Who We Are | Seashore Pediatric Therapy Center

The Starfish Story (the Seashore story)

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.

Approaching the boy he asked, “Young man, what are you doing?”

The boy replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

The man laughed to himself and said, “Do you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t possibly make any difference.”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the surf, then smiling at the man he said, “I made a difference to that one.”

-Loren Eiseley

Making a difference in the life of your child!

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Antoinette Morrone, M.S., CF-SLP

My name is Antoinette Morrone and I am a Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey. I graduated from Stockton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science and a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders. I also attended graduate school at Stockton University and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Through my program, I gained clinical experience in a variety of settings which included outpatient clinical care and the public school system. These placements provided me with hands-on experience working with the pediatric population and shaped me into the therapist I am today. My passion is to help children overcome their communication challenges to enhance their overall quality of life. To support communication goals, I believe in creative treatment planning as well as establishing rapport with patients and their families. As a therapist, I also continue expanding more on my expertise in the field to provide the best care. Outside of the clinic, I enjoy painting, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends!

Antoinette Morrone, M.S., CF-SLP

Amber Wright, PT, DPT

Alexis Andriani, M.S., CCC-SLP

My name is Alex Andriani and I am a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech Language-Hearing Association. I am also a Certified Autism Specialist through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). I graduated from Misericordia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. I attended graduate school at Misericordia University as well and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. Throughout graduate school I gained clinical experience in the public school system, skilled nursing facility, and outpatient clinical care. I currently participate in multiple continuing education opportunities throughout the year to continue to learn as much as possible and to provide the best treatment options for my patients. I have always had a strong interest in pediatric care and I believe every child deserves a voice. My goal in therapy is to provide the necessary communication skills to assist in the independent success of a child and their ability to communicate functionally. Outside of being a speech language pathologist, I enjoy running, going to the beach, and spending time with my family and friends.

Alexis Andriani, M.S., CCC-SLP

Alexa McKee M.S., CCC-SLP

Caitie Alaimo, OTR/L

Rylea Hager, OTR/L

Carly Burnup, OTR/L

Caylie Bowles, Office Manager

Danielle Keindl, M.S., CCC-SLP

Hi Seashore families! My name is Danielle and I am currently a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist here in New Jersey. I am both state and nationally licensed with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and I also have my New Jersey from the NJ Department of Education. I graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Development and a minor in Education. I then continued my education in graduate school and received my Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Monmouth University in 2018. My practicums and clinical work have exposed me to a variety of different settings which made me even more passionate about my career. Along with working at Seashore, I also presently work in a public school setting and treat students in middle school and high school. I also have prior experience with grades K-5 as well. I have experience treating individuals with expressive/receptive language delays and disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, apraxia, feeding, fluency, and pragmatic deficits. I have always had a passion for making a difference in the lives and minds of children and I truly love what I do on a daily basis! I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and I’m excited to continue gaining experience within this area to enhance my clinical expertise. When I'm not in speechie mode, you can find me hanging out with my dog, traveling, and spending time with friends and family!

Danielle Keindl, M.S., CCC-SLP

Carmella Colagiovanni, OTR/L

Meg Groblewsky, OTR/L

Kristina Pineno M.S., CF-SLP

Cassidy Pfluge, OTR/L

Hi everyone! My name is Cassidy Pfluge and I am a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist. I completed my undergraduate work in psychology at Stockton University, and continued at Husson University, where I received a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and have received training on The Zones of Regulation curriculum, helping children work on emotions to develop social skills, self regulation, and coping tools. Though my clinical and job experiences range across a gamut of age ranges, working with pediatrics is my true passion. Since graduating, I have worked in outpatient pediatrics and early intervention, helping children and infants reach their developmental milestones and goals through purposeful play and family education. Using a family-centered approach, I enjoy coming alongside parents to help them find pragmatic ways to incorporate new skills in their children’s daily routines to ultimately promote independence, self-confidence, and happiness! I love helping families understand sensory processing and strategies to promote carryover at home to increase self regulation skills, and independence throughout their daily routine. In addition, my interventions address important skills such as fine and visual motor skills, self help skills, strengthening, social and play skills to help children live their lives to the fullest. I am always seeking further opportunities to build my clinical skills by reviewing evidence-based research and continuing education courses in my field. When I'm not working in the clinic, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling, and going to the beach!

