Jen Grillo joined the TherAplay staff in June 2002. She earned an associate's degree in physical therapy at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1993 and her bachelor's degree in healthcare management in 1994. Jen has worked in long-term care and outpatient rehab settings since graduation and specializes in working with pediatrics, spinal cord injury, stroke and amputees.
Jen has pursued continuing education in the areas of gait training, taping techniques, sensory integration and advanced hippotherapy treatment. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA). She is an AHA Level II Therapist as well as a First Steps and Medicaid provider. In June of 2009, Jen received the APTA Certificate of Recognition of Advanced Proficiency for the Physical Therapist Assistant in the area of neuromuscular physical therapy.
Jen is also member of the Fishers Police Department Citizens Academy Alumni which allows her to be involved in her community. She spends her free time with friends, family, her dogs and also riding her horse.
Our mission is to provide children with special needs a foundation for developing life skills through innovative therapies in a safe and caring environment, including equine-assisted physical, occupational and speech therapies.
