Ellie Olson, OTR/L CIMI has been working as a pediatric occupational therapist for 13 years. She graduated from the Master of Occupational Therapy program at University of Washington in 2005 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University Fullerton in 1993. Her professional experience includes working at Valley Medical Center Children’s Therapy and Stepping Stones Occupational Therapy where she treated birth to adolescent children. She has also treated in a pre-school setting as well as in the Lake Washington School District. Ellie became a certified infant massage instructor in fall 2017.

Ellie had the opportunity to be part-time faculty at Lake Washington Technical College where she taught the pediatric course to the occupational therapy assistant students in fall 2010 and spring 2011.

She also served on the Executive Board of Directors for The Todd Stabelfeldt Foundation (TSF) from 2006-2018. The Todd Stabelfeldt Foundation’s vision is to build awareness, understanding, and to change lives through compassionate innovation and community participation for C1 – C4 quadriplegics.

Ellie enjoys mentoring future occupational therapists. She has mentored several groups of University of Washington students with their Master’s Project. These “capstone” learning experiences have included a project with TSF; the investigation of underlying motor issues in children with learning disabilities; and providing infant massage instruction to the underserved in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Recent continuing education courses include R. I. S. E. (Reflex Integration to Support Education), Certification in Infant Massage, Safe and Sound Protocol, Executive Functioning: Tackle Homework and Classwork with these Helpful Strategies! Big 8: Primary Reflexes in Learning & Development, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Dysgraphia: An Integrated Approach, The Whole Brain Child Approach, Late, Lost, and Unprepared, Integrated Listening System, Sensory Integration (SI) & Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), Torticollis: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Infants and Children, The Listening Program, which she is an authorized provider, Treatment and Management of Children Who Have Hypotonia, ADOS – Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Sensory Processing Disorder, Childhood Bipolar Disorder, Get a HANDLE on Neurodevelopmental Differences, “How Does Your Engine Run” ALERT Program for Self-Regulation, and Handwriting without Tears.

Irene Kotulak COTA/L has been working as an occupational therapy practitioner for over 6 years. Helping children to reach their potential and feel successful in their everyday lives brings Irene tremendous joy. Irene works with children who have Autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, and other conditions. She has additional training and experience in primitive reflex integration, rhythmic movement, cold laser, aquatic therapy, iLs, SSP, yoga, and Handwriting Without Tears.

Additionally, Irene worked as an adjunct faculty instructor at Lake Washington Institute of Technology; she taught the Pediatrics courses in 2015 and 2016, and she also taught the Communications in Healthcare course in 2015. She continues to serve on the advisory board for the college and she enjoys serving as a clinical instructor for OT students and guest speaking for the OTA program.

Irene has a BA Degree in International Studies from the University of California Irvine in addition to her occupational therapy degree from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Her professional experience includes working at Mosaic Children’s Therapy clinic for 5 years prior to joining the team at Fall City Children’s Therapy.

Janet Webb, COTA/L has been working as an occupational therapy practitioner at Fall City Children’s Therapy since 2016. Her previous career path includes obtaining a BS degree in Business Management and over twenty years of professional experience with two well-respected early educational companies. In a management role, she led a team of specialists responsible for customizing school and district-wide implementation plans, in-depth program training, and providing professional development for teachers and administrators to help students meet literacy goals nationwide.

As an occupational therapist, Janet has a heart for service. She brings her past experience of teaching and motivating others and applies it directly to pediatric occupational therapy. She strives to use a consistently positive and relentlessly optimistic approach to connect with each individual child and family she meets and provide them with tools and opportunities to be their very best selves.

Janet has continued education in the areas of executive functioning and social thinking skills, the ALERT Program for self-regulation, Handwriting without Tears, the Safe Sound Protocol, as well as, instruction in rhythmic movement and utilizing a cold laser modality to address primitive reflex integration. Since graduating from the OTA program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Janet has had the opportunity to participate as a guest speaker for the OTA program’s pediatric course in 2017 and 2018.

Jessica Schultz, COTA/L, is a Washington native with a desire for helping and healing! She enjoys working with people across the lifespan but has always had a special interest in working with children. Jessica has been working as a pediatric occupational therapy practitioner since she graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology in 2012. She has experience working with children with fine and gross motor concerns, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, sensory processing disorders, reading and writing challenges, traumatic brain injuries, auditory processing concerns, feeding difficulties, anxiety disorders, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and other developmental delays. She completed her pediatric clinical rotation at Mosaic Children’s Therapy in Bellevue. Jessica joined Fall City Children’s Therapy in 2015 and loves working with a team of such talented therapists. She loves building meaningful relationships with kids and their families. Helping children achieve their goals and feel successful in life quickly became, and has remained, a huge passion.

Additional work experience includes Stepping Stones Occupational Therapy (2012-present) where she currently treats kids and adolescents from ages 3-19. Jessica also has a strong background working in the school setting. For more than 5 years Jessica has experience in conducting classroom screenings, providing parent and teacher education, and providing on-site therapy for children at local private schools.

Programs and interventions Jessica has training and/or experience in include: R. I. S. E. (Reflex Integration to Support Education), she is also knowledgeable in primitive reflex integration and Rhythmic Movement Training; The Superflex Social Thinking curriculum, the ALERT Program, Zones of Regulation, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Handwriting without Tears. Jessica has received extensive training and is certified in Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) and recently became trained in Safe and Sound Protocol for children, adolescents and adults. Recent Continuing education courses include: Self-Regulation in Children; Keeping the Body, Mind and Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders; Social and Emotional Development for Children and Teens Mind-Body Strategies to Improve Challenging Behaviors, Self-Regulation and Stress; Using Collaborative and Proactive Solutions in Tandem with Social Thinking to Solve Problems and Teach New Skills; Star Institute Symposium- Strategies, Science, Success: Evidence-Based Practice: Evaluation and Treatment of SPD

As part of her Stepping Stones Occupational Therapy cohort, Jessica was also awarded the "OT and OT Assistant Partnership Award" in 2016 by the Washington State Occupational Therapy Association for excellent in care and collaboration.

Prior to her career in occupational therapy, Jessica worked as an assistant teacher in the infant program and as the lead teacher in the toddler classroom at Country Village Day School on Mercer Island, Washington.

In her free time, Jessica loves to travel and enjoys discovering new places in and outside of Washington. She enjoys being with her family and friends, especially if involves being outside, music or sports! Jessica has also been a proud big sister in the Big Brother Big Sister Program.