Cassidy Pfluge, OTR/L

Molly DeVaney, M.S., CCC-SLP

Hi everyone! My name is Molly DeVaney, and I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in NJ with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). I also have my Speech-Language Specialist certification from the NJ Department of Education. I graduated from Stockton University with my Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders and a minor in Childhood Studies. I completed my graduate studies at Stockton University, where I obtained my Master of Science in Communication Disorders. My clinical experiences include working with the pediatric population in the public-school systems and outpatient setting, in addition to the adult population with a focus in Aphasia. I have experience working with a variety of diagnoses including receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, Apraxia of Speech, feeding, pragmatics and fluency. I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and seek to continue further educational opportunities. My ambition is to provide individualized treatment to all ages, in order to assist with achieving patient-centered goals and provide support to families and caretakers. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, going to the beach and spending time with family and friends.

Molly DeVaney, M.S., CCC-SLP

Kayla Irwin, OTR/L

Kayla is a registered and licensed occupational therapist who practices at our Toms River location. She earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She completed her undergraduate work at James Madison University where she received a Bachelor's of Science in Health Sciences with a minor in Exceptional Education as well as a certificate for studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her professional background includes school-based and outpatient pediatric services. She has attended continuing education courses on the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to feeding and the Zones of Regulation curriculum, making these areas of primary interest and specialization with her clients. Kayla was drawn to the field of Occupational Therapy through a variety of personal and professional experiences, including coordinating and volunteering with an adaptive sports program for children with disabilities, a paraprofessional position in a special education classroom, and seeing the positive impact that OT had for her grandmother diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Besides working as an occupational therapist, Kayla enjoys going to the beach, baking cookies or cupcakes, and spending time with her family and friends.

Kayla Irwin, OTR/L

Shelbi Hilling, OTR/L

My name is Shelbi and I am a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of New Jersey. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from James Madison University and then earned my Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Wesley College. I am a pediatric occupational therapist whose professional background includes school-based and private-outpatient pediatric therapy. I also have additional clinical experience within adult orthopedic and neurological settings. My experiences, both personal and professional, have shaped how I work with each child today. I truly believe that movement and play are the two most important pieces of the therapeutic process, for adults and children alike. I strive to provide fun, functional, and purposeful treatment sessions to each child in order to build a strong, confident foundation for them to grow upon. I believe once a child feels confident in themselves and their body, they can begin thriving in all other areas of life too. I view each child and family I work with as a unique family unit. I try to offer individualized education and strategies specific to your home life, family needs and routines so carryover outside of the clinic can be successful. I don’t want OT to feel like work. I want it to be a fun, educational process for you and your family to gain valuable tools to help your child be the happiest and most independent version of themselves possible. My interventions focus on sensory processing, fine motor, visual motor, strengthening, play, and self-help skills. I am constantly seeking further education in these areas to ensure I am meeting the ever-evolving needs of each child I work with. When I am not being an OT (even though I don’t think my OT brain ever really turns off!), you can find me baking in the kitchen, outside in my garden, or playing with my soon-to-be husband and our new rescue pup.

Shelbi Hilling, OTR/L

Brooke Samaritano, OTR/L

Brooke is a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist and received a Masters of Occupational Therapy at West Virginia University. I am a pediatric occupational therapist with fieldwork background in school-based, outpatient pediatrics, and acute care/inpatient rehabilitation. My experiences have shaped my beliefs as a therapist to look at the “whole picture” of a child; including the individual child, family, home environment, school environment, and academics, if applicable. I believe it is most beneficial to provide interventions and education to both child and parents/caregivers to ensure carryover in daily routines at home. My goal as an occupational therapist is to provide the necessary skills and strategies to both parents and children to assist in the independent success of a child’s occupations which include play, social skills, self-care, and their ability to function appropriately in their roles at home and school. My favorite occupational therapist interventions involve sensory processing and self-regulation. Self-regulation is comprised of sensory processing, executive functioning, and emotional regulation, and is the ability to adjust a person’s level of alertness and how they display their emotions through behavior. Occupational Therapists here at Seashore use a program called “The Zones of Regulation'' to categorize complex feelings into four colored zones to overall improve a child’s ability to recognize and communicate how they are feeling in a safe, non-judgmental way. I enjoy exploring sensory strategies and tools that help children regulate their emotions appropriately that can overall improve their function and behavior in their surrounding environments. Outside of the clinic, I am continuously looking for and learning new therapeutic interventions to apply in my practice along with enjoying spending time with my family and friends!

Brooke Samaritano, OTR/L

Ashley McMahon, PT, DPT

Hi there! My name is Ashley McMahon and I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy in the State of New Jersey. I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from Monmouth University. I attended physical therapy school at Rutgers University and obtained my Doctorate of Physical Therapy. My clinical experience while in school included placements in adult outpatient therapy at Kessler and Capital Health Regional Hospital, as well as work in NICU, PICU, pediatric floor, outpatient pediatrics, and acute care at St. Peters University Hospital. These experiences and my current job placements have given me a very wide variety of knowledge in diagnoses ranging throughout all age groups and all aspects of the body. My points of interest and increased proficiency lie in orthopedics and toe walking within my field. It is my goal as a therapist to always improve a patient’s quality of life and functionality throughout the lifespan. When I am not working as a PT, I enjoy the beach, spending time with family and friends, and staying active!

