Chelsea Therapists
Meet Our Chelsea Therapists Team
Ginger Martin
Ginger is a licensed Registered Behavioral Therapist. She has experience in the school system setting as well as in home and clinical settings. She is originally from Philadelphia PA.
Ginger currently is the Admin Lead for Today’s ABA at Hoover clinic, as well an RBT. She is passionate about working with children and their families to help them achieve their goals. In her free time Ginger enjoys photography , reading, gaming, painting, and paddle boarding. In her free time Ginger enjoys spending time with her husband and the animals on her farm.
Jessica VanNest
Jessica graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in NJ and has been a licensed and registered pediatric Occupational Therapist since 2002.
Her first 7 years, she worked as an OT were in a private school in NJ and then spent 5 years in early intervention when her 3 daughters were little.
In 2015, she began working in one of the elementary schools where her 3 daughters attended and spent almost 10 years as a private contractor in the school. From 2023-2025, she worked for a preschool program.
After seeing how happy my oldest Ava was in Alabama at Auburn University, and another one of her daughters (Reese) expressed her hope to attend as well, Jessica and her husband decided to apply for jobs in the area.
Jessica has 3 daughters: Ava is 19 and is majoring in psychology. She hopes to become an OT or a Physician’s assistant working with children. She also has identical twin 16 year old daughters- Brynn and Reese.
Jessica loves Saint Augustine, Florida, is a member of the Disney Vacation Club, and loves to be outside.
Family is the most important piece in her life! She has learned that home is wherever my family is.
Laura Lee
Laura Lee is a physical therapist who has been with Child’s Play Therapy since 2015. She has been practicing in the pediatric physical therapy setting since 2005 and was an inpatient rehabilitation therapist prior. Laura earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2003 and has an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Mississippi.
Laura is currently seeing clients in both the Hoover and Chelsea locations as well as working in a local school system. Laura enjoys working with children from birth to young adulthood who present with developmental delay, neurological deviations, and orthopedic concerns. In treating clients, Laura utilizes Neurodevelopmental Treatment techniques learned in continuing education coursework and is also competent with primitive reflex integration, therapeutic taping, vestibular integration therapy, and physical therapy treatment for neuromuscular disorders arising from chronic illness.
Outside of work, Laura has a husband and 3 school-aged children who enjoy traveling and spending time outdoors. She also gardens, reads, and does lots of laundry. Email Laura
Mivi Briley
M.S., CF-SLP
Mivi is a Speech-Language Pathologist born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Auburn University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Specch, Language, and Hearing Sciences. She then attended The University of Alabama where she earned her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. War Eagle!
Mivi is passionate about helping children and their families reach their communication goals. In her free time, Mivi enjoys spending time with her friends and family, needlepointing, and watching movies!