Anna Lynch OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

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Anna completed her master’s and clinical doctoral degrees at USC. She completed her residency at the USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice, where she focused on expanding the Lifestyle Redesign® for Sleep Disorders program. Dr. Lynch currently works with individuals with chronic pain, chronic headaches, MCAS/dysautonomia, sleep disorders, as well as with individuals in the clinic’s life coaching program. Additionally, Dr. Lynch has over 11 years of yoga teaching experience, which informs the holistic, creative, mindfulness-based approach she incorporates with all of her clients. These approaches go hand-in-hand with Dr. Lynch’s priority of providing client-centered care, as she strives to bring cultural humility to all of her therapeutic relationships and attend to her client’s contextualized circumstances, including addressing systemic barriers and issues of health inequities a client may be facing. Dr. Lynch’s favorite occupations include cooking, baking, hiking, and exploring Southern California.

Education

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.