Ashley McMahon, PT, DPT

Brielle Caucino, M.S., CCC-SLP

My name is Brielle Caucino and I am currently the Supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology at Seashore Pediatric Therapy Center. I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (K-6) with a concentration in Special Education, Liberal Arts and a minor in Spanish. I attended graduate school at Seton Hall University and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. My practicum experiences in graduate school included clinical placements within the public school system, Early Intervention, hospital, and a skilled nursing facility. I am PROMPT trained and a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. My passion is to provide the best treatment to individuals across the lifespan. Aside from being a speech pathologist, I also enjoy spending my time with family, friends and going to the beach!

Brielle Caucino, M.S., CCC-SLP

Bailey Horne, OTR/L

My name is Bailey Horne and I am a registered and licensed occupational therapist. I completed both my undergraduate and graduate work at Quinnipiac University, where I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science Studies and a Master of Occupational Therapy degree. Throughout my time at Quinnipiac, I had many clinical internship placements in a variety of settings including long-term acute care, subacute rehabilitation, sensory integration clinics, and school systems. This range of practice settings has given me experience working with a large and unique variety of clients, families, doctors, and other therapists and I have always been proud to use a family-centered, team-based approach. Throughout all of these opportunities, I have always maintained a strong interest in pediatric practice. I enjoy staying involved, attending continuing education courses, and doing research in order to learn as much as possible about my field. In April 2019, my graduate research on adaptive sports was presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference in New Orleans, LA. I recently attended a continuing education course on the Zones of Regulation and enjoy applying the knowledge I gain from experiences like these to my intervention sessions. In addition to sensory processing and self-regulation, my intervention sessions also focus on important skills such as fine and visual motor, self-help, and play in order to help children increase their independence and live their lives to the fullest. In my free time, I love to spend time with my family, friends, and dogs. I enjoy traveling and being outdoors, especially at the beach.

Bailey Horne, OTR/L

Meg Czaszynski, PT, DPT

Meg Czaszynski received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiological Science from the University of Maryland in 2005 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers) in 2008, graduating with an award for excellence in research. During the completion of her doctorate, Meg co-authored a published research study on the effects of a low-cost gaming system for rehabilitation of an adolescent with cerebral palsy. Even before college, Meg knew that she wanted to work with the pediatric population after going to physical therapy herself for a sports related injury when she was 17 and then later watching a close friend’s younger sibling become debilitated by cancer. She began her career as an outpatient physical therapist at JFK Johnson Rehab working with teens and adults with a wide array of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses. This clinical background provided her with a strong understanding of orthopedic injuries, and she has built on this valuable knowledge base throughout her professional career. After two years, Meg moved on to Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick to pursue her love of pediatrics as a member of their General Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury team in their Inpatient Rehab department. There she treated children with spinal cord injuries, post-op/ trauma, cancer, TBI and vast array of other diagnoses. She continued on to work with children in outpatient, private school and public school settings, specializing in treating children with a Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, developmental delays, Torticollis and various other neurological and orthopedic conditions. Through each of her experiences, she has learned from the children and clinicians around her, helping to make her a very diverse and well-rounded therapist. She utilizes both clinical expertise and continuing education course work in manual therapy techniques, NDT, Myofacial Release, Total Motion Release, and Sensory Integration to provide patients with comprehensive care to help them reach their goals. She believes that the healing process is very specific to the individual and therapy should be fun. Her positive attitude and creativity make her an exceptional physical therapist for pediatric patients. When she is not treating patients, Meg enjoys spending time with her two daughters, her husband, and her dog. She is a gym enthusiast (you will often find her there at 5:30am), a dedicated Yogi (also certified pediatric yoga instructor for children ages 2-7), and a foodie. She enjoys paddle boarding, riding her bike, and traveling. She believes every day is a beach day (no matter the weather) and loves to watch the sunrise, as it reaffirms her belief that each day is a new day filled with exciting opportunities to help children of all ages learn, grow, play, become stronger, and reach their goals.

