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meet our staff
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Occupational therapists analyze the child's functional performance within different environments to identify the child's strengths and limitations and to identify the variables to be targeted in intervention. The occupational therapist's goals are to improve the child's functional performance in the areas of self-care, play, and academics (work) and to enhance the child's ability to interact within his or her physical and social environment.
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 Melissa Bradley, M.S. OTR/L graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2005. She received both Bachelor and Master degrees in Occupational Therapy with a minor in Speech and Hearing Science. Melissa has worked as an Occupational Therapist in a variety of settings including school-based, early intervention, as well as inpatient and outpatient pediatric hospital settings. Melissa’s experience and areas of interest include treating children with autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, feeding disorders, fine motor and handwriting difficulties and sensory processing disorders. She believes in a family-centered approach to the therapeutic process. Melissa works at our South Charlotte office. |
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 Ellen Bruce, MSOT, OTR/L, received her B.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill. She then attended Milligan College, where she graduated with honors, receiving her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy. After completing a pediatric affiliation at Duke University, Ellen began her career at Duke Children's Hospital where she gained experience in a variety of settings including neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, and outpatient clinics and services. Within these varied settings, she has experience working with children with a wide spectrum of disorders/diseases including: developmental, congenital, and neuromotor disorders, autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, failure to thrive, feeding difficulties, and Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne, Beckers, SMA). She is trained in splinting and taping protocols, as well as Handwriting Without Tears, and has extensive continuing education in feeding development and Muscular Dystrophy. Ellen is committed to working closely with families to address their needs when developing and implementing their child's treatment program. She is based at our Midtown office. |
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 Megan J. Keller, COTA/L, graduated from Cabarrus College of Health Sciences in May 2006 and obtained an Associate Degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. She has worked in private clinics and public schools, specializing in Sensory Processing Disorder, Dyspraxia, fine motor skills, and handwriting, providing individual and group treatments. Her strong interest and experience is in treating children with autism spectrum disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, as well as other neuromotor disorders. She has also been trained in Therapeutic Listening and has extensive continuing education in Sensory Integration. Megan is based at our Midtown office. |
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 Lindsey Pritchard, OTR/L, received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She has worked in both private practice and school settings. Her focus of experience in the areas of autism spectrum disorder, dyspraxia, fine motor skills, handwriting, oculomotor skills, Sensory Processing Disorder, kills, visual perceptual skills, as well as leading social skills groups. She has is SIPT Certification (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test), Interactive Metronome Certification, and is trained in Therapeutic Listening. Lindsey believes parent education and involvement in therapy is key to helping children become successful in all their environments. She works at our Midtown office. |
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 Abbey Sipp, MOT, OTR/L graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a degree in Health Science and went on to earn her Master of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh. She has extensive experience working with children with varied diagnoses including but not limited to: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, brain injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, fine motor delays, microencephaly, Sensory Processing Disorders and visual motor deficits. In addition to her work at C&FD, Abbey is an active leader in the American Occupational Therapy Association. She is passionately committed to finding both evidence-based and practical solutions to help families and little ones “live life to the fullest!”. She is based at our Midtown office. |
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 Courtney Stanley, M.S., OTR/L, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from East Carolina University. Following graduation, Courtney worked in a private pediatric practice specializing in Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and joined the C&FD team in 2009. She has experience in treating children with a variety of diagnoses including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD), developmental delays, Down syndrome, dyspraxia, handwriting difficulties, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Her special interests are Sensory Processing Disorder, handwriting difficulties, and visual motor skills development. Courtney believes in a child-centered approach with strong family involvement in the treatment process to achieve the child’s greatest potential in a supportive learning environment. She is based at our South Charlotte office. |
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 Michelle Taylor, M.S., OTR/L, graduated with Highest Honors from University of Florida with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and an emphasis in Child Development. She received a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Florida Gulf Coast University that included a pediatric affiliation with Child and Family Development. Michelle has more than 3 years of professional experience and her focus has been treating children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Brachial Plexus Injury, Cerebral Palsy, developmental delays, Down syndrome, Dyspraxia, Hypotonia, learning disabilities, Sensory Integration Dysfunction (DSI), and other diagnoses. Michelle has special interests and training in Sensory Integration (SI), Therapeutic Listening, Neuro- Developmental Techniques (NDT), Aquatics, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy, Interactive Metronome, SOS Approach to Feeding Difficulties, as well as overall strengthening, fine motor skills and handwriting/ perceptual skills. She is the Lead occupational therapist in the pool-based OT services at this practice. She recently became the proud mother of a baby girl. She works at our South Charlotte office.
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 Cheryl Wigley, M.S, OTR/L, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Studies and her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from East Carolina University. Following graduation Cheryl worked in private pediatric practice specializing in Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) as well as pediatric home health. She has experience in treating children with a wide variety of diagnoses including: Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD), developmental delays, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephaly, Dyspraxia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Down snydrome, Erb’s Palsy, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Torticollis, Spina Bifida and handwriting difficulties. She has special interests in handwriting difficulties, Sensory Processing Disorder, aquatic therapy, visual motor skills development and Therapeutic Listening. She is certified in the Interactive Metronome program. Cheryl believes in a true family-centered parent-therapist interaction to achieve the greatest possible learning environment and therapeutic outcomes for each child. She is based at our Midtown office.
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 Marion Wilm, OTR/L, has 20+ years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy and has been with us since 1994. She graduated in 1984 from Western Michigan University with a B.S. degree in OT. Marion is a certified therapist in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) with extensive experience treating children with neuromotor disorders, including Cerebral Palsy. Marion also has extensive experience, training, and interest to treat children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Dysfunction (SPD), Down syndrome, and learning disabilities. Additionally, she has extensive training in Sensory Integration (SI), SAMONAS, Therapeutic Listening, Perceptual/Visual-Motor Skill Development, Feeding, Splinting, and Handwriting Skills. Marion is committed to integrating the family’s needs into the treatment program. She is also involved in community activities to support children with disabilities. Marion works at our South Charlotte office.
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