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Welcome to The Donaldson Clinic! This is where it all started for us, right here in beautiful Mill Creek, WA. Established in 1990, the Mill Creek location houses our corporate office as well as providing some of the most outstanding physical therapy and related services that you can ever imagine!
Our Mill Creek location is located right in the heart of Mill Creek and just minutes east of the I-5 freeway. We provide a very modern facility and feature a team of physical therapists and their support team to ensure that you receive the very best in physical therapy / massage therapy / hand therapy / mental health therapy / aquatic therapy / geriatric therapy and more!
Physical Therapy
The Donaldson Clinic features a fantastic team of physical therapists who work in conjunction with your physician. We believe in a "Total Team Concept" that will work in assisting you to get back to full function. The Donaldson Clinic offers physical therapy, hand therapy, mental health therapy, aquatic therapy and massage therapy. The Donaldson Clinic is a "preferred provider" for most insurance companies.
Meet our physical therapy team:
Lisa Frahm, MPT (therapy coordinator) - Lisa has been with The Donaldson Clinic since 1999. She has a tremendous amount of experience in a variety of physical therapy settings including outpatient orthopedic, home care, inpatient, acute care, rehab, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
Lisa has had additional training in aquatic therapy, strain & counter-strain, functional capacity evaluations (FCE's) and pre-work screenings. Her primary focus is with outpatient orthopedics, geriatrics and aquatic therapy. Lisa lives in the Mill Creek area with her husband and 3 children, and is involved in many local school activities.
Jodi Kuhn, MPT (therapy coordinator) - Jodi has been with The Donaldson Clinic since 2003. She received her MPT from University of North Carolina and is a graduate (BA) of Hamilton College. Jodi has been a physical therapist since 1998. She has worked on both the East & West coasts of the United States in orthopedic "out - patient" clinics where she has focused on sports rehabilitation and women's health.
Jodi has taken continuing education courses on orthopedic updates for knee and shoulder osteoporosis, weight management, women's health and functional exercises. Her primary focus is in the areas of sports medicine, women's health, osteoporosis ans weight management. Some of her outside interests include rock climbing, hiking and knitting.
Melissa Johnson, DPT - Melissa has been with The Donaldson Clinic since 2004. She received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from The University of Puget Sound as well as her B.S. from The University of Puget Sound. Melissa has been a physical therapist since 2002 and has worked in "out - patient" orthopedic physical therapy clinics.
Melissa's primary focus has been on injuries that are typically sustained by musicians & swimmers, being that she is a swimmer and musician herself. She is an APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) member and her outside interest are synchronized swimming and playing the bassoon.
Janine Simon, MPT - Janine joined The Donaldson Clinic in 2007. She is a certified lympedema therapist. Graduated from Saint Louis University in 2004. Janine worked in outpatient orthopedics for 3 years in Northern Virginia before joining The Donaldson Clinic. Her additional training includes coursework in manual therapy and the treatment of lymphedema. Her primary focus is orthopedic rehabilitation.
Breeanna Pumper, DPT - Breeanna joined The Donaldson Clinic team in 2010. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science. Her experience includes working in the outpatient orthopedic setting in the Greater Seattle area since graduating in 2005. Additional areas of training include Lumbopelvic manual therapy, Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and McKenzie Method courses. Her primary focus is in Orthopedics and geriatric therapy.
Miscellaneous information includes a publication that Breeanna contributed to. Her work can be found in the Forkan, R., Smyth, N., Wirkkala, H., Ciol, M.A., & Shumway-Cook, A. (2006) of Exercise Adherence Following Physical Therapy Intervention in Older Adults with Impaired Balance. Physical Therapy, 86, 401-410.
Caitlin Marra, PTA - Caitlin did her clinical practicums in outpatient clinics as well as working in a skilled nursing facility. Her passion at this stage of her physical therapy career is in working with high school athletes and the wide variety of patients at The Donaldson Clinic.
Her long term goals include with her continuing education courses, and "hopefully eventually going on to physical therapy school".
Caitlin's hobbies are sports and "showing show dogs".
April Cannon, PTA – April has been with The Donaldson Clinic since January 2011. She has a B.S. in Exercise Science from Auburn University (Auburn, AL.) and went to Bishop State Community College to study to be a Physical Therapist Assistant.
She has more than 5 years experience in working in the outpatient orthopedic field and has SNF experience as well.
April’s primary focus is in sports rehabilitation, in which she really enjoys working with young athletes to help them return from injuries through sports rehabilitation.
Her hobbies include traveling (Italy is her favorite). She’s from Mobile, AL. and competes in sprint triathlons (2 – 3 per year). She’s a huge Auburn Tigers football fan!!!
Massage Therapy
Our massage therapists work as part of the treatment team and contributes to their expertise as a part of the comprehensive therapy program for a patient. They are also available to do massage therapy on a private pay basis.
Meet our massage therapy team:
Shelley Kloba, LMP - Shelley rejoined the staff at The Donaldson Clinic in 2002 after an extended 4 1/2 year maternity leave. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Kinesiology in 1990 and came to The Donaldson Clinic as a physical therapist aide in 1992. Shelley studied at Seattle Massage School and in 1996 became a licensed massage therapist. She has been a certified personal trainer since 1993. Shelley specializes in Swedish massage, deep tissue, strain - counterstrain and relaxation.
Wendy Topping, LMP - Wendy joined The Donaldson Clinic team in 2005. She has a B.A. and is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. Wendy worked at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland from 2001 - 2004 as a massage therapist. She specializes in accupressure and pregnancy massage. Her primary focus is orthopedic, deep tissue and swedish massage.
Gwyneth Young, LMP - Gwyneth has been with The Donaldson Clinic since 2006. She is a licensed massage therapist (LMP). She has practiced massage therapy since 1998, has had her own practice located in a chiropractor's office and has done "on - site" massages at Boeing.
Gwyneth has a certification in LAMP (Large Animal Massage Practioner). Her primary focus is doing treatment massages & helping to heal and educate her clients about their bodies and their treatments. Gwyneth was born and raised in New Jersey, moved to Washington in 1992 for graduate school. She decided to stay in the northwest because it's so beautiful.
Mental Health Therapy
The Donaldson Clinic is one of the very few clinics that has ever combined physical therapy along with mental health therapy. We realize that many times when a person is injured, especially following a traumatic injury, there tends to be an element of trauma that goes beyond the physical injury. There can be the emotional trauma of losing ones independence and/or becoming dependent on family and friends because of the limitations that the injury may cause you. There may be some feelings of depression and feeling that you might not be what you used to be. We believe that by combining the various benefits of physical therapy / massage therapy and mental health therapy, you'll be able to bounce back to being yourself again sooner than what might otherwise be the case. All scheduled appointments held in complete confidentiality. Meet Mr. Chuck Wright, our mental health therapist:
Chuck Wright, M.A. - From 1970 - 1999, Chuck gained a tremendous amount of experience as a supervisor of adult probation and parole.
- Adjunct instructor for 19 years at both Seattle and Central Washington Universities
- Interim executive director of Family & Friends of violet crime victims
- Instructor for Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
- Licensed mental health counselor and a licensed marriage & family therapist
- Certified Trauma Specialist
- Certified State Instructor on Domestic Violence
Chuck's primary focus is mental health treatment for physical pain & suffering, anger management, suicide prevention, bereavement & self - concept issues.
Awards & Certifications include: Red Cross Snohomish County Chapter Award for his work at the Pentagon after 9-11 tragedy. Chuck has been featured in 3 of Ann Rule's True Crime Books.