Jessica Peterson

Jessica Peterson OTD, OTR, PMH-C is an occupational therapist in Austin, TX, USA. She is the co-founder of Matrescence Occupational Therapy, a mobile private practice that focuses on maternal and perinatal health and wellness. Jessica is passionate about promoting maternal health and working with parent and baby dyads on co-occupations of early motherhood. She holds certifications in lactation, perinatal mental health and infant massage. She completed her post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy from Boston University in 2023. Her dissertation focused on building resources and education for occupational therapy practitioners to better serve parents with disabilities. She has developed AdaptingParenthood.com to make resources, support and professional education on parenting and disability more accessible to families and professionals.