Meet Our Staff

Integrated Therapy Services has a long history of providing the highest quality of therapy to its clients throughout the Richmond, Virginia metro area. Our experienced staff is registered and licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and many of the therapists have additional training in specialty area such as sensory integration, listening programs, pediatric certifications, and the Interactive Metronome®  to name a few. Our services include evaluations, direct intervention, consulting services, and fun therapeutic afterschool and summer programs. We are a team dedicated to providing quality services to children and their families. As a team of professionals, we work together to help children reach their maximum potential.

Geri Allen, OTR/L, Owner

Geri P. Allen, OTR/L is the owner of Integrated Therapy Services, PLC.  She opened the doors of ITS in 2000.

Geri graduated from VCU/MCV.  She has over 30 years of treatment experience in clinic, school and private settings.  Geri uses an eclectic treatment approach and draws on extensive sensory integration training and complementary treatment approaches.  Geri reflects on personal experiences and her many years of living, loving and learning to build meaningful relationships with children and families.  She is the mother of two sons and experiences much joy in living a life of service.

Geri serves on the Board of Directors for Commonwealth Parenting and The VCU Governance Board.

Geri has certifications or advanced training in the following areas:

• Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Administration and Treatment
• Therapeutic Listening – Advanced Training
• Astronaut Training Protocol
• Interactive Metronome
• Floor Time
• How Does Your Engine Run? – The Alert Program for Self-Regulation
• The Wilbarger Brushing Protocol

Sara Jane Caldwell, Office Manager

Sara Jane Caldwell graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2008. She has been working for Integrated Therapy Services since January 2008. As office manager, Sara Jane is the most likely one to answer the phone. She organizes the Social Skills groups as well as summer camps offered by ITS, in addition to handling billing and insurance questions. Sara Jane loves working at ITS because of its commitment to quality care for clients.

Marti Flanagan, OTR/L

Marti Flanagan graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor of science, and Towson State University with a master of science in Occupational Therapy, with a concentration is Pediatrics.  She became certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) in 2006.  She has been practicing OT for 15 years.  Marti has worked in a variety of therapy settings including a pediatric rehabilitation hospital, pediatric home health care, acute care and rehabilitation for adults, a community based early intervention program for infants and toddlers, and in pediatric private practice at Integrated Therapy Services.  She has worked with a variety of children from premature infants to adolescence.  She has experience working with children diagnosed with autism, Asperger’s, ADHD/ADD, Fragile X Syndrome, Downs Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Prader Willie Syndrome, sensory processing disorder, cerebral palsy,  traumatic brain injury, feeding/oral motor disorders, cortical visual impairment, and congenital orthopedic impairments.  Marti and her husband Dan have 3 children; Connor and twins Jacob and Lindsay. Marti’s favorite part of working with children is helping them to master and succeed in their environments of home, school, and  play.

Carolyn Huff, OTR/L

Carolyn Huff graduated from Elizabethtown College with a Bachelors of Science in occupational therapy and has been practicing OT for 11 years, first in Delaware, and now in Virginia.  She has a certificate in assistive technology and has experience providing assistive technology to children and adults, including communication devices, wheelchairs, computer adaptations, and activities of daily living aids.  Most recently she has been focusing on working with children who have difficulty with fine motor and visual motor tasks, such as handwriting.  Carolyn homeschools three small children of her own, and enjoys spending her free time with them and her husband.  Her hobbies include reading, playing the flute, singing and baking.

Laurie Lanning, OTR/L

Laurie received her degree in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University and has over 20 years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy, including certification in sensory integration.  She has worked at The Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins, in early intervention for the state of North Carolina, at the Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital at Duke University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital in Richmond, and has worked at Integrated Therapy Services since 2002.  Laurie loves working with children and their families and is committed to nurturing the skills that children need to flourish.

Andrea E. Zoffuto, MS, OTR/L, RYT

Andrea graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science in Health      Services Administration, and from Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy.

Andrea has been practicing Occupational Therapy for ten years in a variety of settings, mainly specializing in school-based therapy. Andrea has personal experience and a special interest in working with children on the Autism Spectrum. Andrea is also a certified yoga instructor, having completed her training at Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center. Andrea endeavors to help children reach their full potential.

In her free time, Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband and young daughter, yoga, and reading.

Ashley Amey, OTR/L

Ashley received an B.S. in Biology from Meredith College in Raleigh,
NC. She received her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from VCU where
she was a MCV Alumni Foundation Award recipient.