Meg Czaszynski, PT, DPT

Tamara Hollenback, OTR/L

Tamara is a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist and received a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. "I am a pediatric occupational therapist whose professional background includes school-based, private pediatric clinic, and geriatric homecare. These settings and experiences combined have shaped my therapeutic philosophy to be focused on the individual child in order to refine and develop skills needed to promote optimal function and engagement. However, it is my strong belief and understanding that true gains and growth cannot be measured or assessed within the confines of the clinic. Therefore, in addition to working directly with the child, I am equally passionate about working with and educating you as the parent and caretakers of the child to encourage use of strategies and skills to carryover, practice, and apply at home to your daily lives and routines. My goal is to help your child be as successful and independent in their "jobs" of self-care, play, social interaction, and academic readiness. I want your child to participate more fully in their roles as son or daughter, brother or sister, friend, and student. My occupational therapy interventions focus on the individual skills of sensory processing, fine motor, visual motor, strengthening, play, and self-help with the ultimate goal being to assist your child to live their life as the happiest and most independent version of his or her unique self. I am constantly looking to learn, understand, and apply current best practices to meet the evolving needs of the developmental, physical, and functional limitations that many children are faced with today. Children are designed to move and play in order to learn about themselves and their environments. I strive to recognize and celebrate each and every little gain your child makes towards doing those things with greater ease. Little moments of active play and purposeful participation can have a huge impact on the overall meaning of your child's life and the sense of balance for your family. To help maintain my own balance, I try to spend my time playing, creating, discovering, and celebrating all of life's little moments with my husband, son, family, friends, and dogs."

Tamara Hollenback, OTR/L

Daniel Gilson, PT, MPT

Dan graduated from the Richard Stockton College of NJ in 2002 with a Master's Degree in Physical Therapy. He also has a Bachelor's degree in Biology. Since completing PT school, Dan has worked as a Pediatric therapist in the school setting working in the LBI, Lacey Township and Middletown school districts over the years. In school, Dan has treated children ages 3-21 and has also treated children & adults in the outpatient setting. He has also provided home services to children who could not attend school. He currently is working in the Middletown school district and has coordinated the physical therapy schedule for over 100 students in 17 schools, including coordinating the all the initial PT evaluations for the district. He has acquired vast knowledge in the development and implementation of Individualized Educational Plans in New Jersey. Dan has had many positive experiences over the years working in the different schools. Two that stand out were walking in a high school graduation with one of his students that he had worked with for many years as she was recovering from a brain tumor surgery and treatment and also the simple "Thank you for helping me today" from one of his third graders after he had helped him with various activities during the school's field day. Over the years, Dan has taken an abundance of continuing education courses in topics such as Seating Systems, Pediatric Yoga, Myofascial Release, Pediatric Evaluations, and a course involving incorporating breathing into functional movement patterns & utilizing movement to improve respiration. Dan uses these new treatment approaches in his daily work with the kids. He is also certified in assisted technology and is a certified clinical instructor. He has supervised roughly a half dozen physical therapy students over the years. Dan believes in the "team approach" to rehabilitation and has worked closely with Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, social workers, school psychologists, teachers, paraprofessionals and parents to achieve the highest outcomes for the students in his care. He also has experience working with orthotists, wheelchair vendors, assistive technology specialists and insurance companies to obtain equipment to help his students attain their highest level of function. Dan is currently working with one o the middle school teachers to develop a community based mobility assessment which will be utilized to provide individualized instruction to students while they are participating in community based instruction (CBI). According to the NJ Department of Education CBI is "teaching individual and small groups of students academic and other content activities that occur naturally in community settings". Dan has also worked hard to develop a functional pediatric evaluation tool to assess school age children. Dan and his wife have awesome twin boys and love living down by the Jersey Shore. In his free time, Dan loves the outdoors and being on the water. He loves to kayak, fish, and camp with his family. He also coaches his boys soccer team, where he is able to use his pediatric experience to help teach and coach all of his players.

Daniel Gilson, PT, MPT

Rob Matthews, PT

Rob has been a Physical Therapist for 30 years. He has lived in the Manahawkin area since 1975. Rob graduated from The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences in 1992. He received his Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from PCPS. Rob’s first job was at Southern California Orthopedic Institute and HealthSouth Rehabilitation in Van Nuys, California. He specialized in Orthopedic and Aquatic therapies with both adult and pediatric patients. Upon returning home to New Jersey, Rob went to work at Ocean County Sports Rehabilitation in Toms River, NJ. During this time, he also earned a Master’s Degree in Health Education from Trenton State College. Rob then opened Southern Ocean Physical Therapy with partners and grew the practice to six offices throughout Ocean and Monmouth Counties. In 2004, Rob founded Elite Rehabilitation Services, a company that specializes in Pediatric Therapy Contracting Services with New Jersey School Districts. He has been providing Physical Therapy services to children in many school districts throughout New Jersey since 2004. Rob has always enjoyed working with children and finds that helping children reach their maximal potential whether it is at home, in school, or even in athletics is the most important job he has ever had outside of his home. At home, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. His children are very active in school and athletics and as a family, they enjoy traveling, the beach and spending time with friends and family. Professionally, Rob focuses much of his continuing education and research on the pediatric population. He has always had a dream of building a clinic in his hometown that would help children become the very best versions of themselves that they can. With the team we have at Seashore Pediatric Therapy Center, this dream is becoming a reality each and every day as we strive to “Make a Difference in Every Child.”

