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Susan, MSOT, MA
Throughout my career as an occupational therapist I have worked in outpatient neurorehabilitation, working with teams developing treatment programs for people with functional neurological disorders and concussion. At Massachusetts General Brigham I’ve worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team of neurologists, therapists, and engineers seeking to advance stroke care.
I have also completed extensive education and training in low vision, attending conferences from Massachusetts to California. For five years I was part of a team of therapists treating people injured on the job. In that role I performed ergonomic assessments for individuals and consulted on ergonomics for private companies and state agencies.
My Approach
As an OT I focus on empowering people to get back to activities they value and providing the resources and knowledge they and their care partners need.
A client’s interests and values guide what we address in therapy.
Experience and evidence inform how we address a client’s goals.
Occupational therapy is about more than enabling someone to perform the bare necessities of life (e.g. eating, getting dressed, using the bathroom), it also focuses on what brings joy and meaning to someone’s life. While therapy often requires hard work and persistence, it’s important that, alongside the hard work, therapy is engaging and fun.