Our Story

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Hi! We’re Jaime and Brian! In 2003, we were college classmates trying to make it to the grad school finish line and today we are the husband and wife co-founders of Right Starts Occupational Therapy. Prior to opening our own practice, we each collected our own unique array of professional experiences that have spanned nearly every facet of Occupational Therapy from babies to adults. 

When we created RSOT in 2015, we were the hopelessly sleep deprived parents of two children. Our baby had a neurological based sleep disorder and our teenaged foster son struggled immensely with a multitude of challenges with ASD. We love them both endlessly and despite the challenges, we went all in to give our children every opportunity to be the best versions of themselves. Therapies, neurologists, bloodwork, aggression, biomedical treatments, behaviors, educational lawsuits, chiropractic care, homeschooling, puberty, diet changes, and more….you name it, we went through it! At times, through the highs and lows, it felt like we could have crumbled at any moment but instead, we ended up becoming the best version of ourselves in the process.

Right Starts was born out of love for our children and the experience of helping them reach their fullest potential taught us everything we needed to know about incorporating holistic modalities in order to collapse timelines and achieve optimal outcomes for all of our patients from pediatric to geriatric patients.

We feel honored that God has chosen us to reach patients and their families through holistic Occupational Therapy.

We thank you for your interest in Right Starts….we appreciate you taking the time to get to know us!

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Brian McHale , MS, OTR/L

Jaime McHale , MS, OTR/L

Legacy of Love

The untimely loss of our loved ones has changed our lives and marked our hearts forever. The legacy of love that Brian’s mom Mary Ann and Jaime’s siblings Mathew and Emily leave behind fuels our passion to bring quality services and healing to the lives of others. While Emily passed as a child and never saw the impact she has had, Mary Ann and Mathew each saw the work we do at Right Starts and supported our vision for the future. With each session, we honor the lives that were taken from us too soon by serving with our hearts and treating every patient as family.

Jaimes Brother Mathew
Brians Mom Mary Ann
Jaimes Sister Emily
Right Starts Occupational Therapist Healing Pathways

Pathways to Healing

Beginning a wellness journey can often feel like entering uncharted territory. At Right Starts, we come alongside our patients and their caregivers to co-create a course of treatment prioritizing the individual needs and goals of our patients. Drawing on our unique perspective as holistic OTs and parents ourselves, we help our patients find the most direct pathway to success. Our respect for the intricate connectedness of the human body drives our passion for finding the root causes to our patient’s challenges and employing a multitude of holistic modalities to address those challenges on a foundational level. We call our treatment a “Healing Pathway”. Each patient’s personalized pathway serves as a guide through the various stages of wellness and development.

Right Starts Occupational Therapy Child Patient

Resources

They say it takes a village to raise a child but raising a child with needs requires a well trained, highly skilled, small army! We have gathered our most trusted and valued colleagues and resources in one space for easy access to all of your therapeutic wellness needs.