Certified Hand Therapist

​Tanya graduated from Colorado State University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy and a minor in Human Development. Early in her career, she worked in a variety of settings including developmental disabilities, long term care, and rehabilitation (stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury rehabilitation). Her focus the last 30 years has been hand and upper extremity therapy. She completed a specialty internship at Seattle Hand Rehabilitation in 1993 and has been working in hand therapy ever since at a variety of outpatient hand therapy clinics. She received a specialty certification in hand therapy (Certified Hand Therapist) in 2004. Her specialty includes post surgical and post traumatic upper extremity rehabilitation, including tendon repairs, peripheral nerve injuries, arthroplasties, burns, wound care, replants, amputations, and fractures. She fabricates static and dynamic thermoplastic splints to assist with injury recovery. She also has extensive experience with cumulative trauma rehabilitation. 

She worked for Providence Medford for 20+ years in a variety of outpatient clinics working with Southern Oregon Orthopedics hand surgeons for 15 of those years. She recently retired from full time work and is consulting with Authentic Hand Therapy part time with emphasis on mentoring new staff. 

Tanya is a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists. She has been a clinical instructor for several occupational therapy students for hand therapy, mentors new staff, and is certified in physical agent modalities. Outside of work she volunteers with Casting for Recovery, Relay for Life, and a variety of church activities. She enjoys white water rafting, fly fishing, hiking, cycling, skiing, and snow shoeing.