Instructors & Trainers

Wendi McKenna is a pediatric physical therapist who is passionate about helping parents understand, marvel at, and support their babies' and children's motor and sensory development. She guides parents and their little ones in hands-on workshops for individuals and small groups where she tailors personalized approaches for more proactive and thoughtful engagement in age-appropriate activities. Wendi is the owner/founder of Strides Physical Therapy, Inc., a pediatric physical therapy clinic in Solana Beach, CA. In her more than 15 years of practice as a pediatric physical therapist, Wendi has witnessed an unprecedented increase in preventable medical diagnoses in infants and young children and movement dysfunction in older preschool and school-aged children. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from USC in 2000, is ABPTS Board Certified in Pediatrics (just re-certified in 2015!), and certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT). She places a high priority on continuing education, self-reflection and advancement, and learning from every encounter with colleagues, clients, families and of course, babies.