Meet the Team
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Dr. Emily Spaeth
FOUNDER & CEO
Physical therapist, yoga instructor, lactation consulant
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Kate Rutledge
PRACTICE MANAGER
Craniosacral therapist, lactation consultant
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Dr. Daniella Sinay
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Physical therapist, infant development and torticollis specialist
Meet Dr. Emily
Emily is a trailblazer in the world of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn care.
As the founder and CEO of Be Well Baby PDX, Emily brings a unique blend of expertise as a doctor of physical therapy, certified neonatal therapist, yoga teacher, and seasoned perinatal professional. Her journey began in the NICU, where she recognized a profound gap in holistic peripartum care. In response, she combined her skills and background to create a comprehensive approach for birthing people and their babies.
“My passion for working with newborns is contagious, and I have a deep respect and appreciation for their little bodies and brains. I believe that all of us need help with our bodies—and the best place to start is at the beginning.” - Emily
Emily also has a partner and three little ones who keep her busy like every other mama out there.
Meet Kate
Kate is our practice manager at Be Well Baby PDX, so you may have interacted with her while scheduling your appointment!
Lucky for us though- she has so much more to offer. Kate began working with breastfeeding families as a peer lactation counselor with Nursing Mothers Counsel in 2014. She quickly became deeply involved with the organization and took on multiple board positions. She coordinated new counselor training in 2016 and 2018, and managed the website and social media accounts to bridge the generational gap and bring free lactation services to new parents.
Kate is now a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), and her private practice was founded in 2021 when she relocated with her family to Portland, OR. She is thrilled to be able to use her clinical skills on the team at Be Well Baby PDX!
In 2022 she began her study of craniosacral therapy (CST) for infants with Beames CST and has begun to incorporate those skills into her lactation assessments, bringing a much deeper, full-body approach to care. She completed training in June 2023, and became a Certified Infant Craniosacral Therapist in April 2024.
Meet Dr. Daniella
Daniella will hit a decade of being a board certified Doctor of Physical Therapy in June of 2025! She began working in New York City, her home turf, in adult Neurology, fascinated by the central and peripheral nervous system and all that our brains and bodies can do.
She moved to Oregon in 2018 where her love and infatuation for all categories of pediatric physical therapy began to evolve. She has worked in outpatient pediatrics, the Neonatal ICU, the Pediatric ICU, and everything in between.
In the last 6 years Daniella has become the infant specialist at Doernbecher Children’s hospital, primarily focusing all her time, brain power, and devotion to patients 12 months and under. She has seen it all in her time at DCH and is now excited to share her wealth of knowledge and expertise with the Be Well Baby family!
“Our mission is to change the way people think about peripartum healthcare. We aim to set a new standard of care for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and babies.”
Dr. Emily Spaeth