Saskia was born in the Netherlands and  earned her Occupational Therapy degree through Hogeschool van Amsterdam and graduated in 1989. She was always interested in working in the pediatric setting. Through the years she furthered her education and was certified working in Neuro Developmental Treatment and Sensory Integration therapy modalities. In 2001 she moved to the United States and continued her work within the school based setting and In 2016 she joined Wonderlab. Outside of work, Saskia likes to keep busy with yoga, gardening, raising chickens, biking, hiking and spending time with her friends and family.