Meet the Beehive
Meet Allie!
Hey! My name is Allie and I am so happy you pondered on BeelievAbility. I graduated from University of Indianapolis’s doctorate program of occupational therapy in 2021 and have been working in pediatric outpatient and early intervention ever since. My passion and purpose is to help people by thinking outside the box, giving full autonomy to that person, and believing them. My goals are to help children reach their full potential by increasing not only their physical abilities, but emotionally and mental abilities as well.
Born: Rensselaer, Indiana
Favorite Hobby: Raising and helping with training future service dogs through Canine and Companions.
Favorite place: I am pretty much happy anywhere, but I sure do love a farm full of animals, farm food/flowers, and bees.
Credentials:
Allie Watkins, OTD, OTR, CPRCS
Hippotherapy Level A
DMI Intermediate A
Certified Primitive Reflex Integration Clinical Specialist
Meet Maggie!
Hi There! My name is Maggie and I am a pediatric physical therapist. I graduated from University of Southern California’s doctorate program of Physical Therapy in 2015 and have been working with kiddos in various settings ever since. I have found my purpose with empowering children and their family’s with providing skilled therapy.
Born: Ann Arbor, MI
Favorite Hobby: Anything outside surrounded by nature with my family (gardening/farm work on our hobby farm/hiking).
Favorite place: Our family’s lake house on Green Lake in Interlochen, Michigan.
Credentials:
Maggie Pisano PT, DPT
Hippotherapy Level A
DMI Introductory Level C
Meet Emily!
Heyy! I’m Emily! I am an occupational therapist with 9 years of experience working primarily in the pediatrics world. I also have experience working in adult vestibular rehab. I graduated from OT school at Indiana State University in 2015 and have been finding my niche in the pediatric world ever since. I am so passionate about empowering families and helping their children become the best versions of themselves while reaching their full potential.
Specialties: feeding & oral motor, newborns & infants, torticollis and asymmetry, down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder & ADHD, sensorimotor processing, kinesiotaping, and developmental delays.
Born: Born: Bloomington, IN
Favorite Hobby: Reading & traveling with my family - but also anything that includes making core memories for my kids!
Favorite Place: Our family’s cabin in Alaska.
Credentials: Emily Brzuzy-Finch, MS, OTR/L
Meet Siobhan!
Hi Bee Hive! My name is Siobhan, and I am so happy to be a part of the BeelievAbility team! I graduated from the University of Evansville in 2016 with my doctorate inPhysical Therapy. Since then, I have spent my time working in pediatrics and early intervention. I believe my personal mission as a pediatric PT is to create a loving, respectful environment that helps each client and family to discover their full abilities in a fun, creative, and personalized way. I am passionate about empowering children’s independence and freedom so that they are able to play, explore, interact, and ultimately to be a kid and have fun!
Specialties: I have extensive background working with ASD and/or SPD, ages 0-3/early Intervention, and torticollis. I enjoy working with children of all ages and abilities!
Born: Indianapolis, IN
Favorite Hobby: Spending time with my husband and kids, reading, and traveling to experience new places with my family!
Favorite Place: Clearwater Beach, anywhere with good music, and if you ask our kids,
Disney World!
Credentials:
Siobhan Tijerina, PT, DPT
DMI Introductory Level B
Meet Thistle!
Thistle is BeelievAbility’s therapy dog. Thistle is 2 years old (Oct. 28th) and she was training to be a future service dog with Canine Companions. During her professional training, they found cataracts in both of her eyes; therefore, she was released from the program. Thistle, was recommended to become a therapy dog. Thistle loves children, being outside, and giving/receiving cuddles. We are currently working on a Children’s Book called, Thistle in Training, to write about the adventures of the service dog training process, advocating for animal-assisted therapy, spotlighting certain disabilities, and overcoming obstacles. Thistle has a merchandise line on www.outshinelabels.com called, Thistle and Allie, where they are selling merch to raise money for an illustrator and giving proceeds back to Canine and Companions.
Born: California
Favorite Hobby: playing basketball and fetching pickleballs; preferably with the neighbors pups.
Favorite place: Paw Street Bakery Located in Plainfield, IN.
Credentials:
Thistle the Therapy Dog
Level C in Fast Zoomies
Master Class in Cuddles