Therapist Team

Sara Salerno, OTR/L

Sara recently joined the Green Hill team in April 2025. Sara graduated from Spalding University in 2011 with a Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy. Sara completed one of her Level II fieldwork rotations at Green Hill and also completed her Master’s project on the use of Hippotherapy for children with Autism at Green Hill. Sara has worked in various settings as an OT including SNF, home health, utilization management, and now returning back to pediatrics. Sara loves to help people and enjoys working with children because they have so much potential, positivity, and room to grow. Sara believes Green Hill is special because the beautiful setting allows for the use of horses and nature to help children explore, learn, and grow. Sara is passionate about helping children function at their highest potential through the use of play and a client-centered approach. Sara is CPR and First Aid certified for children and adults.

In her free time Sara enjoys spending time with her husband, Joey, and her daughter Brooklyn. They love to go camping, travel to new places, and just be together no matter what they are doing.

Sara Johnson, OTR/L

Sara Johnson, OTR/L graduated from Spalding University in 2008 with a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy. Sara completed her Level II fieldwork rotation at Green Hill. She started working at Green Hill Therapy after graduating. She has completed American Hippotherapy Association Level 1 and Level 2 training. Other continuing education has focused on ‘Autism Meltdowns in Children and Adolescents’, and ‘Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’. Sara is CPR and First Aid certified for adults and children.

Sara loves working with her kids at Green Hill and watching them grow and become more independent every day. Her treatment style is a client-centered approach, and often incorporates parents and caregivers in the session. Sara believes this approach empowers and motivates the client in the therapeutic process and provides for the best carryover at home.

In her free time, Sara enjoys baking, reading and spending time with her husband, David, and daughters, Madalyn and Olivia.

Sara Brooks, OTD

Sara joined the Green Hill team in 2022 after graduating from Spalding University with a doctorate degree in occupational therapy. She is passionate about working alongside children and families to grow together through play-based interventions using Green Hill’s unique environment. She has completed the American Hippotherapy Association Level 1 certification. Sara is a lover of all things outdoors, and delights in seeing the confidence and pure joy that children receive by participating in all of the opportunities that nature has to offer.

Sara’s current favorite occupations include adventuring with her husband (Jacob), going for walks with her spunky rescue dog (Ellie), quilting with her mom, boating with her family and friends, taking naps, and traveling to new places.

Michelle Ramsey, PT, DPT

Michelle Ramsey, PT, DPT, a native of Lexington, KY (Go CATS!), graduated from the University of Kentucky Physical Therapy program with my doctorate in PT. Michelle has been a PT for 16 years, working in variable settings to include outpatient, industrial, IDD, and pediatric. She has a great love of helping people become the best person they can be. Her mantra in life is to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It costs nothing to be kind and you never know how you may impact someone, just by being kind. Michelle is currently undergoing her level 1 training in Hippotherapy through the American Hippotherapy Association, and plans to pursue her level 2 training once her level 1 is complete.

Michelle’s favorite things include spending time with her family, shopping, cooking, dancing, and reading. She has 3 children who are her world.

Lauren Kramer, OTR/L

Lauren joined Green Hill Therapy in 2024 after earning her Bachelor’s in Occupational Science with minors in Psychology and “Horses, Humans, and Health,” as well as her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky University.

Lauren is passionate about helping children reach their full potential through client-centered, child-led therapeutic strategies. She believes that Green Hill Therapy offers a unique environment that blends clinical expertise with outdoor approaches, allowing her to build strong therapeutic rapport while addressing the individual needs of each child and family. Lauren is particularly passionate about integrating equine into therapy and is a certified therapeutic riding instructor through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship.

In her free time, Lauren enjoys outdoor adventures with her dog, Moose, including hiking and paddleboarding. She can often be found at the barn, spending time with and riding her horse.

Equine Manager

Sarah Veeder

Sarah graduated from New Mexico State University in 2008 with a B.S. in Animal Science with an Emphasis in Equine Science. She was then hired by NMSU to teach college level horseback riding classes and to create and run a Therapeutic Riding Program, which she did for 8 years, before taking a break to take care of her two young children.

In 2019, she moved to KY with her husband and children, and now calls this home. In January 2024, she became a part-time employee at Green Hill Therapy, ready to get back into what she was passionate about. But two times a week was not enough for her, so she accepted the Equine Manager position in April, and has loved it since!

Sarah enjoys riding horses, spending time with her husband and 2 daughters, and traveling to an orphanage in Kenya. She is also involved as a Girl Scouts volunteer, is on the board for a nonprofit called For Haven’s Sake, and volunteers at the girl’s school.