Jill Wagner, MS, PT - Physical Therapist and Owner
Jill is the founder and director of Progressive Pediatric Therapy. She graduated from Quinnipiac College with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and Johns Hopkins University with a Masters of Education. She has been an adjunct professor at Marymount University and Northern Virginia Community College.
She has always been interested in pediatrics and has worked in the NICU, outpatient clinics and school settings before opening Progressive Pediatric Therapy in 1999. Jill has treated a wide variety of children over the span of her career as well as treated using various modalities such as aquatic therapy and hippotherapy. Jill believes strongly in building and fostering the relationship with parents and caregivers in a loving and nurturing environment. She is an active member in the APTA, including the Pediatrics and Private Practice sections.
Siobhan Girdner, OTR/L - Occupational Therapist
Siobhan is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. She has two decades of experience working as an occupational therapist in a variety of settings. Siobhan began her career working in pediatrics in a school-based program and then in a language development, center-based, school.
Her experience also includes work with adults in a trauma hospital in acute care, outpatient care and skilled nursing. Most recently, before returning to working with children in a clinic setting in March of 2014, she worked with infants and toddlers and their families in their homes doing early intervention.
Siobhan has received training in sensory integration, treating disorders of movement and postural control utilizing the Swiss gymnastic ball, vision therapy, myofascial release, neurodevelopmental treatment, early intervention and aquatic therapy. She completed her certification in Therapeutic Listening in July 2015 and is an active member of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Siobhan loves spending time with her husband and four children.
Martha Segreti, PT, DPT- Physical Therapist
Martha Segreti received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her Masters in Physical Therapy from Emory University in Atlanta Ga.
She began her career at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans La where she treated children with a wide range of neurologic and orthopedic diagnosis in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She was the PT in charge of the JRA, burn, and wheelchair clinics and helped establish PT treatments in the NICU. After moving to Maryland she worked at the Children’s National Medical Center outpatient clinic in Rockville, Md. Cerebral palsy, developmental delay and orthopedics were some of the diagnosis she treated along with sports injuries and post surgery needs.
After having her third of four children she took several years off. Returning to active practice Martha worked with adults at Holy Cross Hospital and elementary school age children in the Montgomery County public school system. She also is an adjunct professor at Marymount University.
Kaitlyn Allen, MOT, OTR/L Occupational Therapist
Kaitlyn Allen received her undergraduate degree in Exercise, Sport and Health Education from Radford University in Radford, VA in 2011. She received her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Trinity Washington University in Washington D.C. in December 2018.
Prior to pursuing a career in occupational therapy, she worked as an Exercise Specialist for Valley Health in Berkeley Springs, WV for 3 years. She then moved to McLean, VA to work as a Rehab Office Coordinator in multiple skilled nursing and retirement communities. In 2016, Kaitlyn began graduate school for occupational therapy. She was a Level 2 Fieldwork student at Progressive Pediatric Therapy during the Summer of 2018.
Kaitlyn lives in Falls Church, VA with her husband, dog and cat. She is a current member of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Kaitlyn is excited to be back working with the Progressive Pediatric Therapy team.
Anna Vanta, M.S. CCC-SLP - Speech-Language Pathologist
Anna Vanta completed her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of District of Columbia. Anna loves the multidisciplinary approach of collaborating with various professionals such as music therapists, behavioral (ABA) therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, dieticians, primary care physicians and dental professionals to effectively provide intervention services. Additionally, Anna has provided speech services to a variety of populations with Autism, Orofacial Myofunctional disorders (tongue ties, tongue thrusts, chronic mouth breathers, etc.), Feeding concerns, Down Syndrome, Fluency (stuttering) Disorders, Apraxia, AAC devices, Speech Delays, Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders, Early Intervention, Articulation, and Phonological disorders.
She is most passionate about a collaborative, play-based approach to make therapy fun! Anna is bilingual in Tagalog and English. Anna loves to travel, stay active, and volunteer at hospitals with her dog, Cooper!
Vian Al-Baiati, COTA/L - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Vian received her Bachelor's Degree in Child Development after completing her Occupational Therapy Assistant program/Associates of Applied Science Degree.
Vian is passionate about helping kids develop and grow to their fullest potential through play. Vian strives to make therapy sessions fun, engaging, and productive for every child. Vian is trained in various interventions, including: DIR/Floortime, sensory integration, primitive reflex integration, Astronaut Training Protocol,neurodevelopment movements, Zones of Regulation, and The Alert Program. She's certified in Interactive Metronome and Therapeutic Listening programs.