Rob Matthews, PT

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Antoinette Morrone, M.S., CF-SLP

My name is Antoinette Morrone and I am a Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey. I graduated from Stockton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science and a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders. I also attended graduate school at Stockton University and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Through my program, I gained clinical experience in a variety of settings which included outpatient clinical care and the public school system. These placements provided me with hands-on experience working with the pediatric population and shaped me into the therapist I am today. My passion is to help children overcome their communication challenges to enhance their overall quality of life. To support communication goals, I believe in creative treatment planning as well as establishing rapport with patients and their families. As a therapist, I also continue expanding more on my expertise in the field to provide the best care. Outside of the clinic, I enjoy painting, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends!
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Amber Wright, PT, DPT
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Alexis Andriani, M.S., CCC-SLP

My name is Alex Andriani and I am a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech Language-Hearing Association. I am also a Certified Autism Specialist through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). I graduated from Misericordia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. I attended graduate school at Misericordia University as well and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. Throughout graduate school I gained clinical experience in the public school system, skilled nursing facility, and outpatient clinical care. I currently participate in multiple continuing education opportunities throughout the year to continue to learn as much as possible and to provide the best treatment options for my patients. I have always had a strong interest in pediatric care and I believe every child deserves a voice. My goal in therapy is to provide the necessary communication skills to assist in the independent success of a child and their ability to communicate functionally. Outside of being a speech language pathologist, I enjoy running, going to the beach, and spending time with my family and friends.
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Alexa McKee M.S., CCC-SLP
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Caitie Alaimo, OTR/L
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Carly Burnup, OTR/L
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Caylie Bowles, Office Manager
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Danielle Keindl, M.S., CCC-SLP

Hi Seashore families! My name is Danielle and I am currently a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist here in New Jersey. I am both state and nationally licensed with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and I also have my New Jersey from the NJ Department of Education. I graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Development and a minor in Education. I then continued my education in graduate school and received my Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Monmouth University in 2018. My practicums and clinical work have exposed me to a variety of different settings which made me even more passionate about my career. Along with working at Seashore, I also presently work in a public school setting and treat students in middle school and high school. I also have prior experience with grades K-5 as well. I have experience treating individuals with expressive/receptive language delays and disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, apraxia, feeding, fluency, and pragmatic deficits. I have always had a passion for making a difference in the lives and minds of children and I truly love what I do on a daily basis! I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and I’m excited to continue gaining experience within this area to enhance my clinical expertise. When I'm not in speechie mode, you can find me hanging out with my dog, traveling, and spending time with friends and family!
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Carmella Colagiovanni, OTR/L
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Meg Groblewsky, OTR/L
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Kristina Pineno M.S., CF-SLP
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Cassidy Pfluge, OTR/L

Hi everyone! My name is Cassidy Pfluge and I am a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist. I completed my undergraduate work in psychology at Stockton University, and continued at Husson University, where I received a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and have received training on The Zones of Regulation curriculum, helping children work on emotions to develop social skills, self regulation, and coping tools. Though my clinical and job experiences range across a gamut of age ranges, working with pediatrics is my true passion. Since graduating, I have worked in outpatient pediatrics and early intervention, helping children and infants reach their developmental milestones and goals through purposeful play and family education. Using a family-centered approach, I enjoy coming alongside parents to help them find pragmatic ways to incorporate new skills in their children’s daily routines to ultimately promote independence, self-confidence, and happiness! I love helping families understand sensory processing and strategies to promote carryover at home to increase self regulation skills, and independence throughout their daily routine. In addition, my interventions address important skills such as fine and visual motor skills, self help skills, strengthening, social and play skills to help children live their lives to the fullest. I am always seeking further opportunities to build my clinical skills by reviewing evidence-based research and continuing education courses in my field. When I'm not working in the clinic, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling, and going to the beach!
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Molly DeVaney, M.S., CCC-SLP

