LifeSkills - About Us

Winter Park , FL 32792

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Sandra Wainman,

Co-Founder and Director

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Sue Wilkinson, Co-Founder

Sandra Wainman and Suzanne Wilkinson co-founded LifeSkills in 1993. Their work in the public schools was instrumental in the formulation of their mission to support children with "hidden" sensory processing dysfunction.

Sandy has over 25 years of sensory integration experience and as an Occupational Therapist. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) certified. Her primary interests are treating and the clinical training and supervision of LifeSkills therapists. She enjoys lecturing and is a Certified Hippotherapist.

Sandy is the founder of LifeSkills Academy. In the Fall of 2011, she presented at the Annual International SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) Foundation Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Sandy proudly served on the Board of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida. She was awarded the Disney Teacheriffic Award for her program, Kids in Motion Aren't Commotion™, a collaborative work with a speech and language pathologist/Pre-K teacher in the Orange County Public School System.

Sue co-authored the book Action Alphabet, a multi-sensory approach to teaching the alphabet for which she received the Disney Award for Innovative Teaching. With 20 years experience as an occupational therapist, she has lectured on toy selection, sensory diet for behavior problems, ADHD, designing pre-K classrooms,

oral-motor strategies, and the use of play in therapy. She was Editor of the School Specialties/Integrations catalog.

Sandy and Sue's greatest love is the children, their families, teachers and caregivers with whom they've had the honor of working. Their staff of occupational, and speech and language therapists was selected based on their compassion and commitment to families, as well as their exceptional clinical skills.

We help children who otherwise can't be figured out...the ones who are "out-of-sync" and are "falling through the cracks". Since 1993, we have been known for getting results!

Sandy Wainman, OTR/L

Sandy has 25+ years of sensory integration experience and as an Occupational Therapist. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) certified. Her primary interests are treating and the clinical training and supervision of LifeSkills therapists. She enjoys lecturing and is a Certified Hippotherapist.

Kasey Walch - COTA/L

Kasey is a graduate of Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences with an Associate of Science Degree in Occupa-tional Therapy Assistance. Being part of the OT process, as children acquire new skills to better interact with their environment, is a joy and an inspiration to Kasey. She volunteers at "Gliding Stars Orlando" and the "Add-itions" program in the OCPS. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and canoeing with her husband and two dogs.

Hannah Jones - LMT, LRT

Hannah, both a Licensed Massage & Reiki therapist, has training from FL College of Natural Health and the Upledger Institute. She is dedicated to helping people, particularly those with Sensory Processing Disorder. An advocate for holistic, complimentary & preventative care, Hannah uses Swedish massage, Cranial Sacral therapy, Reiki & Reflexology to aid with stress, anxiety, pain and other issues.

Solena Bosch - COTA/L

It was during her clinical internship at LifeSkills that Solena first had the opportunity to work with and get to know the staff and children of LifeSkills --- and she fell in love with pediatrics and sensory integration. Her favorite thing to do when she is not working is spending time doing fun things with her 3-year old son and her family.

Beth Latsa, OTR/L

Beth began at LifeSkills in 2008. She received a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from Ohio State University and initially practiced in a hospital. She raised her four children overseas, re-entered the field in 2007, and found working with children to be the perfect fit. She also enjoys Pilates, yoga and triathalon training.

Laila Esden, M.S. CCC/SLP

As a speech and language pathologist, Laila is certified and licensed at the state and national levels. She has 30 years of pediatric therapy experience specializing in disorders of language, autism, fluency, speech, oral motor, and voice. She relaxes with family activities, long walks with her dogs, and her favorite activity -- cooking!

Carrie Meyer, M.A. CCC/SLP

Carrie is a state and nationally certified speech and language pathologist who provides speech and language therapy in both home and school. She earned her bachelors and masters degrees in Communicative Disorders from the University of Central Florida. “The most rewarding part of my job is listening to a child sing a song they learned, who was unable to talk when we first started.” When Carrie is not working, she spends her time with her husband and two daughters.