LLA Spotlight Feature: Alexa Bachmann

October 2, 2020
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We have amazing therapists at LLA and want to showcase them to you! This week, meet Alexa Bachmann!

Alexa is a Physical Therapist who has been with LLA for two years. She serves clients in our Hudson office as well Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities Happy Day School and Early Intervention Program. She became a Physical Therapist after suffering a sports injury in high school and learning she wanted to work with adolescents with sports injuries. However, after a pediatric clinical rotation during school, she knew she wanted to work with pediatrics! Her favorite part of being a Physical Therapist is having the privilege of treating children long term and building relationships with them and their family.

Let’s get to know Alexa better!

Describe your role at LLA:

” I am lucky to get to serve many different ages at LLA. I work at Portage County Board of DD doing both their school aged treatment and treating their early intervention. Early Intervention is generally home based and I see kids from 0-3. I also work at the Hudson clinic and get to see kids in an outpatient setting, which I also really enjoy.”

What is your therapy passion?

“I really enjoy working with infants and toddlers and helping them meet their gross motor milestones.”

What is your favorite color?

“Pink”

What is your favorite book?

“The whole Harry Potter series!”

What do you do in your free time?

“In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends, family, my boyfriend and dogs, reading and cheering on Cleveland sport teams. I recently just bought a house and have been spending a lot of time decorating and putting my own touch on it.”

What is your best advice for parents who are embarking on a journey with therapy with their kiddo?

” I think that my best advice for a parent embarking on a therapy journey is that they are the expert on their kid and to be an advocate for them.”

What is your favorite team?

“Cleveland Browns!”

What is your favorite food?

“Lasagna”

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

“There are so many places I want to go right now, but I have always wanted to go to Ireland.”

What is your favorite pizza topping?

“Pepperoni and Sausage”

Tune in to our next Spotlight Feature to meet another one of our wonderful therapists!

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Great place, glad we found them. Been going to Medina over 2 months now and he loves Lauryn and Kyler. Wish they had more ABA therapy places available... live in Wooster and long drive everyday.

Karrie Swan LaRock

My 11 year old son has dyslexia and has made noticeable gains in working At LLA THERAPY. Katie is strong in her approach toward him and also keeps him comfortable enough to perform well. We will continue visiting both the Fairlawn and Hudson offices and recommend them highly.

Ron Monroe

My 9 year old just completed about 9 months of weekly speech sessions (due to his stuttering) with Matt Hagge at LLA and we are thrilled with the experience and results. What I thought might be a negative (what kid really wants to go to speech class?) was made very positive by Matt, and my son never hesitated or complained when we talked about class. He really enjoyed it and really took what Matt taught him to heart. His speech has been greatly improved and we definitely recommend LLA. Thank you so much!

Heather Dougherty-Pantoja

My son’s Occupational Therapist, Jess, is an amazing OT! She gives practical tips on working with my son at home and school!

Terri Apgar

I cannot say enough good things about LLA Therapy. My daughter was a client of Teal Simmons’ for approximately 2 years and was just released from speech therapy! She was diagnosed with Apraxia in 2015 and worked with Teal twice a week. Through Teal’s application of PROMPT therapy, my daughter had age-appropriate speech after one year. All of the staff we interacted with at LLA were absolutely wonderful. They really care about what they do and making sure your child achieves their goals.

Kelli Geisler Davisson

LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for my son as well as my family! My son always asks, "When can I go see Ms. Jeannine again, is it Monday??" He has also made huge gains in only 5 months! I would highly recommend LLA and have already shared my experience with friends looking for services!

Victoria Hansford-Price

We are so grateful for our Speech Therapist Ms.Teal. We have seen a great improvement with our sons confidence and communication abilities since we have started "Prompt" therapy. What we love the most about LLA and Ms. Teal is that Kohl feels comfortable and relaxed which has played a critical role in his progress. Thank you Ms. Teal for all you have done.

Laura Lee Hogsett

They have helped in numerous ways. Speech, OT and behavioral. I've had numerous compliments on my son's progress thanks in very large part to LLA. I would recommend LLA before I recommend our local children's hospitals, though they are good, they don't have the staff that LLA does.

Amy Furukawa

We had a great experience with Matt Hagge at LLA! Our Middle School age son was becoming very conscious of his voice, which is nasal due to a cleft palate. Matt helped him to better form his sounds and project his voice in a way that makes the unavoidable nasality less noticeable.Our son is more confident and outgoing & even took on a speaking role in the church play. Matt has the perfect personality to relate with our son, and we would recommend him to anyone needing speech therapy services!

Jessica Havalotti

LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for our daughter. I would highly recommend LLA. Miss Grace was so amazing and I can't believe how quickly our daughter showed improvement. Thank you!