Occupational Therapists

Meet our staff

Courtney Van Alstine, OTR/L, Lead Therapist

Courtney Van Alstine is a licensed and registered occupational therapist with a passion for pediatric therapy. She received her Masters in occupational therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia and completed a graduate assistantship at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Courtney has achieved certification in the Learn Play Thrive (LPT) approach for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as the Get Permission approach for feeding. Courtney strives to be a neurodiversity-affirming therapist, and she loves the variety in her current position at the outpatient clinic in Knob Noster. Her greatest passion is creating a safe space for clients of all ability levels to feel seen, heard, and validated as they discover their strengths. She lives in Sedalia with her husband and two children. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, baking, and making huge messes with her kids.

Theresa Slana, OTR/L

Theresa was born and raised in the Chicago area and graduated from the OT program at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1985. She married her high school sweetheart and moved to Warrensburg, MO in 1990 and have 2 wonderful girls. During her career as an OTR, she has worked in Home Health, Hospitals (both inpatient and outpatient clinics), her private clinic providing myofascial release treatments for acute and chronic clients, and most recently for the past 17 years in a school district. She is a serious scrapbooker, love to fish, and enjoy reading in her free time.

Emily McKinzie, OTR/L

Emily McKinzie is a licensed and registered occupational therapist. She received her Masters in Occupational Therapy from Missouri State University. She found her passion for pediatrics when completing a fieldwork rotation at an outpatient pediatric clinic. Emily enjoys working with children and incorporating fun and play to meet their goals and increase their independence. Emily enjoys reading, playing outside and hiking with her two dogs, and spending time with family and friends.

Jackie Dunivan, COTA

Jackie is a 2009 graduate of Sanford Brown Technical College of Hazlewood Mo. She has been practicing Occupational Therapy as a certified and licensed COTA for the last 21 years, 19 of which she has practiced in the pediatric population. Her love for children is evident, and she loves animals, and her family! Her hobbies include shopping, having bomb parties for fizzing surprise jewelry, and spending time with her family (well mostly just her grandson, who just turned a year old)! Fun fact: Jackie has a small apiary in her back yard and loves to harvest honey!

Meet our staff