ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy in Glenview

Laurie Sharp received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at The American University in Washington D.C. and received her Masters of Social Work at Loyola University in Chicago. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at North Shore Pediatric Therapy, Laurie provides mental health services to children ages 5-18. When not at work, Laurie enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her cat Coco.

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Alan Sadural is a board-certified occupational therapist with experience working with the pediatric population. He earned his Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2021. He also studied at UIC and holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Rehabilitation Sciences and Disability and Human Development. In addition to working in pediatrics, Alan has experience working with adults with developmental disabilities in the home health and outpatient rehabilitation settings.

Alan has worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, coordination disorders, developmental delays, and sensory processing differences. In his free time, Alan enjoys traveling, watching movies, tending to plants/pets, and playing guitar.

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Alex Pattullo is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist licensed in Illinois. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, with a Spanish minor, from the University of Kentucky and earned a post-baccalaureate certificate in speech-language pathology. She then earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.

Alex returned to NSPT as a core therapist, after previously working as a BT at the Lincolnwood clinic from 2019-2020. After completing her graduate studies, Alex worked as a contracted SLP for District 60 in Waukegan with students aged kindergarten through 5^th grade in monolingual/dual-language English-Spanish general, exceptional needs, and autism population classrooms. She has experience working with children between 3 years to 13 years of age in elementary school and clinical settings. She has worked with clients to address expressive and receptive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, implementing high- and low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Her areas of interest include evaluating and treating expressive and receptive language disorders, speech sound disorders, early intervention, childhood fluency disorders, and programming and developing low tech and high-tech AAC systems.

Alyssa Koci received her bachelor of arts degree in Communicative Sciences & Disorders and Spanish, and a masters of science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Midwestern University. As the speech-language pathology (SLP) team lead at North Shore Pediatric Therapy, Alyssa provides clinical care to children birth to 16 years old, as well as provides professional development and clinical support to the team of speech-language pathologists company-wide.  

For Alyssa, mentoring SLPs to provide the best clinical care for their clients is the most rewarding part of the job, and she enjoys creating opportunities for clinicians to to grow at any level of their career.  

Alyssa's passion for speech-language pathology can be traced back to her uncle, when he was diagnosed with ALS. Her uncle’s SLP fully supported his communication throughout his life and assisted in his changing feeding and swallowing needs. Alyssa strives to provide this for her clients across the lifespan.  

When Alyssa is not keeping busy with play-based therapy, sitting on the ground with Mr. Potato Head, you can find her cross-stitching on the couch with her dog. Ask her about the game show The Price Is Right... she may have had a special appearance!

Elisa received her Bachelor of Arts from Calvin University, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Midwestern University. As a Physical Therapist at North Shore Pediatric Therapy, Elisa provides therapy that works on strength, flexibility, gross motor skills (walking, running, jumping, hopping, ball skills, etc), and more!
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For Elisa, seeing kids become stronger is the most rewarding part of the job, and she loves designing games that work toward clients' goals while having fun. Elisa has done volunteer work with children since the 6th grade and even worked as a Montessori teacher's assistant. Elisa has a pet gecko and likes to draw pictures of him in different hats. Her favorite sport is rock climbing with her friends.

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Elizabeth Habisohn is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist licensed in the State of Illinois. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Marquette University, in Milwaukee and then earned her master's degree in Speech & Hearing Sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Elizabeth has been working at North Shore Pediatric Therapy since August 2021. She has experience working with children from 12 months to 16 years of age in the clinical setting and elementary school setting. She has worked with children and young adults to address expressive and receptive language skills, early language skills, articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders and implementing high- and low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and working with children with autism spectrum disorder.

Allison is an IL licensed and board-certified occupational therapist. She received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts with minors in Applied Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, and Spanish (2020), as well as her Master of Occupational Therapy (2022) at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. While first concentrated in working with adults post-stoke at the acute level, Allison is now specialized in working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, coordination/motor based deficits, and general social/emotional difficulties.

For Allison, the best part about being an occupational therapist is using her creativity to provide the most motivating and client centered care for both the child and their families. She has a passion for learning how to best advocate for each client and collaborating in a multidisciplinary fashion.

In her free time, Allison loves exploring the city of Chicago as she is originally from Nashville, TN. She also enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and their cats.

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