Ashley currently works within the school system and part time for ITS.

In her free time, she enjoys visiting her
family and friends in Florida, reading, and attempting to be a runner.

Donna Sabel, Ed.D.

Donna Sabel received her undergraduate teaching degree in special education from Virginia Commonwealth University.  She went on to earn her Master’s degree from the University of Richmond in the field of Learning Disabilities.  Her desire to improve the quality of instruction for students with special needs led her to pursue and complete a Doctoral degree from the College of William & Mary.  Donna is a 2008 graduate of the Partners in Policymaking program sponsored by the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities and a member of the Autism Society of Central Virginia.

During Donna’s twenty years in the field special education, she has taught students with learning disabilities, autism, ADD/ADHD and the emotional disturbed.  Her passion is to see that students have access to quality education and support that is appropriate to their needs.  In addition, Donna believes in empowering parents so they can advocate for their own child.  Her experience working with children, as well as parenting one of her own with special needs, has shown her the importance of direct teaching and modeling of appropriate social skills.   Donna co-leads the TeamBuilding groups offered at ITS.  She also provides consultative services to parents and academic support to address student needs.

Jennifer Dodge, OTR/L

Jennifer received a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University. Since then, she has worked in public schools in Massachusetts and Virginia, and at a private pediatric OT clinic in California. She completed the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program  program through VCU and Partnership for People With Disabilities. Jennifer serves children in school settings and in sessions at ITS, and co-leads social skills/play groups. Please check out Jennifer’s website at www.School-OT.com.

Jamie Eavey, OTR/L

Jamie graduated from Mary Washington College in 2000 with a BS in Psychology and received her Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy from Medical College of Virginia in 2002.   She completed the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program  through VCU and Partnership for People With Disabilities. 

Jamie worked with Richmond City Public Schools for six years prior to starting her family.  She began  work for ITS during the summer of 2009 co-leading camps. She has also worked in the areas of adult home health and with Children’s Hospital in Richmond.  Jamie continues to serve children in the school setting and co-leads summer camps with ITS.

In her free time, Jamie enjoys spending time with her husband, and young daughter and is expecting a new baby in the fall.  She also enjoys dancing, playing golf and running.

Janet Williams, OTR/L

Janet Williams received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She subsequently worked on an interdisciplinary team in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas treating a wide variety of physical disabilities with an emphasis on traumatic hand injuries.

Janet has just recently returned to practice after working overseas for 27 years with a large humanitarian aid organization. During that time, she homeschooled her three children for 12 years, teaching grades K-7, and served as an unofficial mentor/coach to younger families trying to homeschool, organizing field trips and special art, music and field days for the homeschool community. She loves helping children explore their interests.

Janet and her husband, Tom, have three grown children and a rescued Beagle, named Luke. Janet enjoys gardening, reading, and all kinds of needlework. She loves juried craft shows and garage sales!

Kate Mali, MOT, OTR/L

Kate is a graduate from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA with a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.  She has been a practicing pediatric therapist for 15 years and has worked in a variety of settings, including school based, outpatient services for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and for private pediatric practices in Pittsburgh and Ashburn VA.  She has experience working with children diagnosed with sensory processing disorders, praxis, visual motor and visual perceptual deficits, Autism and ADD/ADHD.  She has worked directly with developmental optometrists addressing handwriting, reading and praxis difficulties that may be mislabeled in their academic settings secondary to visual skills (convergence insufficiency, eye teaming and tracking). 

Kate’s favorite part of working with children is to see them smile, ask to come back to “play” and to work with their parents to define their child’s strengths and  passions. 

Kate is certified in Hand Writing Without Tears, Astronaut Training and Therapeutic Listening programs.

Tyrus Powell, OTR/L

Ty received his B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy at Tuskegee University. He is currently working on his Advanced Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Florida with a concentration in pediatric services in Occupational Therapy. Ty is expected to graduate in the summer of 2011. Ty has been practicing Occupational Therapy for twelve years in a variety of settings to include outpatient rehabilitation, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric private practice, home health, and adult nursing care. He is also a certified provider in the Handwriting Without Tears program and the Interactive Metronome program. Ty is passionate about working with kids  to create a lifestyle that foster the child’s work, leisure, and play skills. Ty enjoys spending time with his four children, reading, cooking, watching college football, and exercising.