Nichols Hills

Cate was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma with her parents, brothers, and dogs. When she was younger, she participated in soccer, competitive tumbling, dance, softball, and tennis. She graduated from Edmond North High School, where she was a state champion in tennis and was selected to participate in All-State tennis after her senior year. She attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman, where she was active in the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Cate graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science. Following graduation, she moved to Oklahoma City to pursue a career in physical therapy and graduated from OU Health Sciences Center in 2014 with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She completed the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency through Evidence in Motion (EIM) and is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. Cate is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association (OPTA).

Cate currently lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and dogs. When she’s not in the clinic, Cate enjoys spending time with friends and family, running and staying active, and rooting for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma Sooners. She enjoys traveling, exploring new places, and experiencing new things. Her most memorable trips include Japan during cherry blossom season, Hawaii, Jamaica, and hiking through Yellowstone National Park. Cate has participated in the Oklahoma City Memorial half-marathon multiple times and enjoys helping other runners achieve their goals.

Emily is the Clinic Director for the Norman location.

Emily grew up in Coppell, Texas with her parents, older sister, and twin brother. She attended Coppell High School and was involved with ballet and modern dance from the age of four. She attended several ballet and modern dance summer workshops all over the country during her middle and high school years. After high school, she attended Marymount Manhattan College from 2009-2010 and studied ballet performance. Because of her interest in exercise science, she transferred to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology in 2013. Emily received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Texas Woman’s University in Dallas, Texas in 2016.

Her interests include orthopedics, manual therapy, and dance medicine. With her dance experience, she enjoys working with performing artists and has worked with pre-professional dancers, Oklahoma City Ballet, University of Oklahoma dancers, and professional companies and performing artists on tour in Oklahoma City. In 2018 she earned a Manual Physical Therapy Certification through Evidence in Motion and became a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). She is currently an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Emily resides in Norman, Oklahoma with her husband Tye. Tye is an Associate Professor of Dance at Oklahoma City University. They enjoy traveling to new places, attending ballet and theater performances, and cheering on the Dallas Mavericks!

Daniella grew up in Corn, Oklahoma, a small farming community in the western part of the state. She grew up helping her dad and brothers on the farm and enjoyed the outdoors. Daniella has three brothers and one sister. She attended Corn Bible Academy, where she was active in basketball and volleyball. After high school, she became a nationally certified massage therapist and worked in the metro area for 10 years. However, she was always interested in pursuing physical therapy and eventually went back to school. She graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in 2012 and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, indicating she was in the top 10% of the graduating seniors. Daniella graduated with her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2016.

While in PT school, Daniella had rotations in outpatient orthopedic and inpatient rehabilitation settings. Following graduation, Daniella became a certified lymphedema therapist through the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in August of 2016. Later she graduated with her manual therapy certification through Evidence in Motion in September of 2017. She is also a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialists. Daniella spent the past two years working in a rural non-profit hospital-based PT clinic on the Arizona-Mexico border. She is happy to be home near her close family and friends again, but now considers SE Arizona her second home.

Daniella has interests in orthopedics, manual therapy, vestibular rehab, lymphedema therapy and cancer rehab. She has been an active member of the APTA/OPTA since 2013 and is a member of the orthopedic and oncology sections. Daniella has a passion for serving her community and her patients. She loves getting to know her patients and being a part of their life during therapy. Daniella enjoys a good laugh, reading, listening to podcasts, coffee, traveling with her husband and friends, going to concerts, hiking, talking about books and television shows, and taking care of all their pets.