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We are a team of dedicated professionals, all with different experiences and backgrounds, and we are committed to finding a treatment plan that supports your child and your family. Scroll through to get to know us, and whenever you’re ready to book a session with one of us, you may complete the contact form to set up a free, 15-minute initial consult.
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Meet some of our therapists and learn more about what we do here at Ensemble Therapy.
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Meet some of our therapists and learn more about what we do here at Ensemble Therapy. ♡
Support Staff
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Kristien has a diverse background in project & office management, ministry and coaching. She graduated from Texas State University with a B.S. in Human Nutrition and Business Management. She grew up in Austin, TX but has lived in Buda, TX raising her 2 amazing kids with her wonderful husband for more than a decade. She enjoys learning, team sports, travel and spending time with her family & friends.
Practice Manager
Intake Coordinator
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Demi has extensive experience working with children of all ages & backgrounds in many different capacities which include school, ministry, and healthcare. She graduation from Kaplan College with an A.S. in Medical Assisting. She has mentored & advised children, teens, young adults, women & couples for many years in ministry. She will pursue her B.S. degree in Family & Children Counseling this fall. She has an amazing husband, 3 beautiful children and 1 adorable grandson. She has called Austin home for years but currently resides in the Buda/Kyle area. She enjoys the beach, baking, shopping, eating good food and spending time with family & friends.
Parenting Coach & Presenter
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Kate received her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas-Austin in Applied Learning and Development. In August 2008, she became a certified Master Reading Teacher through the University of Texas-Austin. Kate went on to receive a Specialist Degree in School Psychology from Texas State University-San Marcos.
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Kim is an Occupational Therapist who received her BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and her MS in Occupational Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994. She has worked in a variety of hospital settings including inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, mental health and a hospital for medically fragile children. She also has extensive experience as a school based therapist. She has a particular passion for using low tech and high tech strategies to assist those children who struggle with the writing process or who are emerging writers and for applying sensory strategies in the home, community and school settings to increase function and independence.
In her non-professional life she finds fulfillment in the joys of spending time with her two adult sons and new daughter-in-law, traveling with her husband, walking her dogs, reading, growing orchids, needlepointing, attending the theater and volunteering as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) for children who have been abused or neglected. She also has a fondness for silly puns and Broadway show tunes.
Occupational Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
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Mary is a speech-language pathologist with 16 years of experience. She is a graduate of The University of Dayton in Ohio with a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and received her Masters in Communication Disorders from New York University in 2006. She is the founder of Signpost Speech and Language Therapy, LLC where she works with both children and adults to improve social communication and executive functioning. Mary lives in Austin with her husband, two young children and very active German Short-Haired Pointer.
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Born and raised in Austin, Ellie earned her bachelor of science degree from the University of Texas in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She went on to earn her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Texas State University. Ellie specialized in fluency disorders in graduate school, and still loves working with both adults and children of that population.
Ellie became a Natural Language Acquisition trained clinician in fall of 2022, and now enjoys providing informed therapy for gestalt language processors and education for their community. When not working, Ellie spends her time with her family, enjoys being outside as much as possible, eating good food, and going on adventures.