About Rebecca

My name is Rebecca Kramer Fiscal and I’m an Occupational Therapist at the Family OT. My first career was as an elementary school classroom teacher for 15 years. In 2012 I was profoundly inspired by a pediatric occupational therapist who came into my first-grade classroom and helped solve many behavioral, learning and emotional problems that teachers (including myself) are so often perplexed by, and often lead to challenging and even damaging experiences for children as well as teacher burn out. This OT’s approach, tools and techniques were so powerful, so healing and beyond anything I had learned in the educational field or while getting my Masters in Education, I decided to pursue a degree in occupational therapy to continue working with children, families and teachers in this new way. Since earning my OT degree in 2017, it has been my unwavering intention to assist my clients in making meaningful and lasting changes to expand, enhance and heal what is needed to live a life of joy, purpose, ease and passion.

I started my career in Atlanta, GA where I provided school based occupational therapy for preschool through high school students and worked at About Play Therapy, a pediatric occupational therapy outpatient clinic. While in the school system I designed and led several workshops for teachers to address the sensory, behavioral, and developmental needs of children. I was also the program creator, director and leader for summer camps for children with special needs while at About Play Therapy.

Additionally, I have been trained in a variety of energetic healing modalities including: Vibrational Synergy Levels 1 and 2; Auric Light Alchemy levels 1 through 4; I’m a Reiki Master; and I engage in a variety of meditation and yoga practices on a daily basis. I have always been intrigued by the complex layers of physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual aspects that make up a person. As a result, I take a holistic approach when helping individuals to reach their goals and to live fully. I am also the author of the book Let Them Move: Why Its Essential Students Get More Movement in Schools & How to Integrate More Movement into the Classroom for Greater Learning Outcomes, currently available on Amazon.

I now reside in Asheville, North Carolina with my dog Chevy. My favorite activities are traveling, planning/hosting events for friends and family, folk dancing, hiking, biking, camping, yoga and meditation, and sharing time with my family and dog.

About Chad

Hello! My name is Chad – I grew up in a small town in Maryland until moving to Baltimore after graduating high school, where I lived for a decade. At age 25, I began working as a direct support professional with autistic adults at a day program called Itineris. This work immediately became a lifelong passion to work with this wonderful community. In 2021, craving a change of scenery, I relocated to Asheville, where I have since taken on various professional roles in both geriatrics and pediatrics in many different facilities, including Key Autism, where I worked in pediatrics as a behavior technician, and Open Hearts Art Center, where I assisted adults with varied abilities in art therapy. After working alongside many wonderful OTs over the years and forming a genuine appreciation and curiosity for the profession, I decided to go to school to obtain my associates degree from AB Tech as an occupational therapy assistant. This would prove to be one of the best decisions I have made. 

In my free time, I enjoy playing music. I play many instruments, some of them well! My main instruments that I enjoy playing are guitar, piano, and hammered dulcimer. I also enjoy running, hiking, reading, and gardening. A perfect weekend for me is spent in the mountains or on a lake with a good book and nice company. I have a lifelong passion for helping people and enjoy every moment of the work I do.

About Andrea

Hi! I’m Andrea Jacobson. I hold a Master’s of Occupational Therapy from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Education from Ohio University. I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and have worked as an OT in Providence, Cleveland, Denver, and then the Bay Area before making my way here to Asheville. I love to travel and have explored almost all the United States… I wonder if you can guess which one is left on my bucket list? One travel highlight was volunteering at a hippotherapy center in Bolivia and being invited to present the OT lens to teachers at The Catholic University in La Paz. This experience combined with working with children, families, and teachers across the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and in a multitude of settings has provided me the gift of truly seeing people and meeting them exactly where they are. I have witnessed amazing things happen on children’s emotional and physical developmental trajectory when they feel safe and secure to be and express exactly who they are, connected to their body and environment, and competent and confident to use their tools to help get them there. My greatest joy is helping children and the people who love them find their center, uncover their gifts, and utilize their intensity as their super-powers.

I love learning and expanding my OT lens and have certifications in The Nurtured Heart Approach®, Intuition Medicine™, Therapeutic Listening®, Interactive Metronome®, and Occupational Therapy in Schools. I have advanced training in a myriad of topics including applied heart rhythm meditation, brain and sensory foundations – primitive reflex integration, sensory processing, ADHD, autism and mental health, Eyesight to Insight®, problem solving, The Multiple Intelligences, Respectful Confrontation®, deep listening and crisis prevention/intervention, Mindful Motherhood®, primitive earth skills, and strategies for reluctant learners. I dive deep into studying and observing relationships, communication, and parenting methods; promoting mental health; early childhood social, emotional, physical, sensory, and brain development; neuroplasticity – play and the brain; behaviors as communications; alternative approaches to self-regulation, co-regulation, sensory processing, integration, and perception; integration of body-mind-spirit, Polyvagal Theory; body as messenger; heart rate variability; dynamic systems; and, autism, ADHD, anxiety, conduct disorder, ODD, and The Highly Sensitive Child.

In addition to providing OT services through The Family OT, I help families and teachers learn and implement The Nurtured Heart Approach®(NHA) in their homes and classrooms. NHA is a proven positive parenting method that builds inner-wealth and transforms how we relate to children and how intense children move through the world. I offer NHA classes, parent gatherings, parent coaching, child coaching, Family playshops, playdates, and Nurturing Greatness small groups. You can check it out at www.childcoachapproach.com.