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Leadership Team

Kathleen Warner, Project Manager, OTD, OTR/L

Kathleen is our SPOT program manager and leads our incredible team of speech, physical and occupational therapists. Kathleen graduated from Creighton University with her doctorate in occupational therapy. She has worked in many settings from preschool, schools and home health. She has a passion for kids and their families. When not at Handprints she is busy with her three young boys and all of their activities. She loves all things Colorado and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Jessica Textoris, Clinical Director, BCBA

She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at the University of Indianapolis and went on to pursue her BCBA coursework through the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jessica has had the opportunity to work with people of all ages and abilities but her passion is in early intervention. Jessica’s favorite hobby is running in the mountains and spending time with her husband and 2 daughters.

Elizabeth Bridges, SPOT Program Manager, PT, MPT

Elizabeth received her Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her specialty is being developmental physical therapist and working with babies recently discharged from the NICU, babies with torticollis, and kiddos with a variety of syndromes, ASD, SMD, developmental delays, toe walkers, and CP. The highlights of her career are when she receives impromptu texts from parents showing her milestones met or when she sees tears in the eyes of parents as their child does something for the first time. When Elizabeth is not in the clinic, she is usually cheering on her three daughters as they compete on the soccer pitch, cross country trail, or lacrosse field. She absolutely loves being active and feels passionate about getting her clients as active as possible. It’s time to Move and Groove!

Front Office

Kelly Hansen, Family Advocate

Kelly recently graduated from Metropolitan State University with her Bachelor’s in Psychology. She has worked with children for many years and loves advocating for children and their families. She has three kids, two dogs, and loves being outside during the summertime! She likes sitting at the pool, gardening, walking, hiking and reading.

Behavior Therapy

Jessica Textoris, Clinical Director, BCBA

She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at the University of Indianapolis and went on to pursue her BCBA coursework through the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jessica has had the opportunity to work with people of all ages and abilities but her passion is in early intervention. Jessica’s favorite hobby is running in the mountains and spending time with her husband and 2 daughters.

Alexis Powers, Clinic Manager, BCBA

Alexis received her Masters degree and BCBA certification from Russell Sage Colleges. She has worked with clients from 18 months to 22 years and has extensive experience with individuals who exhibit significant challenging behaviors.

Dan Heron, Lead BCBA

Dan received a masters in ABA with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorder from The Sage Colleges. Dan has experience working with a wide variety of individuals with autism and other related disabilities, ranging from pre-k to young adulthood. He strives to write functional goals that will improve the individual’s quality of life both short and long term. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, camping, and traveling.

Rob Scheer, BCBA

Rob Scheer is a Denver Colorado Native. He attended Colorado State University and received a bachelors in science. He later attended Arizona State University and earned his masters in curriculum and instruction for ABA. Rob began his career at The Joshua School as an instructional assistant where he was first introduced to the field of ABA. He quickly developed a love and passion supporting individuals with navigating their world in a way that honors who they are.

Shannon Dowling, BCBA

Shannon is a native of Syracuse NY. She earned her master’s in ABA from Ball State University. Shannon has worked with a variety of individuals from 18 months old to 18 years old, across school, clinic and home settings. In her free time she enjoys exploring her new home of Colorado.

Meg Hunnicutt, BCaBA

Coming soon.

Occupational Therapy

Kathleen Warner, Project Manager, OTD, OTR/L

Kathleen is our SPOT program manager and leads our incredible team of speech, physical and occupational therapists. Kathleen graduated from Creighton University with her doctorate in occupational therapy. She has worked in many settings from preschool, schools and home health. She has a passion for kids and their families. When not at Handprints she is busy with her three young boys and all of their activities. She loves all things Colorado and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Lyndean Gilligan, COTA

Lyndean is a certified occupational therapy assistant. She loves getting messy and playing with the kids to increase their independence. The best part of her day is hearing the kids laugh and seeing them smile when they do something new that they haven’t been able to do before. During her free time, she loves to camp, hike, and go to baseball games with her husband and son. Her newest love is golf, and you can find her on the course alone or with her husband and son when the weather is nice. Non-human family members include two chihuahua/terrier mixes, 3 fish, 5 hermit crabs and a toad.

