Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Occupational therapist and child mental health researcher with nearly 20 years of experience supporting sensory-motor differences, autism, apraxia, and developmental disabilities.
About Dana Johnson
Profession: Occupational Therapist
Specialties: Apraxia, Augmentative Communication, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Motor Development, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration
Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L is the owner of Interplay Therapy Center, Founder of Invictus Academy Tampa Bay, a non-profit private school for students with sensory motor differences, and co-founder of Empowered2 . Dr. Johnson has a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and a PhD in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Development.
Dr. Johnson has worked with individuals with motor and sensory differences for almost 20 years. She started her career as an occupational therapist supporting children in the public school system. From there she moved to the clinical environment working in a private pediatric clinic supporting children with varying diagnoses. In 2009, Dr. Johnson moved to Tampa, FL where she opened her private practice in 2010 and it has grown to serve children, adolescents, and adults with motor and sensory differences, including autism, apraxia, sensory integration disorders, and other developmental disabilities.
She works with many families and professionals locally, nationally, and internationally to educate and provide training on sensory motor differences and purposeful motor skills. Dr. Johnson’s passion is to continue to advocate for non-speaking individuals so that they will have access to reliable communication, autonomy, and community accessibility.