Jamie loves to spend her time being outside and active. She also loves to travel and explore the world. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda and is still deeply connected to friends there. As a child, she wanted to be an archeologist and some of her favorite travels have included China, Egypt, Zanzibar, and Borneo where she was been able to see many things she dreamed of in her youth. Jamie was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho, which inspired a love for being outdoors. She lives in Fairfax with her husband.

Jamie had never heard of OT until college. She was describing her dream job of working with children with disabilities and her sister told her to check out OT. After researching the field and observing a pediatric OT, she knew it was a perfect fit. She attended Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Renee completed her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas in 1998. She is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of California and nationally certified through the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She has practiced for the last 20 years in both private and public schools serving preschool, elementary, middle, and high school students. She has experience working in early intervention and children with autism, developmental delay, attention challenges, and moderate-severe learning disabilities. Renee’s style is playful and nurturing with great attention given to developing a trusting connection with her clients as a foundation for working together. Her goal is to improve her clients speech and language skills in order to expand their confidence and competence using language to form connections with others.

Renee has lived in the Bay Area since 1998. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, hiking on Mt. Tam, practicing yoga, and spending time by the sea.

Lawrence is an avid sports fan and loves the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Golden State Warriors. He also loves to camp, hike, and go on long road trips throughout California and the Pacific Northwest with his wife Angelica and their dog Leo Bear. Lawrence also loves to read books especially high fantasy and has extensive expertise on everything Lord of the Rings, Narnia, and Harry Potter. He grew up in the butter and egg capital of the world, Petaluma, California.

Lawrence discovered occupational therapy when he was getting his Kinesiology degree at Sonoma State University. Upon graduating from Sonoma State University he worked at Cypress School in Petaluma as a teaching assistant to work with kids with autism, physical disabilities, and developmental delays. It was his work at Cypress that confirmed his desire to become a pediatric occupational therapist. Lawrence then returned to graduate school and earned a Masters’ Degree in Occupation Therapy at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California. Lawrence is also working as an occupational therapist at Anova Center for Education in Santa Rosa. Lawrence enjoys working with other specialists as a member of a multidisciplinary team to create beneficial and meaningful treatment sessions for his students and clients.

Courtney is a California native that loves to spend her time swimming in San Francisco Bay, running in Golden Gate Park, reading about nature and being in nature with her dog Brody. She has been learning Greek for almost two years now as her partner is Greek and they try and visit friends and family in Greece yearly. Courtney’s passion has always been to help children play, grow, and learn in a creative way. She has spent many years working with children as a ballet teacher, advocate for foster care youth, behavioral coach for non profit organization for children and teens with autism and as an occupational therapist in San Francisco Unified School District. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at University of San Diego and her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Dominican University of California. She has experience in working with children diagnosed with autism, developmental delays, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and dysgraphia, emotional regulation challenges, cerebral palsy, and other neuro motor deficits. She is excited to continue growing with her clients at Ready Set Go Therapy.

While growing up in Salt Lake City, UT, Kylie did competitive Irish dancing, swimming, and water polo. She witnessed many of her teammates sustain injuries and supported them during their recovery process.  Kylie has always been very passionate about helping children and adolescents. She has experience working and volunteering in a camp for children with disabilities, a hippotherapy clinic, and a residential rehabilitation center for female adolescents.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. She then obtained her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. When Kylie moved to the Bay Area, she fell in love with the hikes, parks, and restaurants. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, going to country concerts and being outdoors in the sun. 

While Ashley is a California native, she has spent the past 15 years living all over the country, from Seattle to New York City. She returned to her hometown of Oakland in 2019 to begin graduate school at Dominican University. She was inspired to pursue a career in OT after working for over a decade as a home health aide, where she got to see firsthand how OT improved independence and quality of life for her clients. And as a former Division I rower at the University of Michigan, Ashley has channeled her passion for rowing into coaching high school students and advocating for greater inclusivity and accessibility within the sport. Happily back home in the East Bay, Ashley spends her time hiking the beautiful trails, attempting to ride her bike up very steep hills, rowing on the estuary, and enjoying time with family. 

Kate enjoys practicing yoga and Pilates, spending time outdoors, and traveling. She grew up in Jacksonville, Florida where she was very involved in dance. She spent most of her childhood attending dance practices and participating in dance competitions. She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at San Francisco State University and her master’s degree in occupational therapy at San Jose State University. Her passion to work with children flourished during her time working as a nanny for over 6 years. She has previously worked as a Registered Behavior Technician, helping children with autism spectrum disorder and their families using Applied Behavioral Analysis.  

Nicolle is a play-based pediatric speech language therapist who specializes in supporting neurodiverse individuals, especially those who have sensory differences. Her passion is empowering communication in real-world moments with a good dash of humor and a lot of fun. In therapy, you’ll see her frequently incorporate multiple communication modalities like pictures, gestures, sign language, and written communication, as well as using speech generating devices and other forms of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). Nicolle’s therapy style also has a focus on using multisensory experiences, such as movement, rhythm, and melody to help access and support speech, language, and social communication skills.

Nicolle had the joy of having easy access to nature and the outdoors growing up to explore with lots and lots of play in wheatfields, forests, mountains, beaches, lakes and creeks across the country. Now she lives in Marin and you’ll find her at the beach with her dog, hiking to look at trees and flowers, and posting up at a greenspace with good book.