OT Bay Area

OT Bay Area Providing a holistic approach to health and wellness at home and in the workplace. Helping busy indi

This is the first thing .app asks.Not “what do you need to get done today.” Not “you have 3 overdue tasks.”Just: how’s y...
03/12/2026

This is the first thing .app asks.

Not “what do you need to get done today.” Not “you have 3 overdue tasks.”

Just: how’s your energy right now?

Everything else adjusts from there. The steps, the pacing, the breaks. No guilt about having a low day. Low days are part of the design.

Waitlist open → todoish.app | link in bio

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, to celebrate Women’s History Month with , and more badass Asian women at the for Beyond th...
03/06/2026

Join me tomorrow, Saturday, to celebrate Women’s History Month with , and more badass Asian women at the for Beyond the Spotlight!

For at the KPop Demon Hunters fans, Rumi (arden_cho) will be there!

I will be offering Sensory Based Wellness and tools to help you regulate.

The event is FREE with full access to the museum: https://asiansarestrong.org/awas2026

Details:
📍 Asian Art Museum, San Francisco 
📅 Saturday, March 7, 2026 
🕘 8 AM – 5 PM

You hold it together all day. You show up for people.And sometimes you can’t do the dishes.Not because you’re lazy. Beca...
03/05/2026

You hold it together all day. You show up for people.

And sometimes you can’t do the dishes.

Not because you’re lazy. Because you’re exhausted in a way that’s hard to explain. Every app was built for the version of you that isn’t exhausted.

To Do-ish was built for the real you.

Waitlist open 👉🏾 todoish.app | link in bio

Dear Healthcare Workers,It’s time to rally in support of our displaced colleagues in Lebanon. Lebanon is once again livi...
03/04/2026

Dear Healthcare Workers,

It’s time to rally in support of our displaced colleagues in Lebanon.

Lebanon is once again living through a violent escalation of Israeli aggressions against its territories. In late 2025, over a quarter of the population was internally displaced during the last mass displacement campaign. Now, in March 2026, tens of thousands more people have been forced from their homes in South Lebanon, the Beqaa, and Beirut.

Occupational therapists (like so many healthcare workers) are not standing outside this crisis. They are living it. They are being displaced from their homes. They are searching for safe housing. They are trying to secure food, medicine, electricity, and basic stability for themselves and their families, while carrying the emotional labor of supporting others.

These are the same practitioners who, in every escalation, open their clinics, volunteer in shelters, adapt services for displaced children, elders, and people with disabilities, and hold communities together through trauma and loss. Today, they need collective support.

This fundraising campaign is being organized in collaboration with Lebanon-based occupational therapists who are themselves displaced. It is rooted in solidarity and in mutual aid. We refuse narratives that frame our communities as passive victims waiting to be rescued. Our colleagues are skilled, resilient, politically conscious healthcare workers navigating structural violence and colonial aggression. What they need right now is material support to stabilize their immediate conditions.

Funds raised will be distributed as direct cash assistance to occupational therapists most affected by displacement. The goal is to help cover one to two months of rent and basic living expenses, offering breathing space to secure shelter and regain footing during this forced upheaval. Cash assistance allows people to prioritize their own needs with dignity (whether housing, utilities, medication, transportation, or food…).

Please contribute and share with people who care: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=3E893W4NA2R28

In solidarity ✊🏾

I’ve been an occupational therapist for 14 years. Despite the work my clients and I put in, the moments in between sessi...
02/23/2026

I’ve been an occupational therapist for 14 years. Despite the work my clients and I put in, the moments in between sessions often go unsupported.

I’ve been working on building something that makes daily support and getting unstuck easier and more accessible .

Our pilot is days away and I can’t wait to share more soon!

Issam Hijazi, founder of is an excellent example of leading with integrity and purpose paying off! While our newsfeeds ...
02/02/2026

Issam Hijazi, founder of is an excellent example of leading with integrity and purpose paying off! While our newsfeeds are full of people being punished for doing what is right, the tides are turning as we exercise our consumer power.

Issam spoke humbly and honestly at the sold-out 🙌🏾 Summit last weekend, and just days later, Upscrolled went from 150,000 users to 2.5 million and is #1 in the App Store! Meanwhile, people are deleting TikTok en masse.  

Only the few benefiting from the status quo will warn you that speaking up is bad for business and tell you to stay silent, professional, and “apolitical.” FYI, neutrality is a political choice in favor of the status quo. We the people (a.k.a. consumers) hard disagree, spend, and act accordingly.

If you won’t let your conscience guide you, your P&L sheet eventually will.

