Our Staff

Physical Therapists

Darren Cady, MSPT, MBA, Owner

Darren Cady, MSPT, MBA, is a graduate of Springfield College, Springfield, MA. He is the President and Owner of SEFR. Darren is also the co-owner of Accelerated Sports Institute with Darren Holmes. ASI is a company providing sports performance training. He played 4 years of college lacrosse and won a National Championship in 1994 and was named All-American in 1995. He has a wife, Michele, and two kids, Jacob and Allison. His sister is also a Physical Therapist in Asheville. He loves spending time with his kids and working on his house. "I love what I do and look forward to providing a quality service to the people of Asheville for a long time."

Becky Davidson, PT, OCS

Becky Davidson, PT, OCS, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Oakland University in Rochester, MI. She contributes many years of experience gained in Detroit, Los Angeles, and Greenville, SC. Becky resides in Asheville, with her husband and two daughters. In 2005, she earned the prestigious board certification as an Orthopedic Specialist. Her passion is quality patient care. Becky enjoys the outdoors, reading, community volunteer work, and being with family and friends. "I am thrilled to be part of the SEFR team in Asheville. We have a great facility, a spirit of teamwork, and an emphasis on therapist education as we help the people of our community maximize their physical well being."

Jeff Meadow, MPT

Jeff Meadow, MPT received his Master's degree in Physical Therapy from WCU. Jeff received his undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Jeffís specific areas of interest are young athletes and increasing their performance. Jeff is a native of Asheville and enjoys spending free time with friends and family, traveling, playing basketball and mountain biking.

Miriam Nelson, MPT, COMT

Miriam Nelson, MPT, COMT, is a graduate of East Carolina University where she received her Master of Physical Therapy Degree. She is a certified orthopedic manual therapist for the treatment of spine and peripheral joint dysfunction. Miriam also specializes in foot/ankle rehabilitation and biomechanics including running/gait analysis and foot orthotics fabrication. Miriam was born in Gulfport, MS and attended UNC-Chapel Hill where she became an avid Tarheels basketball fan. She enjoys hiking and biking with her husband and two dogs.

Vickie Samuels, MPT

Physical Therapy Assistants

Amy Little, PTA

Amy was born in Sarasota Florida. She went to Manatee Community College where she graduated from physical therapy assistant school. In her youth she spent a majority of her time in the pool. She has been working in Aquatics for 6 years. Her hobbies include running, swimming, Pilates and Nia.