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3815 East Main Street
Suite B
St Charles, IL 60174

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Fax

(630) 584-7762

Foreign Languages: Spanish

Hours

Day of the Week Hours
Monday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday:7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed

Featured Services

Aquatic Therapy
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Speech Therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis
Congenital/Neuro/Autism Services
CoreVia Pelvic Health
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About

Welcome to RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy. We look forward to helping your child with their physical, occupational, speech and applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy needs. Our highly-trained clinical team will design a specialized plan of care that is just right for your child. Through experience, advanced clinical training and clear communication with our patients and their parents, our therapy team will assist your child in achieving their highest potential by reaching their developmental milestones for school, activity and life.

We offer specialized programs including: Bowel and bladder, Foundations for Learning (an early learning program for children with autism spectrum disorder), feeding, bilingual speech-language and ABA therapy (Spanish) and aquatic therapy. Learn more about our specialized services here.

We are also pleased to offer patients access to our specialized CoreVia Pelvic Health program. CoreVia provides care - and relief - to men, women and children who experience pelvic floor dysfunction. Our highly skilled pelvic health physical therapists will help you feel your best.

We are located at 38th Avenue and Main Street (Route 64) across from the Charlestowne Mall with private parking available. We are proud to serve you and are committed to providing an exceptional experience that promotes healing and enhances your child's participation in desired family, community and school activities.

Outside front of building
Therapy Equipment - OT Gym
Therapy Equipment - PT Gym
Our Team

Kelsey Possley, O.T., OTR/L

Kelsey has been a member of Rush Kids, St. Charles, since 2015, with more than 7 years of clinical experience. As the lead occupational therapist of the Chicago pediatric market, Kelsey oversees the onboarding, training and mentorship of new occupational therapists. Areas of specialization include sensory processing, handwriting, emotional regulation and feeding. Kelsey completed her undergraduate and graduate education at St. Ambrose University. She enjoys spending time with family and friends in her free time.

Annie Levander, COTA/L

Annie has experience working in outpatient pediatric settings and has been practicing as a COTA since 2020. Annie completed her degree at McHenry County College and received her bachelor's degree in health sciences from Northern Illinois University. Annie has over 10 years of experience influencing children in schools, day camps and community outreach settings. She is passionate about providing holistic, compassionate care to children and families. Annie enjoys hiking, reading and investing in others.

Deanna Bailey, P.T., DPT

Deanna has been a physical therapist at our St. Charles center since 2021. She believes in personalized, family-centered care in order to provide the best experience for patients. Deanna enjoys working in a multidisciplinary setting with children of all ages. She has experience working with children ages 0-21 with diagnoses including torticollis, orthopedic conditions, neurologic disorders, cerebral palsy and developmental delays.

Abigail Roskuszka , OTD, OTR/L

Abbey joined the RUSH Kids team in 2023 as a pediatric occupational therapist. Abbey completed her undergraduate and graduate education at Concordia University Wisconsin. She has experience working with children with hemiplegia and constraint induced movement therapy through her doctoral capstone project. She combines her energetic and compassionate personality to create a welcoming environment to foster skill development and improve quality of life for patients and families.

Angela Kisner, P.T., MPT

Angela is a pediatric physical therapist with over 20 years of experience. She earned her master's degree in physical therapy from Northwestern University. Angela is also one of the pediatric market managers, overseeing six of our RUSH Kids centers. Angela enjoys working with children of all ages, but is most passionate about treating infants and toddlers. She enjoys collaborating with our multi-disciplinary team to work on a variety of skills to support the child as whole. Angela has continued her education with courses in torticollis, toe walking, pediatric pelvic health and TMR. In her free time, Angela enjoys spending time with her family, watching her kids play sports and traveling.

Christina Philippou, M.S., CF- SLP

Christina joined RUSH Kids as a speech-language pathologist in 2023. She has served patients in the hospital, school and outpatient settings throughout her clinical training. Christina completed master's research on the principles of mindfulness and its impact on therapy outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, she values collaborating with our multidisciplinary team to support a holistic treatment approach. Christina strives to form positive relationships with patients and their families to foster therapeutic success. Christina enjoys reading, cooking new recipes and exercising.

Haley Conrady, OTD, OTR/L

Haley has two years of experience at RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy. As her doctoral capstone project, Haley researched trauma-informed care and provided physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists with an introductory training. Haley strives to continue her education on pediatric mental health and provide the most innovative, evidence-based treatments for occupational therapy.

Dana Ewert, OTR/L

Dana joined the RUSH Kids, St. Charles team in 2020 as a pediatric occupational therapist. She has experience working with children of all developmental ages, with neurological disorders, sensory processing and emotional regulation difficulties, autism spectrum disorder, as well as developmental and learning delays. In addition to clinic-based therapy, Dana also has experience providing therapeutic services within the home and daycare/school settings. Dana provides client and family centered care, using an energetic and compassionate approach. She takes great joy in being a part of each child's successes, both large and small. In her free time, Dana enjoys spending time in Michigan and creating new drink recipes.

Gatsby Brusven, M.S., BCBA, ACM

Gatsby has been a member of RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy since 2019, with over 11 years of clinical experience. She has worked in the outpatient, inpatient and home settings. Gatsby developed and coordinates the market wide implementation of the Foundations for Learning program, an ABA-based program that focuses on early learner school readiness. Gatsby completed her undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University and aster's degree in applied behavior analysis from Capella University. Gatsby enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with her husband and two young children.

Jenelle Clason, BCBA

Jenelle has been an board-certified behavior analyst at our Saint Charles center since 2022. Jenelle has experience in a variety of settings including in-home and center-based services that are based on behavior analytic principles. She started her career in 2013 at a group home for adults. She transitioned to RUSH Kids in 2019 as a behavior technician and transitioned to the BCBA role in 2021.

Katie Denny, M.A., CCC-SLP/L, Center Manager

Katie joined the St. Charles clinic in 2010 as a speech-language pathologist and was promoted to center manager for this RUSH Kids location in 2021. With 20+ years of experience, her special interest areas include sensory-motor feeding therapy, the picture exchange communication system and childhood apraxia of speech. Katie enjoys working with families to build programs for successful feeding and expanding communication skills through increasing vocabulary, utterance length, speech sound repertoire and support through the use of signs/pictures. Away from the clinic, Katie enjoys spending time with her family, reading, running and listening to live music.
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Services

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Aquatic Therapy
  • Congenital/Neuro/Autism Services
  • CoreVia Pelvic Health
  • Dysfunctional Voiding
  • Feeding Dysfunction Program
  • Pediatric Occupational Therapy
  • Pediatric Physical Therapy
  • Pediatric Speech Therapy
  • Pelvic Health
  • Sensory Integration

Care Delivery

  • Telerehab
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Success Stories

Finley Nickel

As a baby, Finley Nickel wouldn't make many sounds and his parents knew something was amiss. At age two, Finley began early intervention with a communication device. Soon after, he was diagnosed with autism and apraxia of speech. After completing early intervention, Finley's parents chose to continue his rehabilitation with RUSH Kids Pediatric Therapy for the past three years. Finley's mother Jenna shares, "When Finley first started at RUSH Kids, he only had a few words that he would say. His vocabulary has expanded so much." Finley has been meeting goals and milestones in speech, occupational and physical therapy. His therapy team includes Marissa Groom, speech-language pathologist, Dana Ewert, occupational therapist, and Deanna Bailey, physical therapist. "His therapists have been amazing with Finley. He enjoys coming to therapy each week. He is more confident in his own life and at school," Jenna shared. Thank you for trusting us with Finley's care!