📸 PC: Nader Khouri of Nader

This Friday 1/30 general strike to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis, demand justice, and stop ICE terror! No work. N...
01/27/2026

This Friday 1/30 general strike to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis, demand justice, and stop ICE terror! No work. No school. No spending money.

Withholding your labor and your $ is the most effective nonviolent way to organize and take back power.

It only takes 3.5% of us participating in sustained action to force real shifts.

If you can’t afford to take the day off, don’t spend any $. Stop feeding the system for a day.

This weekend, I was in community with 600 ethical professionals at the summit. I work in healthcare, but my professiona...
01/27/2026

This weekend, I was in community with 600 ethical professionals at the summit. I work in healthcare, but my professional and personal life tether me to big [unethical] tech. I’m doing my best to boycott and find ethical alternatives and like all movements, recognize that it takes all of us to do something. So I signed up to volunteer!

I spent the day running around with some of the hardest-working and most fun people, while learning from those willing to put their livelihoods on the line to do the right thing. 

Josh Paul was the first U.S. official to resign over Biden’s policy in Gaza. His public outreach helped me realize that fighting for humanity is more important than maintaining my profession/licensing as so many have been punished for speaking up, showing up, and helping our colleagues in Gaza - doing what we are ethically bound to do even when our professional and governing bodies refuse to. 

Not everyone is willing to give it all up and not everyone can sacrifice their lives like the medics, journalists, and humanitarians in Gaza. But, everyone can do something that matters.

Join me and .kufner of for a conversation on Global Perspectives in Healthcare – Culture, Context, and Diversity as Res...
01/26/2026

Join me and .kufner of for a conversation on Global Perspectives in Healthcare – Culture, Context, and Diversity as Resources

Monday, February 2nd @ 10am Pacific/7pm CET (Zoom link in comments)
*The event will be conducted in both English and German

When we explore how healthcare is provided around the world, we encounter new ways of thinking and problem-solving.

This event invites healthcare professionals – occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, nurses, and more – to reflect on the role of culture, context, and global diversity in everyday practice.

Together, we will discuss how international perspectives can help us understand patients’ and clients’ needs more holistically, question assumptions, and promote greater effectiveness, humanity, and satisfaction for everyone involved in healthcare.

Globale Perspektiven in der Gesundheitsversorgung – Kultur, Kontext und Vielfalt als Ressource

Wenn wir untersuchen, wie Gesundheitsversorgung weltweit geleistet wird, lernen wir neue Denkweisen und Problemlösungsansätze kennen. Mit dieser Veranstaltung laden wir Gesundheitsversorger *innen ( Ergotherapeut*innen, Physiotherapeut*innen, Sprachtherapeut*innen, Pfleger*innen) dazu ein, über die Rolle von Kultur, Kontext und globaler Vielfalt in der täglichen Praxis nachzudenken. 
Wir werden gemeinsam diskutieren, wie internationale Perspektiven uns helfen können, die Bedürfnisse von Patienten/Kunden ganzheitlicher zu verstehen, Annahmen zu hinterfragen und eine höhere Wirksamkeit, Menschlichkeit und Zufriedenheit aller in der Gesundheitsversorgung zu erzielen. 

Die Veranstaltung findet in englischer und deutscher Sprache statt. 
Die Weiterleitung an Lehrende und Lernende ist unbedingt erwünscht;-). 
Wir freuen uns auf euch!

Limited tickets remaining for the Tech for Palestine Summit this Saturday, January 24th 2026 in Mountain View. Join pro-...
01/19/2026

Limited tickets remaining for the Tech for Palestine Summit this Saturday, January 24th 2026 in Mountain View. 

Join pro-Palestine entrepreneurs, investors, tech workers and activists, for a full-day of inspiring keynotes, thoughtful panel discussions, and networking opportunities on

Get your tix: summit.techforpalestine.org

01/16/2026

As ICE, CBP, and other federal agents become more emboldened to murder with impunity. It is important for us to come together, know our rights, and have a plan for how we can keep each other safe.

Address

San Francisco, CA

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when OT Bay Area posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to OT Bay Area:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram

Category

About Me

Early in my career, I learned to provide my patients with the highest level of care while working for top Bay Area hospitals, including Stanford Health Care, Sutter Health's Mills-Peninsula, and San Francisco VA Health Care System. As an occupational therapist, I treat both physical and mental health and address every area of a person's life.

In my experience as a clinical educator, while running an independent occupational therapy mental health clinic, and working in hospitals, I found the greatest gaps in care were in mental health and wellness. My focus is on helping individuals and professionals meet their personal goals to improve daily life and work performance.

My strategy is simple, celebrate all successes. Goals must be realistic and achievable to be met. Together we will meet your milestones step-by-step and build on your growth. All sessions are personalized, whether group or individual.