Madison Fagan, MS, OTR/L

Maddie is an occupational therapist who has a passion for pediatrics and family-centered care. She received her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Saint Louis University, where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Occupational Sciences with a minor in Spanish. Maddie’s favorite part of being an OT is when her clients have breakthroughs that allow them to be more independent in the things they want or need to do. In her free time, Maddie enjoys reading and getting to know her new home of Colorado through hiking and trying new restaurants (Maddie is originally from the Chicago suburbs!). Maddie looks forward to getting to know your family while at Handprints!

Speech Therapy

Taylor Wickey, M.A. CCC-SLP

Taylor graduated from the University of Akron with her Masters in Speech Pathology.

Taylor is passionate about connecting clients to the community and has developed many programs including: early intervention groups, aquatic speech therapy groups, social skills groups, AAC talking groups, and pre-vocational skills groups. Taylor has served in a variety of roles throughout her career including telehealth director, speech-language pathologist lead, training manager, aquatic speech therapy lead, and was a member of the autism assessment team. Her areas of interest include early-language skills, speech sounds, fluency, language, literacy, pragmatics, voice, feeding, and executive functions. She has participated in level one PROMPT training. Taylor enjoys skiing, running, and rock climbing. Her 5-year-old German shepherd mix, Dwight, accompanies her on these journeys. She is also jazzed about live music, zumba, journaling, and playing board games with her friends and family.

Madison Comstock, CF-SLP

Madison Comstock graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology.. Before attending graduate school, Madison worked at a special needs summer camp as a lead counselor. She also worked as a Registered Behavioral Therapist and implemented behavior plans at children’s homes. Madison attended Talking with Technology Camp with Children’s Hospital Colorado working 1 on 1 with a child with ASD using an AAC device creating expressive, receptive, and social goals. Madison is certified in the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) and is passionate about feeding and swallowing. She completed the SOS feeding therapy course and is certified in treating children with sensory and oral motor difficulties related to feeding. She also likes treating children with Apraxia of speech, early language learners, speech sound errors, AAC devices, and so much more. In her free time she likes to hike, ski, and travel with friends and family. Madison has a cat named Taz and a dog named Bruno.

Abby Dornan M.S., CCC-SLP

Abby grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and received her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She moved to Colorado and has since gained experience working in home based, school, and private practice settings.

Abby is fluent in Spanish and conversational in American Sign Language (ASL). She strives to cater her therapy toward the whole child, targeting multi-modalities through play and exploration. Abby is trained in Beckman Oral Motor and Get Permission Approach to Feeding. She works closely with individuals who present with language, articulation, motor speech, feeding, pragmatic, and cognitive delays/disorders.

In her free time, Abby likes to camp/mountain bike/hike/snowshoe in the mountains with her husband and dog, travel across the US and to other countries, cook delicious new recipes, and spend time with friends/family. She is so excited to meet you all soon!

Physical Therapy

Elizabeth Bridges, SPOT Program Manager, PT, MPT

Elizabeth received her Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her specialty is being developmental physical therapist and working with babies recently discharged from the NICU, babies with torticollis, and kiddos with a variety of syndromes, ASD, SMD, developmental delays, toe walkers, and CP. The highlights of her career are when she receives impromptu texts from parents showing her milestones met or when she sees tears in the eyes of parents as their child does something for the first time. When Elizabeth is not in the clinic, she is usually cheering on her three daughters as they compete on the soccer pitch, cross country trail, or lacrosse field. She absolutely loves being active and feels passionate about getting her clients as active as possible. It’s time to Move and Groove!

Becca Long, PTA

Coming Soon.

Diagnostician

Dr. Sarah Banks, Diagnostician

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