Certified Hand Therapy

Andrea was born and raised in Newburgh, Indiana and received her bachelor's degrees in psychology and occupational therapy from Indiana University. She joined the Howard Head team in 2005 when outdoor life and the mountains brought her to Colorado. Andrea developed a passion for treating hand and upper extremity injuries and pursued her certification in hand therapy in 2010. She is a certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist also specializing in lymphedema and post-operative swelling. Andrea enjoys educating others and was instrumental in the development of the Certified Hand Therapy Fellowship Program for Howard Head. In 2022 she was promoted to the Certified Hand Therapy Director. In her free time, she can be found camping, mountain biking, dirt biking, skiing, traveling and spending time with her family and dogs.