About
Brittany is a licensed and board certified Occupational Therapist with an Advanced Practice Certification in Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation or Intervention and Basic DIRFloortime® Provider, currently working at Kaiser Permanente. Brittany recently completed her work as a Travel Occupational Therapist focusing on pediatric treatment. Previously, she was an OT at The Center for Autism in Philadelphia treating children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, as well as an OT with Goldstar Rehabilitation Inc. providing early intervention services to children birth to 3 years old throughout Philadelphia. Since then, Brittany has expanded her work as a sole proprietor working with her own clients under Reach Occupational Therapy in San Diego.
Brittany obtained her BA in The Biological Basis of Behavior from The University of Pennsylvania in 2012, and her MS in Occupational Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University in 2014. In June 2015, Brittany completed a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship at the Regional Autism Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Brittany Johansen, MS, OTR/L, SWC:
Founder of Reach Occupational Therapy
Brittany has extensive experience in evaluating and implementing interventions for children's self-care, feeding and eating, fine motor/visual motor, and sensory processing skills. She has substantial experience collaborating with interdisciplinary treatment teams and families in order to provide child-specific recommendations. Brittany has attended and presented various courses and workshops on child development, feeding and eating, sensory integration, play skills, social skills, autism spectrum disorder, and other developmental and physical disabilities. Specifically, she is trained in the S.O.S Approach to Feeding, Beckman Oral Motor Protocol, and The Zones of Regulation. She also obtained her DIRFloortime® Basic Certificate and is now a Basic DIRFloortime® provider, consulting with therapists and families on the DIRFloortime® relationship-based approach in working with children.
Since beginning her OT career, Brittany has become passionate about advocating for children with limited access to physical and mental health services. Her dream one day is to develop a program for providing pro bono OT services to children who have limited access to the health care system. Additionally, as a life-long dancer, she aspires to combine her love for dance with her love for OT in developing a dance program for children with disabilities.