Prior to pursuing a career in occupational therapy, she worked as a preschool teacher's assistant, one-on-one classroom support, mentor, and a tutor. She has been working with kids for the past 11 years.
Outside of work, Vian enjoys spending time in nature, baking delicious treats, traveling, exploring new places, and spending time with family and friends.
Sarah Heard, MSOT, OTR/L- Occupational Therapist
Sarah received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from James Madison University in which she used to teach 5th grade for two years. Sarah found a passion and love for Occupational Therapy while teaching and pursued her Master's of Science in Occupational Therapy at Barry University in Miami Florida. Sarah has completed a clinical rotation in a pediatric clinic setting as well as worked as tech in a pediatric therapy clinic. Sarah has experience with sensory integration approaches, feeding therapy and the Handwriting Without Tears program. She enjoys working with children and families to best meet the needs of the child and family! Sarah also coaches competitive swim teams with children of ages 4-18 and was a competitive swimmer growing up.
Sarah lives near Shirlington with her fiance and dog and loves spending time with friends and family, reading, crafting and listening to Taylor Swift! She's looking forward to joining the team & meeting new families and children at Progressive Pediatric Therapy!
Keerti Goorah, PT, DPT - Physical Therapist
Keerti completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Georgia and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at George Washington University in 2018.
After graduation, she started her career in outpatient pediatric therapy in the Northern Virginia area. Being an adventurer at heart, she then went on to doing travel therapy for public schools in Oklahoma and California for 2 years. During this time, she lived in an RV with her husband, her dog, Captain, and her cat, Cheeto.
Keerti is now back in Virginia where she splits her time between providing school and aquatic physical therapy for Progressive Pediatric Therapy. She is passionate about making physical therapy goals and interventions meaningful to each patient and their families. She believes in using a collaborative approach, working closely with other team members and patients’ families to improve patient independence and function through play-based interventions. She has treated patients with a wide variety of neurological, developmental and movement disorders.
When she is not at work, Keerti likes to experiment in the kitchen, explore new places, and play disc golf.
LaToya Scott, OTD, OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
LaToya Scott, OTD, OTR/L is a compassionate occupational therapist with both a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from Shenandoah University. She specializes in pediatrics, serving children from birth to age 18 with various diagnoses and challenges. LaToya is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with diverse abilities by helping them thrive and take the limits off. Her passion, knowledge, creativity, and commitment empower children as well as their families to achieve their goals. With a genuine interest in their success, she meets families right where they are by providing personalized treatment plans, support, and resources. She has positively impacted families locally through therapy services, coaching, fostering recreational sports for children with special needs, leading community activities, assisting with adaptive camp experiences, and through pediatric study abroad opportunities. Outside of work, LaToya finds joy in nature, sports, game nights, and spending quality time with loved ones.
Kathryn (Kat) Hlavin, PT, DPT– Physical Therapist
Kat is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and obtained her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Columbia University. She has nearly two decades of experience working with both children and adults across a variety of practice settings.
Kat began her career nearly two decades ago working in the inpatient rehabilitation setting, focusing on children and adults with brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. She then transitioned to working with adults at Level One trauma centers in Washington, DC and Virginia before moving to home-based early intervention for children in DC.
Kat has received training in treating clients with sensory integration dysfunction, toe-walking, complex neurological disorders, and early intervention. She collaborates with other disciplines to understand and meet her clients’ needs, and incorporates a coaching model with parents and caregivers. Kat loves to go to the beach, cook, and spend time with her two children.
Minnie Quinlan, PT, DPT– Physical Therapist
Minnie received her Master of Sciences in Physical Therapy from Widener University and recently a Doctor of Physical Therapy from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
She began her physical therapy journey in outpatient pediatrics. A consummate learner, she transitioned to orthopedics, home-health, and inpatient rehabilitation. Minnie eventually returned to school-based physical therapy. Pediatric physical therapy has always been her passion. When she completed her 200-hour yoga certification in May 2024, she implemented her knowledge in multi-collaborative yoga sessions for her elementary students with special needs. In addition, she teaches yoga within the community and has a strong yoga practice.
She is an active APTA member for national and state and for the pediatric section.
Sarah Bush, DPT, PT - Physical Therapist
Sarah is a graduate of The College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and of Marymount University with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
During her studies she developed a special interest in pediatrics. Her clinical rotations emphasized orthopedics, neonatal intensive care and pediatrics in a private clinic setting. Sarah has experience treating a wide range of patients including those with brain injury, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, DCD, torticollis and other orthopedic and neurological conditions. Sarah uses various modalities and techniques to treat her patients including but not limited to kinesiotape, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, gait training, and neuromuscular re-education.
