Holistic OT Practitioner Directory

Michael Gagliano is an Occupational Therapist & Reiki Master who brings over 36 years of clinical experience in the healing arts in NY, CT & NC. He has worked in various hospital settings, long-term care facilities, homecare agencies & out-patient rehab settings. He currently teaches in the massage therapy programs at 2 local community colleges. Michael is the owner / president of  Gagliano Wellness & Rehab P.A. a wholistic wellness practice  in Greensboro, North Carolina

Kristine L. Giles, OTR/L, RYT received her BS-OT degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 1996 and completed a 300-hour yoga therapy certification program in 2017. She has worked in a variety of settings with numerous diagnoses over the past 20+ years, specializing in school-based and home-based pediatrics. Kristi has experience with public speaking at conferences for school educators, inservices for school staff, and teaching at an OTA program. She values continuing education opportunities and has attended trainings such as Bal-A-Vis-X, The Zones of Regulation, and Handwriting Without Tears/Print Tool. Customized yoga therapy sessions for children/adults/seniors include:  chair yoga, relaxation response, yin yoga, meditation/body scan, yoga nidra, and breathing techniques.

Certification and license:  National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), State of Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, Yoga Alliance

Barbara has worked in health care as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 1996 and has been practicing Energy Work since 2003. In addition to working as an Energy Practitioner and a COTA, she studies and practices energy techniques to improve and balance the health and well-being of body, mind, and spirit.  As a Reiki Master Teacher, an Advanced Attunement Practitioner, and level II CranioSacral Therapist, she teaches Reiki and Attunement classes and sees private clients in her Kalispell office. Barbara enjoys hiking, gardening, swimming, skiing, sailing, and marveling  the wonders of nature.