Deborah Michael

Deborah received her undergraduate in applied psychology and her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She worked for Head Start Kindergarten programs as a mental health consultant before pursuing my graduate education. She worked at RIC and in private pediatric settings. She sat on the professional advisory committee of the Autism Society of Illinois and she was the vice president of the North Suburban chapter Support Group of the Autism Society of Illinois. She is very involved with the community of families with various pediatric rehabilitation issues. She came from a family of physicians, including her father, a pediatric surgeon, her brother, a pediatric neurologist, and her husband, an obstetrician/gynecologist, and she has always been involved and interested in pediatric healthcare. She started North Shore Pediatric Therapy to provide multidisciplinary therapy including Neuropsychology, Occupational, Physical, Speech, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), Behavior911 (Behavior Therapy in home, school, and clinic), Tutoring, Social Groups, and Nutrition in an ideal environment for kids to blossom. She came from a medically based training center, Rush, and prides herself on strong traditional therapeutic methods. Customer service and quality always come first for the families at North Shore Pediatric Therapy because that is what she believes in.