Our Team

Our grassroots run deep: a lifelong friendship and generational history in Caldwell County are now combined with a modern awareness of our growing community’s widening gaps in mental and neurodevelopmental healthcare. Together, Loren and Rebecca have more than a decade of clinical experience, alongside research, publications, and graduate-level teaching in our respective fields. We are eager to bring our expertise to our community!

  • Rebecca Knowles, OTD, OTR/L, RYT

    I am the co-founder of HartWell Center, clinical leader in Occupational Therapy and therapeutic yoga instructor. I specialize in sensory processing and mental health, with diverse experience across the lifespan and continuum of care. 

    I earned a clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from A.T. Still University, following a bachelor’s of science in rehabilitation studies and psychology from the University of North Texas. My registered yoga teacher training was completed with 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle, WA, along with nearly 1000 hours of teaching experience and continuing education.

    I have lectured in clinical graduate programs, authored publications, and spoken at conferences around the world on sensory processing, mental health, addiction and trauma. Through a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens, I am passionate about changing the paradigm in healthcare delivery to be more human-centered, holistic, and effective not only at reducing symptoms, but promoting health and wellbeing.

    I want to be part of the change that heals our healthcare system; to be human-centered, holistic, and effective not only at reducing symptoms, but promoting health and wellbeing. I hope to bridge disparate schools of thought on mind and body, policy and practice to make a real-world impact on people who deliver and receive healthcare services.

    My past professional experiences include: occupational therapy and coaching services, sensory room design and consulting, therapeutic yoga, and clinical education.

  • Loren Riedel, MA, LPC-S

    I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, a Certified School Counselor, and co-founder of the HartWell Center. I was the school counselor at Clear Fork Elementary in Lockhart, TX for six wonderful years prior to opening my private practice, and now HartWell. Before counseling, I was a bilingual elementary school teacher.

    I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Bilingual Education from the University of Texas at Austin and my Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Texas State University. I have post-graduate training in Child-Parent Relationship Therapy and Child-Teacher Relationship Training.

    When working with children, I practice Child-Centered Play Therapy. When partnering with parents and caregivers, I work from a Humanistic and Solution-Focused framework. It is an honor to work with children and support them through their own unique healing process. Children are remarkable—almost magical— in their capability for growth and progress. I consider it my privilege to be a part of this chapter of their life.

    I feel so grateful to serve and be a part of our Caldwell County community. I look forward to getting to know your family as we work together!

  • Photos by: Jinni J