MEET THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
KRISTY YURICHAK, MOT, OTR/L, CPRCS, C-MLD
Owner, Occupational Therapist
Kristy Yurichak is an occupational therapist with a whole-body approach to care. She combines her clinical experience in occupational therapy with advanced training in primitive reflexes, sensory-motor development, somatic regulation, myofascial release, and manual lymphatic drainage to support both children and adults.
Kristy earned her Master of Occupational Therapy from Wayne State University in 2012 and has spent more than a decade working with children with autism, sensory processing differences, developmental delays, motor coordination challenges, attention differences, and retained primitive reflexes. Her pediatric work looks beyond the surface of a skill or behavior to understand the sensory, motor, neurological, and regulatory foundations that may be influencing a child's ability to participate, connect, and function.
She believes children can benefit from body-based approaches just as much as adults. Depending on the individual, her pediatric sessions may incorporate movement, sensory-motor activities, primitive reflex work, nervous system regulation, myofascial techniques, and other hands-on approaches alongside traditional occupational therapy. The goal is not simply to teach a child to perform a skill, but to support the underlying systems that make participation and independence possible.
Kristy is also a Certified Holistic Manual Lymphatic Drainage Practitioner (C-MLD) and provides Manual Lymphatic Drainage for both pediatric and adult clients. She incorporates this work alongside her occupational therapy and bodywork background to support lymphatic movement, body awareness, relaxation, and overall regulation.
She is trained in John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) and is a Primitive Reflex Clinical Specialist (CPRCS). Her continued education reflects her commitment to understanding the body as an interconnected system rather than treating each concern in isolation.
Kristy founded Ready, Set, Bloom Therapy to create a different kind of therapeutic environment — one that is calm, individualized, and respectful of the person behind the symptoms or challenges. She believes the body communicates through movement, sensation, tension, regulation, and behavior, and that effective care begins with listening.
Her faith is an important part of who she is and shapes the way she approaches her work: with compassion, dignity, gentleness, and genuine care for every person she serves.
