
Become a Clinical Connector
Shift the culture around healing after ABI
Be part of our movement to bridge traditional rehabilitation with mind-body practices. Join a community of clinicians and TBI advocates who are expanding access to yoga, meditation, and community connections among people with ABI and their caregivers!
“The LoveYourBrain program and training gives clinicians the confidence and tools they need to begin incorporating mindfulness and yoga practices into sessions. LYB provides an abundance of evidence-based resources making client buy-in easier and allowing you to highlight the benefits of wellness routines after a brain injury.”
- Ariella Kaplan, SLP, Atlanta Speech and Wellness
About the role
How it works
Our Clinical Connectors work with us to integrate LoveYourBrain’s programs into the continuum of care through referrals and support from clinicians, which makes a powerful difference in their patients’ and their families’ healing journey.
Through partnering with LYB they join a community of like minded individuals working in and supporting ABI rehabilitation across the US and Canada.
Who
Dynamic ABI rehabilitation specialists and advocates with diverse expertise who agree to voluntarily raise awareness about LoveYourBrain’s programs through their clinical services.
SLP, OT, PT, MD, RN, PhD, Administration, CBIS, BIA, etc.
Individuals from large clinical facilities or support services are prioritized
Commitment
4+ hours a year
1-2 years
Refer >50 people who meet our eligibility criteria to our programs.
“I have seen many people go into the LYB Yoga program with curiosity and uncertain expectations, then come out six weeks later, raving about the benefits – cognitive, physical and psychological – and how they will carry it into their daily lives.”
— Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST, Brain Injury Continuum Outreach Manager, RHI
Responsibilities
As a Clinical Connector you may contribute to LYB’s work through one or more of the following ways to increase participation in LoveYourBrain programs among people with TBI, caregivers, and colleagues. We require that our Clinical Connectors facilitate scheduling an inservice led by LYB at a healthcare facility serving a high caseload of ABI patients. Additional ways Clinical Connectors support our work:
Proactively refer eligible patients to sign up for LoveYourBrain programs
Distribute LYB program resources with patients, colleagues, and community
Provide feedback and insights to the LYB team on a quarterly basis
Host a LYB journal club reviewing one of our published studies
Introduce LYB to your colleagues via email or virtual meetings
Benefits
Opportunities to engage with the Clinical Connector network through events
Featured on the LYB Clinical Connector webpage with name, degree, and affiliation
Most recent research studies and outcomes on yoga and mindfulness for ABI
Prioritized for volunteering at LYB Retreats on the Wellness Team (Medical Professionals or Mental Health Professionals)
10% discount on LYB trainings
Free digital program promotional materials
20% off purchases in the LYB store
Bonus opportunities
Present at conferences with LYB on the benefits of yoga for ABI
Collaborate with LYB on research around yoga for ABI
Become a clinical connector
Be a part of our movement to bridge traditional rehabilitation with mind-body practices.
Meet our current Clinical Connectors
Ariella Kaplan, SLP
Atlanta Speech and Wellness, Atlanta, GA
Kelly Krese, PT
ShirleyRyan Ability Lab Chicago, IL
Drew Davis, MD
Katie Weathers, DPT
Kara Noronha
Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC
Mary Pavlantos PT, DPT, CBIS
Roots Physical Therapy & Wellness, Boulder, CO
Jackie Thomas, DPT
Life in Motion Gym, Pittsburgh, PA
Wendy Waldman
RHI-NeuroRehabilitation, Indianapolis, IN
Rachael Licker, CCC-SLP
Clarity Brain Wellness, Boston, MA
Cailtin Larkins, DPT CBIS
Sheltering Arms, Richmond Virginia
Jill Ligon Davis, MS, CCC/SLP
Blossom Neuro Speech & Wellness, Louisville, KY
Meaghan Conway, MS, LRT, CTRS
Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV
Charis Okada, OTR/L
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Fairfax, VA
Jacqueline Leddy, Research Coordinator
Lauren Schwabish, M.S., CCC-SLP
Neuro Speech Services, McLean, VA
Shailla Vaidya, MD
The Yoga MD, Ontario, Canada
Katherine Noyes, CCC-SLP
Lotus Speech & Wellness, Maine
Caitlin Sears, CCC-SLP
Private practice, Indiana
Mallory O’Mahoney, CCC-SLP
Denver Speech and Language, Inc., Denver, CO
Kim Schulenburg, MA CCC-SLP, CBIS
Delaware Neuro Rehab, Dover, DE
Kara Shirley, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCACP
Mindful Meds PLLC, WA
Alison Letvinchuk, CCC-SLP
Clarity Brain Wellness, Boston, MA
Sara Atkinson Lum, OTR/L
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL
Ana Stotlemeyer SLP, CBIS
Lovelace Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
Karli A. Varnado, MA, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy Doctoral Resident at UCLA Health Operation Mend
Chardae Durden MS, OTR/L, CSRS
SWAN Rehab, Phoenix, AZ
Margo Lauterbach, MD
Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD
Vanessa Botero M.S. CCC-SLP
AdventHealth, Orlando, FL
Karen Thorp, OT
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Stephanie Schlosser, OT
Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina
Jenny Traver, MS, CBIS
Cognitive SLP, Arlington, MA
Kasey Stepansky, CScD, OTR/L, C/NDT, CBIS
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Ellie Birch, MA CCC-SLP
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Minal Kadam, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
“LoveYourBrain’s program fills the gap and is needed everywhere. I’ve worked in healthcare almost 15 years. It isn’t designed for providing people with a continuum of care. I, like many rehab therapists, am often disheartened to send patients into the world without a plan that will continue to facilitate healing.”
— Andrea Kessler, PT, DPT, OTR/L, Gannon University