Prior to joining PRA, she worked for 10 years in brain injury rehabilitation at Quality Living, Inc. in Omaha, NE. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln in 2004. Dr. Palensky believes strongly that excellent rehabilitation results are possible when clients, families, and clinicians work together to help people to build lives they feel passionately about. She is a native of the Midwest, and loves to read, cook, garden, and spend time with her husband and two children.