Rebecca Whitmire, Founder

My Role

Specializing in Long-Term Care & Empowerment

For more than two decades, I have channeled my passion into building and leading innovative care initiatives in Seattle and Alaska. After founding Whitmire in 2003, my team and I steadily grew it into one of the top concierge care providers in Western Washington and later expanded specialized services into Alaska. . 

My early experiences at NYC Rusk Institute Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program helped solidify a holistic approach to care—one that addresses the whole person’s needs.

Core Specializations

  • Strategic solutions for long-term care strategies for individuals with disabilities, neurodiversity, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders

  • Crisis response, consulting, and innovative care strategies

  • Coaching adolescents and young adults with life skills to equip them for their next stage of independence

  • Collaboration and creativity sit at the core of my work. I believe in partnering closely with clients, families, and care teams to shape individualized plans that empower each person to thrive. My goal is to offer direct communication, insightful guidance, and a compassionate approach that meets individuals right where they are.

  • I embrace a holistic, client-first model that prioritizes empathy, strategic thinking, and innovation. By focusing on each person’s unique needs—medical, emotional, and social—I strive to deliver solutions that foster growth and resilience. My commitment to direct communication and excellence in care drives me to support clients through significant life events with genuine understanding.

    • University of Washington, BA in Sociology

    • Post-Graduate Internship, National Rehabilitation Hospital through The Washington Center

    • Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Retraining, NYU Rusk Institute, Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

  • Away from Whitmire, you can find me cycling, playing golf, cooking, volunteering, or enjoying the company of family and friends. I’m an avid traveler at heart and look forward to exploring new destinations whenever I can.

Rebecca Whitmire, Before Whitmire

Helping others is in founder Rebecca Whitmire’s DNA. She was raised in a small town; her parents worked as teachers and coaches. While raising Rebecca and her two brothers, her parents fostered more than 11 kids from the DSHS system, including one with special needs. When Rebecca was 12, she lost her mother to cancer. Living through a sudden diagnosis and significant loss within the family system gave Rebecca first-hand experience in the major changes and challenges that accompany serious life events.

While attending the University of Washington, Rebecca had a part-time job assisting a faculty member with quadriplegia and polio, managing his personal care every morning so he could get to work on campus. In 1992, she secured an internship at the National Rehab Hospital in Washington DC; this experience introduced her to rehabilitation, adaptive sports, and therapeutic rehabilitation. Two years later, she moved to New York City to begin a pre-doctoral fellowship at the NYC Rusk Institute Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program working under a team of respected neuropsychologists. This is where Rebecca realized the importance of healing the whole person – a practice she would later use to construct her business.

In 1996, Rebecca joined the Rehab Without Walls team, which served their clients in the home and community in lieu of inpatient rehab. This work took her to Alaska where she ran a private foster home for teenagers with the goal of developing their independent living skills so they could move into an apartment after graduating high school. She later worked at a case management firm specializing in I/DD and physical disabilities, where she supported a full-time caseload of individuals with academic, vocational, and rehabilitation goals. During this time, she gained valuable experience in Special Needs Trusts management, and the idea for Whitmire, the company, was born.