Rachel Sarshalom, MOT, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Health Science from the University of Florida in 2005 and her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida in 2006. She is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish. She has worked in pediatrics for over 17 years in the acute care hospital setting, working with inpatients and outpatients, led the brachial plexus and hand therapy programs and worked in the private home and school settings across South Florida.

Rachel has acquired many specialties evaluating and treating a myriad of diagnoses such as: delayed infant milestones, hypotonia, prematurity, developmental delay, autism, sensory processing disorders, attention deficit disorder, coordination disorders, fine motor delay, visual motor difficulties, handwriting difficulties, gross motor delay, neurological injuries, orthopedic injuries, and genetic/congenital anomalies. She also received several certifications. She is a Certified Handwriting Specialist, a hand therapy specialist, a therapeutic taping specialist, a Therapeutic Listening Specialist, and a certified Health Coach among other certifications that she holds proudly. 

Rachel is an enthusiastic, dedicated, and dependable therapist who takes pride in educating others, especially her clients and families. She believes that treating the family is just as important as treating the individual child in order to ensure excellent carry over and optimize the success of her clients. Rachel brings an extraordinary knowledge base and deeply diverse experience to Grow With Us to provide exceptional service to her clients and families.  When she is not devoting her time to clients and families, Rachel enjoys being a mother of two kids, two horses, and two dogs and spending quality time with her two-legged and four-legged family. 

Emily Grossman, MS, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Science from Florida International University in 2011 and her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Florida International University in 2014. She is bilingual, in English and Spanish. She has worked in pediatrics for over 10 years in the outpatient and school settings across South Florida. Emily has attained many specialties evaluating and treating various of diagnoses such as: hypotonia, developmental delay, autism, sensory processing disorders, attention deficit disorder, coordination disorders, fine motor delay, visual perceptual/motor difficulties, handwriting difficulties, gross motor delay, neurological injuries, and genetic/congenital anomalies. Emily is a Certified Handwriting Specialist, Level I Hippotherapy Certified, Trained in MNRI, and has taken numerous CEU courses on Sensory Processing Disorder, Functional Vision, Dyslexia, and Autism. Emily is a dedicated, passionate, and empathetic therapist who takes pride in educating others, especially her clients and families. She shares Rachel’s beliefs in the importance of including the family in the therapy process. Emily brings a unique knowledge base to Grow With Us Therapy to provide exceptional service to her clients and families. When she is not spending time with her clients and their families, Emily enjoys being a mother of three, and a pet-mother to a dog.

Cherie graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2001 with a Master of Occupational Therapy degree. She has spent over 20 years working with children from birth to early adulthood working in a variety of settings from outpatient clinics, homes, and schools.

She has extensive experience working with children with Autism, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities. She has a passion for helping kids and families be able to participate in everyday activities especially in sensory processing. Outside of her work, Cherie is a proud mother of two children.