She is an active member in the APTA, including the Pediatrics, Aquatics, Orthopedics, and Neurological sections.
Sophia Scott, PT, DPT - Physical Therapist
Sophia graduated from Marymount University in Arlington Virginia with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy in 2002.
Since that time she has had the privilege of working with babies, toddlers, older children and teens in schools, client's homes and a private clinic setting. The clients she has worked with have presented with a range of developmental delays and neurological and orthopedic challenges.
Sophia currently continues to work with infants and toddlers and children with developmental delays, physical complications associated with prematurity, hypo and hypertonia, Down syndrome, torticollis and cerebral palsy.
She also continues to work with school age children and teens with strength, balance and coordination deficits due to cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and various genetic syndromes.
In the fall of 2010, Sophia completed her Level 1 training through the American Hippotherapy Association and now practices hippotherapy at Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center in Lorton, Virginia.
Kristin Vardakis-Spillane, MA, ATR- ArtTherapist
Kristin Vardakis-Spillane, MA-ATR, graduated SUNY Purchase in New York with honors with a BFA in Painting and Psychology. She then went on to study at NYU working toward her Masters Degree where she graduated with honors receiving her MA concentrated in Art Therapy. She is a registered and credentialed therapist through AATA and ATCB.
Kristin has worked in various hospital and clinical settings in New York City such as Bellevue Hospital, NYU Medical Center and Creedmoor State Hospital at The Living Museum with Dr. Janos Martin. After relocating to the Washington Metro area Krisin has worked for Fairfax County Public Schools in a special needs capacity within an ED Center at Woodson High School and the county Juvenile Detention Center as an art therapist.
She is familiar with the county's IEP system within schools and enjoys working with parents to maximize the team aspect of any educational and therapeutic relationship for students under her care.
Kristin lives in Fairfax County with her husband, three very active children and their dog Finnegan.
Mikke Rozenman, MS OTR/L- Occupational Therapist
Mikke completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at George Washington University and went on to earn an Occupational Therapy graduate degree at Howard University in 2016. Since then she has worked with adults in home and inpatient settings as well as children in NICU, clinic, and school settings.
She worked as a preschool teacher in DC for several years before becoming a licensed Occupational Therapist.
Mikke is inspired by children and works to make development and learning meaningful as well as fun. She enjoys watching people grow and become engaged with the world around them, and uses her training to help them achieve their goals.
Amy Engel, OT/L - Occupational Therapist
Amy Engel graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1990 with a Bachelors of Science in Occupational Therapy. She stayed in western New York and began her career at People, Inc. working with young adults with developmental disabilities and their families. Curious about warmer weather, Amy provided OT services in geriatric settings as a traveling therapist throughout the southeast eventually landing in the Washington, DC area. Working at both the NRH and UCP she developed a special interest in teaching those with lifelong neurological challenges to use assistive technology to enhance their participation in home, work, school and community settings. Shifting to pediatrics in 1998 created the opportunity for Amy to raise her family while working with children in both clinical and school environments to strengthen their visual, fine and sensory motor skills. Amy has taken coursework in Handwriting/Typing without Tears and the Zones of Regulation. She is an active member of AOTA. Incorporating everything from hand splints to speech generating devices and visual timers to social stories in everyday activities for elementary through high school aged children remains a particular interest for her.
Currently, Amy and her husband live in Arlington and have two children in college at VT/VCU and one at home in high school. Activities involving shared interests with their children keep them busy including cooking, rocketry, music, field hockey, art as well as hiking local trails with their dog Duke.
Monique Grant, MPT- Physical Therapist
Monique graduated from the College of William of Mary with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy.
She has almost 20 years of experience working with adults and children with wide variety of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses. The majority of those years were spent in outpatient and school-based physical therapy settings.
Monique sees the potential in people, encourages them and empowers them to achieve their personal goals. She enjoys helping children, including those on the autism spectrum, to gain confidence in their abilities and to be comfortable participating in group settings.
Jodie Choi, OTD, OTR/L, M.Ed. – Occupational Therapist
Jodie completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Virginia Tech, master’s degree in Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities at the University of Virginia, and her doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Mary Baldwin University in 2019.
Since then she has worked with children and adults in various settings, such as pediatric outpatient clinics, hospitals, and the public school system. She also has experience in teaching adapted physical education and has a passion for adaptive sports, in particular, adaptive golf! Jodie strives to help individuals gain independence, confidence, and participation in meaningful activities and the things they love.
