Physical Therapy
Our Team
Jessica Erickson-Michels, DPT
Jessica is the owner of STAR Therapy Services, LLC. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with a minor in Psychology and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The College of St. Scholastica. Jessica specializes in pediatrics including Birth to Three and school-based PT services. She also specializes in orthopedics, neuro, and pelvic health. Jessica is certified in dry needling. Outside of work Jessica enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and caring for all of her animals (goats, chickens, dogs, and cats) on her family’s crazy funny farm.
Shannon Birkholz, DPT
Shannon received her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from UW La Crosse. Shannon specializes in both pediatric and adult physical therapy including early intervention, neurological habilitation and rehabilitation, functional dry needling, and vestibular therapy. Outside of work she loves animals, gardening, boating, kayaking, snowshoeing, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Sarah Nystrom, PTA
We are fortunate to have Sarah on our team. With a strong background in working with pediatric patients both in clinic and outpatient settings, Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to our team. Her dedication to providing quality care is evident in her approach with patients of all ages. Clients will benefit from Sarah's expertise and compassionate care.
Occupational Therapy
Breanna Zahurones, OTR
Breanna received her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology; Human Performance from UW Eau Claire and her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from UW La Crosse. Breanna specializes in both adult and pediatric occupational therapy and her specialty areas include neurorehabilitation and fine motor skills. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and being outdoors.
Annah Kronberg, OTR
Annah received her Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation from UW La Crosse and her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine’s University. Annah specializes in pediatric occupational therapy in outpatient and school related settings and her specialty areas include feeding and fine motor skills. Outside of work Annah enjoys cooking and baking, reading, going on bike rides, and spending time with her family. She also enjoys traveling and one of her goals in life is to visit each state at least once!
Emily Feiten, COTA
Emily received her Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy Assistance from Western Tech College in La Crosse, WI. Emily specializes in pediatric therapy with experience in both outpatient and school related settings. Her speciality areas include autism and sensory processing. Outside of work she enjoys doing anything active including running, hiking, soccer, and camping, as well as spending time with her family.
Speech Therapy
Kate French, SLP
Kate received her Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from UW-Eau Claire. She has worked with patients across the lifespan, primarily in outpatient and school-based settings. She is passionate about early childhood intervention, play-based approaches, and providing neurodiversity affirming services. Specialty areas include: Language disorders and delays, Gestalt language processing, speech sound disorders, Assistive and Augmentative Communication (AAC), and Neurodiversity affirming social support. Outside of work she enjoys coaching diving, reading a good book, frisbee golfing with her husband, and doting on her chihuahua, Chichi.