Contact a Child Life Therapist or Expressive Therapist
Child Life Therapists
Missy Bland-Drake, M.Ed., CCLS
Emergency Department/Sedation
Education: Bachelor of Science, human development/family studies, Samford University; Master of Education, University of Alabama – Birmingham
Internship: Children’s Health Alabama, Birmingham
(502) 629-4459
Caitlin Creasey, B.S., CCLS
General Pediatric Units
Education: Bachelor of Science, family science and psychology, University of Kentucky
Internship: Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington
(502) 629-7726
Float Child Life Therapist
Education: Bachelor of Science, child life, Ball State University
Internship: Kosair Children’s Hospital
(502) 629-7541
Carrie Potter, M.S., CCLS
“Just for Kids” Critical Care Center
Education: Bachelor of Science, health and exercise science, Furman University; Master of Science, child life, Bank Street College of Education
Internship: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, N.Y.
(502) 629-7598
Taryn Scampoli, B.S., CCLS, CTRS
Cancer Care and Renal Center
Education: Bachelor of Science, therapeutic recreation, Springfield College
Internship: Kosair Children’s Hospital
(502) 629-7797
Meagan Thomayer, M.S., CCLS
Medical/Surgical and Burn Units
Education: Bachelor of Science, occupational science, Eastern Kentucky University; Master of Science, human development and family studies, University of Alabama
Internship: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Fla.
(502) 629-7375
Verlinda Thompson, M.A., CCLS
Emergency Department
Education: Bachelor of Arts, psychology, Southwestern University; Master of Arts, school psychology, Trinity University
Internship: Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, Texas
(502) 629-4459
Expressive Therapists
Emily R. Johnson, M.A., LPCA
Norton Cancer Institute Resource Center, Kosair Children’s Hospital Cancer Care and Renal Center
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest University; Master of Arts, expressive therapy and mental health counseling, Lesley University
Internships: Elizabeth Seton Skilled Nursing Facility, Wellesley, Mass.
Ivy Street Residential School for Adolescents with Brain Injury, Boston, Mass.
(502) 629-2637
Elizabeth Martin, ATR, B.C., CTS, LPCC
Education: Bachelor of Science, University of Alabama; Master of Arts, expressive therapy, University of Louisville
Practicum: Frazier Rehab Institute, Louisville
(502) 629-7792
Music Therapists
Greta E. Gillmeister, MT-BC
NICU/PICU/Adolescent Psychology
Education: Bachelor of Music, University of Kentucky; Equivalency in Music Therapy, University of Kansas
Internship: Osawatomie State Hospital, Osawatomie, Kan.
Cindy Williams, MT-BC
Norton Cancer Institute Resource Center, Kosair Children’s Hospital Cancer Care and Renal Center
Education: Bachelor of Music, music therapy, University of Louisville
Internship: Methodist Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis
(502) 629-6680