Hi everyone! My name is Molly DeVaney, and I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in NJ with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). I also have my Speech-Language Specialist certification from the NJ Department of Education. I graduated from Stockton University with my Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Pre-Communication Disorders and a minor in Childhood Studies. I completed my graduate studies at Stockton University, where I obtained my Master of Science in Communication Disorders. My clinical experiences include working with the pediatric population in the public-school systems and outpatient setting, in addition to the adult population with a focus in Aphasia. I have experience working with a variety of diagnoses including receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, Apraxia of Speech, feeding, pragmatics and fluency. I am currently a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist and seek to continue further educational opportunities. My ambition is to provide individualized treatment to all ages, in order to assist with achieving patient-centered goals and provide support to families and caretakers. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, going to the beach and spending time with family and friends.
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Kayla Irwin, OTR/L

Kayla is a registered and licensed occupational therapist who practices at our Toms River location. She earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She completed her undergraduate work at James Madison University where she received a Bachelor's of Science in Health Sciences with a minor in Exceptional Education as well as a certificate for studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her professional background includes school-based and outpatient pediatric services. She has attended continuing education courses on the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to feeding and the Zones of Regulation curriculum, making these areas of primary interest and specialization with her clients. Kayla was drawn to the field of Occupational Therapy through a variety of personal and professional experiences, including coordinating and volunteering with an adaptive sports program for children with disabilities, a paraprofessional position in a special education classroom, and seeing the positive impact that OT had for her grandmother diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Besides working as an occupational therapist, Kayla enjoys going to the beach, baking cookies or cupcakes, and spending time with her family and friends.
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Shelbi Hilling, OTR/L

My name is Shelbi and I am a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of New Jersey. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from James Madison University and then earned my Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Wesley College. I am a pediatric occupational therapist whose professional background includes school-based and private-outpatient pediatric therapy. I also have additional clinical experience within adult orthopedic and neurological settings. My experiences, both personal and professional, have shaped how I work with each child today. I truly believe that movement and play are the two most important pieces of the therapeutic process, for adults and children alike. I strive to provide fun, functional, and purposeful treatment sessions to each child in order to build a strong, confident foundation for them to grow upon. I believe once a child feels confident in themselves and their body, they can begin thriving in all other areas of life too. I view each child and family I work with as a unique family unit. I try to offer individualized education and strategies specific to your home life, family needs and routines so carryover outside of the clinic can be successful. I don’t want OT to feel like work. I want it to be a fun, educational process for you and your family to gain valuable tools to help your child be the happiest and most independent version of themselves possible. My interventions focus on sensory processing, fine motor, visual motor, strengthening, play, and self-help skills. I am constantly seeking further education in these areas to ensure I am meeting the ever-evolving needs of each child I work with. When I am not being an OT (even though I don’t think my OT brain ever really turns off!), you can find me baking in the kitchen, outside in my garden, or playing with my soon-to-be husband and our new rescue pup.
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Brooke Samaritano, OTR/L

Brooke is a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist and received a Masters of Occupational Therapy at West Virginia University. I am a pediatric occupational therapist with fieldwork background in school-based, outpatient pediatrics, and acute care/inpatient rehabilitation. My experiences have shaped my beliefs as a therapist to look at the “whole picture” of a child; including the individual child, family, home environment, school environment, and academics, if applicable. I believe it is most beneficial to provide interventions and education to both child and parents/caregivers to ensure carryover in daily routines at home. My goal as an occupational therapist is to provide the necessary skills and strategies to both parents and children to assist in the independent success of a child’s occupations which include play, social skills, self-care, and their ability to function appropriately in their roles at home and school. My favorite occupational therapist interventions involve sensory processing and self-regulation. Self-regulation is comprised of sensory processing, executive functioning, and emotional regulation, and is the ability to adjust a person’s level of alertness and how they display their emotions through behavior. Occupational Therapists here at Seashore use a program called “The Zones of Regulation'' to categorize complex feelings into four colored zones to overall improve a child’s ability to recognize and communicate how they are feeling in a safe, non-judgmental way. I enjoy exploring sensory strategies and tools that help children regulate their emotions appropriately that can overall improve their function and behavior in their surrounding environments. Outside of the clinic, I am continuously looking for and learning new therapeutic interventions to apply in my practice along with enjoying spending time with my family and friends!
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Ashley McMahon, PT, DPT

Hi there! My name is Ashley McMahon and I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy in the State of New Jersey. I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from Monmouth University. I attended physical therapy school at Rutgers University and obtained my Doctorate of Physical Therapy. My clinical experience while in school included placements in adult outpatient therapy at Kessler and Capital Health Regional Hospital, as well as work in NICU, PICU, pediatric floor, outpatient pediatrics, and acute care at St. Peters University Hospital. These experiences and my current job placements have given me a very wide variety of knowledge in diagnoses ranging throughout all age groups and all aspects of the body. My points of interest and increased proficiency lie in orthopedics and toe walking within my field. It is my goal as a therapist to always improve a patient’s quality of life and functionality throughout the lifespan. When I am not working as a PT, I enjoy the beach, spending time with family and friends, and staying active!
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Brielle Caucino, M.S., CCC-SLP

