dr. Laura Mraz, OTD, OTR/L
Executive Director – Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory Integration (SIPT) Certified
- Early Intervention Specialist
- DIR/Floortime
- The Intentional Relationship Model
- Leadership and Management
Dr. Leah Dunleavy, MA, BCBA, OTD, OTR/L
Clinic Director – Occupational Therapist & BCBA
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory integration with managing challenging behaviors (These interventions are not behavior-analytic in nature and are not covered by my BACB credential)
- Social emotional skills
- Executive functioning skills
- School-based services
- Leadership and management
Occupational Therapists
Heather Fite, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Social-Emotional Skills
- Visual Perceptual Skills
- Feeding Therapy
- Early Intervention
- DIR/Floortime
Kaitlin Hughes, MOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory Integration
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Interactive Metronome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- School-Based Therapy
Alan Minyard, M.S., OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory Integration
- Fine and Visual Motor Skills
- Music-Based Intervention
- Behavior Management
Lauren Abry, OTD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- DIR/Floortime
- Sensory Integration
- Social and Emotional Skills
- Visual Perceptual Skills
- Early Intervention
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Down Syndrome
Kristian Shumate, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Early Intervention
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- ADHD
Leslie Uher, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Sophia Patroulis Lessig, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sensory Integration
- Social and Emotional Skills
- Cognitive Behavioral Skills
- Visual Perceptual Skills
- Early Intervention
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
Chelsie Christophe, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Feeding Therapy
- Sensory Integration
- Low Vision
- Autism Spectrum
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)
- Executive Function Skills
Jessica Hall, OTA
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism
Speech-Language Pathologists
Kelly Canavan, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Department Head
Specializations/Interests:
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Autism
- Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders
- Apraxia of Speech
- Developmental Language Delay
- Feeding
- Articulation
- Fluency
- PROMPT Certified
- Beckman Oral-Motor Certified
Amanda Weiland, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Specializations/Interests:
- Early Language Development
- Receptive-Expressive Language Disorders
- Autism
- Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Speech Sound Production (Articulation, Phonological, and Childhood Apraxia of Speech)
- Early Intervention
- Fluency
- Social/Pragmatic Language
- Parent Education
- Feeding
Andrea Levy, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- AAC
- Dyslexia
- Receptive-Expressive Language
- Pragmatic Language
- Articulation/Phonology
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Fluency
- Early Intervention
- Parent Coaching
Emily Precht, M.S.,CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Specializations/Interests:
- Early Language Development
- Family Coaching
- Early Intervention
- Phonological/Articulation Disorders
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders/Delays
- Pragmatic/Social Language
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Samantha Friedberg, MS CFY-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Pragmatic Language
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
- Early Language Development
- Feeding
- AAC
- Fluency
- Articulation and Phonology
Kellie Meyer, CF-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Specializations/Interests:
- Articulation Disorders
- Speech and Language Delays
- Pragmatic Disorders
- Parent Education
Behavioral Therapists
Brianna Pickel, BCBA, MEd, ABA
BCBA, Department Head
Specializations/Interests:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT)
- Functional Communication
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Behavior Reduction
- Behavior Intervention Plan
Kate Scully, MS, BCBA
Behavior Analyst
Specializations/Interests:
- Discrimination Training
- Discrete trial teaching
- Behavior skills training
Amanda Zahlmann, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior Management and Reduction
- Discrete Trial Teaching
- Natural Environment Teaching
Elizabeth Romero, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Discrete Trial Teaching
- Natural Environment Teaching
Monica Mariner M.Ed., DT, RBT
Behavior Therapist, Developmental Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Early Intervention
- DTT (Discrete trial training)
- DIR/Floortime
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Parent Education
- Autism
- Down Syndrome
Jenny Rees, B.S., RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Functional Communication Training
- ADL/Life Skills
Carolyn Coli, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Social and Emotional Learning
- ADHD
- Social Thinking
- Behavior Management
- Zones of Regulation
- Social/Pragmatic Language
- Parent Education
Kendall Phillips, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Discrete Trial Training
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Early Intervention
- Natural Environment Training
- Functional Communication
- Behavior Reduction
Lauren Pierce, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavior Management
- Autism
Dora Ocanas-Herrera, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Psychology
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Whitney Klein, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Early Childhood
Ken Hamlett, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Treatment of aggression and impulse control
Aliyah Johnson, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Health Literacy
- Human Development
- Family Services
Madelene Van Pelt, RBT
Behavior Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Applied Behavioral Analysis
- Early Intervention
- Discrete Trial Training
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Behavioral Management and Reduction
- Functional Communication
Physical Therapists
Dr. Shaun Tu, BA, BS, DPT
Physical Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Sports/Athletic Performance
- Neurologic Injury Rehabilitation
- DIR/Floortime
- Evidence-Based Practice
Nirja Parikh, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Specializations/Interests:
- Torticollis
- Neuro Degenerative and Progressive Diseases
- Down Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Stroke
Administration
Julia Rash
Senior Administrator
Blythe Northcut
Administrative Assistant
Sylvia Mgonja
Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Delafeld
Administrative Assistant
