Lexee Sweet brings passion, creativity, and empathy to her role as a Occupational Therapist at Integration Station. She works with children to support developmental milestones, socioemotional learning, executive functioning, and motor skills—all with the goal of empowering them to grow more independent and live life to the fullest.

Her path to occupational therapy began in high school while teaching dance. A parent suggested she might make a great OT, so she shadowed one—and immediately fell in love with the field. That early spark grew into a calling, leading her to earn a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from the University of Kentucky and a Doctor of Occupational Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina. Along the way, she completed specialized training including Powerfully You and a Cortical Visual Impairment capstone project, which culminated in a published website to provide valuable resources for families and providers.

For Lexee, the most rewarding part of her work is building meaningful connections with her patients and their families. She lives by the value of empathy, always striving to truly see and understand each child. She fondly recalls a medical mission trip to Uganda where she and a peer built a highchair out of PVC piping to help a malnourished child sit safely during feeding—a moment that reinforced her belief in creativity, compassion, and resourcefulness in care.

Lexee was drawn to Integration Station because of its strong sense of community. From her very first visit, she could tell the clinic was a place where staff, children, and families genuinely wanted to be. That feeling of belonging, she says, makes the work even more meaningful.

Outside of work, Lexee enjoys trying new restaurants, working out, going to the beach, reading, and taking walks. She’s also a proud cat mom to Mojito, Jameson, and Cleo—and her “hidden talent” as an animal whisperer means they’re in very good hands. If she could have one superpower, she’d choose teleportation so she could visit her long-distance friends and family whenever she wanted.

Lexee lives by the words: “This is, perhaps, the greatest risk any of us will take—to be seen as we truly are.” And at Integration Station, she brings her whole self to the children she serves, inspiring them to embrace their own strengths and possibilities.