Rebecca Knowles, OTD, OTR/L, RYT is an occupational therapist and yoga instructor specializing in sensory processing and mental health. She is a clinical leader with diverse experience across the lifespan and continuum of care, including work in hospitals, schools, and community settings. Rebecca earned a clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from A.T. Still University, following a bachelor’s of science in rehabilitation studies and psychology from the University of North Texas. Her registered yoga teach training was completed with 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle, WA, along with nearly 1000 hours of teaching experience and continuing education.
She has lectured in clinical graduate programs, authored publications, and spoken at conferences around the world on sensory processing differences in mental health populations and addiction treatment. Through a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens, Rebecca is passionate about changing the paradigm in healthcare delivery to be more human-centered, holistic, and effective not only at reducing symptoms, but promoting health and wellbeing.
Rebecca serves as Unyte’s Director of Research, Education, and Quality. Her role is to lead the clinical aspects of the organization, translating science into practice and supporting the evolution of Unyte programs.
A Bit About Rebecca:
Transforming lives at Unyte since: January 2021
Helping you thrive: Guided by the Intentional Relationship Model, I enjoy using different modes of engagement – advocating, collaborating, empathizing, encouraging, instructing, and problem solving – to support effective and mindful communication.
Keeps me going / Warms my heart: Seeing providers light up about polyvagal theory and the creative ways they integrate its concepts into treatment.
Words to live by / Favorite inspiring quote: “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley
Personal interests / for fun / in my spare time: Running, practicing and teaching yoga, cooking, painting, and outdoor recreation.
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