Year One Wellness boasts infant therapy and milestone guidance

Year One Wellness brings together infant occupational and physical therapists, weekly play groups and social events to aid in early childhood development.

The background

Owner Kristi Hammerle is a doctor of physical therapy and a certified breastfeeding therapist who started out in a generalized pediatric clinic. She always wanted to specialize in pediatrics, but ended up falling in love with helping infants.

“I saw how getting in and treating these children as babies impacted them so positively for the rest of their life,” Hammerle said. “They needed less treatment, less time in therapy [and] it cost the parents less money and time. [I] realized Austin really needed a practice that was solely for infants.”

Year One Wellness opened to babies up to 2 years old in April 2022. Now, it has grown into two clinics, one in the Northwest Hills and one in Cedar Park, as well as offering home visits in the Austin area and beyond.