My interest in physical therapy began when I was 16 years old. My sister was in school for physical therapy and I ended up being one of her guinea pigs for practice. I was instantly fascinated by what she was learning.

At 17, I began volunteering at Southern Tier Physical Therapy Associates, the largest and most respected sports and orthopedic physical therapy center in New York's Southern Tier. Working alongside my sister, I learned more about hands-on physical therapy in an outpatient setting and furthermore realized this was the direction I wanted to take. A year later, I received the Regional New England Health Care Scholarship for academic excellence from the National Golub Foundation.

At 20, I was accepted as the youngest member into the highly-competitive Master's Physical Therapy Program at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. I was educated and trained in the most advanced methods of physical therapy and participated in 5 long-term professional affiliations including sports and orthopedic centers, rehabilitation clinics, trauma hospitals, and spinal cord injury units.

After graduating in 2002, I moved to Boston to pursue my professional goals in a more metropolitan environment. Performing Arts Physical Therapy in Brookline, MA, is where I started training in the rehabilitation of musicians and dancers. Being a musician myself, this is one specialty of physical therapy I especially enjoy and continue to work in.

In 2004, I opened Barkwell Physical Therapy to provide a higher quality of service for my clients in a comfortable and more fitness-oriented environment.