Physical Therapists
Emily Rowe, PT – Received her Master’s in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in May of 2008. She has a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas in Austin. Emily has worked with children from birth to 19 years of age with diagnoses including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, motor coordination dysfunction, developmental delay, torticollis, congenital disorders, sports injuries, and gross/fine motor dysfunction.
Christene Schwarzbach, MS, PT – Received her Master of Science degree from Washington University, School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy in 1992 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, Austin in 1990. She joined the Children’s Therapeutics of Austin team in 2013. Christene has worked with the pediatric population in a variety of settings including large acute care hospital, hospital based outpatient clinic, pre-school for children with and without special needs, home health, private practice, and rehabilitation hospital allowing her to work with children from newborn to 21 years of age with a wide variety of diagnoses. Christene is certified in the DIR/Floortime model, a developmental, individual differences, relationship-based model intended to build healthy foundations and capacities for children of all ages and diagnoses but especially for children with autism spectrum disorder. She has extensive training in sensory processing and is SIPT certified. Christene is also trained in Integrated Listening Systems, iLs, a multi-sensory program incorporating components of air conduction, bone conduction, and movement.
Alexandra Uhle, DPT –Bio coming soon!
Clarence Angeli Ymbong, DPT – Received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah in April 2020. She has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a specialization in Medical Fitness and Rehabilitation from the University of Texas at Austin from 2017. She has intensive, diverse clinical rotation experience, including skilled nursing, outpatient orthopedic, outpatient pediatrics, aquatic therapy, wound care, and lymphedema. She has clinical experience treating children with torticollis, cerebral palsy, congenital disorders, developmental delays, and sports injuries.
Occupational Therapists
Beth Crum, OTR – Received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003. She later received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy in 2005 from Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. Beth has worked with the pediatric population in a variety of settings including hospital-based outpatient clinic, residential treatment center serving children who have experienced severe physical, sexual and emotional trauma, home health, private practice, and rehabilitation hospital. In addition, as a subject matter expert in sensory processing disorders, Beth has spoken and educated attendees at multiple medical conferences. She has experience working with children of all ages and diagnosis consisting of cerebral palsy, congenital disorders, autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration dysfunction, feeding disorders, dyspraxia, gross/fine motor dysfunction, and developmental delays.
Cheri DeLane, OTR – Bio coming soon!
Speech Therapists
Megan O’Malley, SLP – Owner of Children’s Therapeutics of Austin. Megan Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2003. She is a certified instructor of the Hanen parent programs It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words for helping parents promote increased communication in the home. She has worked in various settings including a pediatric rehab hospital and the Austin public schools for three years. She joined Children’s Therapeutic of Austin in July of 2006. Her areas of interest include infants, toddlers, and school aged children with extensive continuing education experience in the area of autism, oral motor/ feeding disorders, fluency disorders, apraxia of speech, augmentative communication, language development, and receptive/ expressive language disorders.
Alison C. Gillies, MS, CCC/SLP – Received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from The University of Texas at Dallas, and has worked with both pediatric and adult populations since her entry into the field. Alison has previously worked in the Texas public school system as well as the hospital setting, evaluating and treating children from ages pre-school to high school. In 2015, Alison joined the Children’s Therapeutics of Austin team where she treats children demonstrating challenges in feeding, articulation, fluency, receptive and expressive language disorders, as well as using social language. Alison works with a variety of disorders including: developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, visual impairments, Down syndrome, and Autism Spectrum. Alison has specific interests in oral motor/sensory challenges, ‘picky eating’, fluency skills, and using social language. She has attended continuing education courses for Beckman Oral Motor Therapy addressing oral motor deficits essential for feeding skills as well as Social Thinking principles to help a variety of children on the Autism Spectrum.
Amy Sowa, MS, CCC/SLP – Amy received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Science Degree in Communicative Disorders from The University of Texas at Dallas. She joined the Children’s Therapeutics of Austin team in 2015 and has experience in working with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cleft Lip/Palate and Down syndrome, Feeding disorders, Stuttering, Speech and Language delay, Social Communication disorder, and other genetic syndromes. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association and is licensed through the State of Texas Speech Pathology and Audiology Boards. Additionally, she has received training in The Beckman Oral Motor Protocol, The SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to Feeding program, Kaufman Speech Praxis Program, Social Thinking, and is Hanen certified in “It Takes Two to Talk.”
More Friendly Faces
Lindsey McKay, Office Manager
Mariah Thomas, Lead Rehab Technician
Gabriele Rose, PT – Founder of Children’s Therapeutics of Austin. She graduated from The University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School in 1977 with a degree in Allied Health Sciences and certification in Physical Therapy. Gabriele retired in 2020 after providing pediatric physical therapy in the Austin area until 1986 and is well respected in the community for her work.
