Our Team
Kate Goodwin, MS OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Kate is a licensed occupational therapist who graduated from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She is licensed to practice in New Hampshire and is certified by NBCOT. Kate has experience working with children of all ages and enjoys helping families find solutions for their specific needs. She utilizes several intervention strategies including sensory integration, Astronaut Training, reflex integration, Bal-A- Vis-X and much more. Kate lives in Portsmouth, NH with her husband, beautiful baby and loveable dog Oso. She loves taking advantage of all the seacoast has to offer including the beach, water sports, volleyball, hiking and skiing.
Katie Paterson,
MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Katie graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a master’s in occupational therapy. She also acquired her bachelor’s degree from UNH in communication science and disorders with a minor in deaf studies. Katie is currently registered with NBCOT and licensed in the state of New Hampshire and Maine. She is certified in ChildLight Yoga, Therapeutic Listening, Handwriting Without Tears, The Print Tool, Infant Massage and CPR. She has experience with sensory integration, aquatic therapy, Kay-Toomey steps of feeding, reflex integration and more. Katie’s passion is working with families and helping design a therapeutic intervention that is both educational and enjoyable for their environment/lifestyle. Katie grew up locally and now resides in the seacoast area with her life partner, beautiful baby girl and kitty Kaya. She loves living in New England enjoying every change in season, the numerous outdoor activities and being with her family and friends.
Sarah Hesketh MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Sarah Hesketh is an ASHA certified Speech Language Pathologist. Her areas of expertise include infant feeding, speech sound disorders, and executive functioning skill development. Sarah’s interests include oral development and function of oral structures for speech, eating, and sleeping. She has many years of experience working with children of all ages and learning differences. Sarah uses a whole child approach to therapy and loves to collaborate with other specialists in order to support all areas of development. She enjoys getting to the root cause of issues and supporting the needs of each individual child and family. Sarah has lived in NH all her life. She enjoys outdoor adventures, and spending time with her husband, two children, and two dogs
Kate & Katie
Kate and Katie met in 2015. They both had a dream of owning a pediatric clinic in the area where they live and play. With the love and support of family, friends and the community, Little Bridges opened in June of 2020. Developing community-based therapy services for those in need is their mutual passion. Their philosophy in therapy and in life is making connections!
Connections in the brain…with family…with friends…with the environment…with the community.