Stephanie Spannring, Founder on Influential Women
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Stephanie Spannring

Founder, Fill Your Cup Care

Kennewick, WA 99337

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Degree Green River College - AAS, Ocupational Therapy Assistant Cert Occupational Therapy Assistant Member Washington Occupational Therapy Association Member Green River Community College

Her Story

About Stephanie

Stephanie S. is an experienced Occupational Therapy Assistant with over 30 years of hands-on practice working with patients with disabilities across the lifespan. Her extensive experience spans from birth to age three, preschool, schools, hospitals, acute nursing facilities, and more than 14 years in home health. Stephanie also taught for two years at Pima Medical, training students in occupational therapy skills. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with occupational therapists, doctors, and physical therapists, valuing the flexibility and diverse opportunities that home health provides.

In the past year, Stephanie felt a strong calling to focus on caregivers, recognizing that while patients often receive robust support, caregivers themselves are frequently under-resourced. As a caregiver coach and Founder of Fill Your Cup Care, she works with families to slow the chaos, prevent burnout, and build care systems that truly work. Stephanie’s approach looks holistically at the caregiver, the person they care for, and the environment they live in. She identifies areas where systems are failing, introduces new skills, and helps families rebuild routines in manageable, practical ways.

Stephanie meets with caregivers weekly over Zoom, providing flexible, individualized support that fits into busy schedules. Her coaching emphasizes small, achievable steps that lead to significant improvements in safety, energy, and quality of life. Committed to empowering caregivers, Stephanie combines decades of clinical experience with a compassionate, real-world approach, helping families navigate the challenges of caregiving with confidence and calm.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Stephanie

01What do you attribute your success to?

Stephanie attributes success to long clinical experience as an occupational therapy assistant, training in therapeutic use of self (how to listen and make people feel comfortable), and a practical approach of breaking problems into small, achievable steps that empower caregivers.

02What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

Biggest challenge: caregivers are often overwhelmed and under‑supported, leading to burnout.
Opportunity: delivering coaching via the internet (Zoom) and flexible home‑health services allows professionals to meet caregivers where they are and offer timely, practical support.

03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

Supporting caregivers, empathy, practical individualized problem‑solving, and using therapeutic self to build trust and enable vulnerable conversations.

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