Get to know your

Team…

Laura Holmes

Owner, Founder, and Recreational Therapist

She is a Licensed Recreational Therapist (LRT),
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS),
Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS),
and certified in Love Your Brain adapted yoga. 

  • Laura has over 15 years of experience serving individuals with disabilities in various settings.

  • Favorite Recreational Therapy (RT) Interventions: Mindfulness, chair yoga, therapeutic art,
    cognitive games, community reintegration

  • She is passionate about serving veterans, people with neurological disorders (brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, etc.), mental health (anxiety, depression, etc), caregivers, and female-identifying folks in their parenthood era. 

  • Superpower Wish: Fluent in all languages (including sign language)

Our Team

Anna Shaye Thompson, MA, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Person, Caswell, Alamance, Orange, Durham, Granville, Chatham, Wake, Harnett, Lee, Guilford, Rockingham, Forsyth, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Exercise, adapted sports, community outings

Specialty Populations: Acquired Brain Injuries (Stroke & TBI)

Superpower wish: Teleportation, to get places quicker!

Adison Evans, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Granville, Vance, Warren, Franklin, Nash, Wake, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Creative Arts, community integration, board games, matching games, card games, leisure education

Specialty Populations: IDD

Superpower wish: The ability to read minds. I wish I was able to read minds because it would allow me to know what they are thinking and how I could provide better support and services!

Lindsay Myrick, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Johnston, Wake, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Games, community outings and exercise

Specialty Populations: IDD, TBI and Burns

Superpower wish: Teleporting - I would travel SO much more

Annicka Skulski, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Pender, New Hanover, Onslow, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Cognitive activities, animal assisted therapies, community outings and group activities

Specialty Populations: Veterans, IDD, and Behavioral Health

Superpower wish: Teleportation, I would use it to travel to see my family in Europe as often as possible and avoid traffic.

Lily Martin, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Johnston, Wake, Harnett, Wilson, Wayne, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Mindfulness practices, functional mobility, card games/board games, community integration

Specialty Populations: ASD, IDD, SCI

Superpower wish: I've always wanted to be a mermaid! I love swimming and it would be so cool to breathe underwater and explore the ocean and be friends with the sea animals! or teleportation because who doesn't want to get places quickly!

Zoe Starbuck, LRT, CTRS

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Mecklenburg, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Exercise, Outdoor therapy, Game centered (board games/card games)

Specialty Populations: Physical disability, IDD

Superpower wish: Teleportation. I would love to be able to skip flights and traffic jams.

Jessie Jackson, LRT, CTRS, CPRP

Recreational Therapist

Counties: Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Virtually

Favorite RT Interventions: Function mobility, cognitive activities, community integration, assistive technology

Speciality Populations: IDD, TBI, Neuro Rehab, Veterans

Superpower wish: Teleportation, so I never have to sit in traffic again!

Brianna Anderson

Life Skills Coach

Counties: Wake, Johnston, Virtually

Favorite Interventions: Community outings and activities that encourage social interaction and independence

Specialty Populations: Veterans, IDD, and TBI

Superpower wish: Teleportation, I’d love to travel anywhere instantly so I can experience new places, spend more time with the people I care about, and never have to deal with traffic.

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