Brittany Ferri has been an occupational therapist for 4 years, during which time she has developed a specialty in mental health. She founded her business, Simplicity of Health LLC, a year ago and began providing services such as health writing, community health education, corporate wellness seminars, consulting, and private pay treatment. Around the same time her company was founded, she also got more involved with teletherapy. Since this time, she has not only provided telehealth treatment to many clients but has also helped create OT programs within several existing telehealth platforms. Brittany is also the author of a textbook entitled "Effective Therapy Documentation" and a children's book educating kids on teletherapy, called "Why is there a person in my computer?" Additionally, Brittany serves as an adjunct professor at Nazareth College and has guest lectured at many universities on the topics of documentation, mental health, and health literacy.

Connect with Brittany:

• Email - rsssferri@sbcglobal.net
• Facebook Page 
• LinkedIn 
• Website - Simplicity of Health 

Recommended resource:
Why is There a Person in My Computer? [Brittany's recently released children's book on teletherapy]

Meredith Castin, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist who has developed a self-paced online course to guide therapists through the process of finding gainful employment in non-clinical positions. 

Meredith has been a PT for ten years, during which time she worked in outpatient orthopedics, inpatient rehab, acute care, and home health settings. She entered the non-clinical space in 2015, starting out as a rehab liaison and co-creating NewGradPhysicalTherapy and NewGradOccupationalTherapy. 

Since then, Meredith has moved entirely into the content creation world. She has written for OT Potential, WebPT, MedBridge, Breg, Janssen, MD Revolution, Student Doctor Network, and many other health and rehab brands. These days, Meredith runs The Non-Clinical PT, where she provides career education and job postings for PT, OT, and SLP professionals looking to launch non-clinical healthcare careers. She is passionate about therapists and assistants remaining invested in their professional identities as rehab clinicians, even when they leave direct patient care. 

Connect with Meredith:

• Twitter - @nonclinicalpt
• Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/TheNonClinicalPT/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenonclinicalpt/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-castin/
• Website/blog - https://thenonclinicalpt.com/

Melissa LaPointe is an occupational therapist-turned-consultant  from the UK who helps OT practitioners transition from burnt-out clinicians to thriving, purpose-driven entrepreneurs.  After running a brick-and-mortar practice for five years, Melissa transitioned to full-time online business ownership and is now location independent.  She helps occupational therapists around the globe to market and sell their digital products and coaching programs with confidence.

On this episode, we talk about coaching as a therapeutic approach in occupational therapy, burn out, and mindset supporting success as an entrepreneur. 

Connect with Melissa:

• Email - info@melissalapointe.com
• Instagram - @melissamlapointe
• FB Page - https://www.facebook.com/melissalapointeinc/
• Website/blog - www.melissalapointe.com