About mandy guendelsberger carlsen


Mandy Guendelsberger Carlsen, MOT, OTR/L

Mandy is a third-generation Tucsonan. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in special education and served as the inclusion director at the Tucson Jewish Community Center for two years. In 2003, she received a masters of occupational therapy from the University of Washington School of Rehabilitation Medicine. After graduation, Mandy worked at the UW’s Experimental Education Unit, a research-based developmental preschool, where she learned to appreciate the importance of collaborating with a team to insure a child’s development and success.

 

Although Washington was good to Mandy, the sun, her family and therapist friends called her back home in 2004. Since then, Mandy has increased her knowledge of pediatric feeding disorders by working with children and families through Arizona’s Early Intervention Program and completing multiple post-graduate courses and seminars. Mandy believes that each child has unique abilities and presents different challenges. She most enjoys helping parents devise creative therapy strategies to complement their parenting style and make meals a fun, nurturing experience.