About us
Nurtured Pediatrics is a pediatric and family therapy practice offering quality, holistic therapies for your family and child.
We believe a child’s success lies in the strength of their community and family connections.
We believe the secret to healing the world lies in healthy family units and grounded connection between parents and their babies.
We believe parents are the expert on their child, and we are here to help enable your family’s ability to enjoy everyday moments.
A connected family unit is the foundation to a thriving young life and is the right of each and every family.
All children and families are included in Nurtured Pediatrics — we support families, not diagnoses or prognosis, so please come as you are. We work with children and their caregivers to create environments and relationships that promote ease in daily routines. These moments include mealtimes, bedtimes, getting ready for the day, handling big emotions, and interacting with others — to name a few!
Nurtured Pediatrics is an integrated pediatric and family practice offering Occupational Therapy, Feeding Therapy, and Caregiver Coaching.
Sessions are offered both during in-home and virtually via telehealth. We encourage you to Request an Initial Evaluation to great started and a member of our staff will contact you to confirm your request and match you with the right therapist.
OUR TEAM
virginia bowers
Office Manager
Virginia was born and raised in Colorado and attended the University of Denver where she obtained a BSBA in Hotel Administration. Her days are now filled with homeschooling and adventures with her 4 children. She and her family love board games, traveling, and spending time together!
Katie Lucas, MSOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Katie was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California before returning to Colorado to complete her masters in Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University. During her studies, she gained experiences in outpatient pediatric clinics as well as inpatient hospitals both here in the United States and in South Africa. Since graduating, Katie has provided therapy services in the home and hospital setting for both children and adults.
In her free time outside of work, Katie enjoys running, playing with her mastiff Ellie, and hiking and skiing in the mountains.
sophie clark
office assistant
Sophie was born and raised in Denver and plans to call Colorado her forever home. She has spent her adult life as a caregiver but has also worked as a teacher at The Montessori Academy of Colorado. She loves to travel, read, puzzle, spend time with her dog, and host game or movie nights with family!
erin Petrush, OTD, OTR/L
DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Dr. Erin Petrush is a pediatric occupational therapist and excited to be a part of the Nurtured Pediatrics home-based therapy team.Erin earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Denver in Finance and Marketing. More than a decade after graduating, she discovered her true passion - pediatric occupational therapy. Inspired to improve the lives of children in her community, she completed a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University.Erin has experience working with children and their families in the NICU, in home-based and community settings. She is committed to providing family centered services to support and guide children and their families to thrive.
In her free time, Erin enjoys spending time in the beautiful outdoors spaces of Colorado with her husband and two children.
Leah Foreman, OTD, OTR/L
DOCTOR OF Occupational TherapY
Dr. Leah Foreman is a pediatric occupational therapist and the owner of Nurtured Pediatrics.
She completed her training and education at Ohio University, Pima Medical Institute, and the University of St. Augustine. She has been working as a pediatric occupational therapist since 2014, working and training in various pediatric settings including acute care, home health, and outpatient care. She is trauma-informed and passionate about our neurological system’s ability to process information and emotion and how these processes affected us in daily routines.
She chose to have Nurtured Pediatrics be a home-based practice, rather than a facility because she believes working with children in their natural environment, is the most therapeutic environment.
She relocated to Colorado from Ohio in 2010, chasing the mountains and the beautiful Colorado sunshine. She lives with her family including her partner and her son in Denver and in her free time you can find her enjoying nature, supporting women in the community, or enjoying stillness and rest at home.
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