Philusa G. McBroom, OTD, OTR/L, Director of Occupational Therapy

Philusa was born and raised in Cookeville, Tennessee. She attended undergraduate school at Tennessee Technological University, where she received her B.S. in Exercise Science, Physical Education, and Wellness with a concentration in Occupational Therapy. She then attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated in May of 2013, receiving her doctorate degree in occupational therapy. Her career began in north Florida where she worked for the public schools and for a private clinic in Jacksonville, FL. She continued her career in St. Marys, GA at a private therapy clinic for the next four and a half years. She has experience working with children of all ages and various diagnoses, including autism, Down syndrome, cortical visual impairment, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities and neurological disorders. Philusa has a strong passion for the pediatric population and loves working with children and their families to help them grow through their own personal journeys. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband, her daughter, and two dogs. She also enjoys the outdoors, reading, spending time with her family, and learning more about the pediatric OT world!

Deborah Fitzgerald, M.S. OTR/L

Deborah graduated from Brenau University in 2016, where she completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy. During her time at Brenau, she had the opportunity to work in various unique clinical settings, including hippotherapy and neurological rehabilitation. Deborah has experience working with both adults and children who have cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, ADD/ADHD, and developmental disorders. She is currently a member of the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association (GOTA) and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Deborah enjoys working with children, and likes incorporating imagination/play skills to challenge and engage her patients during the delivery of skilled therapy services. Her treatment foci include the following:

Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Primitive reflex integration
Visual perceptual and visual motor skills
Executive functioning
Sensory integration
Pre writing/writing skills
Mindfulness based strategies

During her free time, Deborah enjoys spending time with friends and family. She also enjoys drawing, watching movies, playing strategy games, and drinking tea with her cat.

Cynthia Kim, M.S. OTR/L

Cynthia graduated from Brenau University in 2018, where she completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy. During her time at Brenau, she was fortunate to work in various pediatric settings as well as a hand therapy clinic. She has extensive experience providing individualized treatment sessions for children to address fine motor weakness, dexterity, grasp, motor planning, body awareness, personal hygiene, dressing, and feeding. She incorporates Sensory Integration as well as Sensory Modulation strategies in her treatment sessions when needed, and she values providing evidence-based interventions. Additionally, Cynthia has a research background and co-authored a thesis titled, “The effects of the Alert Program on communication, social interaction skills and occupational performance for adults with Developmental disability/ Intellectual disability.”

Cynthia values working with the pediatric population and hopes to make a difference in their lives by helping them achieve their full potential. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her husband and dog, Muffin. Cynthia is fluent in Spanish and Korean.

Sharon S. Mendoza, OTR/L

Sharon has been practicing as an occupational therapist for more than 25 years. She graduated from Cebu Doctors University in the Philippines. Since then, she has worked in various settings – hospitals, community-based programs, public schools, skilled nursing facilities and academe. She has held different positions including OT practitioner, rehab director, accreditation coordinator, faculty member and OT program chairman; however, her passion has always been in the pediatric setting. In 1998, Sharon co-founded a pediatric therapy clinic in the Philippines and for several years, Sharon worked for the Babies Can’t Wait program. During her free time, Sharon enjoys biking with her husband and two boys, trying out authentic restaurants with friends, traveling and gardening.

Renee Kelly, MOT, OTR/L

Renee graduated in 2011 from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Texas with her Master’s in Occupational therapy. Her undergraduate degree is in Child Development and Kinesiology. Prior to becoming an OT, she worked as a nurse’s aid at Shriners Hospital and had always planned to continue down that path. After realizing nursing was not meant to be, she came across Occupational Therapy and immediately knew she found her heart’s calling. OT combines her areas of passion: love of children, challenging them to reach their next milestones, and supporting parents as they walk through the journey of parenthood. In her practice as an OT she has worked with a wide range of children whose special abilities include Autism, developmental disabilities, Down Syndrome, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Cerebral Palsy and neurological disorders. She loves helping children learn through the power of play and is blown away by the strength of children to never give up despite the hardships they face. Outside of OT, Renee loves being a wife and a mother to four young children. After moving to Georgia from Texas almost 5 years ago, she and her family have fallen in love with this beautiful state and all is has to offer. They love doing activities together such as cooking, camping, traveling, being outdoors, and just having fun as a family.

Victoria Louth, M.S. OTR/L

Vicki was born and raised in Naugatuck, Connecticut. She attended undergraduate school at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where she received her B.S. in Health and Exercise Physiology. She then attended Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania to receive her master’s degree in occupational therapy. She has always loved being around children and at first thought she wanted to be a teacher, but when she learned about occupational therapy, she realized it was the perfect fit due to her love of working one-on-one with children and their caregivers.

Throughout her career she has worked in the pediatric outpatient field providing skilled, individualized therapy for children with various diagnoses including autism, sensory processing disorder, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, genetic diseases, and other developmental delays. She has extensive training and experience with sensory integration therapy and a strengths-based approach to supporting autistic kids, feeding therapy utilizing a sensory-motor approach, and primitive reflex integration. She focuses daily on developing children’s fine motor skills, gross motor skills, pre-writing skills, handwriting, emotional regulation skills, executive functioning, and ADL/IADL skills.

She has a twin sister as well as two older sisters and loves being around family and friends. In her spare time, she loves to read the Bible, eat good food, and dance when any fun music comes on.

Parent Testimonial: “Absolutely love Cobblestone! Our son started out at Cobblestone for speech therapy and he had such a positive experience that we then went back for reading and writing OT. Kelly, Alyssa, and Vicki were wonderful! Highly recommend!”

Julia Dupree, M.S. OTR/L

Julia was born and raised in Marietta, GA. She attended the University of Georgia where she completed her B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences with an emphasis in disability studies. She received her master’s degree from Augusta University in 2020. She has previous experience as a pediatric therapist in an outpatient clinic serving children with varying diagnoses including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and dysgraphia. Julia has a love for early intervention and feeding population, and is certificated in the SOS Approach to Feeding as well as the Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding. Additionally, she enjoys treating kiddos across the lifespan. She approaches treatment sessions with an emphasis on promoting improved sensory modulation as well as using efficient visual-motor skills and fine motor skills within functional interventions. Julia values building a trusting, collaborative relationship with children and families to promote optimal functional status and independence.

Paige Kearley, M.S. OTR/L

Paige was raised in Tallahassee, Florida. She attended Florida State University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2022, Paige graduated with her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Georgia State University. Paige has experience working with children of all ages and various diagnoses including Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities. She has training in feeding therapy utilizing a sensory motor approach. Paige enjoys developing individualized activities and incorporating a child’s interests into sessions.

During her free time, Paige enjoys spending time baking new recipes, reading, and building her newest Lego set.

Kelly Kaylor, COTA/L

Kelly is new to Georgia after moving here from Michigan. She graduated from Mott Community College in Michigan with an Associate in Applied Science - Occupational Therapy Assistant in 2023. She completed fieldwork assignments in various settings including skilled nursing, outpatient hand therapy, and outpatient pediatrics. She has worked with children with various diagnoses, including autism, ADHD, and other learning and developmental disabilities. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and building puzzles.

In her free time, Kelly enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and building puzzles.