Who We Are

Kathy is the owner and has been practicing as a PT since 1994; She went to UVM in her home state and found her first job in Massachusetts. She then found her way back to Vermont where she worked for what is now known as UVMMC. Within UVM she found herself working in the Acute rehab facility at Fanny Allen for many years. This was a great environment, and she loved helping  patients who had life changing medical events happen, helping them start their new journey. She then transitioned to outpatient in 2009.  

Kathy, already living in Waterbury, wanted to give back.  She and her husband purchased Family Physical Therapy in 2010.  Kathy enjoys working with her neighbors, and friends. She enjoys meeting and helping people in her community. Opening her own practice has allowed her to know her community at a much more intimate level. 

Kathy has enjoyed running for many years.  She started in high school, and transitioned to competitive running as an adult. She did competitive marathon distances for many years. In the past several years she has shifted her running endeavors to more trail running/races. She enjoys working with the beginner runner to the elite athlete.  She believes that we all have things we can continue to learn,  and being able to continue to do what we love makes us happy, more well rounded people.

Kathy has focused in more recent years on postural restoration as they apply to sports, orthopedic and daily life. She also has a passion for treating individuals with back pain; personal experience makes it near and dear to her heart.  Her goal for all of her patients is to get them back to doing the things that give them joy, to the smallest of tasks, pain free.

She lives with her husband, and amazing cat, Roxy, who they enjoy taking for walks and car rides.  She has two adult sons who live locally and like to grocery shop in her pantry. She loves to run, mountain bike, ski (nordic and skin) and get lost in a good book. She does not have a green thumb!

Casey was born and raised in Highgate Center, Vermont, where she grew up on her family’s dairy farm just minutes from the Canadian border.  She has been a practicing physical therapist since graduating from the University of Vermont with her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) in 2015.  While in college, she made the shift from high school athlete, where she developed her interest in physical therapy, to fitness enthusiast, recreational athlete, and Ben & Jerry’s fanatic.   

Casey began working at Family Physical Therapy in 2020, but has been an outpatient physical therapist her entire career, working in clinics throughout northwest, southern and central Vermont.  After moving to the Waterbury area in 2020, Casey and her husband had two daughters.  As a result, a new interest has developed in treating pre- and postnatal populations.

Casey enjoys cooking, yoga, hiking, and enjoying any natural area Vermont has to offer.  She has struggled to develop her skill for gardening, but continues to try every season in the family’s vegetable garden.

Cara has been a physical therapist since 2000 when she graduated from the University of Vermont. She started her career in outpatient orthopedics at a large clinic in Southeast Massachusetts where she honed her outpatient skills, became an APTA Orthopedic Certified Specialist, and eventually worked as clinical director. She then moved back to Vermont and worked for many years at the UVM Medical Center at their Orthopedic Specialty Center where she treated general orthopedic patients as well as high level athletes.

She was also on a team of therapists that worked directly with orthopedic surgeons to revamp and build protocols and implement care for patients pre- and post-surgical joint replacement. After a hiatus to raise children, she joined Family PT in 2020 and continues to treat a wide range of orthopedic issues. She uses a variety of treatment techniques including PRI, McKenzie, dry needling, Graston, and manual work along with tissue and joint mobilization all integrated with a specific and graded exercise program for each specific diagnosis. 

She lives in Stowe, Vermont with her husband, four children and a dog named Louie. She is an avid runner, cyclist, and skier who also plays hockey and tennis when time permits. She is a wanna-be musician and plays in a band with some mom friends. She loves to move her body and stay strong and healthy and that is what she wants for her patients too.