About OT Potential

At OT Potential, we’re on a mission to bridge the gap between research and real occupational therapy practice. Our ultimate goal is getting the latest treatment best practices in front of every OT professional, OT student, client, caregiver, and member of the greater healthcare community.

In service of this vision, we deliver high-quality, expert-informed OT continuing education and clinical decision support while building strong collaborative relationships with partners across the wellness, tech, and healthcare ecosystem.

Here’s what makes us different from other OT continuing education providers:

✅ OT-led
✅ bootstrapped by clinicians
✅ co-created with our members
💜 obsessed with translating new research into practice
💜 focused on providing end-to end-education for everyone from students to professionals to clients

Our Team

Founder & CEO
Sarah Lyon
OTR/L

COO
Mitchell Lyon

Head of Content
Brooke Andrus

Head of Community
Ryan Lavalley
PhD, OTR/L

Head of Partnerships & Pediatric Lead
Alyson Stover
MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP

Mental Health Lead & Content Lead
Alana Woolley
OTD, OTR/L

Women’s Health Lead
Carlin Reaume
OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM,
PMH-C, PCES

Chronic Conditions Lead
Emily Rich
PhD, OTR/L

Neuro Lead
Christopher Gaskins
PhD, OTR/L, CSRS

Value-Based Care Lead
Dana Strauss
PT, DPT

The Story of OT Potential

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L, launched OT Potential in 2011 as a way to bridge the gap between the latest OT research and everyday OT practice. After graduating OT school and starting her career as a hospital therapist, Sarah found it increasingly difficult to deliver the type of OT care she aspired to.

She constantly wondered:

What new evidence is coming out that I’m not aware of?
What are the leading OTs doing that I’m not?

So, she set out to build a community of forward-thinking OT professionals who shared in her passion for informed, collaborative, evidence-based care.

As the website took off, Sarah officially formed OT Potential as an LLC in 2015. In 2020, they became an AOTA-approved provider of occupational therapy continuing education.

Over the years, OT Potential has evolved from an online club to an all-in-one occupational therapy toolset for members across 44 different countries.

Membership includes:

🎧 Unlimited AOTA-approved online CEUs + PDF certificates
🤖 An AI Chatbot
🔍 OT Assessment Search tool
📋 Examples of OT notes and evals
📍 Personalized listing in a public OT Directory
🚀 So much more!

On the surface, OT Potential is simply a continuing education platform—but science, community, and diverse perspectives are at the heart of who we are and what we do.

We hope you’ll join in our mission to help each other become the best OTs we can be!

We are proud to have A+ rating from Better Business Bureau and a 93 Growth Prediction from Crunchbase.

Purpose Statement

We empower OT practitioners with evidence and resources, so they can help create meaningful and lasting changes in the lives of their clients, communities, and institutions. ♥️

Values

Our core values at OT Potential are inspired by what we believe makes OT such a beautiful profession:

Improve Every Day: Becoming a better OT is a holistic process requiring consistent, daily progress.

Take Joy in Our Members: We take joy and pride in serving our members, recognizing that they are busy providing essential occupational therapy services.