My name is Brielle Caucino and I am currently the Supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology at Seashore Pediatric Therapy Center. I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey with my Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (K-6) with a concentration in Special Education, Liberal Arts and a minor in Spanish. I attended graduate school at Seton Hall University and obtained my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. My practicum experiences in graduate school included clinical placements within the public school system, Early Intervention, hospital, and a skilled nursing facility. I am PROMPT trained and a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. My passion is to provide the best treatment to individuals across the lifespan. Aside from being a speech pathologist, I also enjoy spending my time with family, friends and going to the beach!
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Bailey Horne, OTR/L

My name is Bailey Horne and I am a registered and licensed occupational therapist. I completed both my undergraduate and graduate work at Quinnipiac University, where I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science Studies and a Master of Occupational Therapy degree. Throughout my time at Quinnipiac, I had many clinical internship placements in a variety of settings including long-term acute care, subacute rehabilitation, sensory integration clinics, and school systems. This range of practice settings has given me experience working with a large and unique variety of clients, families, doctors, and other therapists and I have always been proud to use a family-centered, team-based approach. Throughout all of these opportunities, I have always maintained a strong interest in pediatric practice. I enjoy staying involved, attending continuing education courses, and doing research in order to learn as much as possible about my field. In April 2019, my graduate research on adaptive sports was presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference in New Orleans, LA. I recently attended a continuing education course on the Zones of Regulation and enjoy applying the knowledge I gain from experiences like these to my intervention sessions. In addition to sensory processing and self-regulation, my intervention sessions also focus on important skills such as fine and visual motor, self-help, and play in order to help children increase their independence and live their lives to the fullest. In my free time, I love to spend time with my family, friends, and dogs. I enjoy traveling and being outdoors, especially at the beach.
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Meg Czaszynski, PT, DPT

Meg Czaszynski received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiological Science from the University of Maryland in 2005 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers) in 2008, graduating with an award for excellence in research. During the completion of her doctorate, Meg co-authored a published research study on the effects of a low-cost gaming system for rehabilitation of an adolescent with cerebral palsy. Even before college, Meg knew that she wanted to work with the pediatric population after going to physical therapy herself for a sports related injury when she was 17 and then later watching a close friend’s younger sibling become debilitated by cancer. She began her career as an outpatient physical therapist at JFK Johnson Rehab working with teens and adults with a wide array of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses. This clinical background provided her with a strong understanding of orthopedic injuries, and she has built on this valuable knowledge base throughout her professional career. After two years, Meg moved on to Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick to pursue her love of pediatrics as a member of their General Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury team in their Inpatient Rehab department. There she treated children with spinal cord injuries, post-op/ trauma, cancer, TBI and vast array of other diagnoses. She continued on to work with children in outpatient, private school and public school settings, specializing in treating children with a Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, developmental delays, Torticollis and various other neurological and orthopedic conditions. Through each of her experiences, she has learned from the children and clinicians around her, helping to make her a very diverse and well-rounded therapist. She utilizes both clinical expertise and continuing education course work in manual therapy techniques, NDT, Myofacial Release, Total Motion Release, and Sensory Integration to provide patients with comprehensive care to help them reach their goals. She believes that the healing process is very specific to the individual and therapy should be fun. Her positive attitude and creativity make her an exceptional physical therapist for pediatric patients. When she is not treating patients, Meg enjoys spending time with her two daughters, her husband, and her dog. She is a gym enthusiast (you will often find her there at 5:30am), a dedicated Yogi (also certified pediatric yoga instructor for children ages 2-7), and a foodie. She enjoys paddle boarding, riding her bike, and traveling. She believes every day is a beach day (no matter the weather) and loves to watch the sunrise, as it reaffirms her belief that each day is a new day filled with exciting opportunities to help children of all ages learn, grow, play, become stronger, and reach their goals.
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Tamara Hollenback, OTR/L

