Our Team

We are truly blessed to have incredible additional therapists and support members on our team who make The Therapy Tree, LLC all that is it today and will help us soar and reach even more of the needs of our children, adults, and families in Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin.

Special thanks to Nora Mac Photography for our team photos!

Administration

Jennifer Depperschmidt

Jennifer Depperschmidt

Billing/Office Manager
Carissa Bolton

Carissa Bolton

Administration Specialist
Leia Stevens

Leia Stevens

Administration Specialist

Counseling Department

Linnae Rutkowski

Linnae Rutkowski

MA, LCPC, RYT Certified Yoga Instructor, Lead Therapist
Alexis LaPorta

Alexis LaPorta

LCSW, Certified Yoga Instructor
Alison Pearl

Alison Pearl

LSW
Georgette Grady

Georgette Grady

MSW, LCSW
Heather Schaefer

Heather Schaefer

LCPC
Kellen Price

Kellen Price

MS Ed, LPC, NCC
Michael Smith

Michael Smith

LCSW
Nicole Gill

Nicole Gill

LCPC
Viktoriia Martin

Viktoriia Martin

LPC, NASM-CPT, HWC

Speech Language Pathology (and Feeding Therapy) Department

Laura Houston

Laura Houston

MA, CCC-SLP/L, Lead Therapist
Ashley McDowell

Ashley McDowell

MA, CCC-SLP/L, Co-Lead Therapist
Brooklyn Porter

Brooklyn Porter

MA SLP-CF
Chelsea Gahgan

Chelsea Gahgan

MA, CCC-SLP/L
Kathleen “Kay” Johnson

Kathleen “Kay” Johnson

MS, CCC-SLP/L
Lauren Thompson

Lauren Thompson

MS SLP-CF/L

Occupational Therapy (and Feeding Therapy) Department

Rebecca Cain

Rebecca Cain

BS, OTR/L, Lead Therapist
Laurie Sanzana

Laurie Sanzana

OTR/L
Susan Richey

Susan Richey

MS, OTR/L

Physical Therapy Department

Carol Bettendorf

Carol Bettendorf

MS PT, PCS, Lead Therapist
Kelly Ruby

Kelly Ruby

PT
Jennifer Paulsen-Keller

Jennifer Paulsen-Keller

PT