Kristen is an occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience working with a diverse population of adults and children in outpatient, private clinic, hospital, long term care, and industrial settings. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Science in 2001 from Grand Valley State University and her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2004.
Kristen’s background includes training in sensory integration, Greenspan’s DIR/Floor Time Method, pediatrics, posture and body mechanics, orthopedics, workplace ergonomics, and she continues to broaden her training in reflex integration and neurosenorimotor therapy techniques. She has experience working with patients with sensory processing disorders, ocular motor, and visual motor challenges, developmental coordination disorders, anxiety, trauma, autism, ADHD, genetic disorders including Trisomy 21, developmental delays and differences, and learning and intellectual delays and differences. Kristen is licensed by the State of Michigan, registered by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy, and is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association.