Tamara is a registered and licensed Occupational Therapist and received a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. "I am a pediatric occupational therapist whose professional background includes school-based, private pediatric clinic, and geriatric homecare. These settings and experiences combined have shaped my therapeutic philosophy to be focused on the individual child in order to refine and develop skills needed to promote optimal function and engagement. However, it is my strong belief and understanding that true gains and growth cannot be measured or assessed within the confines of the clinic. Therefore, in addition to working directly with the child, I am equally passionate about working with and educating you as the parent and caretakers of the child to encourage use of strategies and skills to carryover, practice, and apply at home to your daily lives and routines. My goal is to help your child be as successful and independent in their "jobs" of self-care, play, social interaction, and academic readiness. I want your child to participate more fully in their roles as son or daughter, brother or sister, friend, and student. My occupational therapy interventions focus on the individual skills of sensory processing, fine motor, visual motor, strengthening, play, and self-help with the ultimate goal being to assist your child to live their life as the happiest and most independent version of his or her unique self. I am constantly looking to learn, understand, and apply current best practices to meet the evolving needs of the developmental, physical, and functional limitations that many children are faced with today. Children are designed to move and play in order to learn about themselves and their environments. I strive to recognize and celebrate each and every little gain your child makes towards doing those things with greater ease. Little moments of active play and purposeful participation can have a huge impact on the overall meaning of your child's life and the sense of balance for your family. To help maintain my own balance, I try to spend my time playing, creating, discovering, and celebrating all of life's little moments with my husband, son, family, friends, and dogs."
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Daniel Gilson, PT, MPT

Dan graduated from the Richard Stockton College of NJ in 2002 with a Master's Degree in Physical Therapy. He also has a Bachelor's degree in Biology. Since completing PT school, Dan has worked as a Pediatric therapist in the school setting working in the LBI, Lacey Township and Middletown school districts over the years. In school, Dan has treated children ages 3-21 and has also treated children & adults in the outpatient setting. He has also provided home services to children who could not attend school. He currently is working in the Middletown school district and has coordinated the physical therapy schedule for over 100 students in 17 schools, including coordinating the all the initial PT evaluations for the district. He has acquired vast knowledge in the development and implementation of Individualized Educational Plans in New Jersey. Dan has had many positive experiences over the years working in the different schools. Two that stand out were walking in a high school graduation with one of his students that he had worked with for many years as she was recovering from a brain tumor surgery and treatment and also the simple "Thank you for helping me today" from one of his third graders after he had helped him with various activities during the school's field day. Over the years, Dan has taken an abundance of continuing education courses in topics such as Seating Systems, Pediatric Yoga, Myofascial Release, Pediatric Evaluations, and a course involving incorporating breathing into functional movement patterns & utilizing movement to improve respiration. Dan uses these new treatment approaches in his daily work with the kids. He is also certified in assisted technology and is a certified clinical instructor. He has supervised roughly a half dozen physical therapy students over the years. Dan believes in the "team approach" to rehabilitation and has worked closely with Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, social workers, school psychologists, teachers, paraprofessionals and parents to achieve the highest outcomes for the students in his care. He also has experience working with orthotists, wheelchair vendors, assistive technology specialists and insurance companies to obtain equipment to help his students attain their highest level of function. Dan is currently working with one o the middle school teachers to develop a community based mobility assessment which will be utilized to provide individualized instruction to students while they are participating in community based instruction (CBI). According to the NJ Department of Education CBI is "teaching individual and small groups of students academic and other content activities that occur naturally in community settings". Dan has also worked hard to develop a functional pediatric evaluation tool to assess school age children. Dan and his wife have awesome twin boys and love living down by the Jersey Shore. In his free time, Dan loves the outdoors and being on the water. He loves to kayak, fish, and camp with his family. He also coaches his boys soccer team, where he is able to use his pediatric experience to help teach and coach all of his players.
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Rob Matthews, PT

Rob has been a Physical Therapist for 30 years. He has lived in the Manahawkin area since 1975. Rob graduated from The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences in 1992. He received his Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from PCPS. Rob’s first job was at Southern California Orthopedic Institute and HealthSouth Rehabilitation in Van Nuys, California. He specialized in Orthopedic and Aquatic therapies with both adult and pediatric patients. Upon returning home to New Jersey, Rob went to work at Ocean County Sports Rehabilitation in Toms River, NJ. During this time, he also earned a Master’s Degree in Health Education from Trenton State College. Rob then opened Southern Ocean Physical Therapy with partners and grew the practice to six offices throughout Ocean and Monmouth Counties. In 2004, Rob founded Elite Rehabilitation Services, a company that specializes in Pediatric Therapy Contracting Services with New Jersey School Districts. He has been providing Physical Therapy services to children in many school districts throughout New Jersey since 2004. Rob has always enjoyed working with children and finds that helping children reach their maximal potential whether it is at home, in school, or even in athletics is the most important job he has ever had outside of his home. At home, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. His children are very active in school and athletics and as a family, they enjoy traveling, the beach and spending time with friends and family. Professionally, Rob focuses much of his continuing education and research on the pediatric population. He has always had a dream of building a clinic in his hometown that would help children become the very best versions of themselves that they can. With the team we have at Seashore Pediatric Therapy Center, this dream is becoming a reality each and every day as we strive to “Make a Difference in Every Child.”