Dr. Larsen is a third generation chiropractor who was graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in 1979. She and her husband Eric Smeltzer moved to Rockbridge County in August of 1979. Dr. Larsen began her practice in September of 1979. She is an active supporter and a past Board Member of Yellow Brick Road Early Learning Center, a Tree Steward, and the President of Friends of the Maury, an advocacy group for protection of the Maury River. She is an avid gardener. She and Eric have two sons, Ian and Andrew.