An Occupational Therapist who has worked for over 40 years with children and adults, her employment includes 14 years as sole OT in two acute hospital teen and adult mental health units. She also served as a Clinical Adjunct professor, instructing and supervising fieldwork for the Occupational Therapy graduate program at University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA and was Owner/Director of Center for Therapeutic Intervention in Gig Harbor WA, a multi-therapist pediatric clinic, where she continues to consult and train therapists. She provides assessments, training, and consultation at Pasos Adelante, Puerto Vallarta, a neuropsychological clinic treating those of all ages. The American School of Puerto Vallarta frequently calls upon her for consultation, professional development, and to provide her own module of Wellness classes for middle/high school students. Sally’s focus as an Occupational Therapist is strength-based treatment with those affected by trauma and adverse experiences; including families with foster and adopted children. She uses a wide variety of sensorimotor tools, interpersonal skill training, and caregiver education/support to enhance improved function and resilience-building. Her professional experience is supplemented by her role as the parent of four children, including two adopted children who joined her family at the ages of five and twelve years old. Sally received an undergraduate degree in English from Duke University and a graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from University of Pennsylvania. She received a post-masters Certificate in Attachment-Focused Therapy in Seattle WA, and has received a Training of Trainers certificate from Community Resilience Initiative, an organization that provides current research and materials promoting awareness of adversity/resilience for therapists and community leaders. Sally was sent by SowingRoots.org to train orphanage staff in Cebu, Philippines, and volunteers at an orphanage in Puerto Vallarta MX.
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