Meet Our Team

Tehra opened private practice in 2010 to strive for excellence in the field of pediatric rehabilitation in our community.

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Tehra specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, with over

18 years of specialized training and education in the field.

She has an emphasis on training in neonatal and infant

assessment and treatment of breast and bottle feeding difficulties.

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Tehra is a NOMAS Certified License Provider (Neonatal Oral Motor

Protocol) and is a a Certified SOFFI® Professional (Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants).

She has specific training in: Neonatal oral motor assessment,

Breastfeeding with infants with feeding difficulties, Beckman Oral Motor,

Beckman Oro-facial Deep Tissue Release, TOTS training (Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty), Trained provider for SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory Approach), Food Chaining Program, and the Medical, Motor, Behavioral Approach to Feeding disorders.

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Tehra serves as a member of ASHA’s Special Interest Group Swallowing

and Swallowing disorders and Administration and Supervision.

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Outside of work she enjoys going to the beach, listening to audiobooks

and spending time with her husband and two children

Elizabeth was born and raised on the Gulf Coast in Mobile, AL. She graduated from Auburn University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees.

She has worked for Treehouse Therapies since 2013 where she has gained a passion for and specializes in working with children with feeding and swallowing disorders. Elizabeth has taken various feeding continuing evaluation courses: including AEIOU (An integrated approach to feeding), Food-Chaining, SOS Approach to Feeding, CAN-EAT Approach, and Beckman Oral Motor. She is especially interested in oral motor delays and how those affect feeding and swallowing in infancy and childhood.  

Outside of her love for feeding therapy, she also serves as Treehouse’s clinical supervisor.

Elizabeth is married to her husband and together they have a 4 year old daughter. On her off time, Elizabeth loves to spend time with her family, travel, and go to the beach! 

Brittany is originally from Long Island, New York. She received her bachelor’s degree in speech-language and hearing sciences from Hofstra University and a Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from Nova Southeastern University.

Brittany has always been passionate about working with pediatrics and the special needs population. She has experience in a variety of settings to include public schools, Headstart, and outpatient clinics.

Brittany holds national certification through ASHA and is licensed in the state of Florida. She is trained in Beckman Oral Motor techniques and has taken a variety of trainings in play-based therapy, phonological awareness, augmentative communication, and apraxia of speech.

Brittany has special interest in early language development, Autism, speech sound disorders, and phonemic awareness.

In her spare time, Brittany enjoys going to the beach, shopping, and spending time

with her husband, daughter and two dogs.

Laura is from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She received both her bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology and audiology and her Master of Science in speech language pathology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Laura is passionate about working with and empowering those with speech and language deficits. She enjoys working with the pediatric population. She has experience in a variety of settings including public schools, skilled nursing facilities, and pediatric outpatient clinics. Laura holds national certification through ASHA and is a licensed SLP in the state of Florida. She participated in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) research during her time at Marquette University. Laura has special interest in early language development, speech sound disorders, CAS, and feeding.

Laura recently moved to the Emerald Coast with her husband Kyle after spending the last 3 years in Shreveport, Louisiana. In her free time, Laura enjoys exploring new places, trying new restaurants, being outdoors, relaxing on the beach, and spending time with her family, friends, and dog.

Victoria is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Auburn University. She took her first job out of school with Treehouse Therapies!

Victoria has always been passionate about working with children and the special needs population. She has clinical experience in pediatric clinics and an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Victoria has volunteered in various special education classrooms and her church’s special needs ministry.  She participated in Autism Spectrum Disorder research in her time at Auburn. She has special interests in early language development and speech sound disorders.

Victoria recently moved to the Emerald Coast. In her free time, Victoria enjoys being outdoors, relaxing on the beach, and trying new recipes!

Danielle is a recent graduate and took her first job out of school here at Treehouse! Danielle received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida and her Masters of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Florida. 

She has always had a passion for working with children and their families. Danielle has a special interest in early language development, feeding, stuttering, and augmentative communication.

Outside of work, she likes to go to the beach, make crafts, bake, watch her favorite tv shows, and listen to music!

Education: Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University 

Maddie is from St. Louis, MO. Maddie’s interest in occupational began at an early age. Two of Maddie’s brothers have Autism and ADHD and they received OT services as children. 

Maddie is a recent graduate and took her first job out of school with Treehouse! She enjoys working with kids with sensory processing disorder, primitive reflexes, and visual perceptual difficulties.

Outside of Treehouse, Maddie enjoys spending time at the beach and going paddle boarding and surfing. 

As a military child, Kat lived in Texas and Louisiana, with her family settling in Florida!  

She attended University of West Florida for her undergraduate studies, and FAMU for her graduate studies. 

Her clinical interest is working with children with sensory processing difficulties, fine motor delays, neurodevelopmental delays, coordination/strength difficulties and social-emotional development delays.  She believes children learn best through meaningful and play activities.  

On her off time, she loves to spend time with family and her two Belgian Malinois whose names are Sadee and Jester!

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy; Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Kerri joined Treehouse Therapies shortly after her family moved from Arkansas to Freeport in June of 2020. Kerri is an experienced Pediatric Physical Therapist with over 20 years of extensive work treating children with special needs from birth to age 5. She loves children and is passionate about serving them and their families, believing in a team approach to treat the whole child.  She gets sheer enjoyment out of helping children reach gross motor milestones like taking those first steps. 

Kerri is interested in keeping up with and recommending the latest rehab equipment and orthotics to assist kiddos with sitting, standing, walking, and moving throughout

their environments. She has recently been interested in how a weak core adversely affects all aspects of development and has begun to incorporate treatment methods into her therapy sessions to strengthen core muscles.

Outside of work, Kerri enjoys all things outdoors, especially the beach, which is what drew her and her family to Northwest Florida. She loves to bike, hike, paddle board, look for seashells,

and hang out with her family and friends at a local restaurant with a beach view or on her back porch. Her hobbies include: listening to music, playing the piano, arts and crafts, painting, and traveling.

Victoria is originally from Springfield, Missouri where she grew up with her high school sweetheart and made the move to Florida in July 2024. 

Victoria is a recent graduate and received her Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health from Evangel University where she played collegiate volleyball and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Southwest Baptist University. Victoria has always been passionate about working with children and coached volleyball from ages 10 to 18 years old with a chance to take her 18’s to Nationals in 2023. Victoria has working experience in the outpatient setting for all ages in physical therapy and clinical experience in pediatrics, neuromuscular re-education, geriatrics, acute care, and outpatient settings.

In her free time, Victoria enjoys anything outdoors, such as the beach, long boarding, swimming, hiking, and waking her German Shepherd.

Everyone who enters through our front door has or will meet Tina! Tina manages the ins and outs of our busy office, and has been here since it opened. Her favorite part of working here is meeting all of our amazing patients and their families! 

She was born into the military life- and grew up in Armuchee, Georgia she has even lived in England. The Air Force brought her to this area in 1996! 

Tina is happily married to her husband Mike, and together the have two adult sons- Chris & Ryan! She is a grandma to Kingsley, 4 Grand Dogs, and 4 Grand Goats. 

In Tina’s free time she has some pretty cool hobbies! They include Glamping with her Friends, Riding with her husband Mike on His Harley, and binge-watching True Crime Shows.