Skylar Hamblen, M.S., CCC-SLP – Speech-Language Pathologist
Skylar Hamblen, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who has experience serving both pediatric and adult populations. Skylar graduated from California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and completed her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Emerson College (Boston, MA) in 2023.
She has experience working with pediatric populations in both elementary school settings as well as private clinical settings. She enjoys working with the pediatric population, providing family-based care, as well as delivering individualized therapy that focuses on each client (and their families) unique needs and desires. Furthermore, Skylar has experience with pediatric fluency disorders and worked in an intensive summer program serving this population. She looks forward to incorporating her love for the arts and drama into her sessions, and aiding those she comes across with their communication needs. She passionately believes communication to be a human right and looks forward to this being the basis of her career. Skylar is honored to work as an SLP and serve her community in this way.
While attending Emerson College, Skylar was a Gender Affirming Voice Scholar where she worked with transgender patients on their voice goals, created a Gender Affirming Voice Drama group, as well as mentored fellow peers in this area at The Robbins Clinic at Emerson College. She also loved her externship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, MA where she expanded her training and love for all things Voice related.
In summary, Skylar has experience evaluating and treating individuals with: Voice disorders, transgender voice therapy, autism spectrum disorders, social language disorders, receptive/expressive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders as well as fluency disorders.
Skylar loves to sing (formerly in an A Cappella group in Boston), swim, ski, walk in nature, and spend time laughing/enjoying life with her family, friends, and her dog Scout.
Rayna Isola, MOT, OTR/L – Occupational Therapist
Rayna attended Idaho State University for both her Undergraduate and Graduate degrees, graduating with a Bachelors in Health Sciences in 2017 and a Masters of Occupational Therapy in 2020.
Rayna has worked with children of all ages in a variety of environments since 2021, including the home, school, and outpatient clinic settings. She has received training in the SOS Approach to Feeding, sensory integration, and Handwriting Without Tears. She is passionate about creating positive experiences for children at occupational therapy, and knows that each child requires a unique approach. She uses gentle caregiving techniques to foster rapport, trust, and connection.
Outside of work, Rayna enjoys running, mountain biking, reading, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Mandy Rodstrom, MA, CCC-SLP– Speech-Language Pathologist
Mandy Rodstrom received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Ohio University in 2005. She is a passionate advocate for neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed care, specializing in developmental stuttering. Mandy also holds the Spero Ally of Stuttering seal and is a STARR Commonwealth Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist and Coach.
Mandy has 19 years experience as a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist in Westerville, Ohio. During her tenure at Westerville, Mandy worked with children from preschool through high school with various neurodiversities including Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Stuttering, Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders, Developmental Delays, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Hearing Impairments, and Cortical-Visual Impairments. In addition to her experience in the schools, Mandy is also a part-time Clinical Supervisor and Adjunct Professor of Stuttering at Western Michigan University.
As a person who stutters and an SLP, Mandy has a unique perspective and passion to provide holistic stuttering-affirming therapy and support to children who stutter and their parents/caregivers. Mandy has advanced training in Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering(ARTS®), Palin Parent-Child Interaction(PCI)Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Mandy serves as a volunteer for numerous stuttering support groups(i.e.,NSA Family Chapter Co-Leader in Washington DC, Friends Who Stutter, SPACE Community and Arts, Spero Stuttering and, Stuttering Association for the Young-DC).
Mandy is married to her college sweetheart and they have three children. When not engaged in all things stuttering, you can find her spending time with her family, cooking, reading, enjoying the outdoors, bird watching, exercising or having a family dance party in the kitchen!
Yilin Wu PT, DPT– Physical Therapist
Yilin Wu is a graduate of Brigham Young University-Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and Emory University with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
Throughout her education, Yilin developed a strong passion for developmental pediatrics, orthopedics (with a special focus on scoliosis), oncology, and rehabilitation. Her clinical rotations included diverse settings such as hospital-based pediatric outpatient clinics, inpatient acute care, and sports rehabilitation in private clinics, giving her a well-rounded foundation in treating a variety of conditions.
Yilin has experience working with patients of all ages, including those with developmental delay, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and general orthopedic conditions. She is particularly drawn to helping children thrive, utilizing a play-based therapy approach to make rehabilitation both fun and effective. Her treatment methods include neuromuscular re-education, gait training, kinesiotaping, and cupping to support her patients’ recovery and functional progress.
Driven by the incredible resilience of children, Yilin is committed to empowering her patients to achieve their full potential while enjoying the journey to greater strength and independence.