Staci Cetina COTA/L (Pronouns She/Her/Hers)

Staci received her Occupational Therapy Assistant degree in 2019 from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. She has experience in the behavioral mental health setting working with Autistic kids providing OT services. She is grateful for not only her post graduate work experience, but also extensive field work experience that allowed her to explore emerging OT practice opportunities.

Staci likes to put the “fun” in functional and find client centered approaches to her treatment with clients. She has worked with Autistic clients of varying ages, clients with ADD and ADHD, Down’s Syndrome, ODD, OCD, developmental delays and sensory challenges. She has received training in feeding therapy, habit training for toileting challenges as well as using self-regulation strategies to aid her clients in completing functional tasks. During the Covid pandemic, she developed a telehealth resource database for fine motor, gross motor, sensory and ADL resources to aid her team to provide tools and guidance for not only clients, but their caregivers.

Having been a stay-at-home mom for 16+ years prior to getting her OTA degree (volunteering in her daughter’s classroom, teaching Junior Achievement and engaging in other volunteer opportunities), finding her passion and working in an outpatient pediatric setting has been a blessing. Staci enjoys reading, knitting and spending time with her family playing games with the more than occasional the “Cetina” sarcasm. This past Mother’s Day, her husband helped to create an “oasis” on the patio with fairy lights and patio heater – allowing for a much needed respite.