Melissa Smith, PT

Melissa graduated from Georgia State University’s Physical Therapy program in 1998. Since the beginning of her career as a PT, she has specialized in pediatrics, starting at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and also working in Atlanta's Early Intervention program. She started her Washington, D.C. practice in 2004 as a solo practitioner and has grown her practice over the past twenty years to include both occupational and physical therapy. The primary focus of the practice is to maintain quality of service and to do this, she has focused on hiring and retaining excellent therapists. She often describes her work as scientific, but also heart work, as it takes a lot of love to work with pediatric clients.

Melissa’s own kids have grown up and flown the coop, so she now enjoys spending time with her spouse and two pets, Pippin and Merry. Melissa is essentially a home body and loves to garden and entertain friends and family. Occasionally she becomes brave and travels with her fearless travel companion, Greg.
 

Jackie graduated as a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2019 from Virginia Commonwealth University after completing her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech in 2014. Jackie pursued a career in physical therapy knowing that she eventually wanted to work with children and families, which is why she gained experience in a variety of pediatric settings, including: outpatient clinics, early intervention, acute care and the neonatal intensive care unit. Her favorite part about being a Pediatric PT is seeing parents and caregivers learn new strategies and become confident enough to implement those strategies outside of PT sessions, during their day-to-day routines with their child. 

Jackie grew up in the northern Virginia area and currently lives in Del Ray, Alexandria. She has an 80-pound lap-dog named Mia that follows her almost everywhere. When she's not working, Jackie loves baking, traveling, and enjoying the company of family and friends. 

Erin Weymer, MS, OTR/L, is certified by the National Board for Occupational Therapy (OTR) and licensed (L) in the District of Columbia.  Erin received her Masters of Occupational Therapy from Temple University (2018) and a Bachelor of science degree in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University (2014). From an early age, Erin was drawn by the desire to help others and continues to be fulfilled in her work as Occupational Therapist as a powerful means to build functional independence as well as academic and interpersonal goals for clients. Erin has received training in building Interoceptive Awareness and her work is also driven by her interest building and supporting executive functioning strategies. 

Erin is from Maryland and has spent time living in 2 other states and one other country but continues to be drawn back to Washington, D.C. where she currently lives. Erin thrives in outdoor activities and currently is very invested in Pickleball. 

Allie is a board-certified occupational therapist, licensed in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. She earned her Masters degree in Occupational Science from Towson University in 2019. She has extensive experience serving, evaluating, and treating children and adolescents across a variety of settings, including home-based therapy, early intervention, residential treatment facilities, and outpatient clinics. Allie has specialized training in pediatric feeding protocols including the CAN-EAT approach from the UNC-Feeding team. She is a certified yoga teacher and incorporates mindfulness and yoga practices into her work. She is a current 3rd year Occupational Therapy PhD student at Nova Southeastern University with a research focus in nature-based community programming for children with disabilities and their families. Allie uses a client-focused, strengths-based approach to unlock each child’s potential. She believes in neurodiversity affirming practices and works closely with the child’s family. When Allie is not working or studying, you can find her at the yoga studio or at Rock Creek Park hiking with her husband and dog, Hannah.